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[RRE]Computer Science as a Human Science
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Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 13:32:22 -0500
From: Sawyer Seminar Program
To whom it may concern:
I am with the Franke Institute for the Humanities of the University of Chicago. During the 1999-2000 academic year, we will offer a year long seminar on "Computer Science as a Human Science: the Cultural Impact of Computerization". There are many opportunities available for scholars including a postdoctoral fellowship, conference scholarships for international visiting scholars from Brazil, Japan, Russia, and Scadinavia, and a call for papers. We would like to inform your membership about these opportunites and hope that you can electronically send them the text below.
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
E. Carmen Ramos Sawyer Program Assistant The Franke Institute for the Humanities The University of Chicago 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, IL 60637 sawyer-seminar@uchicago.edu
The University of Chicago
1999 - 2000 Sawyer Seminar Opportunities for Scholars
COMPUTER SCIENCE AS A HUMAN SCIENCE: THE CULTURAL IMPACT OF COMPUTERIZATION- POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
The Franke Institute for the Humanities of the University of Chicago invites applications for a one-year postdoctoral fellowship which will run from mid-September to mid-June 1999-2000 as part of the Sawyer Seminar on "Computer Science as a Human Science: The Cultural Impact of Computerization." The successful applicant will be expected to participate actively in the Seminar and present a paper at one of the three conferences held throughout the academic year. The stipend is $32,000. All applicants are expected to have received the Ph.D. degree within the past five years and no later than 1 September 1999. To apply please submit a c.v.; a chapter-length piece of work; statement (1-3 double-spaced pages) about your research and one or more of the Seminar's themes; and have 3 letters of recommendation sent. The application deadline is 15 FEBRUARY 1999.
Send application to: Sawyer Seminar Program Franke Institute for the Humanities The University of Chicago 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, IL 60637 USA
For more information:
email
The Franke Institute for the Humanities of the University of Chicago invites applications from International Visiting Scholars from BRAZIL, JAPAN, RUSSIA, and SCANDINAVIA for five-day visits to participate in the 1999-2000 Sawyer Seminar on "Computer Science as a Human Science: The Cultural Impact of Computerization." Five-day visits have been timed to coincide with quarterly conferences on the following themes: AUTUMN 1999: Synesthetic Education and the Cultural Organization of the Senses (21-25 October 1999); WINTER 2000: Human/Computer Creoles and Cultures (13-17 January 2000); SPRING 2000: Moral and Political Economies of Computer Cultures (6-10 April 2000). The successful applicants will give a paper at a conference and participate in a workshop meeting. The Seminar will provide travel, lodging and food expenses for the Visiting Scholar's five-day visits. Please submit your c.v., a paper or article for the conference , and a letter of reference, and indicate which quarter's theme you wish to address. The deadline is 1 MARCH 1999.
Send application to: Sawyer Seminar Program Franke Institute for the Humanities The University of Chicago 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, IL 60637 USA
For more information:
email
The Franke Institute for the Humanities of the University of Chicago invites abstracts and papers for three conferences held in conjunction with the 1999-2000 Sawyer Seminar on "Computer Science as a Human Science: The Cultural Impact of Computerization." The three quarterly conferences are as follows: AUTUMN 1999: Synesthetic Education and the Cultural Organization of the Senses (22-24 October 1999); WINTER 2000: Human/Computer Creoles and Cultures (14-16 January 2000); SPRING 2000: Moral and Political Economies of Computer Cultures (7-9 April 2000). Please send a two-page c.v. and a 500 word (2 page) summary or a complete paper as your submission. Indicate which one of the three topics and its related conference you wish your abstract to be considered for. Your final paper is due one month in advance of the conference opening date. Both accepted papers and alternate papers will be selected , and all of them will be considered for publication in a volume of seminar papers. Alternate paper topics will be waitlisted. Please be aware that if your paper is not received by the deadline, an alternate speaker will be selected. The deadline is 15 MARCH 1999.
Send abstracts or papers to: Sawyer Seminar Program Franke Institute for the Humanities The University of Chicago 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, IL 60637
For more information:
email
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