Author: Craig
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GRIT 02: Illusions of Homogeneity
Let’s hope that the grand dreams of eResearch aren’t about ‘research homogeneity’ as cultural homogeneity may have become the case in other areas of cultural activity (thanks to Andrew Garton, the performer, for the link). GRIT 02 examines the death of analogue broadcasting by way of readings from numerous sources describing the process of enclosure…
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‘I believe in the genital organs of great men and women…’
The sad death of a great humanist. RIP JG Ballard. (Thanks to Gabriel B for the link)
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Twitter activism
(picture from the Independent) This story is from the Guardian, then to the Melbourne Age, then to this blog. I am not sure if this was truly ‘twitter activism’ as the story claims; but still the nativity in which many institutions approach Web 2.0 and its potential for political mobilisation astonished me. All technology is…
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Look at this *ing hipster!
Ok, who says blogging has to be serious? (thanks to Mary-Anne Breeze (Mez), facebook).
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New Muslim Art: Saatchi Gallery
(picture taken with my crap Samsung 1.3 mega pixle thingees phone) The Saatchi gallery is a free private gallery in West London (near Sloan Square and owned by Charles Saatchi), that exhibits new contemporary art. Charles Saatchi is a co-founder of the mammoth advertising agency Saatchi and Saatchi that has close links to the Conservative…