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Craig Campbell
Associate Professor of Anthropology
University of Texas, Austin
Monday, December 2, 2024
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm-Join us for dinner ($20 suggested, free for students)
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm-Presentation & Q&A
The New York Academy of Sciences
115 Broadway, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10006
(Just south of Zuccotti Park)
A Zoom link to join virtually will be emailed to all attendees prior to the lecture. Please indicate below if you will be joining in person or virtually.
Abstract: This presentation explores Elon Magazine, a work of design anthropology that uses parody to explore the celebrity & cultural milieu of Elon Musk. While the magazine is comprised of writing based on research & fieldwork, many of the visuals were produced via extensive collaboration with the generative artificial intelligence model, Midjourney. The talk will bring this project into dialogue with Salter & Saunier's recent work (2023) on material encounters between humans & sentient machines. It will also include an interactive activity exploring human-AI collaboration. Dr. Campbell & his collaborators describe Elon as a "hype(r)ethnography of brometheanism in the time of mass-extinction." The lecture sets the stage for a lively discussion about design anthropology, fame, & artificial intelligence.
Questions? Contact anthropologysectionnyas@gmail.com
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