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Dear Edu-Factory Editorial Committee Member:<br>
<br>
As the Edu-Factory (EF) Collective enters into a new,
much-anticipated phase of transnationalization, we are pleased to
share with you some very exciting news about future plans and
on-going developments. Above all, we would very much like to solicit
your cooperation in passing on to your networks the Call for Papers
(CFP) for the next journal issue focused on the theme of measure and
debt.<br>
<br>
First, the news about the on-going process of transnationalization
in the collective. Eight new members were admitted into the
collective this summer, increasing the regional diversity of the
group. Transnationalization of struggles has been a central
consensus at Edu-Factory since its inception, and for that reason
the collective has always been motivated by a desire to
transnationalize the collective itself. Precisely because the
transnational is a space of asymmetrical differences, there is no
question of applying a mathematical rule of equal representation to
a voluntary association of individuals in different nations and
regions brought together by the recognition of an international
dimension to the social struggles around education. So what we have
now in the EF collective is not a "United Nations of Educational
Struggles," but rather a tentative, evolving series of relays and
nodal points for the translation of struggles, and
translation-as-struggle, that was highlighted in the Zero issue of
the EF journal. <br>
<br>
The first meeting of the transnational Collective, facilitated by
the Tokbox platform (<a href="http://www.tokbox.com/"
target="_blank">www.tokbox.com</a>), was highly productive.
Details for the next issue of the Edu-Factory journal have been
finalized, and we are very pleased to announce that Nirmal Puwar and
Gerald Raunig have agreed to join members of the Collective in
co-editing this <font color="#000000">issue. <font
style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The CFP for the
issue is attached (and available at <a
href="http://www.edu-factory.org/edu15/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=380:call-for-papers-edufactory-journal-no-1-&catid=36:publications&Itemid=54">http://www.edu-factory.org/edu15/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=380:call-for-papers-edufactory-journal-no-1-&catid=36:publications&Itemid=54</a>).
Please </font>circulate it widely. Since the journal relies
wholly on informal networks, the members of the Editorial
Committee can play a key role in helping the journal attract
contributions that will make it a point of reference for
contemporary debates. Please do not hesitate to contact the
Collective should you have any suggestions, manuscripts, or advice
concerning the themes of the issue and/or potential contributors.
Needless to say, contributions from Editorial Committee members
are highly welcome!<br>
</font><br>
In tandem with the journal issue, which has a projected completion
date of April, 2011, we are also planning to launch another round of
the highly successful Edu-Factory discussion list. The theme for
this round will be organized around debt and the system of measure.
Given the supercharged atmosphere surrounding these issues, we
expect a very lively discussion. Once again, the members of the
Editorial Collective can play a decisive role in the EF project by
participating actively in the discussion and publicizing it across
your various formal and informal networks. <br>
<br>
Thank you for your time and input.<br>
Regards,<br>
The Edu-Factory Collective<br>
<br>
<br>
P.S. This letter was supposed to mailed along with the CFP that was
circulated two days ago. Sorry for the mix-up--Jon Solomon, Taipei<br>
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