Prototyping Absence:
A Methodology for Media History
Tiffany Chan | @TiffChan29
University of Victoria English | MLab
HASTAC 2016 | Arizona State University | 12 May 2016
Video and model care of Katherine Goertz + Victoria Murawski
Video and model care of Katherine Goertz + Victoria Murawski
Prototyping the Past
1) Resists nostalgia, glorification, or re-enactment
2) May be premised on not replicating history, what not to repeat
3) Tests suspicions by grounding them in matter and fine-grained details
4) Recognizes how many aspects of technology and history exceed our control, access, and understanding
Thank You
With thanks to: Jentery Sayers (co-author), Katherine Goertz, Danielle Morgan, Victoria Murawski, HASTAC, Arizona State University
Research supported by SSHRC, CFI, and BCKDF