New media futures : the rise of women in the digital arts / edited by Donna J. Cox, Ellen Sandor, and Janine Fron ; forewords by Lisa Wainwright, Anne Balsamo, and Judy Malloy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fron, Janine, editor.

Sandor, Ellen, editor.

Cox, Donna J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology and women--Middle West--History--20th century.

Technology and women.

Women computer artists--Middle West.

Women computer artists.

New media art--Middle West.

New media art.

Art and technology--Middle West--History--20th century.

Art and technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (512 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Champaign, IL : University of Illinois Press, 2018.

Summary:

"This project captures the spirit and contributions of women working in digital arts media and education in the Midwest--a region that, beginning in the mid-1980s, established itself as a center for the technological revolution. Bringing together historical research and interviews with key participants in the development of digital arts, this volume explores seminal events at the University of Illinois and the School of the Art Institute in Chicago that led to the establishment of interdisciplinary Renaissance Teams in advanced academic computing communities, which created a bridge to the humanities and to Chicago's emerging art scene. Digital games, virtual reality, supercomputing graphics, and internet, browser-based art all evolved during this revolution, underscored by the region's history of widespread social change and artistic innovation, and women artists and computing experts were integral to the devleopment of these new media. Spurred by a dynamic of social feminist change, these events fostered an atmosphere of creative expression, innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, while crossing gender lines and incorporating an artistic approach in a scientific environment. Ultimately, these events ushered in the digital age and paved the way for social media, which was both a product and a result of the confluence of the social relationships and human relationships nurtured by digital arts exploration in the region"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Foreword by Lisa Wainwright

Foreword by Anne Balsamo

Foreword by Judy Malloy

Preface

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

Part 1. Renaissance Teams: Art and Science Collaborations

Ellen Sandor

Donna J. Cox

Carolina Cruz-Neira

Colleen Bushell

Nan Goggin

Mary Rasmussen

Dana Plepys

Maxine Brown

Martyl

Part 1 Color Plates

Part 2. The Aesthetics of New Media Expression

Joan Truckenbrod

Barbara Sykes

Kate Horsfield and Lyn Blumenthal

Annette Barbier

Margaret Dolinsky

Tiffany Holmes

Claudia Hart

Part 2 Color Plates

Part 3. Migratory Influences and Inspirations

Brenda Laurel (California)

Copper Giloth (Massachusetts, France)

Jane Veeder (California)

Sally Rosenthal (California)

Lucy Petrovic (New Mexico, Arizona, Singapore)

Janine Fron (California, Finland)

Part 3 Color Plates

Closing Reflections

Appendix: Original List of Guiding Interview Questions

Glossary

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-252-05018-5

OCLC:

1032708552