Peter Sachs Collopy
+1 216-544-1564 peter@collopy.net
http://collopy.net/
Presentations
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Video Therapy: Self-Confrontation and the Development of a Psychiatric Technology, American Association for the History of Medicine Annual Meeting, Emory University. May 19, 2013.
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Another Media Ecology: Environmentalism and Experimental Video, Society for Cinema and Media Studies Annual Conference, Chicago. March 10, 2013.
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Art and Access: Institutions of Experimental Video in the 1970s, Expanding Cinema: Spatial Dimensions of Film Exhibition, Aesthetics, and Theory, Yale University. February 16, 2013.
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Guerrilla Television: New York Origins of Experimental Video, Researching New York: Perspectives on Empire State History, University at Albany. November 16, 2012.
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Infolding the Self: Video Feedback in Cybernetic Art and Psychiatry (and organizer of session “Cybernetic Technologies of the Self”), Society for Social Studies of Science Annual Meeting, Copenhagen Business School. October 20, 2012.
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Race Relationships: Professional and Personal Histories of the Race Concept (and organizer of session “Egalitarianism and Popular Science: The American Anthropology of Ashley Montagu”), Joint Meeting of the History of Science Society, British Society for the History of Science, and Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pennsylvania. July 12, 2012.
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“Wipe Cycle”: Feedback and Experimental Video, 60 Second Slam, University of Pennsylvania. May 12, 2012.
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Roots of Countercultural Technophilia, History and Philosophy of Science Working Group Spring Workshop, University of Pennsylvania. May 3, 2012.
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Guerrilla Television and Media Revolution, The State and the Fourth Estate: Media in American History, Boston University. March 25, 2012.
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Cybernetic Utopianism: The Politics of Experimental Video, Workshop in History and Sociology of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. January 30, 2012.
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Computing, Video, and Radical Software, SIGCIS Workshop 2011: Cultures and Communities in the History of Computing, Cleveland. November 6, 2011.
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Cybernetics and the Human Sciences in the Counterculture, History of Science Society Annual Meeting, Cleveland. November 4, 2011.
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“Design by Wholesale”: Darwinism as “the Calvinistic Interpretation of Nature,” Science and Religion in America: The 2011 American Studies Graduate Student Conference, Princeton University. September 24, 2011.
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Virtual Revolutions (adapted as “Cyber-Utopianism before the Internet”), Virtual Histories: 11th Annual Graduate Humanities Forum Conference, University of Pennsylvania. February 18, 2011.
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Guerrilla Television and the Utopian Promise of Video
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Naturalizing Calvinism: The Darwinism and Anti-Evolutionism of George Frederick Wright, 150 Years After Origin: Biological, Historical, and Philosophical Perspectives, University of Toronto. November 24, 2009.
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Race Relations: Montagu, Dobzhansky, Coon, and the Divergence of Race Concepts, Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Biology, Drew University. April 4, 2009.
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George Frederick Wright and the Evolving Harmony of Science and Revelation, Evolution and Religion: Towards a History of an Evolving Relationship, Clemson University. February 13, 2009.
Teaching
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Instructor
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Guest or Assistant
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Cyberculture, University of Pennsylvania.
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• Spring 2013. Guest instructor on Marshall McLuhan and experimental video.
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• Spring 2012. Grader for Matthew Hersch and guest instructor on Marshall McLuhan and experimental video.
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Emergence of Modern Science, University of Pennsylvania.
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• Fall 2012. Guest lecturer on the Royal Society.
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• Fall 2011. Guest instructor on ancient natural philosophy.
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• Fall 2010. Teaching assistant to John Tresch and guest lecturer on Isaac Newton and the Royal Society.
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• Fall 2009. Guest lecturer on early modern astronomy.
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Scientific Revolution, University of Pennsylvania. Fall 2011. Guest instructor on ancient and medieval astronomy.
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Science, Technology, and War, University of Pennsylvania. Spring 2011. Teaching assistant to Susan Lindee and guest lecturer on the history of military computing.
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Schoolhouse Rocked: Education Reform from John Dewey to Homeschooling, Case Western Reserve University. Spring 2007 and 2008. Guest instructor on Jean-Jacques Rousseau and unschooling.
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Under the Banner of Science: The Crusade Against Evolution, Oberlin College. Fall 2006. Guest instructor on George Frederick Wright.
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Genesis: Myth, Saga, and Novella, Oberlin College. Fall 2005. Writing associate to Cynthia Chapman and guest instructor on the history of creationism.
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Utopian Thought, Oberlin College. Fall 2005. Guest instructor on Twin Oaks.
