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_SCIENCE AS CULTURE_
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_CAPITALISM
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_Rethinking MARXISM_
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Hartstock Race, Culture, and Communications: Looking Backward
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_COMMUNICATION THEORY_
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ARTICLES OF INTEREST:
Communication Boundary Management: A Theoretical Model of
Managing Disclosure of Private Information Between Marital
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Syntactic and Pragmatic Codes in Communication, Donald G. Ellis
Conversational Universals and Comparative Theory: Turning to
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Theories of Culture and Communication, Bradford 'J' Hall
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_PUBLIC CULTURE_
* * * Volume 4, Number 1 (Fall 1991) * * *
Looking at Film Hoardings, R. Srivatsan * Knocking on The Doors
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"Disappeating" Iraqis, David Prochaska * Algeria Caricatures
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_POETICS TODAY_
International Journal for Theory and Analysis of Literature
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CALL FOR PAPERS
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SPECIAL ISSUE
THE ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION/
LA REVUE ELECTRONIQUE DE COMMUNICATION
Topic: "COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION"
Issue Editor:
Thomas W. Benson
Department of Speech Communication
Penn State University
BITNET: T3B@PSUVM
INTERNET: t3b@psuvm.psu.edu
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The ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION/LA REVUE ELECTRONIQUE DE
COMMUNICATION is seeking original, unpublished manuscripts on the
topic of "Computer-Mediated Communication." Papers addressing
any issues related to the general topic, based on any conceptual
framework and any methodological approach, are welcome, though we
are interested in approaches that include the human and social
aspects of communication and are not exclusively technical or
technological in content. Examples might include critical,
discourse analytic, or content analytic studies of computer
networks; historical accounts; considerations of theoretical,
political, or economic issues; user surveys; analyses of policies
about access and use; reviews of literature; and so on. Book
reviews are solicited; contact the editor with your suggestions.
International perspectives are encouraged. The major criterion
is that papers should make a significant contribution to our
understanding of the nature, roles, effects, or functions of
computer mediated communication. Papers will be reviewed
anonymously.
The final DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION is September 15, 1992;
manuscripts are now (February 1992) being accepted for review and
the issue will be closed to further manuscripts when the issue is
complete--which may be before September 15, 1992. Publication is
expected in late Fall, 1992.
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Call For Papers
*********************************************************
* SYMPOSIUM: THE PRINCIPIA CYBERNETICA PROJECT *
* computer-supported cooperative development *
* of an evolutionary-systemic philosophy *
*********************************************************
as part of the
13th International Congress on Cybernetics
NAMUR (Belgium), August 24-28, 1992
About the Principia Cybernetica Project
_______________________________________
The Principia Cybernetica Project (PCP) is a collaborative
attempt to develop a complete and consistent cybernetic
philosophy. Such a philosophical system should arise from a
transdisciplinary unification and foundation of the domain of
Systems Theory and Cybernetics. Similar to the metamathematical
character of Whitehead and Russell's "Principia Mathematica", PCP
is meta-cybernetical in that we intend to use cybernetic tools
and methods to analyze and develop cybernetic theory.
These include the computer-based tools of hypertext, electronic
mail, and knowledge structuring software. They are meant to
support the process of collaborative theory-building by a variety
of contributors, with different backgrounds and living in
different parts of the world.
As its name implies, PCP will focus on the clarification of
fundamental concepts and principles of the cybernetics and
systems domain. Concepts include: Complexity, Information,
System, Freedom, Control, Self-organization, Emergence, etc.
Principles include the Laws of Requisite Variety, of Requisite
Hierarchy, and of Regulatory Models.
The PCP philosophical system is seen as a clearly thought out and
well-formulated, global "world view", integrating the different
domains of knowledge and experience. It should provide an answer
to the basic questions: "Who am I? Where do I come from? Where
am I going to?" The PCP philosophy is systemic and evolutionary,
based on the spontaneous emergence of higher levels of
organization or control (metasystem transitions) through blind
variation and natural selection. It includes:
a) a metaphysics, based on processes or actions as ontological
primitives
b) an epistemology, which understands knowledge as constructed
by the subject, but undergoing selection by the environment
c) an ethics, with survival and the continuance of the process
of evolution as supreme values.
