VCS presentation: On not looking

Visual and Cultural Studies conference, University of Rochester, 2009

Transcript

1. on not looking: the ethics of aesthetics in online exhibits 1 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
2. cultural studies on the edge 2 “I really cannot read another cultural studies analysis of Madonna or the Sopranos.” Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
3. 3 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009 image: ckaroli@flickr the act of looking...
4. 4 image: Tomas Rotger@flickr Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
5. 5 image: Tambako@flickr Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009 the eyes hold truth...
6. 6 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
7. 7 “...museums are part of the check list for being a nation.” -Ivan Karp (2008) Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
8. 8 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
9. photography changes everything 9 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009 “...photography brought the faraway near and made visible the previously invisible...”
10. 10 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009 “At the Smithsonian we believe that being familiar with an image’s context is an important part of understanding its meaning. We also believe that being culturally literate requires you to use the visual language of photography in an active, critical and creative way.”
11. 11 who/what is made visible? Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009 *all images from SPI website: http://photography.si.edu
12. 12 where the eye falls Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
13. technology changes everything 13 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009 image: Jeff the trojan@flickr
14. “...being culturally literate requires you to use the visual language of photography...” 14 image: pand0ra23@flickr Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
15. 15 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
16. 16 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
17. 17 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
18. 18 web 2.0 technologies
19. 19 viewing protocols Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
20. disrupting the gaze 20 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
21. 21 open closed gender ritual affiliations country connection family relations death of kin ancestral relations system of accountability Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
22. 22 Nyinkka Nyunyu Art & Culture Centre Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
23. 23 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
24. 24 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
25. 25 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009 http://www.vectorsjournal.org/issues/3/digitaldynamics/
26. 26 “...organize the world’s information & make it universally accessible and useful..” Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
27. 27 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
29. 29 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
30. 30 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
31. 31 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
32. 32 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
33. 33 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
34. 34 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
35. 35 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009 seeing and being seen
36. DISRESPECTFUL DEGRADING SACRED RESTRICTED 36 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009
37. 37 Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009 image: tschorda@flickr
38. 38 look differently Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009 image: gutter@flickr
39. 39 thank you www.kimberlychristen.com Kimberly Christen | kachristen@wsu.edu | ‘On Not Looking’ | University of Rochester: Visual and Cultural Studies | 10.02. 2009