Testimonials

Impressions of the 2024 edition:

"The teachers, the content and the intensity of the course are brilliant and worked well for me. The course has expanded my own personal knowledge and understanding of Media Archaeology. I have been challenged, surprised and excited. For me, this week has been the most enriching and appropriate teaching I have experienced during my PhD. Thank you."

"This course was an amazing deep dive into Media Archeology. We attended lectures by world experts, learned about and played with Magic Lanterns and many other optical/ technological devices. We learned about ‘Thinkering’ and this helped us think through the history and multisensory aspects of technology. The mix of theory and practice was perfect and greatly informed each other. It is and will have such a deep impact on my practice and research. Thanks so much to the organisers for pulling together such an incredible programme and sharing their knowledge so generously."

"Personally, I really appreciated the more interactive and performative parts, especially the hands-on ones. In my opinion, the lectures with more anecdotal aspects were the most effective because they help empathize and contextualize what is being discussed."

"I had a wonderful week at the Arts and Media Archaeology Summer School. Antwerp University Campus was beautiful. The variety of speakers was a gift and their expertise and experience were poured into us over five days. That intensity in person enables you to immerse yourself and digest so much more than reading a paper or attending an online event. I came home with new insights, connections and knowledge."

"I have never felt so welcomed in a professional or academic setting as I did at the Summer School. This attitude very much contributed to my level of engagement and enthusiasm."

Looking back on AMA 2024:

Impressions of the 2023 edition:

"The summer university had a great impact on my current research and artistic practice. The set-up of the university of putting researchers, post-docs, artists and professors together was extremely refreshing."

"Antwerp is amazing and UAntwerp reflects this beauty: a very friendly and high-level academic environment, great opportunities, and impeccable experience management. The balance between art professionals and scholars, the different social activities (including performances) and the calibre of the keynote speakers (among them, of particular importance is the presence of Erkki Huhtamo of course) make the realization of such a high-value event possible. As a confirmation of this, the peers' group of scholars who attended the last edition still keep in contact, proving that the days of exchange and mutual enrichment have created strong and lasting relationships. In this sense, I can only recommend the ARIA Arts & Media Archaeology Summer School, and I hope to attend it again."

Looking back on AMA 2023: