Computer vision and computational photography are proliferating rapidly worldwide, transforming the cultural understanding of image making in the process. This workshop series from the MIT Global Mediations Lab brings together scholars interrogating computational imaging from a critical media studies perspective, focusing on cultural contexts beyond the United States. This time the two sessions are spread out to accomodate more time zones.

Schedule

SESSION 1. 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EST      Register Here

• Amitabh Vikram (Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University), “Holy Pixels: Temple CCTV, Darshan Livestreams, and Crowd Vision”
• Ann Wang (University of Pennsylvania), “Amphibious Tropics: Automation, Extraction, and the Imaging (Making) of Malaysia’s Geospatial Landscape”
• Hansun Hsiung (Durham University), “NHK Engineers Meet Media Theory: The Televisual Image in Japan’s ‘Informationalizing Society’”

SESSION 2. 8:00 – 9:30 PM EST      Register Here

• Ding-Liang Chen (National Tsing Hua University), “Prospecting Resource: Early Satellite Vision and War Ecologies in Southeast Asia”
• Joia Duskic (UCLA), “The Procession Does Not Proceed, It Gets Prompted from the Sidelines”
• Yedong Sh-Chen (Harvard University), “Under the Chinese Skin: A Digital Dermatology of Video Games”