Guide to the Alan Sondheim Papers

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Guide to the Alan Sondheim Papers

1965-2010

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Alan Sondheim (born 1943) is an author, musician, artist, and cyberspace theorist. His work explores embodiment in cyberspace and the use of computer technology and coding languages for personal and artistic expression. This collection contains Sondheim's intellectual and artistic work across many mediums. It includes his written work in articles, manuscripts, e-mails, and digital files; his visual artwork portrayed on paper and canvas, in photographs, photo slides, and negatives, and in digital images; his musical work, as both a solo artist and as a member of the groups Damaged Life and Ritual-All-7-70, on audio reels and audiocassettes; his work as a filmmaker on a variety of film and video formats; his engagement in exhibitions and performances, often in collaboration with other artists; and his academic career, reflected in lecture notes, instructional materials, and syllabi.

54 Linear Feet in 21 record cartons, 46 manuscript boxes, 10 flat boxes, 3 media boxes, 1 LP box, 1 flat file, and 4 oversize film cans

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Alan Sondheim is an author, musician, artist, and cyberspace theorist. He was born February 3, 1943 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and received a B.A. and M.A. in English from Brown University. Sondheim's work explores embodiment in cyberspace and Codework, which is the use of computer coding languages for creative expression. His written works include Being on Line: Net Subjectivity (1997), Disorders of the Real (1988), .echo (2001), Vel (Blazevox, 2004-5), Sophia (Writers Forum, 2004),...