Kristen Haring, "How to Knit a Popular History of Media"

This event was held at the Center for Science, Technology, Medicine, & Society at the University of California, Berkeley.

"How to Knit a Popular History of Media"

Thursday
13 Oct 2011
4:00-6:00pm

Kristen Haring
Auburn University

As part of a study of the cultural history of binary systems, Kristen Haring undertook an unusual hands-on project. Her talk will explain how her knitting of Morse code serves to engage a general audience in discussion of communications theory, binary systems, and the history of media. She will also recount the surprising ways that physical production deepened her historical understanding. The talk will highlight the rich answers that can come from explorations that are at once artistic and technical, popular and scholarly, historical and contemporary.

This event is sponsored by BCNM, OHST & STSC

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[Michele Thibeau]

This is a fascinating concept. Great work! Loved the connections you've made to empowering people to be aware of the history of binary and to revealing what goes into decoding words, symbols, signs and codes Makes me want to explore this idea of creating or producing something when researching.