Data Is Political: A Symposium on Art, Design and Information Politics

Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen presents a symposium examining the relationship between art, design, and the politics of information.

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Start: Torsdag 15. mars 2012 10:00.

Slutt: Torsdag 15. mars 2012 18:00.

Hvor: Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek

Arrangør: Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen i samarbeid med Jan van Eyck Academie (NL)

Data Is PoliticalThe event brings together speakers from design, art, theory, and information sciences to discuss such questions as: What are the aesthetic, ethical and spatial dimensions of information and its relation to power, the production of knowledge, and construction of urban spaces?

Speakers include Philippe Rekacewicz, Peter Sunde, Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonas, Max Van Kleek, and Daniel van der Velden with contributions from Steve Dixon, Michelle Teran, and Jill Walker Rettberg. The event is organized by Amber Frid-Jimenez and Ben Dalton.

A more detailed programme will follow.See also

http://dataispolitical.net

The seminar is initiated by Amber Frid-Jimenez, associate professor at KHIB, and Ben Dalton, principal lecturer at Leeds Metropolitan University in Leeds.

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KHIB host for seminar on data and politics