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The Lupton Sisters

Admission is free.
Reception to follow.

While pundits worry about the increasing amount of time young people spend online in dematerialized virtual spaces, we have also witnessed an explosion of practices and devices that return our attention to the hand. From the online craft vendor Etsy to the tactile interfaces of our iPhones, the body and the digital are deeply interlaced. The Touch of the Hand in the Digital Era is a two-part series that will consider the particular roles that touch and the emotions play in our sense of self and the world.

Sisters Ellen and Julia Lupton will offer a wide-ranging exploration of the D.I.Y. impulse of the past decade. The do-it-yourself movement, which signals the resurgence of craft and the handmade in contemporary life, exists in interesting tension with the widespread use of digital media. The Lupton sisters are ideally poised to address this seeming paradox. Ellen Lupton is an award-winning graphic designer, curator and critic, and Julia Lupton is a noted Shakespearean scholar. Together, they have published a series of popular books focused on design and everyday life, including Design Your Life, D.I.Y.: Design It Yourself and D.I.Y. Kids. The Lupton sisters will also engage the audience in a hands-on D.I.Y. experience.

Organized by Philip Ethington (History and Political Science) and Tara McPherson (Cinematic Arts). Co-sponsored by the Center for Transformative Scholarship.

For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.edu

Location: Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library (DML) - Friends Lecture Hall, Room 240

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Daria Yudacufski