{"id":41697,"date":"2016-01-11T08:06:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T18:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=41697"},"modified":"2019-01-02T13:36:01","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T23:36:01","slug":"trevor-paglen-presents-how-to-see-the-surveillance-state-lecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/01\/11\/trevor-paglen-presents-how-to-see-the-surveillance-state-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Trevor Paglen presents How to See the Surveillance State lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Trevor Paglen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trevor Paglen<\/a>, a photographer, cinematographer, geographer and writer who delves into the secret and invisible worlds of government infrastructure and state surveillance—from football field-sized satellite antennas in space to fighter-jet contrails—will present a free public lecture and book signing on Thursday, January 21, 6 p.m. in the Art Building Auditorium at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa<\/a>. He practices “experimental geography” as a means to learn how to see the historical moment we live in and to imagine alternative futures.<\/p>\n

In his talk, titled “How to See the Surveillance State,” Paglen will share more than a decade’s worth of images, research and stories. He will also discuss his current project of photographing deep-sea fiber optic telecommunications cables running across the Pacific.<\/p>\n

Paglen’s lecture is part of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences’<\/a> Dai Ho Chun Endowment for Distinguished Lecturers series. The UH<\/abbr> Bookstore will have books available for purchase.<\/p>\n

More about Paglen<\/h2>\n

Paglen is the author of five books, including Blank Spots on the Map: The Dark Geography of the Pentagon’s Secret World<\/em><\/a>, Invisible: Covert Operations and Classified Landscapes<\/em><\/a> and The Last Pictures<\/em><\/a>. He was also a cinematographer for Laura Poitras’ documentary on Edward Snowden, Citizenfour<\/em><\/a>, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2015.<\/p>\n

The New York Times<\/em><\/a>, The New Yorker<\/em><\/a> and Art Forum<\/em><\/a> have written about Paglen. In 2014, he received the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s<\/a> Pioneer Award for his work as a “groundbreaking investigative artist.” Most recently, he was the Smithsonian’s<\/a> Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecturer in American Art.<\/p>\n

He holds a BA<\/abbr> from the University of California, Berkeley<\/a>, an MFA<\/abbr> from the Art Institute of Chicago<\/a> and a PhD<\/abbr> in geography from UC<\/abbr> Berkeley.<\/p>\n

—A College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature news release<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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