Inscriptions, Inventories, and Instructions in VALIE EXPORT’s Archive
29. September 2023 Universität Hamburg
UWA Conference 2023
Studying Written Artefacts: Challenges and Perspectives
Der Vortrag zur Rolle des Schreibens und zur Lesbarkeit von VALIE EXPORTs Archiv findet im Rahmen der Tagung Studying Written Artefacts: Challenges and Perspectives am Exzellenzcluster Understanding Written Artefacts der Universität Hamburg statt.
The conference will take place over three days of panel presentations structured in three parallel sessions, on 27–29 September 2023; an additional programme will be duly announced.
For a long time, researchers have debated when writing was invented and written artefacts first produced. They have asked whether this was a peculiarity of homo sapiens and what writing actually is, considering whether posing such a question is, in fact, methodologically possible. Most researchers can agree that the invention and use of writing has had such a profound impact on the history of humanity that its consequences continue even in the most sophisticated digital applications, even though manuscripts and writings still remain with us. ...
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