From monica.capsula at gmail.com Sat Nov 6 05:16:17 2010 From: monica.capsula at gmail.com (monica) Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 02:16:17 -0200 Subject: ::fibreculture:: Call for entries: VIDA 13.0 New deadline 10th of November 2010 Message-ID: Call for entries: VIDA 13.0 Art and artificial life international awards DEADLINE EXTENDED: 10th of November 2010 Fundaci?n Telefonica announces the VIDA 13.0 Art & Artificial Life International Competition, which for the last twelve years has awarded prizes for artistic projects using technological mediums offering innovative approaches to research into life and artificial life. At a time when the notion of life is once again located in an uncertain domain, a wide range of artistic initiatives come together to illustrate and investigate this phenomenon; they examine the impact on the collective conscience and the way it is manifested in cultural, technological and social thought. Over the last decade, in the same formal space, VIDA has been bringing together interdisciplinary projects that respond to this situation. By means of formal strategies that defy the boundaries between existing practices, these projects offer new ways of reflecting on what we understand by life and artificial life. There are two categories to the competition: FINISHED PROJECTS In this category VIDA 13.0 will award prizes to artistic ALife projects developed after 2008. The sum of 40,000 Euros will be shared between the projects selected by the jury: - First Prize: 18,000 Euros, - Second Prize: 14,000 Euros - Third Prize: 8,000 Euros. In addition seven honourable mentions will be awarded. PRODUCTION INCENTIVES In this category VIDA 13.0 helps to fund artistic ALife projects that have not yet been produced. This is aimed at citizens or residents of countries comprising Latin America, Spain and Portugal. 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URL: From ned at nedrossiter.org Wed Nov 10 11:53:46 2010 From: ned at nedrossiter.org (Ned Rossiter) Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:53:46 +0800 Subject: ::fibreculture:: CFP: Media Art History 2011 - Rewire Message-ID: Media Art History 2011 - Rewire Fourth International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology Liverpool, 28th September - 1st October 2011 Call For Papers now open - Deadline Monday, January 31st 2011 http://www.mediaarthistory.org Host: FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology), Liverpool In collaboration with academic partners: Liverpool John Moores University, CRUMB at the University of Sunderland, the Universities of the West of Scotland and Lancaster, and the Database of Virtual Art at the Dept. for Image Science. Following the success of Media Art History 05 Re:fresh in Banff, Media Art History 07 Re:place in Berlin and Media Art History 09 Re:live in Melbourne, Media Art History 11 Rewire will host three days of keynotes, panels and poster sessions. Media Art History 2011 - Rewire will increase the voltage and ignite key debates within the internationally distributed network of histories, which takes account of the questions surrounding documentation and methodologies, materiality, and agency. Rewire aims to up the current to illuminate the British contribution to media art, and by looking at our industrial heritage and contribution to the history of computing technologies themselves, we will open the discussion to how these contributions are manifested internationally. Considering the International scope of the histories of media art, science and technology, Rewire is also listed as part of the "McLuhan in Europe" programme, and will take place concurrently with The Asia Triennial in Manchester and Abandon Normal Devices, the North West's festival of new cinema and digital culture which returns to Liverpool in September 2011. The reviewers especially welcome proposals for presentations that resonate thematically with these events. We are looking for original research on: * The relations between art, science, technology and industry, both historically and now * New paradigms and alternative discourses for media art and media art history, such as, for example, craft, design, social media, or cybernetics * Local histories and practices of media art, including (but not limited to) Britain * Colonial experiences and non-Western histories of media art, science and technology * Media art history in relation to the biological, biomedical and ecological sciences * Relations between the histories of media art and those of computing and new technologies * Writing art history in a technologised and scientific culture, including the documentation of media art and how it is changed in a technologised and scientific culture * How the field of science and technology studies (STS) can offer useful models for new paradigms for art history General papers will be accepted. The conference will be delivered in a range of formats, from panel discussions to Pecha Kucha sessions and video poster presentations, as well as a small number of invited speakers. The programme will include competitively selected, peer- reviewed individual papers, panel presentations, and poster sessions, as well as a small number of invited speakers. Keynote Lectures, by internationally renowned, outstanding