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-> Conference on Creativity
     by Kay Neeley 

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Date: 9 May 2001 06:58:12 -0700
From: Kay Neeley 
Subject: Conference on Creativity

Please consider submitting a proposal for this conference.  Please also
circulate the call to colleagues in engineering or science disciplines
who are interested in the topic of creativity.  Note that we don't need
complete papers at this point--just an abstract of roughly 250 words.

Many thanks,
Kay Neeley
_________________________________________________________________________________

CALL FOR PAPERS

CONCEPTS OF CREATIVITY
IN THE HUMANITIES, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY

SEPTEMBER 19-21, 2001

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

SPONSORED BY THE DIVISION OF TECHNOLOGY, CULTURE, & COMMUNICATION
School of Engineering & Applied Science, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville

KATHRYN A. NEELEY, Program Chair
neeley@virginia.edu; (804) 924-6117)

THE 2001 CONFERENCE OF THE HUMANITIES & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

The HUMANITIES AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION is an interdisciplinary
scholarly society that explores
the interactions of technology, science, the humanities, and the social
sciences. Proposals need not address the
conference theme; we welcome papers dealing with all aspects of the
interactions of the humanities and
technology and wish to draw in as broad a range of disciplines and
perspectives as possible. For the 2001
conference, we are particularly interested in receiving proposals for
papers that deal with the general theme of
concepts of creativity in the humanities, science and technology.

This year's theme addresses the question

How can we enrich our conceptions of creativity by exploring how
creativity is understood, encouraged, and evolving in different academic
and practical enterprises?

    Broadly interpreted, the conference theme encompasses the fine arts,
literature, and architecture as well as
    engineering design and scientific discovery.

    Possible topics include

    * the nature and meaning of creativity in various disciplines
    *
    * the role of technology in enabling, modifying, or inhibiting
creativity
    *
    * design as common ground for the arts and technology
    *
    * pedagogical approaches to creativity
    *
    * the role and cultivation of imagination in various disciplines
    *
    * the connections between creativity and ethics
    *
    * comparing visualization, sketching, and drafting
    *
    * various disciplinary approaches to invention and innovation
    *
    * historical and philosophical perspectives
    *
    *gender and creativity

    KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Thomas P. Hughes, Mellon Professor Emeritus at the
University of Pennsylvania,
    Distinguished Visiting Professor at MIT, and author of several books
on the history of modern technology, science,
    and culture, including American Genesis: A Century of Invention and
Technological Enthusiasm, 1870-1970 (1989)
    and Rescuing Prometheus (1997).

   PROPOSALS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN MAY 15, 2001

To propose a paper, submit an abstract of 250 words.  To propose a
session, include an abstract for each paper and a brief statement of the
theme for the whole session. If possible, send your proposal as an
electronic attachment to an email message.  You may also fax proposals
to 804-924-4306 or send them as hard copy. For additional details, see
http://www.tcc.virginia.edu/hta.

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Kathryn A. Neeley
University of Virginia

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Please consider submitting a proposal for this conference. 
Please also circulate the call to colleagues in engineering or science
disciplines who are interested in the topic of creativity.  Note
that
we don't need complete papers at this point--just an abstract of roughly
250 words.
Many thanks,
Kay Neeley
_________________________________________________________________________________
CALL FOR PAPERS
CONCEPTS OF CREATIVITY
IN THE HUMANITIES, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY
SEPTEMBER 19-21, 2001
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
SPONSORED BY THE DIVISION OF TECHNOLOGY, CULTURE, & COMMUNICATION
School of Engineering & Applied Science, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville
KATHRYN A. NEELEY, Program Chair
neeley@virginia.edu; (804) 924-6117)
THE 2001 CONFERENCE OF THE HUMANITIES & TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATION
The HUMANITIES AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION is an interdisciplinary
scholarly
society that explores
the interactions of technology, science, the humanities, and the social
sciences. Proposals need not address the
conference theme; we welcome papers dealing with all aspects of the
interactions of the humanities and
technology and wish to draw in as broad a range of disciplines and
perspectives as possible. For the 2001
conference, we are particularly interested in receiving proposals for
papers that deal with the general theme of
concepts of creativity in the humanities, science and technology.
This year's theme addresses the question

How can we enrich our conceptions of creativity by exploring how
creativity
is understood, encouraged, and evolving in different academic and
practical
enterprises?
    Broadly interpreted, the conference theme encompasses
the fine arts, literature, and architecture as well as
    engineering design and scientific discovery.
    Possible topics include
    * the nature and meaning of creativity in various
disciplines
    *
    * the role of technology in enabling, modifying,
or inhibiting creativity
    *
    * design as common ground for the arts and technology
    *
    * pedagogical approaches to creativity
    *
    * the role and cultivation of imagination in various
disciplines
    *
    * the connections between creativity and ethics
    *
    * comparing visualization, sketching, and drafting
    *
    * various disciplinary approaches to invention and
innovation
    *
    * historical and philosophical perspectives
    *
    *gender and creativity
    KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Thomas P. Hughes, Mellon
Professor Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania,
    Distinguished Visiting Professor at MIT, and author
of several books on the history of modern technology, science,
    and culture, including American Genesis: A Century
of Invention and Technological Enthusiasm, 1870-1970 (1989)
    and Rescuing Prometheus (1997).
   PROPOSALS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN MAY 15, 2001
To propose a paper, submit an abstract of 250 words.  To
propose a session, include an abstract for each paper and a brief
statement
of the theme for the whole session. If possible, send your proposal as
an electronic attachment to an email message.  You may also fax
proposals
to 804-924-4306 or send them as hard copy. For additional details, see
http://www.tcc.virginia.edu/hta.
--
Kathryn A. Neeley
University of Virginia
 

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