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Postcolonialism and Digital Culture
Postcolonial studies is affected by the spread of networked computing and digital culture, such as email, websites, newsgroups, online games, digital art, and blogs. Postcolonialism and Digital Culture is seeking papers for its September 2004 issue, which focuses on the consequences of the digital culture for the postcolonial condition.
{self}_representation 2003
A section of the {self}_representation 2003 show at Le Musee di-visioniste is an ongoing project called “My Mission.” “My Mission” is a collection of statements from artists. To participate, email info at e-musee-divisioniste dot org, subject line: My Mission, with a short text (less than 500 words) about how you see your mission as an artist.
New HCS Course at UCLA
A new class titled “Physical Computing, Algorithmic and Reactive Art” is being offered at UCLA. The class critiques design and art in artificial life, multiple agency, evolutionary computing, reactive sculptures and robotics, intelligent environments, and algorithmic art.
INCUBATION3 Call for Proposals
Incubation3, the 3rd trAce International Symposium on Writing and the Internet, seeks to provide ideas, motivation, information, and discussion for the new media writing community. Speakers include Mark Amerika, Paul Brown, Alan Sondheim, Tim Wright, Talan Memmott, Kate Pullinger, and Stefan Schemat. To submit a proposal, visit http://trace.ntu.ac.uk/incubation. The deadline for proposals is December 1, 2003.
Poems That Go
The Fall 2003 issue of Poems that Go is now online. This “Literary Games” theme issue features work by Natalie Bookchin, Jim Andrews, Jason Lewis, Dan Shiovitz, Nick Montfort & Rachel Stevens, as well as an introduction to Literary Games essay by Nick Montfort.
Upcoming Chat
Please join us in the trAce/Electronic Literature Organization chat on Oct 19 to discover the links between games and storytelling, with guest Tim Wright, the Writers for the Future writer-in-residence.
Sex and the Body Politic
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
The 13th Annual Cultural Studies Conference, based on the theme “Sex and the Body Politic,” will feature keynote speakers Elizabeth Grosz, Carl Phillips, and Donald Hall. The Cultural Studies Conference will discuss sexuality and society, and it will examine sexual identity as a function of politics, economy, and society. The conference takes place March 4-6, 2004 at Kansas State University.
UCLA LISAA Fall Colloquium
The UCLA Library and Information Science Alumni Association’s second annual Fall Colloquium, to be held October 23, features Dr. Leah Lievrouw speaking about how the Internet is used for political and artistic protest against the status quo.
CPSR Annual Conference
The annual conference for the Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility will feature presentations by practitioners in the field of technology and discuss how broadband access impacts social change, cultural diversity, and community goals. The conference takes place October 25 in Seattle, WA.