“When Was Linearity?: Linear Thought, Graphics, and Freedom in the Age of Knowledge Work.” Simpson Center. University of Washington, Seattle. 7 May 2009.

'Red' Square, University of Washington

  • Talk Abstract: “On May 7-8, 2009 the Simpson Center will host Alan Liu, Professor and Chair of the Department of English, University of California, Santa Barbara, as the first Digital Humanities Commons Visiting Scholar. His public talk, ‘Linear Thought, Graphics, and Freedom in the Age of Knowledge Work,’ will address the shift from print-based linear thought to digital principles of non-linear movement. Liu will also conduct an informal seminar with faculty and graduate students.”
  • Related seminar taught by Joseph Milutis at U. Washington: “Creative Destruction: Reading Alan Liu” (May 1 and 8, 2009)
  • Photos of campus and Simpson Center