Critical Information: A Graduate Student Conference Mapping the
Intersection of Art and Technology

Critical Information is an interdisciplinary graduate student
conference, which provides a platform to assess current scholarship and
research at the intersection of art, media, and society. Critical
Information is particularly interested in engaging papers or projects
that address the following issues: Art and Social Theory, Media and
Memory, the History and Future of the Image, Mediated Image Making,
Identity and Representation in the Mediated Environment, Philosophy and
Media, the Work of Art in the Information Age, and more. All themes
pertaining to the juncture of media, theory, and the visual arts will be
considered.

Open to all current graduate students and those who have received a
graduate degree within the last year, Critical Information is sponsored
by the MFA Art Criticism & Writing Department at the School of Visual
Arts.

Submission Requirements:
- Name, School, Department Affiliation, Academic status
- Phone Number, Email Address
- Title of Paper or Project
- Abstract including thesis statement and main argument. 100-150 words

Important Dates:
- Abstract Deadline: June 30, 2011
- Decision E-mail: September 30, 2011
- Paper Deadline: November 1, 2011