{"351901":{"#nid":"351901","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Phd Defense by David M. Jimison","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDissertation Defense \u2013 David M.\u0026nbsp;Jimison\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Dilution of Avant-garde Subcultural Boundaries in Network Society\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1:00pm\u0026nbsp;- 1:30pm,\u0026nbsp;December 10, 2014\u003Cbr \/\u003ETSRB\u0026nbsp;125 (85 5th ST NE Room 113, Atlanta, GA 30308)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommittee:\u003Cbr \/\u003ECarl\u0026nbsp;DiSalvo, Chair\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJanet Murray\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Literature, Media, and Communication\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIan\u0026nbsp;Bogost\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEugene\u0026nbsp;Thacker\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Media Studies\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe New School\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESarah Cook\u003Cbr \/\u003ECollege of Art and Design\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUniversity of Dundee\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EABSTRACT\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe social and spatial boundaries that historically have enabled avant-garde subcultures to incubate novel cultural forms and concepts have become diluted in network society.\u0026nbsp; While the field of digital media has benefited from both the theories and practices of the avant-garde, digital media technologies are responsible for this dilution of boundaries.\u0026nbsp; For this reason, digital media theory can provide analysis of the problem, and assist in conception of new boundaries that account for the effects of network society in their design.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis dissertation identifies four properties of network society that dilute avant-garde subcultural boundaries:\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ERealized Abstractions\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Lefebvre) where digital media alters our perceptions of agency;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAccess\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Virilio,\u0026nbsp;Turkle) where the degree of networked connectivity informs our relationship with society;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAbsent Presence\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Gergen) where our sense of self is split between\u0026nbsp;onlineand physical spaces; and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EHomogenization of Space\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Castells) where the overall variations between global cultures decreases.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Examples from contemporary avant-garde practice are used to explain the effects from each of these properties.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Finally, methods for producing new boundaries which have\u0026nbsp;proven\u0026nbsp;successful in other thought communities, specifically\u0026nbsp;startups, are presented as potential opportunities for avant-garde subcultures to consider.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Dilution of Avant-garde Subcultural Boundaries in Network Society"}],"uid":"28077","created_gmt":"2014-12-04 10:51:58","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:10:34","author":"Danielle Ramirez","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2014-12-10T12:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2014-12-10T12:30:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2014-12-10T12:30:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2014-12-10 17:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2014-12-10 17:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2014-12-10 17:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1808","name":"graduate students"},{"id":"100811","name":"Phd Defense"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}