Scott Kushner

Assoc. Prof. of Communication Studies @HarringtonURI. Current project: Enclosing Performance, about technologies and politics of venues. Other stuff, sometimes

[Scott Kushner @qushner]

@BretDevereaux Fwiw, two of those Triangle R1 institutions operate a joint PhD program in German—more or less what you describe, I think for 10-15 years now https://t.co/c1A6eSLepu

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So, if you read or are reading Professing Criticism, read this, too. (And if you just read the storm of thinkpieces that came after Professing Criticism, well, then you should also read Jeff’s piece!)

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What if the people who are *really* experiencing the crisis in the Humanities—as teachers, students, and workers—got to define it? Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera from @UPRMHumanidades has some (incisive and provocative) thoughts… https://t.co/lGvqYrFcYn

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A little backstory: Jeff drafted this piece months ago, and he had a bear of a time placing it. Can you guess why? Suffice it to say that the textual history here kinda is the point: the unmediatedness is the message! (Hats off to @LAReviewofBooks for publishing it!)

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Wait. Biden and Bibi send each other PMs?

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@loriemerson Clearboxing?

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#SHOT2023 is in Long Beach, Calif., October 25-29. Get ready for Halloween by spending the weekend with me at a great conference in an interesting city. Check out the CFP, drop me a line to bounce around ideas, or just send an abstract! https://t.co/SX7nqwWAqz

[Scott Kushner @qushner]

CFP: Working on technologies that support cultural performance (theater, music, sport—big groups of people watching small groups of people do stuff)? I'm organizing a #SHOT2023 panel called "Engineering Events: Technologies of Performance." Abstracts: 3/20 https://t.co/SX7nqwWAqz

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@HollyDunsworth Thanks, @HollyDunsworth... look what you made me Google!

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Free gift! If you want to read the essay after hearing the podcast, it's available for free for the next 4 weeks or so—no institutional log-in needed. https://t.co/lMtblW1sY2

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My First Podcast™ appearance was great fun, due entirely to @MaryAliceYeskey, who is a fantastic interviewer and conversation partner. You want to be a guest on her show! See the next Tweet for a free gift, but first... hear it here: https://t.co/6twzTxHgSw

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How do the artifacts of crowd control (such as turnstiles and velvet ropes) sculpt audience behavior? Now on the podcast: @qushner speaks about his work in @SocHistTech's Technology and Culture exploring the technological history of performance venues: https://t.co/CPbcRzKlKc

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@gerrycanavan @adamkotsko I had a dissertation chapter or two on Daily Kos. And my first pub. Seemed like a good idea at the time.

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You know—this one:

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Hasn't Claude Shannon's "General Communication System" diagram been reproduced about 10 gajillion times? Can anyone offer a more precise figure? Like: how many journal articles/academic books in comm/media/whatever used it? Any idea how to count without reading... everything?

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@loriemerson Body as medium? Yes! See @bernaweg and @Philipp_Sarasin for different takes, and @MKraidy makes an argument about bodies in protest: "the indispensable medium." And @benspatz and I had a nice conversation about it a few years ago—his work on embodied technique would be important.

[Scott Kushner @qushner]

PS. #SHOT2023 is in Long Beach, October 25-29. Where better to get ready for Halloween? Check out the CFP, drop me a line and/or send me an abstract! https://t.co/SX7nqwWAqz

[Scott Kushner @qushner]

CFP: Working on technologies that support and surround cultural performance (theater, music, sport—large groups of people watching small groups of people do things)? I'm organizing a #SHOT2023 panel called "Engineering Events: Technologies of Performance." https://t.co/SX7nqwWAqz

[Scott Kushner @qushner]

For the “Engineering Events” panel, I'm looking for creative, adventurous, historically-informed work on technologies that make cultural performance possible. Theater, music, sport… something else that’s totally different? DM or email with questions or brainstorms.