PCP is to be developed as a dynamic, multi-dimensional conceptual
network. The basic architecture consists of nodes, containing
expositions and definitions of concepts, connected by links,
representing the associations that exist between the concepts.
Both nodes and links can belong to different types, expressing
different semantic and practical categories.
Philosophy and implementation of PCP are united by their common
framework based on cybernetical and evolutionary principles: the
computer-support system is intended to amplify the spontaneous
development of knowledge which forms the main theme of the
philosophy.
PCP is managed by a board of editors (presently V. Turchin [CUNY,
New York], C. Joslyn [NASA and SUNY Binghamton] and F. Heylighen
[Free Univ. of Brussels]). Contributors are kept informed
through the Principia Cybernetica Newsletter, distributed in
print and by email, and the PRNCYB-L electronic discussion group,
administered by C. Joslyn (for subscription, contact him at
cjoslyn@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu). Further activities of PCP
are publications in journals or books, and the organization of
meetings or symposia. For more information, contact F. Heylighen
at the address below.
About the Symposium
___________________
After the successful organization of a symposium on "Cybernetics
and Human Values" at the 8th World Congress of Systems and
Cybernetics (New York, June 1990), and of the "1st Workshop of
the Principia Cybernetica Project" (Brussels, July 1991), the
third official activity of the Principia Cybernetica Project will
be a Symposium held at the 13th Int. Congress on Cybernetics.
The informal symposium will allow researchers potentially
interested in contributing the Project to meet. The emphasis
will be on discussion, rather than on formal presentation.
Contributors are encouraged to read some of the available texts
on the PCP in order to get acquainted with the main issues
(Newsletter available on request from the Symposium Chairman).
Papers can be submitted on one or several of the following
topics:
The Principia Cybernetica Project
Cybernetic Concepts and Principles
Evolutionary Philosophy
Knowledge Development
Computer-Support Systems for Collaborative Theory Building
About the Congress
__________________
The International Congresses on Cybernetics are organized
triannually (since 1956) by the Intern. Association of
Cybernetics (IAC), whose founding members include W.R. Ashby, S.
Beer and G. Pask. The 13th Congress takes place in the "Institut
d'Informatique, Facultes Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, 21
rue Grandgagnage, B-5000 Namur, Belgium". The official congress
languages are English and French.
Registration fee :
members of the IAC and authors of papers: 6000 BF (about $180)
other participants: 10000 BF (about $300)
Young researchers under 30 years 2000 BF (about $60)
(with certificate of their university)
The fee covers congress attendance, conference abstracts and
coffee-breaks.
Submission of papers
____________________
==Deadlines==
* for abstract submission: March 31, 1992
* for final texts (max 5 pages): August 28, 1992
For submissions of papers or further information about the
Principia Cybernetica project, contact the symposium chairman:
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Dr. Francis Heylighen
PO-PESP, Free Univ. Brussels, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels,
Belgium
Phone +32 - 2 - 641 25 25 Email fheyligh@vnet3.vub.ac.be
Fax +32 - 2 - 641 24 89 Telex 61051 VUBCO B
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
For congress registration or further information about the
congress, contact the secretariat:
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
International Association for Cybernetics
Palais des Expositions, Place Ryckmans, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
Phone +32 - 81 - 73 52 09 Email cyb@info.fundp.ac.be
Fax +32 - 81 - 23 09 45
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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THE DISEMBODIED ART GALLERY EXHIBITION
BRIGHTON, ENGLAND, 1992
*=*Starting in May and Continuing Until . . .*=*
England's largest Arts Festival will be taking place in
Brighton again this year. Each May over one hundred theatre,
dance and comedy events are presented in venues throughout the
town - from traditional opera to experimental dance, classical
Greek plays to world debut performances.
However little of the Festival spirit seems to overflow
onto the streets and much of the population could be forgiven for
not even noticing when the Festival begins or ends.
