James A. Hodges

@jameshodges.net

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human scholar with phd (digital archives) • www.jameshodges.net

Caption: “Thanks for sharing your opinion” Image: a trash can
Me standing in front of a Rutgers sign
Slide with title of paper and image of San Clemente pier in Orange County, California (long pier into ocean framed by palm trees)
“Apollo space pen,” new in faded packaging which claims ability to write at any angle, upside down, under water, over grease, and in extreme temperatures
“There's an old saying in Schelling—I know it's in Hegel, probably in Schelling—that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice. He forgot to add: the first time as... as... tragedy... the second time as... as... it's funny if it happens again”
“The ascend initiative. The future of cyber education will be decided in Pittsburgh. Be there”
“It’s the glide. You can’t get that anywhere. Roller coasters, you go fast and they’re smooth, but that’s not glide. I love gliding. Ah! Even roller skating, it’s not as smooth. It’s because you’re on a blade that’s so thin. It feels so whimsical and ethereal. When I went skiing, I felt it. I glided for the first time since I quit, and I was like whoa.”
completely indiscernible image designed to show viewers what life is like after experiencing a stroke
Cover of 'wind sea and swell: theory of relations for forecasting', with stamps from martin j pollak memorial library, woods hole oceanographic institution, and others
13 very subtly different photos of the same woman holding a 12" record in front of a record shelf
Dylan Carlson writing via Instagram: “Thank you to everyone at the DC show, so many nice folks and old friends, and thank you to these two members of our national guard for helping with the load out”
Video of surfing
Map of New York City highlighting Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaway peninsula
Flyer for “panel 16: geographic information in information science research” Monday November 17, 2pm-3:30pm. Session with big attendance
tweet reading: 'my 3 month old son is now TWICE as big as when he was born. he's on track to weigh 7.5 trillion pounds by age 10'
Thanks for sharing your opinion (opinion is in a garbage can)
Still from "Videodrome" (dir. David Cronenberg, 1983)
Secretary of Defense tries to pick up a skateboard and accidentally smacks himself in the groin with it
3 panel comic. 1: “I made a new political ideology” 2: “New? Or neoliberalism again?” 3: “Neoliberalism again”
Plaque commemorating 2025 SJSU school of information research excellence award
Parody Bruno Latour book titled “Teas Have Never Been Modern”
477. Oceans of Data: Knowledge Production in Aquatic Environments Panel 10:40 to 12:30 PM Summit (Convention Center) 331 Participants: From Data Streams to Outflow Streams: Reverse-Engineering a Coastal Water Monitoring Initiative James Hodges, San José State University Distributive Efficient Sea Hannah Tollefson, University of Toronto Countercultural Techniques: Wave Forecasting, Shoreline Media, and the Technocultural Origins of Coastal Meteorology Rob Arcand, McGill University Chair: James Hodges, San José State University
Oceans of Data: Knowledge Production in Aquatic Environments Sat, September 06 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM 335 Summit (Convention Center) Closed Panel Description Despite covering more than two thirds of the earth’s surface area, water poses myriad challenges to human sensoria characterized by “terrestrial bias” and conditioned primarily to interpret above-water phenomena (Jue, 2020). This panel examines the social and technical construction of aquatic knowledge, drawing case studies from the intersections of natural and social sciences to explore the ways that aquatic milieus demand unique forms of engagement when compared with those occurring on land. Papers examine the human knowledge generated through interaction with water in both personal and global scales, as well as their complex interrelations. Marie Lecuyer examines aquatic burial rituals offshore from Hong Kong, showing how marine zones dedicated to the scattering of ashes pose new contestations to longstanding cultural practices. James Hodges reverse-engineers the data curation pipelines used to evaluate coastal water’s relative cleanliness or pollution. Rob Arcand compares military, amateur, and commercial meteorological practices aimed at predicting the behavior of waves. Owen Stewart-Robinson examines the relationship between large-scale underwater phenomena and personal practices of listening among underwater acoustics researchers. Hannah Tollefson examines the application of just-in-time management in managing cargo vessel traffic near Vancouver, B.C., showing how management practices once used to discipline workers are now rescaled to govern much vaster ocean spaces. Taken together, these papers highlight the diversity of social and technological interventions aimed at mediating and rendering legible the features of aquatic environments. Each paper highlights a unique set of practices, while also highlighting the unique demands that aquatic environments pose on knowledge production.
