Announcing Space Out! Interstellar Media
The ICCIT is pleased to announce Space Out! Interstellar Media, a research symposium on the media, culture, and life in the cosmos.
When the current and former owners of social media sites and e-commerce platforms increasingly turn their lustful gaze to outer space, we should take note. Yes, outer space is obviously the site of future wealth and resources, but it is also a field of activity shaped by the tools, artifacts, devices, and frameworks of media studies, revealing that humanity’s relationship with the cosmos is a mediated one.
Space Out! will feature presentations from invited speakers; 5-minute "theory pill" talks from graduate students; and a screening of Space Down, a film by Dominic Gagnon.
