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Time to take a breather and communicate in a quieter way. A couple tells their story of practicing complete silence and how not talking affected their own voices, relationship to the world and the machines around them. Part of the audio sketch series, Micro-Texts, which consist of 11 creatively produced commentaries that explore the cultural impact of technology. Produced weekly in the last three months of 2000 for the PRI-distributed "Beyond Computers," each piece still reflects a contemporary view of how machines are ruling our lives.
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Comfort
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From: Joan Schuman
Part of the audio sketch series Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
Coming To America
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Part of the audio sketch series Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
Environment
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From: Joan Schuman
Part of the audio sketch series Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
Food
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From: Joan Schuman
Part of the audio sketch series Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
Freedom
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From: Joan Schuman
Part of the audio sketch series Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
Kids
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From: Joan Schuman
Part of the audio sketch series, Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
Letters
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From: Joan Schuman
Part of the audio sketch series, Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
Love and Hate
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From: Joan Schuman
Part of the audio sketch series, Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
Obsession
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From: Joan Schuman
Part of the audio sketch series, Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
Vision
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From: Joan Schuman
Part of the audio sketch series, Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
Related Pieces
Piece Description
Time to take a breather and communicate in a quieter way. A couple tells their story of practicing complete silence and how not talking affected their own voices, relationship to the world and the machines around them. Part of the audio sketch series, Micro-Texts, which consist of 11 creatively produced commentaries that explore the cultural impact of technology. Produced weekly in the last three months of 2000 for the PRI-distributed "Beyond Computers," each piece still reflects a contemporary view of how machines are ruling our lives.
Broadcast History
All 11 commentaries/sketches were commissioned and aired weekly between September and December 2000 on the PRI-distributed program, "Beyond Computers," originating from KQED-FM. The show went off the air a few years later.
