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B. Scott Crawford Lecture Series: The Selfie: From Stone Age to Digital Age
Venue: Alexander Black House & Cultural Center, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Time: 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

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Description:
The Blacksburg Museum & Cultural Foundation kicks off the B. Scott Crawford Lecture Series titled "The Selfie: From Stone Age to Digital Age" on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at the Alexander Black House & Cultural Center.

We are thrilled to welcome B. Scott Crawford to our museum for a new lecture series! His expertise on art and history makes for compelling theories and conjures up new questions about the world in which we live.

His first talk is titled "The Selfie: From Stone Age to Digital Age".

The Digital Revolution has launched an unprecedented communications revolution. Individuals have an ability to now promote themselves at a global level at any time and in a matter of seconds. The selfie has emerged as the latest means for individuals to project images of themselves for public viewing, but now, through digital technologies, in a democratic manner. No longer is portraiture reserved for the wealthy; access to a ubiquitous mobile phone and a free social media account can allow an individual to share self-images with audiences possibly larger many traditional portraits ever reached!

This presentation will explore the art behind the preservation of images of individuals, spanning cave art to Instagram. Through this journey over time, we may very well find that the selfie is not as much about megalomania as it is about simply magnifying a timeless component of human nature. However, with the introduction of artificial intelligence, we will end with a reflection of how AI may, through training, be embracing this nature as well!

B. Scott Crawford holds a master’s degree in history from Old Dominion University and has an extensive background in education, having taught at the high school and college levels, as well as serving as the social studies coordinator, K-12, for a Virginia school division and as the Director of Education for the Museum of Western Virginia and then Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, Virginia. Scott currently serves as President & CEO for Virginia 811.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

NOTE: This event was rescheduled from Thursday, February 20th to Tuesday, February 25th.

The Alexander Black House & Cultural Center is located at 204 Draper Road in Blacksburg, VA.

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