FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- ------------------ THE PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS OF GLOBALIZATION A SUMMER SYMPOSIUM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON JUNE 29-30, 2000 What is the relationship between the radical expansion of world communication and world markets in the past three decades and the drastic transformation taking place in the production of knowledge? To address this overarching question, the Oregon summer symposium has assembled a group of leading scholars in the U.S. and abroad to examine the cultural phenomenon known as globalization along with the changing practices of the humanities and social sciences. Topics to be presented include: "Is Globalization Good For Women?" "Very Busy Right Now: Harriedness and Globality," "Globalization and Ecological Criticism," "Doing Cultural Studies Inside APEC," and "Globalization, Desire, and the Politics of Representation." The featured speakers are: Tani Barlow, University of Washington Alison Jaggar, University of Colorado Richard Kerridge, Bath Spa University College, England Masao Miyoshi, University of California, San Diego Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan, University of Massachusetts Bruce Robbins, Rutgers University Rob Wilson, University of Hawaii Admission to the symposium is free. Teachers, students, and anyone interested in the prospects and problems of globalization are encouraged to take advantage of this extraordinary gathering of scholars for a lively intellectual exchange amid the idyllic University of Oregon campus and its Eugene environs. Inquiries about the event can be directed to the symposium chair, David Leiwei Li at the University of Oregon, ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or his assistant, Jacob Agatucci ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) David Leiwei Li Collins Professor of the Humanities Department of English University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1286 (541) 346-3940 [w] (541) 346-1509 [fax] Barbara S. Andrew Assistant Professor Department of Philosophy 1295 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1295 office: (541) 346-5541 fax: (541) 346-5544 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
