Category Archives: Academic Research

John Cage, the Student: Time at Black Mountain College

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Elliot Inman

This is from my talk at the Black Mountain College ReVIEWING conference in November of 2021. That year’s conference focused on John Cage’s ideas and practices. The annual conference draws scholars from around the world to Asheville, North Carolina, near … Continue reading →

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The First Makerspace?

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Elliot Inman

At some point in our evolution, human beings started sharing tools. We know from biologists that many animals make some kind of tool, but many tools provide only latent solutions — a specific tool to accomplish a specific task. At … Continue reading →

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High Speed Computing for Poets

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Elliot Inman

Natasha Goldowski: Science, Cybernetics, and High Speed Computing at Black Mountain College Elliot Inman Paper presented at the Black Mountain College ReViewing Conference 2019 held on the campus of UNC-Asheville. The success of any interdisciplinary curriculum often depends on a … Continue reading →

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