Tangible Thoughts :)

 Hey everyone. Below is a list of topics that could be in line with the theme:

-Troubling the tangible could include scholarship that explores or provides counter-narratives to those thought of as concrete fact. For example, I am interested in alternative press coverage and would be interested to see projects that explore the alternative press as providing spaces where oppositional narratives can be found. 

-Tangible communication could include language systems involving symbols and touch, for example when pictures are used to convey meaning for people who can’t communicate through speech or sign language. This could be an attractive area for disability theorists.

-Tangibility could be connected to archive studies. What are the issues that accompany archiving tangible objects (books, newspapers, personal possessions etc.)? Also, we could see projects that explore efforts to digitize the tangible? Projects in this area could make the digital tangible by drawing attention to the network of servers, archivists, and policy makers that are part of the process of digitizing the tangible.

-The tangible could be include trauma and affect theorists, by asking what role the tangible plays in connecting victims of traumatic events to past, as well as the tangible and it’s connection to catharisis? Basically, what is the risk involved in holding onto the tangible when it could affect you negatively?

These are just some ideas. Sorry it has taken me so long. I am holed up in my office trying to finish two papers and drinking as much coffee as possible.

Paul