The Pirate As Archivist: Reading Digital Comic Book Scans

Presentation by Darren Wershler (Concordia University). Affordable high-quality colour scanners, cheap storage media, open file formats, peer-to-peer networking, file storage locker services and high-bandwidth home connections have all contributed to the online availability of magazines and comics from the early

SAW Video’s Mediatheque

Screening by Mel Hogan (Concordia University) Using the case study of SAW Video’s Mediatheque, Canada’s first online media arts archive, this presentation looks at creative and curatorial interventions that both document and analyse the circulation of media arts online, with

The Surprising Light from the Cave: The Archaeology of White House Information Systems

Presentation by John Laprise (Northwestern University-Qatar). The White House is arguably the preeminent focus of political power in the United States. It lies at the center of vast array of networks and is a member of countless others. Many of