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1. SLSA Decodings, fall 2006 - "Carol Colatrella"
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Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2006 19:42:59 +0000
From: "Carol Colatrella"
Subject: SLSA Decodings, fall 2006
DECODINGS
Newsletter of the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts
Fall 2006, Vol. 15, No.2.
*Call for papers, SLSA 2007, Portland
*Nominations for SLSA member-at-large
*In Memoriam: Michelle Kendrick
*Essay Prizes and Travel Awards
*NEW Associate Bibliographer positions
*Minutes from SLSA 2006, New York, meetings
*Financial Report 2005-06
*SLSA 2008 Berlin
*SLSA Listserv
CALL FOR PAPERS, SLSA 2007, Portland
The 21st Annual Conference of the SLSA (Society for Literature, Science,
and
the Arts)
November 1-4, 2007, Portland, Maine (USA)
Topic: CODE
Deadline for paper and panel submissions: March 15, 2007
Plenary Speakers: N. Katherine Hayles, UCLA; Brian Massumi, Universit de
Montral
Conference organizers: Susan McHugh, University of New England,
Registration;
Arielle Saiber, Bowdoin College, Logistics; Aden Evens, Dartmouth
College,
Program
Conference website: http://www.slsa07.com/
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 natures 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's relationship with literature
and
the arts, including ones presented in nontraditional formats (such as
film/video, performance, music, or visual art). For more information,
please
see http://www.slsa07.com/
NOMINATIONS FOR MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Nominations and self-nominations for candidates to run for the
member-at-large post currently held by Lisa Yaszek should be directed to
one
of the members of the nominating committee: Eve Keller
(ekeller@fordham.edu), Richard Nash (nash@indiana.edu), Susan Squier
(sxs62@psu.edu).
The elected member-at-large will serve for two years and will be
expected to
attend Executive Committee and business meetings at the annual
conferences
in 2007, 2008, and 2009.
IN MEMORIAM: MICHELLE KENDRICK (1964-2006)
Longtime SLSA member Michelle Kendrick died on September 30, 2006, after
a
five-year battle with cancer. Her husband David Smith has set up a
memorial
fund for Michelle at Washington State University-Vancouver, where she
was
associate professor and founder of the Digital Technology and Culture
program. Donations to support scholarships and a lecture series at
Washington State should be directed to:
The Office of Development and Alumni Relations
Michelle Kendrick Memorial Fund
WSU Vancouver
14204 NE Salmon Creek Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98686
Please make checks payable to the WSU Foundation. The memo section
should
note Michelle Kendrick Memorial Fund.
Michelle's obituary can be seen at
http://libarts.wsu.edu/english/faculty/Kendrick.htm
SLSA will establish a book prize in Michelles memory, an effort
coordinated
by Robert Markley and Laura Otis. Those wishing to donate funds to endow
the
Kendrick Book Prize should contact Carol Colatrella
(carol.colatrella@lcc.gatech.edu) for information.
ESSAY PRIZES AND TRAVEL AWARDS
SLSA awards two essay prizes and several travel subsidies each year. See
information at http://slsa.press.jhu.edu/awards.html
NEW ASSOCIATE BIBLIOGRAPHER POSITIONS
SLSA seeks to appoint up to three Associate Bibliographers to assist
compiling annual bibliographies
of items of interest to SLSA members. Under the supervision of
Bibliography
director Sue
Hagedorn, Associates will search multiple resources for suitable
publications, exhibits, and
dissertations, assign key words/phrases to each source, and format the
sources for publication
of the bibliography. These tasks would take about one to two hours per
week.
Graduate student associates are especially welcome. Interested parties
should send Dr. Hagedorn a brief statement stating their interest in the
position, their
field(s) of special interest, and their preparation for the position.
Associates appointed will
have SLSA membership and annual conference registration fees waived in
the
year(s) of their
participation. The SLSA bibliography is posted at http://www.litsci.org.
MINUTES FROM SLSA 2006 NEW YORK MEETINGS
At the Executive Committee meeting, Incoming 2nd VP Richard Nash and new
member-at large Victoria Alexander were introduced by outgoing President
Eve
Keller. Carol Colatrella presented the financial report.
Bruce Clarke (program chair) and Victoria Alexander (site coordinator)
reported on the SLSA 2006 Conference. There were 263 speakers and 325
paid
registrants in New York. Bruce and Tori were thanked for their hard work
in
organizing an exciting conference.
Alan Rauch gave the Editors Report on Configurations. He indicated that
several issues are in production with a number scheduled to be printed
and
mailed in late 2006 and early 2007. Contributions are welcome. Contact
information is at
http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/configurations/guidelines.html.
Sue Hagedorn presented the Bibliographers Report and indicated a delay
in
publishing recent issues. Susan Squier recommended creating associate
bibliographer positions.
Wayne Millers Electronic Resources Coordinator's Report noted the
creation
of a new SLSA listserv. Directions for subscribing are below. The
parallel
SLSA website at litsci.org has been redesigned. Bruce Clarke will work
with
Wayne Miller, Sue Hagedorn, and Carol Colatrella to redesign the SLSA
Web
site.
