Gapers Block has ceased publication.

Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni.
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Digital Genres Initiative

The Digital Genres Conference. May 30-31, 9am-9pm at the University of Chicago in Chicago. A free two-day conference exploring how digital forms of communication are changing our lives. "We will host papers and conversations in an environment where the internet and the academy cross-pollinate."

Speakers include AKMA, Trevor Bechtel, Evelyn Browne, Edward Castronova, Naomi Chana, Biella Coleman, Greg Costikyan, Phil Cubetta, Anne Galloway, Lacey Graves, Daniel Headrick, Steve Himmer, Laura Jackson, Micah Jackson, Jesper Juul, Robert Moore, David Rosenberg, Seth Sanders, Aditya Sood, Molly Wright Steenson, Holly Swyers, Laura Trippi and David Weinberger.

More info here; press release here.

Cremaster 1&2

Cremaster 1 & 2, sculptural films by Matthew Barney. Landmark Century Centre, 2828 N. Clark (at Diversey), showtimes to be announced. Runs 5/30 - 6/1. Check the Reader listing here; read Gapers' Block entry here.
 

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