UPDATE: Examining Text on the Web (2/23/05; CHATS, 4/15/05-4/17/05)

UPDATE: CALL FOR PANELS

The Center for Humanities, Arts, and TechnoScience (CHATS) presents:
Structure, Space and Transmigrations
April 15-17, 2005
University at Albany, SUNY
Albany, New York

The State University of New York at Albany will host its third annual CHATS conference (formerly HumaniTech*), which focuses on examining the intersection between humanities, science and technology. The three-day conference will host an array of events, including academic papers and multi-media presentations, performance, exhibits, a plenary discussion, and keynote speaker (to be announced). We are particularly interested in panels and papers that take an interdisciplinary approach, and incorporate perspectives from a wide range of disciplines. Priority consideration will be given to those speaking to this year’s theme, “Structure, Space and Transmigrations.” Works from all fields and disciplines are welcome.

CAUGHT IN THE WEB

Call for Papers on the exploration and examination of text on the Web

As a freelance writer for a webzine, I have been interested in the growing phenomena of

text on the net. Of interest will be diverse opinions on the concept of writing for the internet.

Topics can include, but are not limited to: Anonymity – how does anonymity play into

creating a community between the virtual audience and authors? Can there be a community

when there is anonymity? What constitutes a community? Are these “real” or “imagined”

communities? How does writing for the web differ from “paper” texts? Is writing for the web

to be considered a legitimate means of communication versus printed texts? Is printed text

becoming obsolete? Where does ‘blogging’ fit into this and what is it? Is a blogger an

author? Are we all authors? Are we “caught in the web”? Where will our fascination

with the web lead us?

Papers from a variety of disciplines are welcomed, such as, but not limited to:

Psychology, English, History, Sociology, Cultural Studies, etc. Proposals should be

no longer than 500 words and should be directed to Paula Yablonsky

at _pachya1_at_aol.com no later than February 23, 2005.

For further info, visit
www.albany.edu/humanitech

* HumaniTech is used with permission from Barbara L. Cohen and the Regents of the University of California.

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