On Mon, 12 May 1997 10:18:24 +1200 STEFANIE S. RIXECKER said:
>fyi...stefanie
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>Subject: CFP: Cultural Studies (Summer 98)
> Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 13:52:58 -0500
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> CROSSROADS IN CULTURAL STUDIES
> Second International Conference
> June 28 - July 1, 1998, Tampere, Finland
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>
>
>FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
>
>In the midst of all virtual communities and realities with abstract
>bodyless persons, we still need to meet each other in flesh and blood. The
>great success of the first Crossroads conference in 1996, with over 500
>participants from all continents, proved that a meeting point like that is
>greatly needed in international cultural studies. Let us therefore invite
>you to the Second International Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference!
>
>The special theme of the conference will be borders and border-crossings,
>but we also provide an open forum for all topics that interest the diverse
>international cultural studies community; to make contacts, exchange views
>and gain inspiration from each other. This time there will be more
>parallel sessions, which allows a little more time for discussion in the
>sessions. We encourage international participation from different
>countries, disciplines and cultural backgrounds, and from a wide range of
>research areas.
>
>We assume that concepts such as
>
>* gender * power and knowledge
>* ethnicity * traditions today
>* identity * nation-states
>* body * globalization
>* otherness * culture and economy
>* age * centre and periphery
>* media * new information technology
>
>will be tackled in the sessions and plenaries, but again it is up to you
>to make this a conference that will show where cultural studies is going=
> next.
>
>To make sure you'll receive the registration form well on time in
>November, you may just fill in the reply form (attatched), perhaps along
>with a preliminary paper title, but better still, we hope you will
>subscribe to the crossroads MAILING list, where you can find other people
>interested in the same topic and maybe organize a session for yourselves!
>Or if you already know others who share your interests, you may just
>volunteer to organize a session.
>
>I hope to see you all in Tampere!
>
>Yours sincerely,
>
>Pertti Alasuutari
>Chair of the Organizing Committee
>
>
>SPEAKERS
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>In the first Crossroads conference, the plenary speakers included Ien Ang,
>Antony Easthope, Jostein Gripsrud, Lawrence Grossberg, Joke Hermes, Eeva
>Jokinen, Sonia Livingstone, George Ritzer, Soile Veijola, Philip Wexler,
>Paul Willis, and Handel K. Wright, and a great deal of key figures in the
>field of cultural studies gave their papers in the sessions. It is
>premature to announce what the names will be in 1998, but we will again do
>our best to introduce to you the current and most interesting people and
>themes.
>
>HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE CROSSROADS LIST?
>----------------------------------------
>To subscribe, e-mail the following message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>
>subscribe crossroads "firstname" "lastname"
>
>(Please note that the line above must be the=20
>very first line of your message)
>
>
>HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR OWN SESSION?
>---------------------------------
>If you would like to organize a session, just send us a title and an up to
>150 words description of the theme (a session abstract), along with your
>complete contact information. Session proposals must be sent to us by
>September 30. Names of the sessions that are accepted by the conference
>organizer will be listed in the Invitation Programme published in November
>1997. You may also want to look for others sharing your areas of interest
>in the crossroads list. The acceptance of a session in the final programme
>is provisional until the session organizer has sent us the abstracts and
>registration forms of at least five participants, and made sure that they
>have paid their registration fees. In November, the session organizers
>will be sent a session organizer's manual to inform them about the details.
>
>ORGANIZERS
>----------
>Like the first time, the conference is organized by the Department of
>Sociology and Social Psychology, University of Tampere, and Network
>Cultural Studies, supported by a cross- disciplinary organizing committee.
>However, after 1998 we will be happy to send the crossroads conference "on
>the road".
>
>CONFERENCE TOWN AND VENUE
>--------------------------
>
>Located between two large lakes, Tampere is a beautiful city situated 180
>kilometres north of Finland's capital, Helsinki. Tampere, with its 190
>000 inhabitants, is home to two universities as well as various branches
>of industry. In fact, the city is renowned for its wide variety of
>educational institutions such as the University of Tampere, the University
>of Technology, the University Hospital and the Technical Research Center
>of Finland, as well as its versatile cultural services, sports facilities
>and other attractions for visitors. The conference will be held at Tampere
>Hall, which is located in the city centre. It is a modern conference
>centre with state-of-the-art facilities. Participants will be
>accommodated in a wide range of hotels within walking distance of the
>conference venue.
>
>
>At this stage we assume that the conference fee including lunches and
>refreshments daily will be about FIM 1000-1200 (approx. $ 200-240) and
>hotel accommodation FIM 260-550 (approx. $ 52-110) per person in a single
>room, FIM 148-335 (approx. $ 30-67) per person in a double room (breakfast
>included).