Participation in the Festival just costs the price of a
ticket, but these often seem prohibitively high to some sections
of the community that the Festival aims to introduce to the Arts.
Few of the scheduled events actually present interesting, new
work TO the people of the town ON the streets.
By contrast, Edinburgh can barely contain the (much
larger) Festival that it hosts each August - and it is impossible
to walk around the town, day or night, without encountering
street plays, jugglers and buskers from literally all over the
world.
As a small independent group, we feel that we can do
little to attract international artists to travel to Brighton but
we can attempt to invite a little MAIL ART CULTURAL TOURISM into
our town.
So, we have decided to hold Brighton's first DISEMBODIED
GALLERY EXHIBITION throughout the town during the month of May.
We would like to put some new visual artwork onto the streets
instead of inside a gallery space; distribute original artwork
around the town and give anyone the opportunity in participating
or collecting these artifacts.
Our aim is to broaden the base of the Festival and to
initiate a much needed debate about the role of this Festival,
and more importantly about the role of the Arts within the
community.
So we are making a call for original A3 or A4 decorative
artwork, on paper or card, originals or Xeroxes, 1 to 100 copies.
All artwork that we receive will be displayed in the streets of
Brighton in the month of May and into June and beyond if the
artwork keeps coming. In return for your contribution, we will
photograph the artwork in place and document the comments from
the towns' people about your artwork. Your pictures will be
fly-posted, hung from bus-stops and distributed around shops,
arcades, pubs and clubs.
We wish to challenge the concept of Art being a sacred
relic to be worshipped from a distance and be sold as a costly
trophy. We will ask passersby to comment on the artwork and its
place in THEIR town and encourage them to keep work that they
like.
Although there is no rigid theme to the exhibition, we would
particularly like to encourage you to produce new work that
addresses the issues that are documented above. Prospective
participants are reminded that their work will be displayed in
full public view and so the subject matter should be chosen with
this fact in mind.
K. de Mendonca and M. A. Longbottom,
(disembodied curators)
PLEASE SEND YOUR ARTWORK OR QUERIES TO:
1992 DISEMBODIED ART GALLERY EXHIBITION
FLAT 5, 65 LANSDOWNE PLACE
HOVE, SUSSEX, BN3 1FL, UK
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=*CALL FOR COMPOSITIONS, PRESENTATIONS, PAPERS AND ARTWORK*=
The Connecticut College Center for Arts and Technology, in
conjunction with the departments of Music, Art, Art History,
Dance, Theater, English, Mathematics/Computer Science, Physics,
Physical Education, Psychology and Linguistics is pleased to
announce:
The Fourth Symposium on The Arts and Technology
March 4-6, 1993
The Symposium will consist of paper sessions, panel discussions,
an art exhibition, and concerts of music, mixed media works,
video, dance, experimental theatre and interactive performance.
Selected papers will be published as Proceedings and will be
available at the Symposium.
Papers:
A detailed two page abstract including audio-visual requirements
should be sent to the address below no later than 15 September,
1992. Approved abstracts will be notified by 15 November 1992.
Finished papers must be submitted in camera-ready form by 15
January, 1993. The Symposium encourages research presentations
and demonstrations in all areas of the arts and technology but is
particularly interested in receiving work concerned with
Interactivity, Virtual Reality, Cognition in the Arts,
Applications in Video and Film, Experimental Theater, The
Compositional Process, Speculative Uses of Technology in
Education and examples of scientific visualization. Other topics
include but are not limited to acoustics, artificial
intelligence, psyhco-acoustics, vision, and imaging.
Artworks:
Works of computer-generated or computer-aided art, or computer-
controlled interactive art are encouraged. Animation or other
works of computer art on tape will be shown throughout the
Symposium. Slides or Video Tapes (VHS), and complete
descriptions of works should be submitted no later than 15
September 1993. Accepted artists will be notified by November
15, 1993. Black-and-white photographs of accepted works should
be sent by 15 January, 1993. Selected works will be published as
an insert in the Proceedings. Funds available for the shipping
of work are extremely limited. Call or write the address below
for more information on the transport of artwork.
