monochrom-Klassiker: “When You”
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monochrom Classics: “When You”
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Disney and the End of Innocence: A War Going On No Kid is Safe From
In March 2007, Disney announced early preparation for a new animated production, The Frog Princess. Maddy (as in: Mammy), in true “American fairy tale” tradition, would be a Black chambermaid slaving away in the New Orleans pit of a spoilt, White débutante, only to be rescued ultimately by a voodoo priestess fairy godmother who helps … Read more
My fetus is smarter than an earthworm
Throughout my pregnancy I’ve been pondering the question of consciousness – not mine, that of my fetus. Is she aware of her environment? Does she have a sense of identity? Can she think, or dream? And if she was born tomorrow, what could she know about the world around her? […] By the end of … Read more
monochrom @ SIGINT 2010: “GUERRILLA.COM: How to mess with media, the market and life itself”
Johannes Grenzfurthner will give a talk at SIGINT 2010: “GUERRILLA.COM: How to mess with media, the market and life itself”. “The term guerrilla communication refers to unconventional forms of communication and/or intervention in more conventional processes of communication. Communication guerilla is a specific style of political action drawing from a watchful view of the paradoxes … Read more
monochrom @ SIGINT 2010: “Reach Out and Touch Face: A rant about failing”
Johannes Grenzfurthner will give a talk at SIGINT 2010: “Reach Out and Touch Face: A rant about failing”. Science and Technology Studies (especially Langdon Winner and Bruno Latour) have convincingly demonstrated that the widespread inability to understand technological artifacts as fabricated entities, as social and cultural phenomena, derives from the fact that in retrospect only … Read more
monochrom @ SIGINT 2010: “The Medium is the Messiah: On the implicit ideology of media activism”
Frank Apunkt Schneider will give a talk at SIGINT 2010: “The Medium is the Messiah. On the implicit ideology of media activism” In the media age nearly all forms of political interventionism show an inevitable tendency to become media activism. This is to say that the activists’ focus has shifted from what could be considered … Read more
monochrom @ SIGINT 2010: “GUERRILLA.COM: How to mess with media, the market and life itself”
Johannes Grenzfurthner wird auf der SIGINT einen Vortrag zum Thema: “GUERRILLA.COM: How to mess with media, the market and life itself” halten. “The term guerrilla communication refers to unconventional forms of communication and/or intervention in more conventional processes of communication. Communication guerilla is a specific style of political action drawing from a watchful view of … Read more
monochrom @ SIGINT 2010: “Reach Out and Touch Face: A rant about failing”
Johannes Grenzfurthner wird auf der SIGINT einen Vortrag zum Thema “Reach Out and Touch Face: A rant about failing” halten. “Science and Technology Studies (especially Langdon Winner and Bruno Latour) have convincingly demonstrated that the widespread inability to understand technological artifacts as fabricated entities, as social and cultural phenomena, derives from the fact that in … Read more
monochrom @ SIGINT 2010: “Hoist the colours! Die Geschichte der Piraten”
Roland Gratzer wird am 23. Mai 2010 in Köln auf der SIGINT 2010 etwas zum Thema “Hoist the colours! Die Geschichte der Piraten” erzählen. Piraten sind nicht nur torrent-affine Medienkonsumenten mit steigendem politischen Engagement. Unter Pirat versteht man auch die Bezeichnung für einen maritim agierenden Vertreter der Verbrecherzunft. Wo früher in der Ostsee gegen die … Read more