{"611998":{"#nid":"611998","#data":{"type":"event","title":"GT C21U Brown Bag Featuring Brittain Fellow Patrick Ellis","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETitle: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026quot;Teaching with Optical Toys: Now and Then\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;Optical toys\u0026rdquo; is the name that we give to a class of visual devices and playthings including stereoscopes, zoetropes, and camera obscuras. At one time, these devices were routinely used in education. Such practice has fallen away. This talk explores the ongoing pedagogic potential of these devices, using as case study an exhibit of optical toys at retroTECH that was curated by the speaker, and a related assignment in which students produced their own, updated optical toys.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker Bio:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPatrick Ellis received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 2017. His book project,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAeroscopics: Media Archaeology of the Bird\u0026rsquo;s-Eye\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EView\u003C\/em\u003E, provides a history of aerial vision in the era prior to commonplace flight. His interests beyond the history of film include the histories of cartography, medicine, science and technology. He has work published or forthcoming in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EThe British Journal for the History of Science\u003C\/em\u003E,\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;Cinema Journal\u003C\/em\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EEarly Popular Visual Culture\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EImago Mundi\u003C\/em\u003E. He has also written essays and reviews for\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EThe Times Literary Supplement\u003C\/em\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EN+1\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;Millennium Film Journal\u003C\/em\u003E, among others. Ellis has curated silent film programs for the Pacific Film Archive, the Wolfsonian Museum, and Cambridge University.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for 21st Century Universities Brown Bag Seminar on October 10 will feature Brittain Fellow Patrick Ellis on \u0026quot;Teaching with Optical Toys, Now and Then.\u0026quot; This presentation will feature Ellis talking about his work with educational uses of optical toys (a class of visual devices and playthings including stereoscopes, zoetropes, and camera obscuras).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWednesday, Oct. 10\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003E11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nKlaus 2405\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003E**Optical toys will be shared with attendees.**\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBring your brown bag lunch along. Beverages, veggies and desserts will be provided for attendees. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_0iY9eBRt73PgCLH\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERSVP required.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"C21U and Writing and Communication Program Brown Bag Seminar will feature Brittain Fellow Patrick Ellis on \u0022Teaching with Optical Toys, Now and Then.\u0022 "}],"uid":"34885","created_gmt":"2018-09-26 19:48:50","changed_gmt":"2018-09-26 19:49:49","author":"rfitzsimmons3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2018-10-10T12:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2018-10-10T14:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2018-10-10T14:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2018-10-10 16:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2018-10-10 18:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2018-10-10 18:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"491031","name":"Writing and Communication Program"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"145281","name":"C21U Brown Bag"},{"id":"106971","name":"Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQuestions about this event? \u003C\/strong\u003EContact Brittany Aiello,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/baiello@cc.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ebaiello@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}