Compostions:
Works for instruments and tape or tape alone are being solicited
at this time. Available instruments are: flute (doubling on
piccolo), oboe, clarinet (doubling on bass clarinet), bassoon,
trumpet, horn, trombone, percussion (two players), piano, and
strings (2,1,1,1).
Works should not exceed 15 minutes in length and should be
submitted with accompanying score, where appropriate, before 15
September 1992. We are especially interested in receiving a
number of interactive performance compositions and video works.
Dance compositions are also encouraged, as are experimental
theater works using "new technology."
Tapes for selection purposes should be on cassette or 1/2 inch
VHS. Tapes for performance should be 15 i.p.s. stereo or
quadraphonic, or DAT. Video works should be 3/4 inch Umatic or
1/2 inch VHS.
A self-addressed, preposted envelope should be provided for the
return of materials within the U.S.A. Foreign materials will be
returned at our expense.
Send art and science related materials before 15 September 1992
to:
David Smalley, Co-director
Center for Arts and Technology
Box 5637
Connecticut College
270 Mohegan Avenue
New London, CT 06320-4196
Internet: dasma@mvax.cc.conncoll.edu
Bitnet: dasma@conncoll.bitnet
Send music and AI related materials before 15 September 1992 to:
Dr. Noel Zahler, Co-director
Center for the Arts and Technology
Connecticut College
Box 5632
270 Mohegan Avenue
New London, CT 06320-4196
Internet: nbzah@mvax.cc.conncoll.edu
Bitnet: nbzah@conncoll.bitnet
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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
ECHT'92
Fourth ACM Conference on Hypertext
NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 4, 1992
MILANO ITALY
Sponsored by:
ACM
SIGLINK
SIGOIS
SIGIR
In cooperation with:
SIGCHI, POLITECNICO DI MILANO, AICA, LINK-IT!, INRIA
SUMMARY OF DEADLINES
***July 13, 1992 -- papers, technical briefings, tutorials,
panels, demonstrations, videos, and posters
***September 20, 1992 -- acceptance notification for paper,
panels, technical briefings, tutorials
***September 30, 1992 -- acceptance notification for
demonstrations, videos, posters
***October 15, 1992 -- final copy of papers imperatively received
by the conference secretariat
All submissions must be sent to: CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT,
Enza Caputo, Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Elettronica,
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano (Italia).
E-mail: Caputo@ipmel1.polimi.it
Telephone: (39) 2-23993405 Fax: (39) 2-23993411
SCOPE
ECHT'92 is the second in a series of European conferences on
Hypertext and Hypermedia in alternation with the U.S.-based
HYPERTEXT conferences, coordinated and sponsored by ACM SIGLINK.
The conference will include prominent guest speakers,
presentations of refereed papers, panel sessions, technical
briefing sessions, poster and video presentations, as well as
demonstrations of experimental research prototypes and
commercial products. The conference will also feature two days
of introductory and advanced tutorials on a variety of topics.
There will be opportunities for informal meetings of special
interest groups.
You are invited to participate in ECHT'92 and to submit original
papers, proposals for panels, tutorials, technical briefings,
demonstrations, videos and poster sessions. All submissions will
be stringently reviewed to ensure the highest levels of
originality and merit. We encourage innovative submissions in
any area concerned with Hypertext and Hypermedia research
development and practice. A non-exhaustive list of suggested
topics includes:
Hypertext and Hypermedia
-Applications
-Modelling and design
-Development methodologies and tools
-Responsive interfaces
-Evaluation
-Systems software technologies
-Authoring
Hypertext-Hypermedia in connection with:
-Database management systems
-Object-oriented systems and languages
-Operating systems
-Knowledge-based systems
-Information retrieval
-Cooperative work
-Computer-aided design
-Software engineering
-Electronic publishing
-Technical documentation
-Presentation, museums, and kiosk systems
-Fiction
-Interactive learning and teaching
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION
PAPERS
Technical papers relate original work or integrative review
(theoretical, empirical, systems). We discourage simple
presentations of projects or commercial products. We encourage
emphasizing "experiences," "lessons learned," or "integrative
reviews." Papers should provide a clear scientific message to
the audience, place the presented work in context within the
field, cite related work, and clearly indicate the innovative
aspects of the work.