>
>INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET
>
>The Conference Home Page with several useful links to other websites:
>
>http://www.uta.fi/crossroads/
>
>
>To receive the Invitation Program, please complete the following form and
>return it (preferably by email) to:=20
>
>Crossroads in Cultural Studies
>Tampere Conference Service
>P.O.Box 32 (Pyh=E4j=E4rvenkatu 1 A)
>33201 Tampere
>Finland
>tel: +358-3-3664400
>fax: +358-3-2226440
>e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>Name: Jivan Saran
>
>Organization: Central Missouri State University
>
>Postal address: Safety Science & Technology
>
>City: Warrensburg, MO 64093-5030
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>Country: USA
>
>email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>tel: 1 816 747 8065, 1 816 543 4972
>fax: 1 816 747 8065
>Title of paper: Cultural variations in SHEP(Safety, Health & Environmental Pro
tection)
>I am willing to organize a session called (title of the session):
>Description of the session (of up to 150 words):
>
>If you would like to receive a provisional letter of acceptance to help
>you to get a travel grant from your institution, tick here:=20 Yes
>
>PRE & POST CONGRESS TOURS
>
>Spend some extra days in Finland and enjoy the possibilities your host
>country can offer. Or why not visit one of the neighbouring countries. Pre
>and post conference tours need a minimum number of participants. For
>planning purposes, please tick if you are interested in any of the tours.
>
>I am interested in a pre- or post conference tour to:=20
>
>( ) Lapland (artic northern Finland)
>( ) Cruise to Stockholm, Sweden
>( ) Tallinn, Estonia
>( ) St.Petersburg, Russia
>
>END
>
>
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>Stefanie S. Rixecker
>Department of Resource Management
>Lincoln University, Canterbury
>Aotearoa New Zealand
>E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun May 11 20:52:18 1997
id xma002849; Mon, 12 May 97 13:08:44 +1000
id sma055244; Mon May 12 12:51:46 1997
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 13:51:46 +1100
From: Paul Benedek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Women, Development, and Envrionent
References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Chandra R Dunn wrote:
>
> Greetings!
>
> I am writing to you to request your assistance in the creation of a web
> site that is designed to provide access to materials about the lives and
> struggles of women in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and
> the Pacific Ocean. It is our hope that we can establish a network
> dedicated to the advancement of women in the Third World socially,
> politically, and economically over the internet through sharing our
> separate yet similar experiences on this vast informational forum.
> Through this web site we would be able to find strength and support, as
> well as useful information, to continue struggles occurring
> simultaneously for and by women throughout the under-developed and
> developing world.
>
> The goal of this web site is to provide a forum and encourage the
> exchange of ideas and information among women around the world about
> their work and struggles to improve the quality of their lives and their
> communities. Our focus is specifically on women outside North America
> and Western Europe: women of the Third world, whose voices and
> experiences to date are not well represented on the internet. The
> emphasis is on material written by women living in Asia, Africa, Latin
> America, the Middle East and the Pacific Ocean.
>
> To this cause we are asking for you to send us web sites and email
> addresses of women's organizations or individual women in the Third world
> so that we can connect them to this network. We are also requesting
> written materials such as position papers, articles, newsletters,
> pamphlets, and other types of documents produced by individuals and
> groups to publish on this web site. This web site is specifically
> concerned with issues of development and the environment.
>
> We welcome and look forward to your contributions. Please email me at
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Sincerely,
> Chandra
> Dunn
> Dept. of Politics and Women's Studies
> Mount Holyoke College,
> South Hadley, MA, United States of America
Hello Chandra,
One site which you may be interested in is:
http://www.peg.apc.org/~asiet/
This is the site of Action in Solidarity with
Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET). Especially of
interest would be Dita Sari, the 24 year old leader
of the Indonesian Centre for Labour Struggle
(PPBI). Dita was recently imprisoned for 6 years
under Indonesia's represive subversion law. She led
a 20,000 strong protest of mostly women workers
demanding $4 a day wages, menstrual leave, improved
safety conditions, etc. The PPBI is illegal - under
Indonesian law, only one union is allowed, and this
is controlled by the dictatorship.
Hope this helps,
Cheers,
Paul
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon May 12 14:59:04 1997
13 May 1997 08:58 +1200 (NZS)
13 May 1997 09:01:14 +1200
Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 09:00:41 +1200
From: "STEFANIE S. RIXECKER" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Wkshop, Teaching Am Culture w/ Technology, Georgetown U, Ju
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Even though this workshop is focused on "American Studies," I think
it has applications for members of ECOFEM. If anyone attends, please
let the list know what it was like.
