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“At the Edge of the Network: Undersea Cables and Deep Infrastructure,” A Talk by Professor Nicole Starosielski

March 10, 2016 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Over 99% of transoceanic data traffic is carried across the oceans by undersea cables—these technologies comprise the backbone of the global internet. This presentation will focus on Surfacing, a digital map that enables users to traverse the social worlds of the cable system and the unseen cultural formations that sustain everyday internet connections. Surfacing is both a project of infrastructural visibility, revealing the geographies of internet systems, and a critical experiment in digital cartography that challenges existing modes of vertical and lateral movement.

Nicole Starosielski is an Assistant Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University Steinhardt.

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March 10, 2016
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6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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The Skylight Room @ The GC
365 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY 10016
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