Submission: Full papers (<6000 words) should be submitted in
five paper copies. A separate cover page must contain the title
of the paper, name(s), affiliation and complete mailing address
(incl. phone, telefax, e-mail) of the authors together with an
abstract (about 200 words) and 3 - 5 keywords. Please send an
e-mail version of the abstract with title, name, address, and
affiliation to the conference secretariat as soon as possible.
Deadline: July 13th, 1992
For more information, please contact:
Jocelyne & Marc Nanard - PAPERS CO-CHAIRS
LIRMM, Universite Montpellier II, France
Phone: (33) -67148517 or (33) -67148523
Fax: (33) -67148500
E-mail: nanard@crim.fr
TUTORIALS
Courses should be designed to provide advanced technical
training in an area, or to introduce a rigorous framework for
learning a new area. Courses can be proposed for half-day (3
hours) or full-day (6 hours) length.
Submission: Proposals should describe the content of the course
and its format (1000-2000 words), should identify the target
audience, the level of expertise required, and the length (1 or 2
half days). Qualification and profile of the instructor(s)
should also be included. A separate page containing title,
name(s), affiliation and complete mailing address (incl. phone,
telefax, e-mail) of the instructors must be provided.
Deadline: July 13th, 1992
For more information, please contact:
Franca Garzotto - TUTORIALS CHAIR
Dipartimento di Elettronica Politecnico di Milano,
Piazza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
Phone: +39-2-2399 3520
Fax: +39-2-2399 3411
E-mail: garzotto@ipmel1.polimi.it
PANELS
Panels are meant to provide an interactive forum for involving
both panelists and audience in lively discussions and exchanges
of different points of view.
Submission: Moderators are invited to provide a description of
the proposed panel by submitting 3 - 5 pages listing the topic,
e.g., by providing leading questions to be raised by the
moderator, the specific format intended, the names and
affiliations of the panelists with their specific backgrounds
and their positions on the (hopefully controversial) issues of
the panel. Panel statements will appear in the proceedings.
A separate cover page must contain the title of the panel,
name(s), affiliation and complete mailing address (incl. phone,
telefax, e-mail) of the panelists.
Deadline: July 13th, 1992
For more information, please contact:
Norbert Streitz - PANELS CHAIR
GMD-IPSI
Dolivostr. 15, D-6100 Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: +49-6151 869 919
Fax: +49-6151 869 966
E-mail: streitz@darmstadt.gmd.de
DEMONSTRATIONS, POSTERS, AND VIDEOS
Demonstrations provide the attendees with the opportunity to
experience hypertext systems and question the developers of the
systems. Poster presentations give researchers the opportunity
to present significant work in progress or late-breaking results
and to discuss their work with those attendees most deeply
interested in the topic. Videos are appropriate for illustrating
concepts that are best captured visually.
Submission: Demonstrations and posters should be submitted in the
form of an extended abstract (approx. 1000 words), describing the
content, the relevance for the conference and what is noteworthy
about the presented work. Demonstrators are informed that they
must provide their own hardware. Videos should be submitted in
the form of a 5-10 minutes VHS PAL or NTSC tape, with a 500
word abstract, describing the content, relevance, and
noteworthiness as above. A separate page must contain the title
of the demo, poster, or video, name(s), affiliation and complete
mailing address (incl. phone, telefax, e-mail) of the author(s).
Deadline: July 13th, 1992
For more information, please contact:
Paul Kahn - DEMONSTRATIONS, POSTERS, AND VIDEOS CHAIR
IRIS, Brown University
P.O.BOX 1946, Providence RD 02912, USA
Phone: 401 - 863 2402
Fax: 401 - 863 1758
E-mail: pdk@iris.brown.edu
or
Antoine Risk - EUROPEAN DEMONSTRATIONS CHAIR:
EUROCLID
Promopole 12 Av. des Pres, 78180 Montigny le Bretonneux, France
Phone: 1 - 30441456
Fax: 1 - 30571863
E-mail: antoine.rizk@.inria.fr
TECHNICAL BRIEFINGS
Technical briefings aim at presenting details of a concrete
design rather than an empirical or theoretical contribution.
