MALfunction #1: Mediated Intimacy

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Thursday, Sep 15
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Location
Museum of Natural History

Event Details

The first of a series of intimate events that question where media and society, research and practice meet. This week, one artist and one researcher discuss technology.

isaac-oliverArtist: Isaac Oliver
Author, “Intimacy Idiot”

Isaac Oliver’s debut collection of essays, “Intimacy Idiot,” was named one of NPR’s Best Books of 2015 and was recently released in paperback. He is a 2016 resident artist at Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater in New York City with his recurring evening, Isaac Oliver Sits Down. Isaac’s stories have been featured on BuzzFeed, Gawker, and Out, and in Next Magazine and Frontiers.

 

a-hasinoff-headshot-2016-42Researcher: Amy Hasinoff
“What Can Sexting Teach Us About Consent?”

Amy Hasinoff is an Assistant Professor in the Communication department at the CU Denver. Her work investigates how we think about new media and how those ideas affect the way we develop, use, and regulate communication technologies. Her book, “Sexting Panic” (2015), is about the well-intentioned but problematic responses to sexting in mass media, law, and education. 

 

Admission: 

Free and open to the public

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