DATA CENTER
In this podcast episode, we delve into the intriguing intersection of data centers and film. Join us and listen to our guest, Mél Hogan, shedding light not only on the fascinating connections between these data infrastructures and the world of cinema but also on the profound environmental impacts of data centers.
Credits: Dominik Schrey (Jingle & Interlude); Antoine Albertelli & Rebecca Boguska (Cut & Final Mixdown); University of Passau & Multimedia Lab, Brown University (Infrastructure)
Sound Samples (Jingle & Outro): Arch418, tosha73, kickhat, klankbeeld (freesound.org)
Dr. Mél Hogan
Dr. Mél Hogan is the host of The Data Fix podcast, Director of the Environmental Media Lab (EML), and an Associate Professor in Film & Media at Queen’s University. Her research focuses on data centers and “digital humans” – each understood from within the contexts of planetary catastrophe and collective anxieties about the future.
Rebecca Boguska
Rebecca Boguska holds a PhD in Film and Media Studies from the University of Frankfurt. Her research explored the Guantánamo Bay detention camp not only as a military prison and security facility, but also as a site of media production. She was awarded a Postdoc.Mobility fellowship by the Swiss National Science Foundation, which supported her postdoctoral work at the University of Passau and Brown University. Rebecca is currently pursuing training as a seamstress.