Presentations should emphasize experience in the design and
implementation of hypertext systems or applications, and discuss
decision points and trade-offs.
Submission: Proposals (approx. 1500 words) should be submitted in
five paper copies and outline the points to be made in the
briefing. A separate page must contain the title of the
briefing, name(s), affiliation and complete mailing address
(incl. phone, telefax, e-mail) of the author(s).
Deadline: July 13th, 1992
For more information, please contact:
Norman Meyrowitz - TECHNICAL BRIEFINGS CHAIR
GO Corporation, 950 Tower Lane- Suite 140
Foster City CA 94404, USA
Phone: 415 - 345 9833
Fax: 415 - 345 7400
E-mail: nkm@go.com
For more information or to be added to the ECHT'92 mailing list:
Paolo Paolini - GENERAL CONFERENCE CHAIR
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Dipartimento di Elettronica,
E-mail: paolini@ipmel1.polimi.it
Telephone: (39) 2-2399 3520
Fax: (39) 2-2399 3411
or
Polle Zellweger - U.S. COORDINATOR
Xerox PARC
3333 Coyote Hill Rd
Palo Alto CA 94304 U.S.A.
Phone: 415-812 4426
Fax: 415-812 4241
E-mail: zellweger.parc@xerox.com
Phone: 415 - 345 9833
Fax: 415 - 345 7400
E-mail: nkm@go.com
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PENN STATE UNIVERSITY SEMINAR SERIES
ISSUES IN CRITICISM
Summer Seminar
HISTORICISMS AND CULTURAL CRITIQUE
June 25-30, 1992
State College, Pennsylvania
WAI-CHEE DIMOCK, Department of English, University of California,
San Diego. Author of Empire for Liberty: Melville and the
Poetics of Individualism (1989) and Symbolic Equality: Political
Theory, Law, and American Literature (forthcoming); co-editor of
the forthcoming Class and Literary Studies. Professor Dimock
will focus on the shifting configurations of gender and history.
MARJORIE LEVINSON, Department of English, University of
Pennsylvania. Editor of Rethinking Historicism (1989) and author
of Keats's life of Allegory: the Origins of Style (1988) and
other monographs treating Romantic poetry. Professor Levinson's
general title is "The Dialectic of Enlightenment: To Be
Continued," considering paradigms from the preCartesian to the
present deep ecology movement.
BROOK THOMAS, Department of English and Comparative Literature,
University of California, Irvine. Author of Cross-Examination of
Law and Literature (1987) and The New Historicism and Other Old-
Fashioned Topics (1991). Professor Thomas's central topic "The
Turn to History and the Crisis of Representation."
Participants will hear presentations by three well-known scholar-
critics--Wai Chee Dimock, Marjorie Levinson, and Brook
Thomas--and engage in seminar-type discussions organized by these
leaders. Registrants are asked to indicate their first and
second choices for morning seminar groups. The schedule and
atmosphere are intended to encourage informal discussions among
participants.
For further information contact:
Wendell Harris
Department of English
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
Telephone: 814-863-2343 or 814-865-9243
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The Penn State Conference on Rhetoric and Composition
July 8-11, 1992
The Penn State Conference on Rhetoric and Composition, now
entering its second decade, is a four-day gathering of teachers
and scholars. It offers a generous mixture of plenary and
special-interest sessions in a relaxed atmosphere; a chance for
learning, leisure, and reflection on composition and rhetoric;
and an extended opportunity to discuss professional concerns with
nationally known speakers and interested colleagues.
Each year the conference features plenary sessions, concurrent
sessions, workshops, and roundtable discussions on topics of
current interest. This year, the conference will run
concurrently with the Association of Departments of English (ADE)
regional summer meeting of department heads; several joint
activities are planned.
