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Teaching my film course (especially in its current rendition as “Ecology Film Philosophy”) and the book that goes with it (Ecologies of the Moving Image, which will be publicly available in July) — and […]
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The following is a a summary of our class review of the “Seedbomb Burlington” class project.
What worked well
Overall the expressed consensus was that the project went well. Materials were easy to get and […]
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As we wrap up the course, let’s weave together some of the threads we’ve explored over the last few months.
We have looked at theories of new media, social media, Web 2.0, and media convergence, and examined a […]
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Composing a worthwhile Earth Day post takes more energy than I have today, so instead I’ll link to Jeremy’s Earth post at Struggle Forever! It articulates a thought I often feel on this day (surrounded as I get […]
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Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, Project page, on the site e²mc
“I’m sharing Bill Keeton’s reply to my question about native tree seeds that might be seeded (through a seedbomb/seedball method) in Burlington:
“Interesting question. First, I would be skeptical that seedbombs […]
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Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, From radical gardening to locative media, on the site e²mc
“Another follow-up revising the last one: Andrew, would you be willing to re-post your “Sentient Cities” post (#13) on the new blog page called “Seedbombs & Sentient Cities”? (Then we could take this one […]
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Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, Project page, on the site e²mc
“I’d say that if anyone is available and would like to do something there, they should contact the school. Diego, could you reply to them and let them know that school is out then at UVM, but that you’d be willing […]
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The Boston Marathon bombing forced us this week to reconsider the name of our class project, “Seedbomb Burlington.” We decided to stay with the name for two reasons. First, all of our PR materials — press […]
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Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, From radical gardening to locative media, on the site e²mc
“Just a note to follow up on Andrew’s comment:
Yes, let’s keep using this post for comments on this week’s readings (“Sentient cities,” et al.; see BlackBoard for details).
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What do the two have in common?
Our class project, Seedbomb Burlington, will involve organizing and carrying out a series of events/actions taking place in the landscape of Burlington, Vermont. It will also be […]
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Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, The plan, on the site e²mc
“Some seed source suggestions (from Brian Collier): http://www.americanmeadows.com/wildflower-seeds/wildflower-mix/regional-wildflower-mixtures/northeast-wildflower-seed-mix (local and good
for “regionally” native […]Posted 44 days ago. -
Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, The plan, on the site e²mc
“Great – thanks, Zach. Will the longer one still work? (I sent in an email to ENV-TALK with it listed. But I could send another with the correct info if need be.)
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Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, The plan, on the site e²mc
“I was planning to do that. But if you want to take the initiative, feel free. It seems most of the relevant details are in place.
Here’s the list of media sites so far:
<a href="http://blog.uvm.edu/e2mc/2013/04/09/the-plan/" […]
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Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, The plan, on the site e²mc
“Mark your calendars and spread the word:
The two public workshops will take place on Sunday April 21 at 1 p.m. in Burlington City Hall Park, and on Monday April 22 (Earth Day) throughout the day on the campus of UVM.
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Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, Project page, on the site e²mc
“Emily – When you say Rising Tide is willing to lend us “their social media account,” what platform (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, et al) do you mean?
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Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, Project page, on the site e²mc
“Diego – I think it’s a good idea. If there isn’t a subreddit on the topic yet (e.g., maybe on seedballs, or re-naturalization, or guerrilla gardening, or something like that), then starting a general one – not a […]
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The list of advisors for this new book series in Ecocritical Theory and Practice shows just how the field of ecocriticism has internationalized over the last two decades. I’m pleased to be part of it.
Ecocritical […]Posted 48 days ago. -
Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, Project page, on the site e²mc
“I’m assembling an archive of readings and links on various topics related to our class project. The topics include re-naturalization (see, e.g., the Society for a Re-Natural Environment, referred to in the […]
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Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, Project page, on the site e²mc
“This is our place for seed bombs (which some less provocatively call “seed balls”). Wish I would have known in advance that artist and St. Mike’s prof Bryan Collier was the founder of the Society, and a great […]
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Says NASA:
“It turns out that roughly 70% of the Universe is dark energy. Dark matter makes up about 25%. The rest – everything on Earth, everything ever observed with all of our instruments, all normal matter – […]Posted 52 days ago. -
Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, Week 10: Greening the media, on the site e²mc
“I get it now… (It took me a few seconds.) Thanks for posting it, Norah.
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Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, Week 10: Greening the media, on the site e²mc
“Follow-up comments:
1. Focus more on Chapter 6 than on Chapter 2.
2. For those of you with a copy of the book, do the following:
(1) Choose one of the other chapters (1- Consumers; 3- Screens; 4- […]Posted 59 days ago. -
Media matters, and media matter also matters.
