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Bombproof Archives: Iron Mountain and the American Data Complex (RESCHEDULED)

Brian Michael Murphy
October 3, 2022
4:00PM - 5:30PM
Hagerty 198A

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Add to Calendar 2022-10-03 16:00:00 2022-10-03 17:30:00 Bombproof Archives: Iron Mountain and the American Data Complex (RESCHEDULED) Brian Michael Murphy, Dean of the College at Bennington College, asks: how and why did Americans become the most prolific generators and preservers of data on the planet? This talk explores the archives and labs of a 150-acre facility located 220 feet underground. This network of bunkers safeguards "permanent" traces of American culture, records that certify state and corporate power, and a set of plans for national resurrection even after the end of the world. With those motives, it aims to establish an immortal America. Event details Co-hosted by the Humanities Institute and the Department of Comparative Studies. This event is free and open to the public.  Hagerty 198A College of Arts and Sciences asccomm@osu.edu America/New_York public

Brian Michael Murphy, Dean of the College at Bennington College, asks: how and why did Americans become the most prolific generators and preservers of data on the planet?

This talk explores the archives and labs of a 150-acre facility located 220 feet underground. This network of bunkers safeguards "permanent" traces of American culture, records that certify state and corporate power, and a set of plans for national resurrection even after the end of the world. With those motives, it aims to establish an immortal America.

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Co-hosted by the Humanities Institute and the Department of Comparative Studies. This event is free and open to the public. 

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