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Engage: Italian Futurism and modern applied technologies
Although Italian Futurism is a movement of the early 20th century, it hasn’t vanished into irrelevance. Even though some aspects can look unseemly to us now, other key values have been left scratched into our culture. What connections do you … Continue reading
Week 7: Water in NYC; Futuring methods
Research Challenges. Using visuals, present a brief introduction to the class on the following examples of contemporary futurism (note – you must go beyond wikipedia): Ray Kurzweil the Tellus Institute Steampunk
Posted in Classes - Week by Week, 3/12 - Water in NYC; Futuring Methods (Week 7)
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Week 5: Old and New Waste Conversion Technologies, Italian Futurism
Oratory challenge: theatrically recite excerpts from the Futurist Manifesto (abridged). Listen to and watch this video in Italian for inspiration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC1wBf-LJ20
Posted in 2/26 - Old and New Waste Conversion Technologies; Italian Futurism (Week 5), Classes - Week by Week
Tagged waste-to-energy, incineration, waste management, Italian futurism, futurism, art, architecture, environmental justice
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