Shane Denson
@shanedenson.bsky.social
Media theorist | Stanford Art & Art History | Modern Thought & Literature | shanedenson.com | Author: Postnaturalism (https://tinyurl.com/3pxpatav); Discorrelated Images (https://tinyurl.com/44mp6kxy); & Post-Cinematic Bodies (https://tinyurl.com/mr2u5spk)
Coming in 2027: Endurance Media, by Neta Alexander, Shane Denson, David Parisi, and Rachel Plotnick. In the series "In Search of Media" from University of Minnesota Press/meson press!
Resurfacing online to mention: my book on the history of Speech Rec, NLP, and data-driven AI is coming out in a couple of weeks! Just got my author's copy from @uchicagopress.bsky.social and it finally feels real! press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Divination Engines
A revealing and surprising origin story, showing how attempts to render human speech and language computable led from the era of big data to today’s AI. Since the advent of computers, society has fant...
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"Der Verwesungsprozeß ist ein Vervielfältigungsprozeß." (The process of decay is a process of generation.) -- Work in progress with Karin Denson.
Places We Make From — Alex Feliciano Mejía on EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES As part of the AICA-USA's Art Critic Fellowship, Alex Feliciano Mejía wrote a fabulous essay about the EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES show this past winter. The piece was published in the AICA-USA's Magazine and can be accessed here. Check…
Places We Make From — Alex Feliciano Mejía on EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES
As part of the AICA-USA's Art Critic Fellowship, Alex Feliciano Mejía wrote a fabulous essay about the EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES show this past winter. The piece was published in the AICA-USA's Magazine and can be accessed here. Check it out!
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Bride of Frankenstein [film|minutes] interactive version named in BFI/Sight & Sound “Best Video Essays of 2025” Each year critics are asked to name their top choices for best video essay of the year, and the results are published by Sight & Sound magazine. I missed it when the results came out…
Bride of Frankenstein [film|minutes] interactive version named in BFI/Sight & Sound “Best Video Essays of 2025”
Each year critics are asked to name their top choices for best video essay of the year, and the results are published by Sight & Sound magazine. I missed it when the results came out back in December, but among those named for 2025 was the interactive version of my latest book on James Whale's 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein…
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Periodic reminder that I made this open-access app, the film|minutes video|graphic workstation, that might be of interest to people writing close analysis of moving-image work (or commenting and feedback for filmmakers too!)
Re-Figuring | Digital Gravity — Morehshin Allahyari and Miguel Novelo at Digital Aesthetics Workshop, May 19, 2026 The Digital Aesthetics Workshop is pleased to announce our next event, featuring presentations from Morehshin Allahyari and Miguel Novelo, on May 19 from 5-6:30PM PT in the Board Room…
Re-Figuring | Digital Gravity — Morehshin Allahyari and Miguel Novelo at Digital Aesthetics Workshop, May 19, 2026
The Digital Aesthetics Workshop is pleased to announce our next event, featuring presentations from Morehshin Allahyari and Miguel Novelo, on May 19 from 5-6:30PM PT in the Board Room at the Humanities Center. For those unable to join in person, we invite you to join on Zoom. Registration is at this link. Morehshin Allahyari | Re-figuring In this presentation, Morehshin Allahyari speaks to the significance of re-figuration in her work: the act of re-reading the past, in order to reimagine decolonial futures.
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a black and white photo of a woman 's face with a surgical scar on her face .
ALT: a black and white photo of a woman 's face with a surgical scar on her face .
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Jason Mittell@jmittell.bsky.social · 3mo ago[Because I rewatched it tonight for another countless time, I'm redoing the meme] Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, DC, Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Spielberg, Cameron, Wachowskis, or Ghibli.
Animating Sites of Becoming — Poyen Wang and Heesoo Kwon at Digital Aesthetics Workshop, April 28, 2026 We are pleased to announce our first event of spring quarter! Poyen Wang and Heesoo Kwon will join us for a joint talk on Tuesday, April 28, from 5-6:30pm PT. The event, titled, "Animating Sites…
Animating Sites of Becoming — Poyen Wang and Heesoo Kwon at Digital Aesthetics Workshop, April 28, 2026
We are pleased to announce our first event of spring quarter! Poyen Wang and Heesoo Kwon will join us for a joint talk on Tuesday, April 28, from 5-6:30pm PT. The event, titled, "Animating Sites of Becoming," will take place in the Stanford Humanities Center Board Room. Refreshments will be served. Zoom link for those unable to join in-person: tinyurl.com/mrx4ndz2…
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The summer semester just started here in Berlin, which means our annual speaker series is about to kick off. If you're in the area, feel free to join us at the JFK Institute for any (or all) of these colloquium sessions (Wednesdays at 4pm). Link: www.jfki.fu-berlin.de/en/faculty/l...
“A Company of Authors” — April 18, 2026 On April 18, I'll be part of the 23rd annual "A Company of Authors" event at Stanford, where faculty present their new books. This will be my third time! Talking about my recent book on Bride of Frankenstein. More info about the event here:
“A Company of Authors” — April 18, 2026
On April 18, I'll be part of the 23rd annual "A Company of Authors" event at Stanford, where faculty present their new books. This will be my third time! Talking about my recent book on Bride of Frankenstein. More info about the event here:
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Finally saw THE BRIDE! It’s a mess, but what else Is a monster movie supposed to be? I preferred it to the seriousness of last year‘s Frankenstein. Felt like the return of postmodernism.
EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES in Review Photo: Shaun Roberts EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES came to a close this past week, following a very successful run at Stanford Art Gallery. Curated by the non/phenomenal collective (Brett Amory, Karin Denson, and Shane Denson), and featuring 20 artists and collaboratives,…
EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES in Review
Photo: Shaun Roberts EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES came to a close this past week, following a very successful run at Stanford Art Gallery. Curated by the non/phenomenal collective (Brett Amory, Karin Denson, and Shane Denson), and featuring 20 artists and collaboratives, the exhibition opened on January 22 and closed on March 13. Photo: Shaun Roberts The show was extremely well attended throughout the 7+ week duration, with visitors spending a good deal of time in the gallery.
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People are split on THE BRIDE!, but not on James Whale's 1935 masterpiece BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN! Check out my book -- free on Kindle and super cheap as paperback!
EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES -- drone cut
EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES STANFORD ART GALLERY January 22 – March 13, 2026 What are the limits of experience? This exhibition explores forms of appearance that…
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Shane Denson@shanedenson.bsky.social · 5mo agoEXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES — Drone Footage Video We're coming up on the final week of EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES, with 20 amazing artists and collaboratives approaching the conditions of appearance and nonappearance from a wide variety of angles and mediums. The exhibition, curated by the non/phenomenal…
EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES — Drone Footage Video We're coming up on the final week of EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES, with 20 amazing artists and collaboratives approaching the conditions of appearance and nonappearance from a wide variety of angles and mediums. The exhibition, curated by the non/phenomenal…
EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES — Drone Footage Video
We're coming up on the final week of EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES, with 20 amazing artists and collaboratives approaching the conditions of appearance and nonappearance from a wide variety of angles and mediums. The exhibition, curated by the non/phenomenal collective (Brett Amory, Karin Denson, and Shane Denson) is open Monday through Friday, 12-5pm, through March 13. The video above, featuring drone footage shot by Shaun Roberts and edited by Shane Denson, provides an overview (literally) of the show. Check it out before it closes!
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There it is! The first printed copy of my Texas Chain Saw Massacre book manuscript, ready for one last copy-edit before I submit the final version.
Few pre-book copies of "Unlimited: Aspirational Politics and Mobile Media Distribution" arrived in package, and some kind endorsements from scholars whom I deeply respect. The book is going to be published in late March through MIT Press.
"Isn't Artisanal Intelligence K(NOT) AI?" -- Katherine Behar at Digital Aesthetics Workshop, Feb. 25, 2026 www.blog.shanedenson.com?p=6334
“Isn’t Artisanal Intelligence K(NOT) AI?” — Katherine Behar at Digital Aesthetics Workshop, Feb. 25, 2026
Please join us in welcoming Katherine Behar, our next guest of the year, who will present “Isn’t Artisanal Intelligence K(NOT) AI?” on Wednesday, February 25, from 5-6:30PM PT. This event wil…
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Artist Panel: EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES -- Feb 23, 2026 www.blog.shanedenson.com?p=6337
Artist Panel: EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES — Feb 23, 2026
Join us on February 23, 2026 (5-7pm, McMurtry Building, Oshman Hall) for an artist panel featuring participants from EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES, on view at Stanford Art Gallery from January 22-March 13,…
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Artist Panel: EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES — Feb 23, 2026 Join us on February 23, 2026 (5-7pm, McMurtry Building, Oshman Hall) for an artist panel featuring participants from EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES, on view at Stanford Art Gallery from January 22-March 13, 2026. Bringing together artists whose work…
Artist Panel: EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES — Feb 23, 2026
Join us on February 23, 2026 (5-7pm, McMurtry Building, Oshman Hall) for an artist panel featuring participants from EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES, on view at Stanford Art Gallery from January 22-March 13, 2026. Bringing together artists whose work explores the limits of experience, this program offers a special opportunity to hear directly from those behind the exhibition. Each participating artist will give a brief talk reflecting on their work in the exhibition, followed by a moderated conversation led by Alexander Nemerov, Carl and Marilynn Thoma Provostial Professor in the Arts and Humanities at Stanford, and audience Q&A.
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“Isn’t Artisanal Intelligence K(NOT) AI?” — Katherine Behar at Digital Aesthetics Workshop, Feb. 25, 2026 Please join us in welcoming Katherine Behar, our next guest of the year, who will present “Isn't Artisanal Intelligence K(NOT) AI?” on Wednesday, February 25, from 5-6:30PM PT. This event will…
“Isn’t Artisanal Intelligence K(NOT) AI?” — Katherine Behar at Digital Aesthetics Workshop, Feb. 25, 2026
Please join us in welcoming Katherine Behar, our next guest of the year, who will present “Isn't Artisanal Intelligence K(NOT) AI?” on Wednesday, February 25, from 5-6:30PM PT. This event will take place in the Board Room at the Humanities Center; refreshments will be served. We hope to see you there. Zoom link for those unable to join in person: …
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Artist Panel: EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES — Feb. 23, 2026 Join us for an artist panel featuring participants from EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES, on view at Stanford Art Gallery from January 22-March 13, 2026. Bringing together artists whose work explores the limits of experience, this program offers a special…
Artist Panel: EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES — Feb. 23, 2026
Join us for an artist panel featuring participants from EXTRA/PHENOMENALITIES, on view at Stanford Art Gallery from January 22-March 13, 2026. Bringing together artists whose work explores the limits of experience, this program offers a special opportunity to hear directly from those behind the exhibition. Each participating artist will give a brief talk reflecting on their work in the exhibition, followed by a moderated conversation and audience Q&A.
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