Stefanie
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Subject: Wkshop, Teaching Am Culture w/ Technology, Georgetown U, June 25-28
Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 00:37:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jeff Finlay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
is offering
a Faculty Development Workshop on
TEACHING AMERICAN CULTURE AND HISTORY
WITH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
June 25 to June 28, 1997
Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
The Crossroads Faculty Development Workshop will feature an integrated
series of practical hands-on sessions, demonstrations, and group work
revolving around successful strategies for introducing new
technologies into the culture and history classroom. In particular,
the workshop will emphasize the use of information technologies to
engage students in active learning, with particular emphasis on:
-online communication tools and discussion lists
-the World Wide Web and cd-roms as research and reference
tools (especially for electronic primary materials)
-Web-based syllabi and course platforms
-classroom presentation tools
-programs for the creation of hypertext, hypermedia, and
multimedia materials
The workshop will focus on pedagogical contexts and classroom
practice, although faculty participants will be able to spend some
time working with and learning technical skills.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
The workshop has been designed for faculty in American Studies or
related fields (such as interdisciplinary teachers of literature and
history) with a range of comfort levels and experience with
technology. Faculty who attend should be at least minimally
comfortable with the use of electronic mail and acquainted with the
World Wide Web.
The workshop is not designed as a basic introduction to technologies,
but as an introduction to the practical application of electronic tools
in the American Studies classroom. However, sessions will assume only a
basic knowledge of the most common technologies, and all sessions will
proceed from an introductory level of understanding.
WORKSHOP DATES AND COSTS:
The Crossroads Faculty Development Workshop will begin in the evening
on Wednesday, June 25 and conclude Saturday evening, June 28. Costs
include instructional materials; instructional fees; and three
breakfasts, three lunches, and two dinners. Lodging and transportation
are not included.
Costs: US $340.00 for ASA members
US $425.00 for non-ASA members, or
US $400.00 for participants who opt to join
ASA when registering for the workshop
ACCOMMODATION COSTS:
You are strongly encouraged to stay on campus for convenience of
access. Residence hall rooms are available at US $50 per night.
Each has a private bath and an individually-controlled
air-conditioning unit. Daily housekeeping and linen service are
provided.
You may reserve a room in the residence hall by including in your
payment an additional US $50 deposit for the first night. The balance
may be paid on the first day of the workshop.
More information on accommodation options follow at the end of
this message.
SPACE AVAILABILITY: the workshop has been designed with relatively
small and intensive sessions. Therefore space is very limited.
Interested participants are encouraged to register before June 1.
REGISTRATION: There are two ways to register for the Crossroads
Faculty Development Workshop:
(1) request an electronic version of the registration form from
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(2) locate and print the Web version of the registration form at:
http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/registration.html
You MUST print out and mail the Web registration form.
MAKE CHECKS OR INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDERS PAYABLE TO THE AMERICAN
STUDIES ASSOCIATION and mail all registration materials to:
Crossroads Summer Workshop
American Studies Association
1120 19th Street NW, Suite 301
Washington, D.C. 20036
The ASA phone number is (202) 467-4783; Fax (202) 467-4786. ASA may be
also contacted by email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The American Studies Crossroads Project is an international project on
technology and education, sponsored by the American Studies
Association, with major funding from the Department of Education's
Fund for the Improvement for Postsecondary Education and the
Annenberg/CPB Project.
Located on the Web at: http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads
Address: American Studies Crossroads Project, English Department,
303 New North, Georgetown University, Washington DC 20057
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: (202) 687-4535 Fax: (202) 687-5445
Randy Bass, Crossroads Project Director
Jeff Finlay, Crossroads Project Administrator
Lynn Weiss, Crossroads Workshop Coordinator
LODGING AND ACCOMODATIONS for the CROSSROADS SUMMER WORKSHOP
Option 1 --
VILLAGE C DORMS, Georgetown Main Campus
(strongly recommended - for low price and proximity to workshop events):
Residence hall rooms will be booked for single occupancy. Each has a
private bath and an individually-controlled air-conditioning unit. Daily
housedkeeping and linen service is provided.
US $50/night; please indicate your choice of dorm-style accommodation
on registration form and include US $50 in your payment as a security
(the balance may be paid on the first day of the workshop)
Option 2 --
LEAVEY CENTER GUEST HOUSE, Georgetown Main Campus
One or two beds and full housekeeping daily. Prices fluctuate, but
will be somewhere between US $100 and US $179. Please call directly
(202.687.3200) for specific prices, and contact Crossroads at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] as soon as you decide to use this
option. If enough people are interested we may get a group rate.
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ALTERNATIVE AREA HOTELS:
(Please call individual hotels to verify rates and book rooms)
HOLIDAY INN - GEORGETOWN
About a five minute walk from campus.
Double: US $139/night
202.338.4600; book directly through hotel
KEY BRIDGE MARRIOTT
20 minute walk from campus, right across the Key Bridge in
Rosslyn, VA.
Double: US $149/night
703.524.6400; book directly through hotel
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Stefanie S. Rixecker
Department of Resource Management
Lincoln University, Canterbury
Aotearoa New Zealand
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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