Author
Anirudh Sridhar
9 items.
30 Jun 2014
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," Let There be Geometry"This is the first blog in the series to view perfect Mathematical objects in the postmodern world and see if the centrality of these objects can be or has been subverted by language and the technological. In this preliminary blog, we will …
26 May 2014
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Binary Code Invades the Universal ProblematicThis essay looks at language as an archive and posits, through a reading of Foucault, Derrida, Saussure and Jakobson that the means of perceiving language in the digital has changed. Communication requires community and the large networks …
14 Apr 2014
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The Machinistic Paradigm CollapseLooking at the example of the scientific practices surrounding protein folding study, this blog explores the modern relevance of Thomas Kuhn’s conception of a paradigm. This blog posits that because of the heavy reliance on computational …
28 Mar 2014
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Structure, Sign and Play in the DigitalI have come to realize, in my research, that I have been looking for and staring at the various entry points of the Digital Humanities by looking at the primordial lighting arrangements and formative forces that are in play in it. So far, …
28 Mar 2014
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Fishing is the New Black: Contemporary Art Imitates the DigitalMarshall Mcluhan once said, “Art at its most significant is a Distant Early Warning System that can always be relied on to tell the old culture what is beginning to happen to it.” Philosophers, on the other hand, think about things in …
12 Mar 2014
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Digital Humanities: The Ecto-ParasiteThis blog entry, exploring Jacques Derrida's Mochlos can be read in three ways. The numbers below refer to the cells which should be read in the specified order. A.) 1-3-4: This essay views knowledge and the University as a technology and …
17 Dec 2013
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The Conflict of KonigsbergImmanuel Kant’s “Conflict of the Faculties”, written in Konigsberg was a daring publication under the censorious watch of the Prussian totalitarian state. In it, he argues for open argument and mutual respect among the state endorsed and …
15 Oct 2013
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Bengali eSpeak Aids in Disaster ManagementSoftware developed on the eSpeak was deployed in Bangladesh and helped its citizens for disaster management.
4 Oct 2013
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A Hitchhikers Guide to the CyberspaceThis blog post explores what authors of various stripes have to say about the digital sphere. Directly or indirectly, it looks at the commentary that authors provide on raging debates and contentions within the Digital Humanities.