theoreticians and artists, will deliberate on the central themes of the conference and will include the Roy Stringer Memorial Lecture, held annually by FACT in memory of Roy Stringer, an early pioneer of digital media, champion of multimedia industries in the North West and Liverpool, and former Chair of the Board at FACT. The conference will also include dedicated forum sessions for participants to engage in more open- ended discussion and debate on relevant issues and questions. For the full Call for Papers, and to submit an abstract, please visit: http://www.mediaarthistory.org/rewire Chaired by Professor Mike Stubbs, Director of FACT, the panels at Rewire will be led by co-chairs - Paul Brown (Sussex, Deakin), Dr. Sarah Cook (CRUMB), Colin Davies (LJMU), Dr. Charlie Gere (Lancaster), Prof. Andy Miah (UWS), Prof. Ed Shanken (UvA) - on areas of their own expertise, and submissions will be juried by the co- chairs together with Rewire's International Advisory Committee of leading academics, artists and industry professionals. International Advisory Committee: Steven BALL, Tatiana BAZZICHELLI, Stuart COMER, Sean CUBITT, Dieter DANIELS, Sara DIAMOND, Vince DZIEKAN, Charles ESCHE, Sarah FISHER, Jean GAGNON, Graham HARWOOD, Erkki HUHTAMO, Nick LAMBERT, Debbi LANDER, Tapio MAKELA, Chris MEIGH-ANDREWS, Frieder NAKE, Taylor NUTTALL, Steve PARTRIDGE, Christiane PAUL, Ned ROSSITER, Paul SERMON, Jinsuk SUH, Brett STALBAUM, Julian STALLABRASS, Atau TANAKA, Andrea ZAPP From ned at nedrossiter.org Sat Nov 13 06:42:43 2010 From: ned at nedrossiter.org (Ned Rossiter) Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:42:43 +0800 Subject: ::fibreculture:: Tenure Track Position in Arts Administration and Policy Message-ID: <54B158A2-9C28-4255-A759-1A9842313E2E@nedrossiter.org> [see the link for a range of other positions as well] http://www.saic.edu/about/jobs/faculty/index.html#current/SLC_31443 Full-time Faculty in Arts Administration and Policy The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) seeks a colleague with extensive management and leadership experience with expertise also that relates to the cultural sector to join the Department of Arts Administration and Policy, an innovative and dynamic department where cultural policy, artistic practice and arts management are seen as continuous and integral aspects of the cultural landscape. The full-time tenured or tenure-track position begins in August 2011. SAIC is a rich environment where artistic practice and research are central, bringing a unique inflection to the department and to the study of Arts Administration. The successful candidate will bring a commitment to the arts, solid knowledge of management practices in both for-profit and not-for-profit sectors and enthusiasm for innovative, experimental and critical approaches. The department currently has 3 full-time faculty and 20 part-time faculty who offer around 50 courses each academic year?25 graduate- level courses, and 25 undergraduate courses with a total enrollment of 500 that focus on professional practice for artists and for professional arts administrators. The program has 68 graduate students, including Dual Degree students earning MAs in both Art History and Arts Administration and Policy. Responsibilities: Drawing on intellectual and management expertise, the ideal candidate will support and lead the development of an existing curriculum in key areas of organizational management, communications and marketing, financial management, development and fundraising. S/he will work in close association with the department to teach in the MA program, supervise Masters-level theses, and develop general and thematically organized courses in her/his area of specialization as well as a range of arts-based professional development classes offered in the wider school program. Qualifications: The program seeks an experienced, highly motivated professional with a graduate degree in a field related to arts administration, an extensive knowledge and experience of international cultural relationships, a well-developed network of contacts, and a track record that demonstrates significant commitment to this or a related field. We seek a thoughtful and dynamic professional whose work challenges the assumptions and orthodoxies of traditional management, and who is able to engage with issues on a broad range of scales from local and national organizational structures to international platforms and contexts. Management training, professional development experience, and/or teaching experience are highly desirable. Rank and salary are competitive with peer institutions, and are commensurate with quality of scholarship or practice, extent of teaching experience, and current professional standing. Application Procedures For priority consideration, by November 15, 2010 please send a letter of application stating your interests and qualifications, resume, syllabi of previous courses taught or equivalent evidence of professional training programs, and examples of professional achievements, commercial, scholarly, or creative work. Review of applications begins shortly thereafter. Applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. For electronic application materials, please email URL and/or pdf files to teach at saic.edu with the Subject