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Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, UCSB
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4010 United States

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January 2024

Arabic Glitch Book Launch

January 31 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
HSSB 6020, Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, UCSB
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4010 United States
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Download Poster Discussants: George Legrady (Media Arts and Technology) Constance Penley (Film and Media Studies) Sherene Seikaly (History) Description: The concept of Arabic Glitch challenges the once dominant narratives about the relationship between technology and political agency that center Silicon Valley, as well as the study of digital art (specifically glitch art), the study of online social movements, and area studies of the Arabic-speaking Middle East and North Africa. It instigates interventions by demonstrating that twenty-first century resistance movements are…

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