History and Theory of New Media Lecture: Lisa Gitelman, NYU

“Amateurdom” and “fandom” were realms of amateur cultural production, the former self-articulated around 1870 and the latter around 1930. Could these “-doms” offer a resource for thinking about today’s amateur cultural production? What would, what should a history of amateurs look like?

Room: 
370
Event Type: 
Lecture
Location: 
Dwinelle Hall
Date: 
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Time: 
17:00:00
Event Sponsor: 
Berkeley Center for New Media
Event Speakers: 
Lisa Gitelman