Monday, March 10, 2008
7:00p9:00p
Location:
<http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=N51-337&mapsearch=go>N51-337,
(Joan Jonas Performance Hall)
ZONES OF EMERGENCY - lecture series
David Small and John Tirman
ZOE
Blog:
<http://www.zonesofemergency.net/event-calendar/>http://www.zonesofemergency.net/event-calendar/
Lecture Poster
Link:
<http://web.mit.edu/vap/downloads/VAP_Mondays_Tirman.pdf>http://web.mit.edu/vap/downloads/VAP_Mondays_Tirman.pdf
David Small completed his Ph.D. at the MIT Media
Laboratory in 1999, where his research focused
on the display and manipulation of complex
visual information. This was his third degree
from MIT. He began his studies of dynamic
typography in three dimensional landscapes as a
student of Muriel Cooper, founder of the Visible
Language Workshop and later joined the
Aesthetics and Computation Group under the
direction of John Maeda. His thesis, Rethinking
the Book, examined how digital media, in
particular the use of three-dimensional and
dynamic typography, will change the way
designers approach large bodies of information.
His work has been exhibited at the Museum of
Modern Art, Documenta 11, the Centre Pompidou,
and the Copper-Hewitt. He is the principal and founder of Small Design Firm.
John Tirman is the Executive Director of MITs
Center for International Studies, where he is
the Principal Research Scientist. Previously, he
was Program Director at the Social Science
Research Council (2000-2004), a Fulbright Senior
Scholar in Cyprus (1999-2000), executive
director of the Winston Foundation for World
Peace (1986-1999), senior editor at the Union of
Concerned Scientists (1982-86), and a
researcher-reporter at Time magazine (1977-79).
Tirman has served as a trustee of the Institute
for War & Peace Reporting, International Alert,
and the Foundation for National Progress, which
publishes Mother Jones. He is now U.S. chair of IWPR, a London-based NGO.
His books include 100 Ways America is Screwing
Up the World (2006), Spoils of War: The Human
Cost of Americas Arms Trade (1997), and Making
the Money Sing: Private Wealth and Public Power
in the Search for Peace (2000). He is editor or
coeditor, and coauthor of several collected
volumes, including The Maze of Fear: Security &
Migration After 9/11 (2004); Terror, Insurgency,
and the State (2007); and Multilateralism Under
Challenge? Power, International Order, and
Structural Change (2006). At MIT, he has led
several research projects, mainly focusing on
the Persian Gulf, international migration, and
U.S. foreign policy. Additional interests
include international education and public
service.al migration, and U.S. foreign policy.
Additional interests include international
education and public service. A native of
Indiana who has lived in California and New York
as well, Tirman now resides with his wife, Nike
Zachmanoglou, and their daughter, Coco, in Massachusetts.
Directions
The Visual Arts Program at MIT is located at 265
Massachusetts Avenue (building N51) adjacent to
the MIT Museum. Enter through the grey door on
Front Street and take the elevator to the third
floor. Exit the elevator to your left and go
down the ramp. The Joan Jonas Performance Hall,
room N51-337, is located through the glass doors on the right.
By Public Transportation
Take the Red Line to Central Square. Walk four
blocks along Massachusetts Avenue towards Boston
and the Charles River. The Visual Arts Program
at MIT is located at 265 Massachusetts Avenue
(Building N51), adjacent to the MIT Museum. Or
take the #1 bus to the stop on Massachusetts
Avenue at Pacific Street, across from the MIT Museum.
This event is presented in conjunction with
courses 4.381/4.366 : Intro to Online
Participatory Media: Zones of Emergency -
Networks, Tactics, Breakdown taught by Professor
Amber Frid-Jimenez and 4.370/4.371 : Research as
Artistic Practice: Module 1: Zones of Emergency:
The FEMA Trailer Project taught by professors Ute Meta Bauer & Jae Rhim Lee.
Special thanks to
This lecture series has been made possible with
a special grant by the Office of the Dean, School of Architecture and Planning
MIT Visual Arts Program
James Pollack
Assistant to the Director
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Direct line: (617) 253-5229
Fax: (617) 253-3977
265 Mass. Ave., Bldg. N51-328
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 USA
further information and news
<http://web.mit.edu/vap/flash.html>http://web.mit.edu/vap/
Debbie Meinbresse
STS Program, MIT
617-452-2390
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