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Urban Media Archaeology 2011

This is the website for the Fall 2011 "Urban Media Archaeology" graduate seminar-studio, taught by Shannon Mattern and Rory Solomon at The New School.

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Mobile, and fleeting

November 9, 2011 sarafusco Process Blog

How can I plot a moving, temporary object on a map (particularly with only moderate tech skills)? This has been my constant question — and

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A Literary Map of Manhattan

November 9, 2011 Farah Map Critique

A Literary Map of Manhattan is a thematic map created in 2005 for the The New York Times Book Review that plots “where imaginary New

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Movie Theaters of Union Square Development

November 9, 2011 fishmatt33 Class Announcement, Process Blog

It is funny how much of a 180 this project has taken since my first visit to the library. Upon this project’s inception I was

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8-Bit NYC

November 9, 2011 duncan Map Critique

8-Bit NYC is, in the words of its creator Brett Camper, “a lo-fi web map of New York City, inspired by 8-bit video games.” Camper

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Proof of Concept

November 9, 2011 Jonathan Process Blog

In preparation for the Pecha Kucha and as “proof of concept” I took a number of photographs using the Dear Photograph (DP) format using historic Highline/10th Avenue

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Switching Stations: Thoughts On My Project

November 9, 2011 Maria Process Blog

After the Pecha Kucha presentations and the comments from guests and classmates, I find myself now in the process of narrowing down my timeline for

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Diving into Woody Allen’s Career and Historic Locations

November 8, 2011 jjmaxwell Process Blog

After last week’s Pecha Kucha presentation, I quickly realized that time management and planning were even more important these next six weeks then I realized

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Dossier Conferences

November 8, 2011 Shannon Class Announcement

From the syllabus: We’ll be meeting to talk about your dossiers (about which more below!) in-person. Please sign up for an appointment via Doodle. You

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Youth Media Map: Diving In, Reaching Out, Putting Down

November 7, 2011 Alexandra Process Blog

When I first began this project, I was moving in the direction of a map with more utility – for use with networking between organizations

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Sampling Strategies and Data Model

November 6, 2011 Farah Process Blog

 A corner of Book Row (Fourth Ave. at Astor Place), c. 1935. From the NYPL Digital Gallery, Image ID: 708165F. One of the things I’ve

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