228 research outputs found
What is Media Archaeology?
No full textThis cutting-edge text offers an introduction to the emerging field of media archaeology and analyses the innovative theoretical and artistic methodology used to excavate current media through its past.Written with a steampunk attitude, What is Media Archaeology? examines the theoretical challenges of studying digital culture and memory and opens up the sedimented layers of contemporary media culture. The author contextualizes media archaeology in relation to other key media studies debates including software studies, German media theory, imaginary media research, new materialism and digital humanities.What is Media Archaeology? advances an innovative theoretical position while also presenting an engaging and accessible overview for students of media, film and cultural studies. It will be essential reading for anyone interested in the interdisciplinary ties between art, technology and media.Reviews'Jussi Parikka offers a lucid, concise, and highly readable account of a new and exciting field - media archaeology. He demonstrates that contemporary media forms are rooted to the past by multiple threads - untangling them helps us understand the media frenzy that currently surrounds us.'Erkki Huhtamo, University of California Los Angeles'A fabulous map of media archaeology that, as its subject compels, produces its territory anew.'Matthew Fuller, Goldsmiths'The most comprehensive coverage to date of this fascinating area of study. Parikka's book offers an excellent overview of connections between the material and social aspects of media technology. He provides a thorough review of the diverse and sometimes contrasting theoretical foundations and provides a host of concrete examples of media-archaeological practice that serve to bridge the gap between heady theoretical trajectories and the concerns of practicing artists, users and other readers who take their technology seriously.'Paul DeMarinis, Stanford Universit
How a small fashion brand survives in the Chinese market? : business development plan for Minna Parikka Shoes Ltd
No full textThe Chinese market has been given favorable receptions by most countries around the world for years due to its huge potential and rapid growth. Affected by the mega trends, more and more foreign companies have entered into the Chinese market, additionally some of them are still taking an important role in this market. However, not all the international players have good fortunes to thrive in the utterly complex and highly competitive environment.
Therefore, this thesis is going to assist a Finnish fashion design company, Minna Parikka Shoes Ltd, to develop the business in the Chinese market where it just entered a short time ago. For this purpose, a full external analysis of Chinese fashion market, internal analysis of Minna Parikka Shoes Ltd, and marketing strategies are going to be comprehensively studied.
The author of this thesis utilizes deductive approach corresponding with qualitative methods. Basically, the thesis consists of two parts: theoretical part and empirical part. In the theoretical part, data is obtained from various sources for instance: books, journals, documentations while the empirical part is based on interviews and meetings.
Generally speaking, the current situation of the Chinese market is good for the business of the case company to develop. Moreover, strong investments in communication in public relation and promotion in the Chinese market are needed. Ideal e-commerce venues are provided for the case company at the same time.
At last, it is concluded that Minna Parikka, the Finnish fashion design brand, has a certain potential to grow in the Chinese market. Variable marketing strategies should be applied corresponding with strategic tools, which are necessary to expand the market and brand named awareness in China. Additionally, a comprehensive business development plan and personal recommendations are given in the end as well
Medionatures : on the relationship between media and plants
No full textThe purpose of this article is to present Jussi Parikka's theory of medionatures. In the context of this theory, the author wants to show the research on relationships between media and plants. Although Parikka focuses primarily on "media zoology" and 'a geology of media", the author thinks that "a botany of media" could also be a fruitful field of research. In order to prove this point, the theory of Parikka is analysed with a main focus on post-humanism and materialism. Then the author describes the specific examples of medianatural relations found in The Secret Life of Plants and Stefano Mancuso's lecture on plant intelligence
Zebrafish as a Model Organism for the Development of Drugs for Skin Cancer
