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Gaming on the Spectrum: Autism and Xbox Live

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April 04, 2011

Gaming on the Spectrum: Autism and Xbox Live video games Media Literacy autism Curator's Note In January, a local news story about an eleven-year-old autistic boy's punishment on the Xbox Live gaming service caused an internet uproar. The i ...

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Re: Karolina Sobecka's WILDLIFE

Virtual Spectacle

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Kaitlin Sweetman NYU

Thursday, March 31, 2011 — 4:34 am

a possible critique of the direct-to-consumer spectacle that Twitter is a platform for, as the cobra's ...

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The medium is not the only message: making a case for the importance of content (and context) in media as public art

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Micah Stansell Contributor

March 30, 2011

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massive images on the side of a building is not enough. Commercial displays, will most always be bigger, ...

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Re: The Big Toe on the Obelisk; or, the problematic of the Perverse in public art

i meant it as a compliment (sort of)

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Anneka Herre Urban Video Project and Syracuse University

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 — 10:22 pm

My concern isn’t really with prudishness. Or if so, in a very abstract way. As far as I’m ...

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The Big Toe on the Obelisk; or, the problematic of the Perverse in public art

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Anneka Herre Urban Video Project and Syracuse University

March 29, 2011

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monolithic structures (50’) situated on either side of a black granite reflecting pool. Faces appear on LED ... as public art is an open question. In some ways, I’m delighted by how effectively it sets up an ...

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Karolina Sobecka's WILDLIFE

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Deke Weaver School of Art & Design, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

March 28, 2011

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Karolina Sobecka's WILDLIFE wildlife New Media Art mobile projection DIY Curator's Note I'm a sucker for spectacle. I used to work near Times Square. They wrapped videoscreens completely around 745 Seventh Avenue. Imaginary Forces des ...

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Calling the Working South Asian: American Accents and Outsourced

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Shilpa Davé University of Virginia

March 25, 2011

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Calling the Working South Asian: American Accents and Outsourced television South Asians South Asian racial performance Outsourced India comedy Asian Americans Accent Curator's Note In the 2010 season, NBC launched a situation comedy, Outsourced, tha ...

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