{"id":162,"date":"2022-01-17T08:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T08:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classes.codeatlang.com\/digital-media-off-the-grid\/2022-spring\/?post_type=portfolio&p=162"},"modified":"2022-03-08T20:20:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T20:20:27","slug":"march-8-diy-infrastructures-art-design-interventions","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/classes.codeatlang.com\/digital-media-off-the-grid\/2022-spring\/portfolio\/march-8-diy-infrastructures-art-design-interventions\/","title":{"rendered":"March 8 \u2013\u00a0DIY infrastructures: art & design interventions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This week in class, in addition to these readings, we\u2019ll be discussing several projects that intervene in different off-the-grid situations in a range of ways. These projects can be variously categorized as art & design, information technology for international development (ICT4D), community-oriented, or DIY. Take a look at the projects listed (see \u201cObjects and examples\u201d below). I\u2019ve provided links for some of them where you can find out more. We\u2019ll make time during class on Thursday to discuss, and I hope they might offer some inspiration for your project work. We\u2019ll talk about project expectations on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For your reading homework, please focus on the first two texts. I hope in class to also consider GPS and the SpaceX Starlink as technologies that enable practices of \u201cgridding\u201d, and if you\u2019d like to read more about GPS, have a look at the Lisa Parks article. We\u2019ll also be talking about One Laptop per Child (OLPC), which is discussed in the first text, and if you\u2019d like to learn more about it, take a look at the last three optional articles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shane Brennan, \u201cVisionary Infrastructure: Community Solar Streetlights in Highland Park<\/a>\u201c, Journal of Visual Culture<\/em>, 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lisa Parks, \u201cPlotting the personal: Global Positioning Satellites and interactive media<\/a>\u201c, Ecumene<\/em>, 2001. Somewhat dated, as this article came out when GPS was just emerging as a widely used technology. Interesting to gain that perspective however on something that we take to be ubiquitous today in smartphones and car navigation systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Class artifacts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, March 8: Reading discussion.\u00a0Presentation slides<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Optional texts, if you\u2019d like to read about OLPC:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n