Awards
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Fellowships
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Benjamin Franklin Fellowship ($258,300), University of Pennsylvania. 2008–2009, 2012–2015.
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Teece Fellowship ($9500), University of Pennsylvania. 2012.
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Graduate Research Fellowship ($122,500), National Science Foundation. 2009–2012.
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Pottruck Graduate Presidential Prize Fellowship ($4000), University of Pennsylvania. 2009.
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Prizes
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Dean’s Scholar ($250), University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences. 2012.
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Comfort Starr Prize in History ($200), Oberlin College. 2007.
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Leroy S. Heck Jr. Memorial Scholarship, Oberlin College. 2006–2007.
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National Merit Scholarship. 2003.
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Grants
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Travel Grant ($150), American Association for the History of Medicine. 2013.
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SASgov Travel Grants ($550), University of Pennsylvania. 2012.
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GAPSA Research Student Travel Grants ($897), University of Pennsylvania. 2010, 2012.
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Travel Subventions ($1200), University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences. 2009, 2010, 2012.
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MIT Press Travel Award ($500), Special Interest Group for Computers, Information and Society. 2011.
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Travel Grant ($713), History of Science Society. 2011.
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Travel Grant ($614), Society for the History of Technology. 2010.
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Jerome Davis Research Award ($450), Oberlin College. 2006.
Service
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Professional
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Institutional
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Educational Technology Committee, Oberlin College. 2006–2007. Served on a subcommittee on course management software.
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Student Senate, Oberlin College. 2005–2006. Lobbied successfully for the adoption of LEED energy efficiency standards for new buildings.
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Curricular Pathways Working Group, Oberlin College. 2005–2006. Worked with faculty to recommend changes to the curriculum and served on a subcommittee on collaboration in teaching.
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Community
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Board of Delegates, Mariposa Food Co-op. 2009–present. Oversaw a $2.6 million relocation and renovation, awarded a Grand Jury Award by the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia; served as convener and secretary, and on personnel, membership, education, facilitation, and fundraising committees.
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Board of Directors, Oberlin Student Cooperative Association. 2007.
Experience
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Consulting Historian, The Haigh Group. 2011. Assisted Thomas Haigh with archival research on early computing.
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Software Consultant. 2002–2008. Designed and implemented websites, graphics software, user interfaces, and documentation.
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Camps and Classes Specialist, Great Lakes Science Center. 2006–2007. Taught elementary and middle school students about computer programming using Lego robotics, developed activities, and supervised staff.
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Reporter, The Oberlin Review. 2006–2007. Contributed several articles.
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Writing Associate, Oberlin College. 2005–2007. Tutored college students on writing and related skills.
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Research Assistant, Oberlin College. 2005. Assisted Roland Baumann with researching and writing Constructing Black Education at Oberlin College: A Documentary History.
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Archives Assistant, Oberlin College Archives. 2004–2005. Organized and described document collections.
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Demonstrator, Great Lakes Science Center. 2000–2005. Conducted science demonstrations and trained coworkers.
Digital Humanities
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Blogger, Historical Present. 2012–present.
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Session Organizer on the historical construction of the digital, Digital STS Workshop, IT University of Copenhagen. October 16, 2012.
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Session Organizer of “Databasing Historical Correspondence,” THATCamp@Penn, University of Pennsylvania. April 25, 2012.
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Senior Developer, Everything2. 2007–2008. Administered a pioneering online writing community.
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Developer, PracticeTracker. 2007–2008. Created an online music education tool for journaling, teacher feedback, and goal-setting.
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Webmaster, Oberlin College Archives. 2004–2005. Maintained a website, including online finding guides.
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Editor, May 9th Email Archive. 2003. Compiled an annotated collection of emails between those trapped in Case Western Reserve University’s Peter B. Lewis Building during a shooting.
Technical Proficiency
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Programming Languages: C, C++, Objective-C, Java, PHP, Scheme, and Logo.
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Software Frameworks: CakePHP, OpenGL, and QuickDraw.
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Development Environments: Xcode, Visual Studio, Coda, and Dreamweaver.
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Formatting Languages: HTML, XML, and CSS.
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Content Management Systems: Omeka, Drupal, WordPress, Movable Type, MediaWiki, DokuWiki, and Zen Cart.
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Database Software: MySQL, FileMaker Pro, and Bento.
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Server Software: Apache and Mailman.
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Desktop Software: iWork, Office, Mellel, Scrivener, Zotero, DEVONthink, Photoshop, InDesign, etc.
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Operating Systems: OS X, iOS, Unix, and Windows.