ObjectAmerica – OBJECT AMERICA

—1— Observing “America” through everyday objects

Observational Practices, Transdisciplinary Research Posted by Pascal

Pascal Glissmann, Selena Kimball — Co-directors, Observational Practices Lab, Parsons, The New School New York

—2— The Model 500 telephone, quintessential American object

Collection, Curating, Design Posted by Pascal

Ellen Lupton — Senior Curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York City.

—3— What has this phone seen?

Environmental Psychology, Geography Posted by Pascal

Cindi Katz — Professor of Geography in Environmental Psychology and Women’s Studies

—4— Lived abstraction, making senses

history of science, mathematics Posted by Pascal

Michael J. Barany — Historian of modern science and mathematics, and is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Society of Fellows at Dartmouth College

—5— What gave meaning to your life?

medicine, palliative care Posted by Pascal

Fernando Kawai, M.D. — Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

—6— f plus own = phone

Etymology, Visual Arts, Visual Language Posted by Pascal

Katie Merz — Visual Artist based in New York City

—7— How did the telephone impact face to face interactions?

Data, Economics Posted by Pascal

Lisa M. George — Associate Professor of Economics at Hunter College

—8— Fantasies calling

Media Studies Posted by Pascal

Sumita Chakravarty — Associate Professor of Media Studies, The New School

—9— What can we hear when we stop talking?

Music, Sound Art Posted by Pascal

Roarke Menzies — New York City-based Artist and Composer

— 10 — Hacking and testing the sound of the Model 500

HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY, Media Studies, SOUND STUDIES Posted by Pascal

Mara Mills — Associate Professor of Media, Culture and Communication at NYU

—11— Communicating from the inside

Creative Writing, Poetry Posted by Pascal

LB Thompson — American Poet and Creative Writing Instructor at The New School

—12— I pushed my shoulders back — then I answered the phone

Material Science Posted by Pascal

Anuja Bagul — Senior Material Scientist, New Technologies

—13— Is this black phone really black?

Cryosphere Sciences, Space Studies Posted by Pascal

Marco Tedesco — Research Professor at the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University

—14— A Pavlovian response to the ring

Data Science Posted by Pascal

Benjamin Rubin — Director at Center for Data Arts, The New School