***Panel Sessions and Workshops
Papers this year will concern a wide variety of subjects
involving rhetoric and composition, such as rhetorical theory;
the composing process; technical or business writing; advanced
composition; ESL; writing across the curriculum; the history of
rhetoric; teaching methods; collaborative learning; tutoring and
writing labs; connections among reading, writing, and speaking;
computers and writing; legal, political, or religious rhetoric;
literacy; language and stylistics; basic writing; social
implications of writing; writing in the workplace; rhetorical
criticism; rhetoric and literature; testing and assessment; and
the administration of writing programs.
Workshops will be offered on multimedia resources for the writing
classroom, portfolio assessment, and teacher development.
***Saturday Morning Sessions
On Saturday morning, participants will have a special opportunity
to concentrate for an extended period on one of three important
areas: New Ideas for Integrating Critical Writing and Critical
Reading, Peer Tutoring and Reviewing, and Program Assessment in
English.
***Plenary Session Speakers
Donald McCloskey, our keynote speaker, is professor of history
and of economics at the University of Iowa, where he directs the
Project on Rhetoric of Inquiry (POROI).
Anne Ruggles Gere, professor of English and of education at the
University of Michigan. Her research encompasses both the
theory and pragmatics of composition.
Steven Mailloux, professor of English and Comparative Literature
at the University of California at Irvine. His work examines the
relationships among rhetoric, literary theory, cultural studies,
and hermeneutics.
***Time and Location
This conference will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8 and
will end at noon on Saturday, July 11. It will be held on Penn
State's University Park Campus in State College, Pennsylvania.
***Fee and Registration
The $100 fee ($75 for graduate students, lecturers, and retired
faculty) covers registration, materials, and three social events.
It may be paid by check, money order, VISA, MasterCard, or
request to bill employer (accompanied by a letter of
authorization). We regret that we cannot offer daily rates for
conference registration. Fees remain the same for all or any
part of the conference. To register, contact Penn State by June
22. See below for address and telephone numbers. Those who
register in advance will be notified of program changes.
Registrations will be acknowledged by mail.
Refunds will be made for cancellations received by June 22.
After that, the individual or organization will be held
responsible for the fee. Anyone who is registered but cannot
attend may send a substitute.
***For more about program content:
Davida Charney
117 Burrowes Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
phone (814) 865-9703
secretary (814) 863-3066
FAX (814) 863-7285
E-mail to IRJ at PSUVM.PSU.EDU
***About registration and housing:
Chuck Herd
409 Keller Conference Center
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
phone (814) 863-3550
FAX (814) 865-3749
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THEORY, CULTURE & SOCIETY
10TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE
AUGUST 16-19, 1992
Seven Springs Mountain Resort
Champion, Pennsylvania, USA
The Conference's main plenary themes are:
Modernity/Reflexivity/Postmodernity;
The Body, Self, and Identity;
Cultural Theory and Cultural Change.
***The themes are continued in six panels and five parallel
streams of sessions. These are: The Body, Modernity and
Postmodernity; Cultural Theory; Political Culture and Cultural
Studies.
***We also have an additional stream in which six postmodern
films will be shown and discussed.
***To complete the program we have over twenty round tables on a
wide range of topics.
The _Theory, Culture & Society_ Conference will provide a unique
opportunity to participate with leading figures in the discussion
of some of the central issues in social and cultural theory.
For complete details and a conference packet:
Kathleen White
-Theory, Culture & Society_ Conference
University Center for International Studies
4G22 Forbes Quadrangle
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
telephone: 412-648-7418
fax: 412-648-2199
OR
_Theory, Culture & Society_ Conference
School of Health, Social and Policy Studies
Teesside Polytechnic
Middlesbrough,
Cleveland, TS1 3BA
United Kingdom
telephone: (44) 0642 342346/7
fax: (44) 0642 342067
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CALL FOR PAPERS
========================
/ __Rethinking /
/ MARXISM__ /
========================
--- Announcing an international conference ---
MARXISM IN THE NEW WORLD ORDER: CRISES AND POSSIBILITIES
November 12-14, 1992
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
We encourage papers and, especially, organized panels
and events on the many dimensions (political, artistic,
cultural and academic) and in the many traditions with
which contemporary Marxism can meet the challenges of
today.
