Schedule for Digital Densities Symposium

The Digital Densities Symposium features papers, from leading academics, that explore the intersection between digital and material culture across a variety of disciplines including the performing arts, art history, publishing and new media. The official program will be ready to circulate in a few more days, however the schedule has been locked down and will proceed as follows:

Thursday 26 March

6.00        8.00      Public Lecture/ Keynote Address by Sarah Kenderdine

                            McMahon Ball Theatre, Old Arts Building

Friday 27 March

8.45        9.00      Registration and coffee/tea

                            Fourth Floor Linkway, John Medley Building

9.00 – 10.30        Session 1: Different Densities (chair: Paul Rae)

                            Fourth Floor Linkway, John Medley Building

                            Gillian Russell
                            Miguel Escobar
                            Christopher Thompson

10.30 – 11.00      Morning Tea break

                            Fourth Floor Linkway, John Medley Building

11.00 – 12.45      Session 2a: Temporalities (Chair: Joseph Hughes)

                            Fourth Floor Linkway, John Medley Building

                            Nick Thieberger
                            Erik Champion
                            Kim Doyle
                            James Manning

                             Session 2b: Digital Practices (Chair: Susan Lowish)

                             VCRC Third Floor, John Medley Building

                             Harriette Richards
                             Nina Buchan
                             Rosemary Wrench

12.45 – 1.15        Lunch break         

1.15 – 2.45           Session 3: Political Archaeology (Chair: Jane Brown)

                             Fourth Floor Linkway, John Medley Building

                             Susan Lowish
                             Sybil Nolan
                             Philip Batty

3.00 – 4.30           Session 4a: Manuscript/Digiscript (Chair: David McInnis)

                             Fourth Floor Linkway, John Medley Building

                             Sarah Balkin
                             Beth Driscoll and Mark Davis
                             Fiona Tweedie

                              Session 4b: Assemblages (Chair: Amanda Malel Trevisanut)

                              VCRC Third Floor, John Medley Building

                              Claire Smith
                              Robbie and Luke
                              Gavin Findlay

4.30 – 5.30           Closing panel (Chair: Joseph Hughes)

                             Fourth Floor Linkway, John Medley Building

                             Paul Arthur
                             Rachel Fensham
                             Erik Champion
                             Deb Verhoeven

Remember to register your attendance at go.unimelb.edu.au/m8gn

If you have any enquires please contact Amanda Malel Trevisanut at amandat@unimelb.edu.au