Psychogeography: fifty years on

TIMECODE

A seminar series in media and technology



30th January 2008, 6pm, FREE ADMISSION



Psychogeography: fifty years on



The year 2007 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of radical
artistic/philosophical movement the Situationist International a major
influence on revolutionary actions (most notably Paris '68), critical
thinking and subcultural movements. One of the central and long-lasting
concepts emerging from this group was that of 'Psychogeography'- "the study
of the specific effects of the geographical environment (whether consciously
organized or not) on the emotions and behaviour of individuals". This
concept has been applied widely across many disciplines and this seminar
will introduce aspects of the psychogeographical pertinent to contemporary
media and society.

Dr Andrew Evans (University Of Leeds) will discuss how landscape and
geography (including the perceived and/or virtual) how been affected by the
psychogeographic, while Dr Mark Banks (Open University) will address how the
poetics of the original concept have become increasingly commodified just as
the radical aspects of the term have almost disappeared. This seminar will
be of interest to artists, political theorists, poets, geographers, media
producers, social scientists and anyone with an interest in the urban
milieu.

Presented in conjunction with the Psychogeographical Research Group, a
collaboration between the University of Bradford and De Montfort University



On Location, National Media Museum, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 1NQ. Tel:
0870 70 10 200

http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/





For more information on the series contact:

Mark Goodall

m.goodall@bradford.ac.uk

Tel +44 (0)1274 236071