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Media Archeologies of Art and Science: Block course explores the meaning in obsolete technologies

  When he played his class excerpts from the Golden Record, a phonographic record launched on the Voyager spacecraft in 1977 and compiled to represent the richness of Earth’s lives and cultures, Michael Metzger used a turntable and a reproduction of the record. In keeping with the subject matter of his class, it was important to […]

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The Block Museum presents Paul Chan’s Happiness (finally) after 35,000 years of civilization

Media artwork exploring philosophy, pop culture, and war on view July 17 – November 4, 2018 The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University announces a new exhibition highlighting a significant gift of media art to its permanent collection. From July 17 through November 4, 2018, the Block Museum devotes its first-floor gallery to the […]

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Aymar Jean Christian and Miriam Petty on Intersectional Identities and Peak TV [Audio]

  How do representations of women of color serve to “brand” TV networks and film studios?  In May, 2018 Professors Aymar Jean Christian and Miriam Petty screened clips of recent critically acclaimed shows like Insecure and Queen Sugar and discussed how they fit into strategies of major media brands.  The conversation was presented by the […]

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