Series VI. Academic Career

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet in 1 manuscript box.

Extent

3 film reels including 1 8mm film and 2 16mm films.

Extent

16 audiocassettes

Extent

1 U-matic

Scope and Contents

Series VI. Academic Career includes lecture notes, instructional materials, syllabi, and audiovisual recordings related to classes taught by Sondheim. It also includes documentation of his engagement with academic conferences and symposiums. Sondheim taught New Media at Florida International University from 2001-2002 and Filmmaking at Brown University from 2006-2007. He frequently gives lectures on multimedia art and cyberspace theory, and has appeared at the Cybermind96 Conference, CyPosium, and South by Southwest.

Arrangement

This series is arranged chronologically. Wherever possible, record titles were taken directly from Sondheim's work.

Recorded Correspondence, circa 1955-1965, inclusive

Box: 23, Quarter_Inch_Audio_Reel: 267_107 (Material Type: Audio)

Scope and Contents

This recorded message on an audiocassette was sent to a family member while Alan was attending undergraduate school in Isreal. He talks about his classes and early career plans.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 21 minutes.

Audio

Recorded Correspondence

Recorded Correspondence with Acoustic Guitar, circa 1955-1965, inclusive

Box: 23, Quarter_Inch_Audio_Reel: 267_104 (Material Type: Audio)

Scope and Contents

This recorded message on an audiocassette was sent to a family member while Alan was attending undergraduate school in Israel.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 43 minutes.

Audio

Recorded Correspondence with Acoustic Guitar

Toronto / UCLA, August, 1966

Box: 79, 8mm_Film_Reel: 267_142 (Material Type: film)

Video

Toronto / UCLA

Course Syllabi, 1968-2000, inclusive

Box: 70, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Meta, Ltd. -- Description and Notes, circa 1970s, inclusive

Box: 69, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Meta, Ltd. -- Articles of Association, 1972

Box: 69, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Meta, Ltd. -- "Meta: General Prospectus", 1972

Box: 69, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Meta, Ltd. -- Meeting Minutes, 1972

Box: 69, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Meta, Ltd. -- Stationary, Undated, inclusive

Box: 69, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Halifax Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, 1972

Box: 11, audiocassette: 267_273 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 47 minutes.

Audio

Halifax NSCAD

The Mezzanine Magazine, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, May, 1972

Box: 83, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

The Mezzanine was an exhibition space at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. This magazine advertises an exhibition by Meta Ltd. on the first page, and lists Alan Sondheim as one of the artists connected with the Mezzanine.

"Quinn on Quine" Faculty Systems Group, November 20, 1972

Box: 11, audiocassette: 267_256, 267_262 (Material Type: Audio)

Box: 12, audiocassette: 267_267 (Material Type: Audio)

Audio

"Quinn on Quine" Faculty Systems Group

Alan Sondheim at USCD, May 23, 1974

Box: 12, audiocassette: 267_210 (Material Type: Audio)

Box: 14, audiocassette: 267_364 (Material Type: Audio)

Audio

Alan Sondheim at USCD

Curricula Vitae, 1974-1990, inclusive

Box: 70, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Lecture Notes and Outlines, 1975-1999, inclusive

Box: 69, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Student Extracurricular Activities, circa 1975-1990, inclusive

Box: 69, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Instructional Materials, 1975-2000, inclusive

Box: 70, Folder: 7, 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Summer Institute Proposal Narrative, 1978

Box: 69, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Transcription + Annotations," Presented at the C.A.A. Conference

Box: 69, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Art and Ideology Conference - Preliminary Notes, 1979

Box: 70, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Critique on the Authentic" read at the Ottawa Art and Ideology Conference, 1979

Box: 70, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Manuscript for Concordia College Seminar on Subjectivity and Ideology, 1980

Box: 69, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Pre Convention I and II, August 6, 1981

Box: 13, audiocassette: 267_194 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 95 minutes; Preservation note: Content drops in audio quality when it switches from music to talk.

Audio

Pre Convention I and II

Southern Experiment Conference, 1984

Box: 69, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Technological Transformation of Culture: Performing Arts in a Changing Environment" Symposium at the American Theatre Association Convention, 1986

Box: 69, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Society for Photographic Education Conference, 1988

Box: 69, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Black Mountain College Course Listing Brochure, 1989

Box: 77, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Images: Between Art and Life" Lecture Series Poster, 1990

Box: 77, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Lecture Posters and Ephemera, 1990-2006, inclusive

Box: 69, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Course Syllabi, 1994-2009, inclusive

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_267_ER_189 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Course Syllabi, 1994 - 2009 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Instructional Materials, 1994-2009, inclusive

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_267_ER_190 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Instructional Materials, 1994 - 2009 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Resumes, CVs, and Bios, 1994-2009, inclusive

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_267_ER_194 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Resumes, CVs, and Bios, 1994 - 2009 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

"Mechanical Planet: Genealogies of Virtual Culture" Online Workshop, 1995

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_267_ER_182 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

"Mechanical Planet: Genealogies of Virtual Culture" Online Workshop, 1995 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Academic Correspondence, 1995-2007, inclusive

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_267_ER_184 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Academic Correspondence, 1995 - 2007 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Research Proposals and Grant Related Documents, 1995-2009, inclusive

