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Reflections on Jacques Derrida, born on this day in 1930.
BY CARY WOLFE Founding editor, Posthumanities Series at University of Minnesota Press On this occasion of what would have been Jacques Derrida’s 84 ...
Racial inequality remains etched into the very foundation of the U.S. interstate highway program and its cities.
A Los Angeles freeway in 2009. In his new book, Eric Avila digs into the cultural history of the U.S. interstate highway program. Image via Creative C ...
"No money, no water" for Detroit—and possible punitive actions from the UN.
In addition to the water news out of Detroit, the UN has declared the U.S. to be in violation of international human rights laws by not supplying clea ...
Let's have a conversation about U.S. schools that is, ideally, not nice.
What can educators learn from comedians? BY ANGELINA E. CASTAGNO Associate professor of educational leadership in the College of Education at Nor ...
Diane C. Fujino on getting to know Yuri Kochiyama (1921–2014)
While on a book tour for Heartbeat of Struggle, Yuri Kochiyama and Diane Fujino speak on April 24, 2005, at the Japanese American National Museum in L ...
From corsets to commerce: A two-part look at European and American fashion in the nineteenth century.
The extraordinary color and variety of textiles in this afternoon dress, ca. 1872, attest of the refinement of the French textile industry. Creator: C ...
Case study #5 (and final) from the Media Archaeology Lab: On OTHER NETWORKS and "the internet."
BY LORI EMERSON Assistant professor of English, as well as the founder and director of the Media Archaeology Lab, at the University of Colorado at Bou ...
Case Study #4 | "It Is Known": George R. R. Martin, WordStar, and Media Archaeology in the Media
From #MALcasestudies series author Lori Emerson: This week's post features Matthew Kirschenbaum , a scholar whose work in digital forensics and media ...
Case study #3 from the Media Archaeology Lab: The Vectrex Gaming Console from 1982
The Vectrex gaming console of 1982, which is housed in the Media Archaeology Lab and was produced for only two years, was remarkable for its lightpen ...
Case study #2 from the Media Archaeology Lab: The Altair 8800b from 1976
This still-functioning Altair 8800b from 1976 is housed in the Media Archaeology Lab (MAL) at the University of Colorado at Boulder. BY LORI ...