micha cárdenas is an artist/theorist who works at the intersections of movement, technology and politics. They are a PhD student in Media Arts and Practice (iMAP) at University of Southern California and a member of Electronic Disturbance Theater 2.0. micha’s project Local Autonomy Networks was selected for the 2012 ZERO1 Biennial in San Jose and was the subject of their keynote performance at the 2012 Allied Media Conference. micha’s co-authored book The Transreal: Political Aesthetics of Crossing Realities, published by Atropos Press in 2012, discusses art that uses augmented, mixed and alternate reality, and the intersection of those strategies with the politics of gender, in a transnational context. micha holds an MFA from University of California, San Diego, an MA in Communication from the European Graduate School and a BS in Computer Science from Florida International University. They blog at michacardenas.org and tweet at @michacardenas. Read more…
Upcoming Talks and Performances
2013
April 19, Los Angeles
Congress on Research in Dance
April 20-21, Toronto
Mangos with Chili
April 19 – July 21, Amsterdam
Transcreen: Amsterdam Transgender Film Festival, art exhibition “Lost & Found Transgender Image Making”
April 26, Lüneburg, Germany
Post Media Lab: Don’t Forget the Archives! Symposium
May 2-4, Milwaukee
Plenary, Dark Side of the Digital
May 8-13, Montreal, Quebec
Keynote, Differential Mobilities Conference
May, Detroit
Detroit Future Media
June 20-23, Detroit
Allied Media Conference
September 19-21, Chicago
Critical Ethnic Studies Association Conference
October, Aix-En-Provence, France
Anti-Atlas of Borders
November 21-24, Washington, DC
American Studies Association Annual Meeting
2014
March, Toronto
University of Toronto, Faculty of Information Colloquia Series
Recent Talks and Performances
2013
January 11-20, São Paulo, Brazil
Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics VIII Encuentro, performance and workshop
January 29 – Feb 2, Berlin
Transmediale BWPWAP
Feb 9, San Francisco
Mangos with Chili
Feb 12, New York
THATcamp CAA
Feb 13-16, New York
College Art Association
March, New Jersey
Trans Technology, Rutgers University
2012
November 10-14, Montreal, QC
HTMlles Feminist New Media Festival
November 15, New York City
MIX Queer Experimental Film Festival
November 15-18, San Juan, Puerto Rico
American Studies Association Annual Meeting
November 22-24, Lüneberg, Germany
Transmediale PhD Research Conference