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_267_ER_193 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Research Proposals and Grant Related Documents, 1995 - 2009 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Cybermind Conference, 1996

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_267_ER_172 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Cybermind Conference (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Cybermind Conference Poster, 1996

Box: 77, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Lectures - Photographs and Notes, 1996-2009, inclusive

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_267_ER_191 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Lectures - Photographs and Notes, 1996 - 2009 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Conferences and Symposiums - Notes and Documents, 1997-2009, inclusive

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_267_ER_187 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Conferences and Symposiums - Notes and Documents, 1997 - 2009 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Webbed Poets Workshop, Albany, 2000

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_267_ER_195 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Webbed Poets Workshop, Albany, 2000 - 2000 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Conferences and Symposiums - Photographs, 2000-2006, inclusive

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_267_ER_188 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Conferences and Symposiums - Photographs, 2000 - 2006 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Workshops -- Notes and Outlines, 2000-2008, inclusive

Box: 69, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

E-Poetry Photographs, 2001

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_267_ER_176 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

E-Poetry Photographs (Material Type: Electronic Record)

"Work on Code" White Paper, 2002-2008, inclusive

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_267_ER_183 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

"Work on Code" White Paper, 2002 - 2008 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

West Virginia University - Events and Projects, 2004-2009, inclusive

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_267_ER_196 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

West Virginia University - Events and Projects, 2004 - 2009 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Codework Resource Kit, 2005

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_267_ER_185 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Codework Resource Kit, 2005 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

E-Poetry Symposium II, 2006

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_267_ER_177 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

E-Poetry Symposium II (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Brown University MCM 170 Class, c. 2007, inclusive

Box: 81, 16mm_film_reels: 267_040 (Material Type: film)

Video

Brown University MCM 170 Class

Brown University Intro Film, c. 2007, inclusive

Box: 79, 16mm_film_reels: 267_041 (Material Type: film)

Video

Brown University Intro Film

Electronic Media and Film NYSCA Grant Application, 2007

Box: 70, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"AG Asia Pacific Bounce" Event at West Virginia University, 2008

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_267_ER_181 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

"AG Asia Pacific Bounce" Event at West Virginia University, 2008 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Codework Workshop - Schedule of Events, 2008

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_267_ER_186 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Codework Workshop - Schedule of Events, 2008 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Interrupt Conference Poster, 2008

Box: 78, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Interrupt: Language-Driven Digital Art Festival, 2008

Box: 70, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

National Science Foundation (NSF) Conference - Notes and Audio Recordings, 2008

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_267_ER_192 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

National Science Foundation (NSF) Conference - Notes and Audio Recordings, 2008 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Subtle Technologies Symposium, 2009-2013, inclusive

Box: 69, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Alan Discussing Theory As He Walks Through New York City, Plays the Guitar, Undated, inclusive

Box: 13, audiocassette: 267_153 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 64 minutes.

Audio

Alan Discussing Theory As He Walks Through New York City, Plays the Guitar

Alan Talking about Meta's Art / Research Thinktank, Undated, inclusive

Box: 12, audiocassette: 267_233 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 95 minutes.

Audio

Alan talking about Meta's Art / Research Thinktank

Cal Arts, Undated, inclusive

Box: 11, audiocassette: 267_271, 267_298 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 59 minutes; Audiocassette 267_271 could not be digitized due to hydrolysis.

Audio

Cal Arts

Class on Music at Newcastle, Conducted with Stuart Marshall, Undated, inclusive

Box: 14, audiocassette: 267_362 (Material Type: Audio)

Box: 14, audiocassette: 267_265 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 63 minutes.

Audio

Class on Music at Newcastle, Conducted with Stuart Marshall

Halifax Convention, Undated, inclusive

Box: 11, audiocassette: 267_318 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 32 minutes.

Audio

Halifax Convention

Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory Conference (HASTAC) - Schedule and Conference Information, Undated, inclusive

Box: 70, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Institute for the Future Notes, Undated, inclusive

Box: 11, audiocassette: 267_306 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 63 minutes.

Audio

Institute for the Future Notes

Lecture on Photography - Newcastle, Undated, inclusive

Box: 11, audiocassette: 267_323 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 121 minutes.

Audio

Lecture on Photography - Newcastle

Lecture Posters -- "Post-Conceptual Art" and "Recent Work", Undated, inclusive

Box: 84, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

"Post-Conceptual Art" lecture given at the Liberal Arts Division on March 19th; "Recent Work" lecture sponsored by the Idea Art Workshop and given on March 19th. College and year unknown.

New York State Summer School of the Media Arts -- Final Show, Undated, inclusive

Box: 69, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Notes - Full Explanation?, Undated, inclusive

Box: 12, audiocassette: 267_213 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 59 minutes; Preservation note: the audio becomes increasingly muffled as the recording goes on.

Audio

Notes - Full Explanation?

Rhode Island School of Design English Class, Undated, inclusive

Box: 12, audiocassette: 267_242 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 24 minutes.

Audio

RISD English Class

Speech Tape, Undated, inclusive

Box: 11, audiocassette: 267_286 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 42 minutes.

Audio

Speech Tape

Teaching Philosophy, Undated, inclusive

Box: 69, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)