Oceans of Data: Knowledge Production in Aquatic Environments Sat, September 06 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM 335 Summit (Convention Center) Closed Panel Description Despite covering more than two thirds of the earth’s surface area, water poses myriad challenges to human sensoria characterized by “terrestrial bias” and conditioned primarily to interpret above-water phenomena (Jue, 2020). This panel examines the social and technical construction of aquatic knowledge, drawing case studies from the intersections of natural and social sciences to explore the ways that aquatic milieus demand unique forms of engagement when compared with those occurring on land. Papers examine the human knowledge generated through interaction with water in both personal and global scales, as well as their complex interrelations. Marie Lecuyer examines aquatic burial rituals offshore from Hong Kong, showing how marine zones dedicated to the scattering of ashes pose new contestations to longstanding cultural practices. James Hodges reverse-engineers the data curation pipelines used to evaluate coastal water’s relative cleanliness or pollution. Rob Arcand compares military, amateur, and commercial meteorological practices aimed at predicting the behavior of waves. Owen Stewart-Robinson examines the relationship between large-scale underwater phenomena and personal practices of listening among underwater acoustics researchers. Hannah Tollefson examines the application of just-in-time management in managing cargo vessel traffic near Vancouver, B.C., showing how management practices once used to discipline workers are now rescaled to govern much vaster ocean spaces. Taken together, these papers highlight the diversity of social and technological interventions aimed at mediating and rendering legible the features of aquatic environments. Each paper highlights a unique set of practices, while also highlighting the unique demands that aquatic environments pose on knowledge production.
Man in Disney Pluto suit standing far away behind chain link fence
Selfie of myself standing in front of Disneyland castle
Google search result for “hulk hogan bam margera tweet” that shows a picture of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump for some reason
Text from mom reading “Izzy Osborne died” (spelled wrong)
“and another thing: im not mad. please dont put in the newspaper that i got mad.”
Andrew Cuomo on TV saying “I’m not perverted, I’m just Italian”
"Nothing ever happens" wojack cartoon
Book: “writing on raving: an anthology” Edited by Zoe Beery, Geoffrey Mak, and McKenzie Wark
Devious grinning emoji
Graffiti mural of Totoro slapping a woman on the butt
Meme reading “ima keep it real with you chief: it’s time to start hoarding resources before a 9/11 scale disaster ends this period of insane economic inflation”
Hardcover book: “perspectives on paradata: research and practice of documenting process knowledge,” edited by Isto Huvila, Lisa Andersson, and Olle Sköld
We’ve tried nothing, and we’re all out of ideas
Sony CCD-VX3 camcorder with cassette tapes and poster advertising Zoo York Mixtape
View of Atlantic Ocean with jetty in foreground and wave breaking behind it
Book: “the connectivity of things: network cultures since 1832” by Sebastian Giessmann
One hand pouring water on another with large red burned area. Bottom text reads “apply cold water to burned area”
Cd Jewel case containing earth - “earth 2: special low frequency edition”
Cover of book “Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the secret history of the 60s” by Tom O’Neill with Dan Piepenbring
Post: “My friend said it's not normal drones. He told me they're from under the sea. That there's a race of beings under the ground ice and ocean. He's a disgraced scientist of some kind. Not homies with Washington at all. He got ousted from his college during Covid for refusing to vax Now he's working with a YouTuber? Idk the guys taken more acid than I if you can believe that. I was for sure no one on earth has also taken 50 at a time more than half a dozen times.”
“Rohan and Earl” sega genesis game box
Blue building with facade shaped like three ocean waves
Cover of “big bear - doin thangs” CD
Commodore 64 running demo graphics
A row of commodore amiga computers in a museum displaying digital artworks from the 1980s
Two door panels ripped out of a car and sitting on a sidewalk
NYT headline: trumps win leaves democrats asking “where are our bro whisperers?”
Photo of Sony Ericsson w58oi