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advancing the study of critical issues in the modern world and reshaping the ways in which disciplinary scholarship is understood and practiced since 1971
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Christian Jimenez, clockwise from front left, Ryan Tasker, Carolina Morones, Lisa Hori-Garcia, Rudy Guerrero in “Citizen.”
From SF ChronicleSalvador keeps reminding himself to wait and observe. Speak too soon or make a sudden move, and the mysterious beings in this new land of Santa Rosa might eat him alive. But if he restrains himself, he doesn’t just retain his power; dreams might take root and flower in his mind.
A new book by Shane Denson explores the intersections of biodata and media art and how predictive algorithms are reshaping perceptions of the human body.