I am a little late on sharing some good news about wonderful stuff I have been lucky to be doing this summer (mostly because this summer I have also been juggling motherhood during the pandemic and so many other fun stories) but here! Last July I was fortunate to have my piece “beauty routine” from … new show, new publications, same pandemic
Although I am currently in Madrid taking a little breather, this summer has not been without excitement! Let’s catch up a little: The month of May ended with my participation in Mexico City’s Festival El Aleph where I showed my piece, “Perspectiva_el Aleph”, part of a collaborative multimedia performance, “El texto infinito,” designed together with … Summer News, What’s New?
Go, go, go, Chica-go! 2019 started with a quick but adventure-packed trip to Chicago to perform at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Jan 4), as well as participate in a roundtable discussion at MLA (Jan 5), and have the most decadent vegan feast at Matthew Kenny’s Althea (to celebrate my birthday in … Chica-go! Jan 2019: DH and #YouTubers
[I need to turn in my stuff for my tenure case next week (!!), so here I am procrastinating by writing a blog post about a cool e-lit project I am involved with:] Thanks to a grant from the Peder Sather Center for Advanced Study at UC Berkeley (2017-18), my colleague Prof. Scott Rettberg from … Berkeley/Bergen || Bergen/Berkeley> On e-lit and DH
I am thrilled to share with you two fantastic news in the area of electronic literature and digital humanities. First, my article “Teaching Electronic Literature as Digital Humanities: A Proposal” is now available at Digital Humanities Quarterly. It’s part of a substantial, and I believe, important issue on the future of Undergraduate Education. Read more … Electronic Literature as Digital Humanities
En las últimas semanas he tenido la gran suerte de dar dos charlas que abarcan mis dos temas favoritos. Primero, tuve la oportunidad de retomar mi amor mutante, dando una conferencia plenaria en la Universidad de Bucarest durante el congreso “Alerta Mutante: Anomalías en los genes de la ficción”. La experiencia fue fabulosa, hacía mucho tiempo … De mutantes y de museos
This semester I taught two wonderful classes that are now officially over. A graduate class on the culture of the Spanish Transition to democracy, where we had the opportunity of screening some of my favorite movies such as Zulueta’s Arrebato or López Cuerda’s Amanece que no es poco, as well as reading some beautiful novels … End of the Semester
Last Wednesday I was happy to participate at the 3rd Digital Humanities Faire at Berkeley–and I am even happier to report that the Faire was a total success! Thanks to the Berkeley DH team for making this happen! (yay, Camille and Scott!) Together with the talented Steph Lie, I talked about the making of No … E-lit at the DH Faire 2016
Electronic Literature: A Critical Making and Writing Course Are you an artist? What about a poet? Do you think computers are cool? Do you play with code? Are you a Facebook freak? Come work with Prof. Saum-Pascual! I am looking for a graduate student interested in working with me in the teaching and research involved … GSR Position (Spring 2016): E-Lit
Otra semana más, repito aquí lo que dije en clase: “There is much in the world to protest” (Rita Raley, Tactical Media) Hay mucho por lo que protestar en el mundo, sí. Así comienza Rita Raley uno de los textos ya canónicos sobre medios y protesta, Tactical Media. Lo dijo en 2009 y sigue siendo verdad hoy, evidentemente. … ¿Cómo pensar el formato blog como intervención política?