Sigourney Weaver is represented as a female power icon in pop culture, though several roles from ... more Sigourney Weaver is represented as a female power icon in pop culture, though several roles from her filmography epitomise Mulvey's notion of the Male Gaze, whereby Weaver is objectified and sexualised in the character personas she portrays. The iconic horror narrator John Newland draws public attention to the discord between Weaver's selective recollection and her actual cinematic record. This work constitutes a Fair-Use of any copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US copyright law.
This paper utilizes “The Garden of Forking Paths” as a starting point to explore Borges’s concept... more This paper utilizes “The Garden of Forking Paths” as a starting point to explore Borges’s concept of bifurcation and how the act of decision-making in everyday life is closely associated with similar theoretical themes in the Deleuzean notion of multiplicities. These topics then scaffold a self-reflective review of major events from D’Alessandro’s life that have shaped her past, present, and likely future. The personal and transformational experiences featured in this case study demonstrate how remix can be embraced as a broad definition and philosophy for life.
This special issue of Media-N on contemporary approaches to remix was inspired by Jorge Luis Borg... more This special issue of Media-N on contemporary approaches to remix was inspired by Jorge Luis Borges’s short story, “The Garden of Forking Paths,” a recurring point of reference in the development of media culture. Prior to terms such as new media, digital art, media art, and remix, Borges’s narrative exploration of bifurcation as a means of reflecting on the possibility of multiple simultaneous realities with no clear beginning or end has offered a literary and philosophical model for creative uses of emerging technology throughout the twentieth century. The essays included in this special issue provide a glimpse into the relation of Borgesian multiplicity and remix as an interdisciplinary methodology. Cover image: Jennifer and Rebecca Gallagher, Parker and Martin Lester, and Oscar and Oliver Navas-Mendoza. Composition remixed by Owen Gallagher, xtine burrough, Eduardo Navas.
Sigourney Weaver is represented as a female power icon in pop culture, though several roles from ... more Sigourney Weaver is represented as a female power icon in pop culture, though several roles from her filmography epitomise Mulvey's notion of the Male Gaze, whereby Weaver is objectified and sexualised in the character personas she portrays. The iconic horror narrator John Newland draws public attention to the discord between Weaver's selective recollection and her actual cinematic record. This work constitutes a Fair-Use of any copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US copyright law.
This paper utilizes “The Garden of Forking Paths” as a starting point to explore Borges’s concept... more This paper utilizes “The Garden of Forking Paths” as a starting point to explore Borges’s concept of bifurcation and how the act of decision-making in everyday life is closely associated with similar theoretical themes in the Deleuzean notion of multiplicities. These topics then scaffold a self-reflective review of major events from D’Alessandro’s life that have shaped her past, present, and likely future. The personal and transformational experiences featured in this case study demonstrate how remix can be embraced as a broad definition and philosophy for life.
This special issue of Media-N on contemporary approaches to remix was inspired by Jorge Luis Borg... more This special issue of Media-N on contemporary approaches to remix was inspired by Jorge Luis Borges’s short story, “The Garden of Forking Paths,” a recurring point of reference in the development of media culture. Prior to terms such as new media, digital art, media art, and remix, Borges’s narrative exploration of bifurcation as a means of reflecting on the possibility of multiple simultaneous realities with no clear beginning or end has offered a literary and philosophical model for creative uses of emerging technology throughout the twentieth century. The essays included in this special issue provide a glimpse into the relation of Borgesian multiplicity and remix as an interdisciplinary methodology. Cover image: Jennifer and Rebecca Gallagher, Parker and Martin Lester, and Oscar and Oliver Navas-Mendoza. Composition remixed by Owen Gallagher, xtine burrough, Eduardo Navas.
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