I am currently dayjobbing as a Teaching Fellow in Digital Culture at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. My background is in media anthropology, politics and journalism as well as in the more visual arts (photography, painting, design). My work aims to combine critical anthropology/cultural studies with recent developments in information, cybernetic and digital theory, with a special focus on the practical and experimental sides of computing for artistic, commercial and social purposes. I am also increasingly fascinated by the tricky sticky notion of creativity: that is, what it means to think differently and how something new and/or innovative enters the world. Most of this is mediated via my interest in French philosophy and its applicability to questions especially around contemporary digital culture and tactical media...
- JoinedMarch 2008
- Websitehttp://matti.pohjonen.org
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