SLSA Presentation
I presented my paper Ambiguity & Unknowability in the Emergent Arts at the Society for Literature, Science and the Arts Conference (SLSA 2012) in Milwaukee over the weekend. The basic argument I am making in this paper is that certain “new media” arts practices can be used as avenues for exploration of Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s philosophy and its resonance with the ontology and material practices of cybernetics; both of which may in turn guide our understanding of both the making and experiencing of what I am calling the emergent arts.
After some revision, this paper will be part of my dissertation. I also hope to turn it into a journal paper.
[…] [Note: a draft version of this paper was presented at SLSA in late September (relevant blog post: September 30). The pdf can be downloaded […]