As shown in Richard Maxwell’s and Toby Miller’s book Greening the Media, information and communication technologies are not ecologically benign. They leave behind […]
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Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, Project page, on the site e²mc
“A little background on seedbombing can be read here, here, and here, with a little more detail in this article.
Add to practice: GoogleEarth
Add to theory (& inspiration): TAZ, avant gardening, Situationist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychogeography" […]
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Here is where we can share our thoughts (between classes) about the project we’ve decided to take on as a class. The following are some initial ideas arising from our discussion in today’s class.
Project: […]Posted 60 days ago. -
Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, Zizek v. Buddhism: who’s the subject?, on the site immanence
“anon- I like your image of Zizek cleaning people’s boots. In fact I can see it… (He’s a nice guy in person; might even clean a few boots, as long as they’re long and high-heeled.)
Here’s the actual video of […]
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We are taking this week off from new readings. Instead the class is concentrating on critical analysis assignments and presentations.
Two of these — one on Banksy and the Critical Art Ensemble, the other on […]
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Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, Week 8: Culture jamming & tactical media, on the site e²mc
“Okay, here’s an update: Because the readings are long this week, let’s make the McKee reading optional. We will read and discuss it when we get to the “ecomedia” topic later in the course. (So feel free to read it […]
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Adbusters’ 2012 Meme of the Year video
This week we begin looking at some case studies of media uses — […]
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Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, Week 7: Theorizing global network society, on the site e²mc
“Katie — I like your comment here (and great video!). But I would ask: does it show that mammals desire what they lack (whatever that is), or does it show that they desire something specific, namely, reciprocation […]
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Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, Week 7: Theorizing global network society, on the site e²mc
“A few quick comments on points made above…
1. On Deleuze & Guattari and desire/lack:
D & G criticize (Freudian) psychoanalysis for its assumption that people desire what they lack, and so that desire is […]
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While it’s been out for several months now, the current issue of Imaginations: Journal of Cross-Cultural Image Studies, a special issue on Sighting Oil, deserves more press than it’s gotten.
The journal is […]
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Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, The state of academic publishing (RIP, Aaron Swartz), on the site immanence
“A friend alerted me to this alternative history of Third Text. Seems there was a serious clash between many of its contributors (as well as its founding editor, Rasheed Araeen) and those who remain. Read and […]
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In Media Res is calling for guest curators on the theme of the representation of environmental issues in the media. The deadline (alas) is March 11.
See the call here.
H/t to Ecomedia Studies.
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Marshall McLuhan argued that the world was becoming a “global village.” For the theorists we are examining this week, the world has certainly become global, but it is less a village — which implies a stability […]
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Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, Vik Muniz & his waste pickers, on the site immanence
“The end of the film includes an update on all the main characters. (There were a couple of years between the project and the film’s release.) Some used the money they gained to move onto other […]
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Here are my introductory comments to the 2010 documentary Waste Land, delivered yesterday at the Fleming Museum in Burlington and shown in connection with the exhibition High Trash, which runs until May 19. […]
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Society & Space has an interview with the authors of Take Back the Economy, the final book co-written by the geographical-political theory duo J. K. Gibson-Graham, this time with co-authors and Community […]
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A few cousin blogs have already mentioned Figure/Ground’s interview with Steven Shaviro, which I recommend for those interested in Whitehead, speculative realism, media theory, and other themes explored on this […]
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As we continue reading Gilbert’s Anticapitalism and Culture, we are attempting to deepen our understanding how political-economic changes affect the cultural conditions for social (and environmental) […]
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Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, Publishers: from sublime to ridiculous, on the site immanence
“Hi Jason – Yes, I was surprised to see Wiley-Blackwell up there. I suspect that your insight here is right: one should speak to the editors, perhaps especially the copy editors – if they know the philosophy well […]
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Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, Intent, on the site e²mc
“Hi Cathy – Hope you are enjoying Ireland. (I’ll email you a few contacts I have there, just in case they’re useful.)
Thanks for the comment and request. I’m not quite sure how to do that on my server’s version […]
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Adrian J Ivakhiv commented on the post, Week 3 – Social media, politics & the public sphere, on the site e²mc
“I’ve followed up on some of these discussions in a separate post entitled “More on e-activism & the public sphere.”
Please feel free to continue with any comments there.
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Since this topic was a popular one, I thought I’d link to an article that usefully contextualizes Habermas’s notion of the public sphere within current research in sociology of media. Many of the issues that came […]
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