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Nick Seaver

Education

UC Irvine, PhD student in Anthropology

ongoing

MIT, S.M. in Comparative Media Studies

2010

Thesis: “A Brief History of Re-performance”

North Bennet Street School, Bookbinding

2007–2008

One of two years

Yale University, B.A. in Interdisciplinary Literature

2007

Cum laude, with distinction in major

Thesis: “The Tubular Groaning of Galactic Refrigerators: Noise in the Age of its Mechanical Reproducibility”

Experience

Object Handler, Collections Maintenance

2006–2007

Garvan Furniture Study, Yale Art Gallery

Performed regular maintenance and site inspections of collections and exhibition space, prepared objects for acquisition, visitation, and outside loan, and cataloged collections.

New Membership Coordinator, Student Executive Committee

2006

Dwight Hall at Yale

Directed the day-to-day operation of Yale’s student-run community service and advocacy umbrella organization, responsible for funding and mentoring over 100 student groups, recruiting and interviewing potential member groups, and participated in extensive University negotiations regarding the relocation of the organization.

Publicity Director, Executive Board

2004–2005

WYBC Yale Radio

Managed $15,000 advertising budget for local print media and on-campus campaigns. Organized publicity events and designed advertisement content.

Curatorial Assistant

2004–2005

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Western Americana

Reviewed and cataloged gifts and acquisitions to the collection across various media, including Gene Autry filmscripts and David Plowden photographs. Maintained collections database.

Awards

Alvin B. Kernan Prize

2007

For the best Senior Essay in the Literature Major

Branford Arts Prize

2007

For outstanding contribution to the college arts community

The Lohmann Prize, First Place

2007

For excellence in undergraduate printing and design

Louis Sudler Fund for the Creative Arts

2004, 2005, 2006

For sustaining creative and performing arts in the college

Skills

Computer

Intermediate CSS/XHTML, Adobe InDesign, Max/MSP, Ableton Live, Mac OS X, Microsoft Office.

Language

Conversational Spanish, Some Italian, Latin, and French.

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