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litsci-l-digest Wednesday, March 3 2004 Volume 01 : Number
061
In this issue:
Fwd: CFP: Nature in Science Fiction and Fantasy (3/30/04;
11/12/04-11/14/04)
Fwd: National Academies on IDR
CFP: Society for Literature & Science Annual Meeting Oct 2004
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Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 11:46:45 -0800
From: Carol Wald
Subject: Fwd: CFP: Nature in Science Fiction and Fantasy (3/30/04;
11/12/04-11/14/04)
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Begin forwarded message:
> From: Deborah Vause
> Date: February 10, 2004 7:52:08 AM PST
> To: cfp@english.upenn.edu
> Subject: CFP: Nature in Science Fiction and Fantasy (3/30/04;
> 11/12/04-11/14/04)
>
> Science Fiction and Fantasy Discussion Circle:
> Nature in Science Fiction and Fantasy
>
> Program Chair 2004: Dr. Deborah Vause
> Program Secretary 2004: Dr. Eric Otto
>
>
> Picture the deserts and sandworms of Arrakis, the Ramtop mountains in
> Discworld, the barren planet of Red Mars slowly coming to life in
Green
> Mars. The natural settings created in science fiction and fantasy
> novels, television, and films play unforgettable roles. Are these
> settings significant because they are alien? Because they are
natural?
> Do interactions with these places reveal something essential about
> being
> "human?" Does SF and fantasy progressively engage issues of nature
and
> ecology? And where does technology fit into all this, or does it?
> Memorable characters live in memorable places: Amber, Winter,
Hogwarts,
> Pern, even the Earth in a future time. Submit a 1-page abstract by 30
> March to Deborah Vause, Department of English and Humanities, Country
> Club Rd., York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA 17405; 717-815-1704;
> .
>
> ===============================================
> From the Literary Calls for Papers Mailing List
> CFP@english.upenn.edu
> Full Information at
> http://www.english.upenn.edu/CFP/
> or write Erika Lin: elin@english.upenn.edu
> ===============================================
>
>
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Carol Ann Wald, C. Phil.
UCLA Department of English
2225 Rolfe Hall
Box 951530
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1530
wald@humnet.ucla.edu
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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 10:03:05 -0800
From: Carol Wald
Subject: Fwd: National Academies on IDR
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Note that this survey ignores science studies research.
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Bill Newell
> Date: February 19, 2004 9:23:47 AM PST
> To: INTERDIS@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject: National Academies on IDR
> Reply-To: Interdisciplinary Studies
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> Poster: Bill Newell
> Subject: National Academies on IDR
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> =46rom: Schnell, Joshua [mailto:JSchnell@nas.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 1:34 PM
> Subject: National Academies Survey on Interdisciplinary Research
>
> To all those participating in interdisciplinary research:
> As part of the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative, the
> National Academies-under the aegis of the Committee on Science,
> Engineering, and Public Policy- has undertaken a study on how funding
> organizations and academic institutions can best facilitate
> interdisciplinary research. The strength of the Committee's findings
> and recommendations depends on the most up-to-date assessment of the
> state of interdisciplinary research. To that end, the Committee
> encourages individual interdisciplinary researchers and students to
> take 10 minutes to complete a survey, available on-line at
> SurveyHome.html>http://=
> www7.nationalacademies.org/interdisciplinary/SurveyHome.html.
> Your responses will help the Committee:
> =B7 to identify the most serious obstacles facing
> interdisciplinary researchers,
> =B7 to determine examples of effective policies and practices,
> and
> =B7 to establish recommendations for best practices to
> facilitate IDR.
> Please extend this invitation to participate in the Committee's data
> collection efforts to your colleagues with interdisciplinary research
> experience. To learn more about the study and the Committee, please
> visit the study website at
> http://
> nationalacademies.org=
> /interdisciplinary.
> So that your responses may be included in its analysis, the Committee
> requests that you to complete the survey by March 5th, 2004. If you
> have any questions, please contact the study officer, Laurel Haak at
> lhaak@nas.edu, or 202-334-1438. Thank you in
> advance for your participation.
>
> The Committee on Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research
> Nancy Andreasen and Theodore Brown, Co-Chairs
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Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 17:05:43 -0500
From: "Wayne Miller"
Subject: CFP: Society for Literature & Science Annual Meeting Oct 2004
Please redistribute as appropriate within your institution and among =
colleagues -
Call For Papers
Society for Literature & Science
Annual Meeting 2004
With the cooperation of Duke University
and the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
in Science and Cultural Theory at Duke
Durham, NC
October 14 - 17, 2004
http://www.law.duke.edu/sls/2004/
=09
Plenary address by Karla Holloway, William R. Kenan Professor of English
=
and African American Studies and Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences
at =
Duke University
Guest scholar sessions by Barbara Herrnstein Smith, Braxton Craven =
Professor of Comparative Literature and English and Director of the
Center =
for Interdisciplinary Studies in Science and Cultural Theory at Duke,
and =
by Donna Haraway, Professor of History of Consciousness at University of
=
California at Santa Cruz.
SLS fosters the interdisciplinary study of the relations among
literature =
and language, the arts, and science, medicine, and technology and
includes =
among its members scholars of literature, art, and science as well as =
writers, artists, and scientists.
All proposals addressing the interaction of art or literature with =
science, medicine or technology, including new media, are welcome.
Individuals may submit abstracts for individual papers (150 words) as
well =
as proposals for panels, which are usually composed of 3-4 speakers plus
=
discussion in a 1-1/2 hour session. Sessions involving speakers and/or =
respondents that transcend disciplinary boundaries are particularly =
welcome.
DUE DATE FOR ABSTRACTS AND PROPOSALS: MAY 1, 2004
Please submit abstract/proposal via the form on the website or by e-mail
=
to both Eve Keller (ekeller@fordham.edu) and Wayne Miller
(wmiller@law.duke=
..edu)
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