The Power to Publish

Who has the power to share their ideas with the world or their local communities? Where does that power come from? Who controls what gets published? How have the answers to these questions changed over time? These are the big questions guiding scholars of book history, a field that can …

Applied Digital Subversion: Circuit-bending, Twitterbots, and Modding

We create technology for the sake of humanity, but the utilitarian nature and mass-produced uniformity of technology can sometimes leave us feeling dehumanized. By repurposing technology for personal and creative expression, we elevate mundane objects into instruments of art: a discarded video-game console becomes a grand piano, a smartphone becomes …