My name is Kirk Jalbert. I am currently the Studio Technician for Brandeis University, overseeing daily operations in the Fine Arts Department. My previous post was adjunct professor of Communications and Culture, Screen Studies, and Studio Arts at Clark University.
I received a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art from The Boston Museum of Fine Arts School and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
My research interests and artistic practice focus on media experiences, social and historical influences of technology, and the information society. This currently includes:
- Media ecologies and cultural convergence
- Open source and DIY designed technology
- Posthumanism and information embodiment
- Japanese animation and global pop culture
- 18th & 19th century automata
I am currently reading:
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Deep Time of the Media Toward an Archaeology of Hearing and Seeing by Technical Means |
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The Social Construction of Technological Systems New Directions in the Sociology and History of Technology |
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Does Technology Drive History? |
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Wired Shut Copyright and the Shape of Digital Culture |
