Just a thought. I probably could secure Greg Ulmer to speak at Drake, maybe. I wasn't his student, but he knew who I was, haha. I saw him at a Society for Cinema and Media Studies meeting years ago (he was a Plenary speaker), and he was great. I then ran into him while I was walking on the beach (nearby) afterwards. He was kind. He's a cool guy, laid back, and, well, super smart. Getting Greg Ulmer to speak on AI at Drake would be a coup!
It would be like having Derrida talk at a uni -- always recorded - but Derrida gave too many talks. I saw Derrida twice! Ulmer doesn't do too many talks, I don't think. Maybe he is too old. But, if he came here for a "subject" = "Electracy meets AI" then Drake will be on the vanguard of AI scholarship, period.
Well, you anticipated me, Carol, in referencing Ong and Ulmer. We may be moving to a new phase of language and knowing, beyond orality, literacy, or Ulmer's "electracy," although I think the latter was predictive. Ulmer is still teaching! Maybe we have him as a Writers and Critics speaker. He's a chill guy. He's also amazing on the labor front. He worked and worked 4/4 load, I heard, before he became tenure track. He's involved in all sorts of collaborations, including environmental/architectural collaborations. He's kind of the bomb.
Just a thought. I probably could secure Greg Ulmer to speak at Drake, maybe. I wasn't his student, but he knew who I was, haha. I saw him at a Society for Cinema and Media Studies meeting years ago (he was a Plenary speaker), and he was great. I then ran into him while I was walking on the beach (nearby) afterwards. He was kind. He's a cool guy, laid back, and, well, super smart. Getting Greg Ulmer to speak on AI at Drake would be a coup!
It would be like having Derrida talk at a uni -- always recorded - but Derrida gave too many talks. I saw Derrida twice! Ulmer doesn't do too many talks, I don't think. Maybe he is too old. But, if he came here for a "subject" = "Electracy meets AI" then Drake will be on the vanguard of AI scholarship, period.
Well, you anticipated me, Carol, in referencing Ong and Ulmer. We may be moving to a new phase of language and knowing, beyond orality, literacy, or Ulmer's "electracy," although I think the latter was predictive. Ulmer is still teaching! Maybe we have him as a Writers and Critics speaker. He's a chill guy. He's also amazing on the labor front. He worked and worked 4/4 load, I heard, before he became tenure track. He's involved in all sorts of collaborations, including environmental/architectural collaborations. He's kind of the bomb.
I very much look forward to the coming installments!