New ASCA PhD Candidate: Introduction to my research

Short introduction to my research in the ASCA newsletter #119, October 2009. Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis, University of Amsterdam Anne Helmond, Software‐Engine relations in the Social Web (Docent‐Promovendus, Promotor: Richard Rogers) The research contributes to the emerging field of software studies as a branch within media studies. Software is an understudied object within media… Read more New ASCA PhD Candidate: Introduction to my research

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“Christian Nold” versus “Anne Helmond” at PICNIC09

At PICNIC09 Christian Nold challenged me in the the Mediamatic RFID installation Ik win: Challenge someone with your web popularity, and let’s see and show other people how high you’re ranking based on the number of Google results. For more info see the Mediamatic Ik win website. Winner: Christian Nold! Congratulations. Thanks to Esther for… Read more “Christian Nold” versus “Anne Helmond” at PICNIC09

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Photos from the first New Media MA Graduation Day

Tuesday the 22nd of September was a big day for both graduating New Media MA students and New Media studies itself. The first official graduation ceremony (which were previously held together with Film and Television studies in Mediastudies) marked the beginning of a new era for New Media within Mediastudies. New Media has grown in… Read more Photos from the first New Media MA Graduation Day

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Liz Losh on Digital Rhetoric at the UvA

On August 31, the first day of the academic year, Elizabeth Losh, author of Virtualpolitik, gave a lecture at the University of Amsterdam. In her talk on “D.I.Y. Authentication: Digital Rhetoric and the Subversive Potential of Information Culture” she describes a subgenre within New Media that deals with new bridges between politics and new media.… Read more Liz Losh on Digital Rhetoric at the UvA

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