[SIGCIS-Members] tips for a course on the cultural history and theory of programming?

[Jon Lindsay]

Bernie,

You might find it interesting to check out Piet Hut's project on The Art of
Computational Science http://www.artcompsci.org/. It's an open source
project for astronomical modeling, but it goes far beyond that in
attempting to document the tacit knowledge and interaction that goes into
program design, presented as a conversation between real and imaginary
developers. Piet is a fascinating fellow, an astrophysicist by training and
currently Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at IAS, with a
long-running interest in epistemology grounded in German phenomenology and
Eastern contemplative traditions. He intends this project to be a sort of
phenomenology of programming experience, as its happening.

Cheers,
Jon


On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 9:01 AM, Bernard Dionysius Geoghegan <
bernardgeoghegan2010 at u.northwestern.edu> wrote:

> Dear Sigcis folks,
>
> I'm teaching a course in Berlin this fall on the cultural history and
> theory of programming. I'm drawing heavily on recent work in software
> studies, platform studies, literary theory, and German media theory
> (Kittler, etc.). Some of our friends and family -- Ensmenger, Kelty, etc --
> will also feature prominently. As a tendency, however, the approach is
> little more cultural studies and poststructural than some of what often
> takes place in our group. The course also features a heavy programming
> component (that is, we're writing programs in Perl). I've posted a very
> early, rough draft of the syllabus here http://bernardg.com/node/67 .
> Does anyone have suggestions for other texts I should consider? If so, I
> would welcome your emails at my new address, geoghegb at cms.hu-berlin.de or
> via the list. I will collate responses, in the event I get more than a few
> comments. Thanks for your thoughts.
>
> Best,
> Bernie
>
>
>
>      Bernard Dionysius Geoghegan
> Institut für Kulturwissenschaft
> Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
> Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
>
> www.bernardg.com
>
>
>
>
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