Ranging across disciplines, these courses bring collaborative approaches and team-teaching to graduate studies in the humanities. Teams include faculty members from both the Division of Arts & Humanities and other disciplines. In the first half of the semester, explorations and readings are organized by the team of faculty members. In the second half, the graduate students form small cohorts, each tasked with collaborating on a research paper, white paper, or conference panel related to a case study. Where possible, case studies engage outside experts such as editors, curators, and policy analysts.

What role will the arts and humanities play in the future of our technologically driven world? What does data feel like, how does it touch us, and how do we touch it? Who is influencing our machines with regard to how they see and understand the human experience? Are mediated bodies limited or expanded by technology? This seminar will focus on the project of synthesizing the interdisciplinary fields of visual art, performance, music, digital technologies, applied data science, and critical studies in the humanities to create new opportunities for innovators interested in a post-anthropocentric and a socially and environmentally balanced future. We hope to unearth key questions, resources, and future programmatic formats that develop practical and professional opportunities for humanists, artists, and technologists interested in innovating with technology together. After experiencing shared readings, the course will explore case studies with guests from professional industries, non-profits, and other cultural institutions. The semester concludes with collaborative projects that further develop themes addressed over the semester and will incorporate the expertise of the class participants.

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