Questions about the SLSA University of Michigan book series should be
directed to Susan Squier.
At the annual business meeting, travel awards were presented to
Christine
Kanz, Martin Potschka, Terence H. W. Shih, Elizabeth Throesch, and
Tobias C.
Van Veen.
Established and endowed by former President of SLSA Lance Schachterle in
honor of his parents, the Schachterle Prize is awarded annually to the
best
published essay by an untenured scholar. This years prize was awarded to
Susan McHugh for her essay The Call of the Other 0.1%: Genetic
Aesthetics
and the new Moreaus, which appeared in AI and Society (20.1: 2006) as
"Genetic Technologies and Animals. McHughs essay argues neither the
human
nor the transgenic are stable forms; both are incessantly rearticulated
in
relation to one another, as the film adaptations of The Island of Dr.
Moreau
demonstrate.
The Bruns Prize for the Best Essay by a Graduate Student Member was
established by former SLSA President N. Katherine Hayles, Professor of
English at UCLA, in honor of her father, Edward Bruns. The 2006 winner
of
the Bruns Prize is Vera Bhlmann, graduate student at the University of
Art
and Design in Basel, Switzerland for her essay "Intelligent Skin: Real
Virtual. Bhlmann's essay outlines the theoretical underpinnings of the
"Oikoborg"a "corporate identity" (in this context, the team that created
the media faade) that evolves through interactions between humans,
technology, and buildings themselves.
Honorable Mentions were awarded to Bernard Geoghegan (Northwestern
Universitys Program in Screen Cultures, Media, Technology, and Society)
for
his well-researched and cutting-edge essay on artificial intelligence,
Embodied Agents: Gesturing Toward an Aesthetic."
Robert Azzarello (Graduate student in English at CUNYs Graduate Center)
for
his thoughtful and exceptionally well-written essay "Queer Theory Meets
Environmental Studies in Bram Stoker's Dracula"
SLSA 2006 WRAP-UP SESSION
--some discussion about the difficult logistics of a NYC conference,
especially the need either to stay in a single location or to walk
long-ish
distances among venues. Most felt, however, that the trade-off was
worth
it: glorious NYC, plus the advantage (same issue viewed positively) of
having self-generated mini-conferences at each locale
--discussion of the pros/cons of announcing streams in the programs. It
was
generally agreed that creating/recognizing streams is necessary for
program
planning. Some thought its good to make the streams explicit in the
printed program (easier to track ones interests); others thought it best
to
keep them hidden (better chance of not constraining choice). One
person
suggested the labor-intensive but useful extra step of sending panel
names
(once theyre determined) to all panel chairs to give them the
opportunity
to indicate those panels theyd like to not be in conflict with.
--general agreement that entering the submissions/abstracts on the email
list worked well since it led to many self-organized panels and got
conversations started before the conference began
--announcement that SLSA would be establishing an annual book award in
Michelle Kendricks memory and that Bruno Clarke, Bob Markley, and Laura
Otis would confer with the Executive Board to work out the details
Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts, Financial Report,
2004-2005
Prepared by Carol Colatrella, Executive Director, October 10, 2005
Balance on hand 9/30/05 Wachovia Bank, Atlanta
14,691.06
Sovereign Bank, Worcester
3,480.05
18,171.11
Income: Dues & donationsSLSA share from Hopkins UP
6,412.00
Donations: Essay Prizes
500.00
TOTAL INCOME 6,989.00
Expenses: Conferences
SLSA 2005--Chicago travel subsidies 2,000.00
---hotel balance 3,000.00
-- essay prizes
500.00
--conference fee partial refund
100.00
--conference agendas/reports
45.50
SLSA 2006 Amsterdam subsidy
1,000.00
--membership refund
26.00
SLSA 2007Portland museum rental
305.00
--Holiday Inn deposit (1 of 4)
500.00
Conferences subtotal
7,476.50
Executive Director annual stipend
5.500.00
Decodings (1 issues)duplication
340.20
---postage
230.82
Placque for service 76.66
Accountant
300.00
Bank Fee
15.00
Massachusetts FeesAttorney General
35.00
---Incorporation Fee
15.00
TOTAL EXPENSES 13,989.18
Balance on hand 9/30/06: Wachovia Bank, Atlanta
8,372.54
Sovereign Bank, Worcester
3,430.05
$11,802.59
Total Members as of 10/16/06: 505
Joined in Amsterdam 5
Benefactor 5
Gratis 4
Individual Member 351
Joint Memberships 7
Patron Member 2
Pension Member 19
Sponsor 2
Student 110
SLSA-EUROPE 2008, BERLIN
The next European meeting will take place in Berlin in 2008, hosted by
the
Zentrum fr Literatur- und Kulturforschung (ZfL:
http://www.zfl.gwz-berlin.de) in collaboration with a number of other
institutes in this most attractive city. The ZfL will also be the home
of
the planned SLSA-Europe. More information on both endeavours will be
provided at the Annual Conference in New York.
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