For conference information: Antonio Callari, Conference
Coordinator, Economics Department, Franklin and
Marshall College, Lancaster PA 17604. Phone 717-291-
3947; Fax 717-399-4413.
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* ** ----------------------
** Call for participation: ---------------------
** ---------------------- Joint 1992
conference: /////////// **
--------------------- S A G S E T **
I S A G A ** Society for the
Advancement of Games and \\\\\\\\\\\ **
Simulations in Education and Training
** International Simulation and Gaming
Association **
** Conference theme: Developing
transferable skills through ** ----------------
simulation and gaming **
** 18-21 August, 1992
Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland **
** For further
information: Fred Percival **
SAGSET/ISAGA Conference Secretary
** Napier
University **
219 Colinton Road ** Telephone: 44 / 31-455-4394
Edinburgh EH14 1DJ ** Facsimile: 44 / 31-455-7989
Scotland **
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Morgan || Project IDEALS -- FIPSE, DoE |
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0244 || University of Alabama
| tel 205-348-9494 |
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From: PSDMSPIN@BRUSP.ANSP.BR
Subject: Announcing a new list
Dear Friends,
We would like to announce the creation of VIOLEN-L, a
discussion group for those devoted to the study of the problem
of violence, Human Rights, and public policies on these
and related subjects. VIOLEN-L is managed by the Nucleo de
Estudos da Violencia da Universidade de Sao Paulo (Center for the
Study of Violence of the University of Sao Paulo). Those who
want to subscribe must send the following command:
TELL LISTSERV AT BRUSPVM SUB VIOLEN-L "your true name"
Everybody who would like to join the discussion will be welcomed!
Sincerely yours,
Mario Baldini
(PSDMSPIN@BRUSP.BITNET)
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This letter is to announce the formation of and offer a welcome
to a new Listserv discussion list--SovHist--(the discussion of
Soviet history from 1917-1991).
This list will be used as a forum for the reasonable discussion
of any aspect of the history of the Soviet Union from the
"February Revolution" of 1917 to the breakup of the USSR that
occurred 25 December, 1991.
Any element of this period is discussable, so long as the
criteria of being reasonable and polite in one's discourse are
adhered to. Any questions about suitable topics should be
directed to me, Valentine Smith, at the Internet address
(cdell@vax1.umkc.edu).
Anyone wishing to participate in this list should send the
following command to one of the following Listservs; USCVM,
DOSUNI1, or CSEARN via e-mail in the body of a mail message (not
the "Subject:" line) SUB SovHist (your real name). To
unsubscribe, send the command UNSUB (your real name). Other
Listserv commands can be gotten by sending HELP in the message
body to any Listserv.
This is an unmoderated list. However, I will closely keep an eye
on it, and hope that we can engage in some fruitful discussions
on Soviet history. All that is asked is reasonable and polite
dialogue--any problems will be first addressed by private mail,
and then removal if that private discussion fails to resolve a
conflict. This could be an exciting forum, I hope it will be,
and I encourage you to be an active participant.
Enjoy! Valentine Smith (cdell@vax1.umkc.edu)
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AMLIT-L on LISTSERV@UMCVMB American Literature
Discussion List
or LISTSERV@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU
The American Literature Discussion List has been created for
the discussion of topics and issues in the vast and diverse field
of American Literature among a world-wide community interested in
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To subscribe send a message to listserv@umcvmb or
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or
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NEW LIST: INMYLIFE - Beatle era popular culture
INMYLIFE@WKUVX1.BITNET
Topics will include but not be restricted to history, politics,
culture, music, literature, collectibles, comic books, comix,
counter culture, drugs, Vietnam (and the war), Cold War, between
1962 (the first Beatle hit record in England) and 1974 (US out of
Vietnam).
Interested parties should send a one line command
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to LISTSERV@WKUVX1.BITNET.
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