The Performative Self: Identity in the Digital Age

28/03/2025 30 min Temporada 1 Episodio 14

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode of the Spool podcast, Dr. Nils Roemer talks with Laura Kim, assistant professor of visual and performing arts at the Bass School, about identity, its fluidity, and how it is shaped by our environment. They explore the building and deconstructing of identity as an ongoing process of learning. The conversation dives into the impact of technology on our relationships and self-perception, as everything becomes performative. Dr. Kim also shares her project Kinmakers: Hidden Songs in Our Mother's Dreams at the Crow Museum of Asian Art in the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum at UT Dallas, where she explores quantum listening and the connection between body, time, and generations. Learn more about the “Kinmakers” exhibit and quantum listening: https://utd.link/30v

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