PressForward and #Alt-Academy

Today marked the announcement of two great open access digital humanities projects.  The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media announced its newest initiative, PressForward.  PressForward aims to use open source technology as a means of highlighting work that goes beyond traditional publishing methods.  This initiative aims to promote open access, new methods of … Continue reading PressForward and #Alt-Academy

Wrapping Up #ACA2011: Day Three

The final day of the ACA conference opened with a plenary session focusing on the idea of Being Archived. The panel featured authors Erika Ritter and Rosemary Sullivan. This presentation provided an interesting look on what is like to be on the other side of the fence - to be the one donating your professional … Continue reading Wrapping Up #ACA2011: Day Three

The Intersection of Art and Technology

I was recently reminded of the impact which technology has upon art. Art like many things has been drastically impacted by evolving technologies. Since the impact of technology on art is diverse, to begin with I'm only going to attempt to discuss technology and art history.The work of Dr Maurizio Seracini is one of the … Continue reading The Intersection of Art and Technology