DOM-E5151 - Media and the Environment, Lecture, 13.9.2021-29.11.2021

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  Week 1 | 13.9. | R107
  

  Introduction Cancelled due to Matti having to do the Introduction to the Department of Media course

  
  

  Week 2 | 20.9. | NUUKSIO FOREST
  

  TSING, ANNA LOWENHAUPT. 2021. MUSHROOM AT THE END OF THE WORLD. [S.l.]: PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRES.
  

  • Enabling Entaglements
  • Prologue: Autumn Aroma (1-9)
  • Part 1: Chapters 1-3 (10-43)
  • Interlude: Smelling (44-52)
  • Part 3: Chapter 12 (167-176)

  
  

  Week 3 | 27.9. | R107
  

  Parikka, Jussi. Anthrobscene
  

  Week 4 | 4.10. | R107
  

  Crawford, Kate. Atlas of Ai / Kate Crawford. Yale Univ Pr, 2021.

  • Introduction
  • ONE. Earth
  • I also recommend this podcast: https://www.radicalai.org/atlas-of-ai?rq=crawford
    

  Week 5 | 11.10 | R107
  

  Understanding blockchains and the reasons why cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum use so much energy.

  Readings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBC-nXj3Ng4
  Slides: https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_lx7WJxg=/?invite_link_id=676359223656
  

  Week 6 | 18.10. | R107

  NFTs and Cryptoart. The Work of Art in the Age of Digital Reproduction

  Readings

  #####WORKSHOP WEEK, NO CLASS#####

  Midterm Deadline for your first blog text: October 31

  See the guidelines.

  
  

  
  

  Week 7 | 1.11. | G202
  

  Media Archaeology as an Art Method: Circuit Bending, Hardware Hacking etc.
  

  Readings:

  • Hertz, Garnet, and Jussi Parikka. 2012. "Zombie Media: Circuit Bending Media Archaeology Into An Art Method". Leonardo 45 (5): 424-430. doi:10.1162/leon_a_00438.

  Week 8 | 8.11. | L101
  

  Guest talk: Dr Cindy Kohtala

  Readings:

  • Kohtala, C. (2017). System of Resilience: A Dialogue on Makers, Making and their Principles of Conduct. In A. Briceno, & T. Vivanco (Eds.), Research Book: Fabricating Society (pp. 57-67).
  • Richardson, M. (2016). Pre-hacked: Open Design and the democratisation of product development. New Media & Society, 18(4), 653–666. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444816629476

  Week 9 | 15.11. | L101
  

  Guest Talk: Teemu Lehmusruusu

  Readings: TBA
  

  Week 10 | 22.11. | R107
  

  Lecture & Discussions, TBA
  

  Week 11 | 29.11. | R107
  

  Final Class
  

  Week 12 | 6.12.
  

  No class, Independence Day
  

  
  

  CRITICAL MAKING EXHIBITION

  Opening: Some day on the week of December 13 to 17 2021

  
  

  FE Lobby (1st floor) and F Lobby (G Floor)
  

  Väre
  

  
  

  
  

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