Annual Conference
The Society for Literature, Science and the Arts 21st Annual Conference: CODE
Portland, Maine, USA, November 1-4, 2007
Biological and algorithmic, protector of secrets and porthole to mysteries, universal and singular, code is an invitation to thought. Code can be "wet" (genetic, organic, human), "dry" (digital, mathematical, logical), something in-between, neither, or both (linguistic, symbolic, religious, moral, legal). Code is the meeting ground of strange bedfellows, the cipherer and decipherer, the domain of law and its subversion, communication and privacy. Code is about patterns, sequences, systems, translations, substitutions. It can bind, trick, and free. Modern technologies are affording us more and more keys to unlock nature's code and more opportunities to manipulate it.
We welcome paper and panel submissions that explore any type/aspect/nature/culture of code in any period of history. Also welcome are submissions on any aspect of science, literature, and the arts, including ones presented in nontraditional formats (such as film/video, performance, music, or visual art).
Plenary Speakers:
N. Katherine Hayles, University of California, Los Angeles
Brian Massumi, Université de Montréal
Deadline for paper and panel submissions: MARCH 15, 2007
For submission procedures, deadlines, venue information, etc., please see:
http://www.slsa07.com/
Organizers:
Aden Evens, Dartmouth College, Program (slsa2007@gmail.com)
Susan McHugh, University of New England, Registration (smchugh@une.edu)
Arielle Saiber, Bowdoin College, Logistics (asaiber@bowdoin.edu)