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> >From: Brian Page <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: CFP: Chance Encounters (grad) (3/18/05; 4/2/05) > >CALL FOR PAPERS > > > >CHANCE ENCOUNTERS > > >Kaynote Speaker : Jackson Lears > > > >The Center for the Critical Analysis of Contemporary Culture invites >submissions from graduate students in any field for our conference on >"Chance Encounters". Our focus is on the cross-fertilization of ideas >throughout the past and present. Such encounters have impacted disparate >cultures and fields, and though often accidental, they have indelibly shaped >the act of creation or discovery. Emphasizing these productive moments of >exchange and interaction enhances our prospects for more inclusive, diverse >and fertile conversations in the future. Submissions might address a number >of topics: the role of the cultural melting pot in the history of American >music; the sometimes accidental nature of scientific discovery; the >deliberate use of random stimuli techniques to provoke novel reactions to >old problems; experimental methods in artistic production; the reciprocal >development of the sciences and the arts; or the impact of class, creed, >gender and ethnicity-and the associated struggles-upon the creative >enterprise. Or, the submission might be an instance of work that draws >inspiration from a seemingly unrelated source, was inspired by an accidental >interaction with the cognitively remote, or fuses disparate elements from >diverse sources in a provocative new combination. We encourage submissions >that stand at the cross-cultural nexus, blur the distinction between >disciplines, or apply established methodological practices to new areas. A >submission need not be the polished end product-works in progress are >encouraged-and presentations may be either delivered or performed. > > > >Our discussion of chance and inspiration offers the exciting opportunity of >a highly inclusive inter-disciplinary and inter-cultural conversation. The >conference will be held on April 2, on the College Avenue Campus of Rutgers >University, at the Zimmerli Museum. A complimentary luncheon for conference >participants will feature keynote speaker Jackson Lears. The Zimmerli >Museum provides access to the galleries, a performance space with a very >nice piano, and a conference room with a full A/V equipment array, including >a data projector and slide carousel. Please join us for this event by >submitting a one-paragraph proposal for either an individual or group >presentation by Friday, March 18, to the following address: >[log in to unmask] Please include "CCACC cnf" in the subject line. > > > >This conference is presented by the Center for the Critical Analysis of >Contemporary Culture (CCACC) and the Graduate Student Association of Rutgers >University. ******************* The German Studies Call for Papers List Editor: Stefani Engelstein Assistant Editor: Meghan McKinstry Sponsored by the University of Missouri Info available at: http://www.missouri.edu/~graswww/resources/gerlistserv.html