Line of ?AAP: (Your Last Name)? as in AAP: Smith. An auto-reply confirming receipt of materials will follow. If mailing materials, please send documents, CD, DVD, and/or other materials to: Arts Administration and Policy Search SAIC Deans Office 37 South Wabash Avenue Chicago IL 60603 For confirmation of receipt of mailed materials, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard. Materials will only be returned if an appropriately sized, self-addressed, stamped envelope in included at the time of application. Materials will be returned at the conclusion of the selection process in Spring 2011. From baden.offord at scu.edu.au Sat Nov 13 06:48:29 2010 From: baden.offord at scu.edu.au (baden.offord at scu.edu.au) Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:48:29 +1100 Subject: ::fibreculture:: CSAA Byron Bay Conference 2010 Announcement Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The School of Arts and Sciences (Vic) within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses at both the Melbourne and Ballarat Campuses. This is an exciting opportunity to teach media and communication studies to undergraduate students as well as undertaking research and research supervision; particularly overseeing the internships undertaken by students in the Bachelor of Media Communication. The successful candidate is required to have a PhD in Media Studies/ Communication or related discipline, coupled with substantial media theory teaching in a University context. You will also have demonstrated research capacity in media or communication theory with the capacity to be able to supervise Honours and higher degree research students. Total remuneration valued to $85,680 - $101,724 pa, including salary component $72,401 - $85,976 pa (Academic Classification Level B), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading. A range of generous employment conditions and entitlements are provided, these include: leave entitlements; flexible working arrangements; salary packaging benefits and comprehensive staff development programs. Applicants should demonstrate commitment to the specific mission and Catholic ethos of the institution. Applicants must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the nexus between teaching and learning and research and scholarship. How to Apply: Obtain the Position Description 2FAS413VVFBX_(PD).pdf. Applicants are expected to address all selection criteria listed in the position description. Specific enquiries may be directed to Professor Margot Hillel OAM, on (03) 9953 3238. To apply for this role click the "Apply" link below. Equal Opportunity and Privacy of personal information is University policy. For more details visit www.acu.edu.au/careers Applications Close: Wednesday 24 November 2010. Advertised: 5 Nov 2010 Aus. Eastern Standard Time Closing date: 24 Nov 2010 11:55pm Aus. Eastern Standard Time From andrew.murphie at gmail.com Fri Nov 19 04:55:51 2010 From: andrew.murphie at gmail.com (Andrew Murphie) Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:55:51 +1100 Subject: ::fibreculture:: =?windows-1252?q?The_Fibreculture_Journal=97Call?= =?windows-1252?q?_for_Abstracts/Papers=97Networked_utopias_and_spe?= =?windows-1252?q?culative_futures?= Message-ID: CFP- Special Issue for the Fibreculture Journal: Networked utopias and speculative futures http://fibreculturejournal.org/ http://fibreculturejournal.org/cfp-special-issue-for-the-fibreculture-journal-networked-utopias-and-speculative-futures/ ----- Please note that for this issue, initial submissions should be abstracts only Editors: Susan Ballard, Zita Joyce and Lizzie Muller abstract deadline: February 20, 2011 article deadline: May 30, 2011 publication aimed for: November, 2011 all contributors and editors must read the guidelines at; http://fibreculturejournal.org/policy-and-style/ before working with the Fibreculture Journal email correspondence for this issue: Susan dot Ballard at op dot ac dot nz lizzie at lizziemuller dot com zita dot joyce at canterbury dot ac dot nz ----- "Since most of history?s giant trees have already been cut down, a new Ark will have to be constructed out of the materials that a desperate humanity finds at hand in insurgent communities, pirate technologies, bootlegged media, rebel science and forgotten utopias." Mike Davis ?Who Will Build an Ark: The Utopian Imperative in an Age of Catastrophe? in Telepolis [Germany], 12/11/2008. For many centuries the dawn of the new millennium ?the year 2000? epitomised the future to come. The twentieth century raced eagerly towards this most dazzling of dates fuelled by the cult of modernity and the turbo-charged transformations of globalisation and digital communication. Now, a decade past the threshold of what was meant to be the future, we look up, blinking, and find ourselves gazing at a terrifying void. This particular set of historical circumstances means that we are living in a time where our present actions are steadily destroying our own future. This issue of the Fibreculture Journal asks, as we struggle to imagine what the next decades may bring, is this any time to think about Utopia? The rhetoric of utopia is well-worn territory, explored from one magnificent boundary to the other, and now requires new treatments according to the impact of