Call for Papers

Far Field: Digital Culture, Climate Change and the Poles--Panel as part of New Media Caucus at 2010 CAA Conference in Chicago

Jane Marsching and Andrea Polli are currently organizing a panel entitled "Far Field: Digital Culture, Climate Change and the Poles" for the next CAA Conference in Chicago. See the abstract below, for more information and to submit a paper, visit the original announcement on Rhizome.

Panel Abstract: Human understanding of the North and South Poles has been radically transformed by innovations in digital and networked technology, particularly in the last decade. The realities of the climate crisis have fueled new technologies in the fields of science, engineering, and art. This panel seeks to explore the transformation of cultural understandings of the unique position and rapidly changing environments of the North and South Poles through digital technology.