No full textSkin cancer, which includes melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma, represents the most common type of cutaneous malignancy worldwide, and its incidence is expected to rise in the near future. This condition derives from acquired genetic dysregulation of signaling pathways involved in the proliferation and apoptosis of skin cells. The development of animal models has allowed a better understanding of these pathomechanisms, with the possibility of carrying out toxicological screening and drug development. In particular, the zebrafish (Danio rerio) has been established as one of the most important model organisms for cancer research. This model is particularly suitable for live cell imaging and high-throughput drug screening in a large-scale fashion. Thanks to the recent advances in genome editing, such as the clustered regularly-interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9) methodologies, the mechanisms associated with cancer development and progression, as well as drug resistance can be investigated and comprehended. With these unique tools, the zebrafish represents a powerful platform for skin cancer research in the development of target therapies. Here, we will review the advantages of using the zebrafish model for drug discovery and toxicological and phenotypical screening. We will focus in detail on the most recent progress in the field of zebrafish model generation for the study of melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), including cancer cell injection and transgenic animal development. Moreover, we will report the latest compounds and small molecules under investigation in melanoma zebrafish models
Cultural Techniques of Cognitive Capitalism: Metaprogramming and the Labour of Code
No full textThis article addresses cultural techniques of cognitive capitalism. The author argues that to understand the full implications of the notion of cognitive capitalism we need to address the media and cultural techniques which conditions its range and applications. The article offers an expanded understanding of the labour of code and programming through a case study of \u27metaprogramming\u27, a software related organisation practice that offered a way to think of software creativity and programming in organisations. The ideas from the 1970s that are discussed offer a different way to approach creativity and collaborative and post-Fordist capitalism. The author brings together different theoretical perspectives, including German media theory and Yann Moulier Boutang’s thesis about cognitive capitalism. The wider argument is that we should pay more attention to the media archaeological conditions of practices of labour and value appropriation of contemporary technological capitalism as well as the cultural techniques which include \u27ontological and aesthetic operations\u27 that produce cultural, material situations
Involutionary Architecture: Unyoking Coherence from Congruence
No full textBy focusing on the qualities of a posthumanist architectural practice inhis chapter 4, Andrej Radman continues the analysis of the genetic power ofaffective encounters begun by Iris van der Tuin in her opening chapter, and byJussi Parikka in his geophilosophical analysis of the emergent consequencesof constitutive relations for the operation of posthuman systems. Radmanargues that the recomposition of what Guattari refers to as ‘architecturalenunciation’ profoundly transforms the role of the architect, who becomes itsrelay by assuming the analytic and pragmatic responsibility for the productionnot merely of the environment, but of subjectivation itself. FollowingDeleuze’s Spinozism, and continuing the affective corporeal emphasis subsequently given to this in work by Brian Massumi, Radman suggests that if tothink differently one has to feel differently, and if the sole purpose of designis to change us, then architecture is effectively a ‘psychotropic practice’ thatmodulates and compels routines of experience.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.OLD Architectural Theor
JPEG: the quadruple object
No full textThe thesis, together with its practice-research works, presents an object-oriented
perspective on the JPEG standard. Using the object-oriented
philosophy of Graham Harman as a theoretical and also practical starting
point, the thesis looks to provide an account of the JPEG digital object and
its enfolding within the governmental scopic regime. The thesis looks to
move beyond accounts of digital objects and protocols within software
studies that position the object in terms of issues of relationality,
processuality and potentiality. From an object-oriented point of view, the
digital object must be seen as exceeding its relations, as actual, present and
holding nothing in reserve. The thesis presents an account of JPEG starting
from that position as well as an object-oriented account of JPEG’s position
within the distributed, governmental scopic regime via an analysis of
Facebook’s Timeline, tagging and Haystack systems.
As part of a practice-research project, the author looked to use that
perspective within photographic and broader imaging practices as a spur to
new work and also as a “laboratory” to explore Harman’s framework. The
thesis presents the findings of those “experiments” in the form of a report
alongside practice-research eBooks. These works were not designed to be
illustrations of the theory, nor works to be “analysed”. Rather, following the
lead of Ian Bogost and Mark Amerika, they were designed to be
“philosophical works” in the sense of works that “did” philosophy
Embracing Ultra Slow Fashion: Creating emotional connections to clothing through hand knitting and materiality
No full textThis master’s thesis addresses the problems associated with the short lifespan and lack of fundamental appreciation of garments. The work combines handicraft and fashion culture, aiming to find understanding and a way to produce garments that have meaning and value to their owner.
The work is divided into two parts and consists of a theoretical section and a creative productive section. The study begins with a theoretical examination of the current state of the textile industry and the difficulties in fostering sustainable practices amid a culture of overconsumption and rapid production. Building on this foundation, the thesis delves into the emotional connection individuals form with their clothing, highlighting the importance of time in nurturing such relationships.
The thesis investigates the factors influencing the longevity of garments and why some are considered disposable while others are made for life. Through an exploration of DIY culture, the thesis highlights the profound significance of handmade garments, particularly within knitting communities. These communities offer not only a space for creative expression but also a sense of belonging and well-being in an increasingly fast-paced world.
The author's personal experiences with knitting serve as a foundation for understanding the deep fulfillment and satisfaction the craft provides. The act of knitting becomes a meditative practice, offering respite from the chaos of everyday life and resulting in garments imbued with memories of the making process.
In the productive section, the author extends this sense of meaningfulness to clothing creation by emphasizing an emotional connection to materials and manufacturing processes. Drawing inspiration from themes of nature, comfort, and the process of making. The author incorporates self-processed Finnish Sheep wool, natural dyes, and slow handicraft techniques to challenge the ever-accelerating pace of fashion. Coined as "ultra-slow fashion," this approach advocates for a more deliberate and sustainable mode of clothing production.
Furthermore, the thesis examines the potential of finding ways for more meaningful garment production outside of this very personal process of finding sustainability and emotional connection. Ultimately, the thesis offers a holistic exploration of clothing appreciation, DIY culture, and sustainable fashion practices, positioning the author as both a researcher and practitioner in the pursuit of more meaningful and enduring clothing experiences.Tämä opinnäytetyö käsittelee vaatteiden lyhyen käyttöiän ja arvostuksen puutteen ongelmaa. Työ yhdistää käsityö- ja muotikulttuuria, pyrkien löytämään ymmärrystä ja tapoja luoda vaatteita, joilla on merkitystä ja arvoa niiden omistajalle.
Opinnäytetyössä on kaksi osaa: Teoreettinen osa ja luova produktiivinen osa. Teoreettinen osuus alkaa tarkastelemalla tekstiili- ja muotiteollisuuden nykytilaa ja sen vastuullisuus haasteita, erityisesti heijastellen ylituotannon ja ylikulutuksen ongelmaan. Tästä siirrytään käsittelemään, miten tunnesuhde vaatteeseen syntyy ja millaisia vaikutuksia sillä on. Lopuksi teoria osuus tarkastellee käsin neulomista sekä DIY-muoti kulttuuria.
Työ tarkastelee vaatteiden käyttöikään vaikuttavia tekijöitä ja sitä, miksi jotkut vaatteet koetaan kertakäyttöisiksi, kun taas toiset kestävät koko elämän. DIY-kulttuurin (tee-se-itse) kautta työ tuo esille käsintehtyjen vaatteiden henkilökohtaisen suhteen merkityksen, erityisesti neulontayhteisöissä. Näissä yhteisöissä tarjoutuu mahdollisuus luovaan ilmaisuun, mutta myös yhteenkuuluvuuden ja hyvinvoinnin kokemiseen. Työ heijastelee vahvasti kirjoittajan omiin kokemuksiin käsin neulomisesta ja miten vaatesuhde muuttuu tämän itsetekemisen prosessin kautta sekä mitä muita vaikutuksia prosessilla on.
Produktiivinen osuus kuvaa neulevaate malliston valmistusta. Keskiössä ovat maadoittavat ja hitaat käsityöprosessit. Mallisto ammentaa inspiraatiota luonnosta, mukavuudesta ja itsetekemisen prosessista. Ultra-hitaan muodin teemaa kirjoittaja tutkii valmistamalla villalankaa itse lampaiden keritsimisestä lähtien, luonnon väreillä värjäämällä sekä käyttämällä erilaisia käsin neulonta ja virkkaus tekniikoita
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