networked cultures and digital media. Historically, utopian societies are often portrayed as physical spaces, bordered and isolated in some way from other social structures. However, the utopian effort to make things better has been a core activity for networked communities and social groups operating both on and offline. In the techno-utopian world of the 1990s communities formed around the emergence of the world wide web. These moments of intensive thought formed genealogies for our current dreams of the network. New tools of networked cultures and digital media open up possibilities for imagining, mapping, reaching towards, narrating, and critiquing models of the future. In the space between ever-hopeful techno-futurism and the realities of a world forever changed by the pursuit of the resources required to fuel it, how can the concept of networked utopias help us speculate on the future? This issue of the Fibreculture Journal brings together studies in networked communities with novel, historical and creative approaches to utopia in order to examine the productivity of future-thinking from our present location. The network may be technical and interpersonal, a mesh of servers and routers, connectivity, participation, creation, and support. It may exist in the physical location of its infrastructure, in a shared no-place of communication, or both. It is as much a body as an event. What then is the relationship between an idealistic transcendent no-place, and the embodied realities and contingencies of the changing world in which our selves and our technologies are actually located? How have current practices broken down this opposition between virtual and real? We ask: is it possible to create more sustainable narratives out of the current moment, and explore imaginative solutions on the verge of near-future crisis? We invite papers that look at the convergence of technology and foresight; forethought, imaginings, and speculation. We seek research that explores the future worlds, experiences, technologies, peoples and events of networked technology. We are romantics dreaming of wishworlds; networked utopias and connections hovering between time, place, and being. Topics and papers might include discussions of: - internet DIY - experimental communalism (on and off-line) - economic collectivism - studies in prototypes - speculation on alternative futures in media arts - grass roots community organisation: free software, DIY, neo-liberalism, survivalist modes - the technological sublime - the Internet of Things - communities and architectures formed around media technologies - radio as a harbinger of things from the future - technofeminist utopias / cyberfeminism / feminist science fiction - social/ethical/technological experiments - the technosublime - studies in futurism (past/ historical/ present) - speculation and future imagining - digital speculative objects, prototypes, thought experiments etc. - the deficiency of the actual - the space race - dystopia - hope - cloaning, cloaking and invisibility - deferring the future - apocalypse - curation of/ for the future - speculative social/ethical/technological experiments ? either real (lived) or imagined, fictionalised or proposed - networked community formation or disintegration - the angel of history ? historical networked utopias - dreams of ubiquitous connectivity, of communication and connection - transcendent myths of wirelessness - Web 3.0, 4.0 5.0? - re-enactments and wistful thinking - imaginary museums - industrial utopias: the Ford Motor company, The Bata shoe factory, Phillips? forbidden city - The EPCOT centre - cold war science fictions - incomprehensible technologies - robots - military research & development - information design - open-source cultures and ?free? media - biospheres - cities of the future - optimism and cynicism in post war culture ----- The Fibreculture Journal (http://fibreculturejournal.org/) is a peer reviewed international journal, associate with Open Humanities Press (http://openhumanitiespress.org/) that explores critical and speculative interventions in the debate and discussions concerning information and communication technologies and their policy frameworks, network cultures and their informational logic, new media forms and their deployment, and the possibilities of socio-technical invention and sustainability. -- "A traveller, who has lost his way, should not ask, Where am I? What he really wants to know is, Where are the other places" - Alfred North Whitehead Andrew Murphie - Associate Professor School of English, Media and Performing Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 2052 Editor - The Fibreculture Journal http://fibreculturejournal.org/> web: http://www.andrewmurphie.org/ http://dynamicmedianetwork.org/ fax:612 93856812 tlf:612 93855548 email: a.murphie at unsw.edu.au room 311H, Webster Building -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From director at southproject.org Sun Nov 21 08:05:55 2010 From: director at southproject.org (Magdalena Moreno) Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:05:55 +1100 Subject: ::fibreculture:: How Can a Network..? Opening 26 Nov. @ West Wing Gallery Melbourne Central 6-8pm Message-ID: <775C3B33-14E6-4DB8-AE2E-74220BCB80BF@southproject.org> The South Project has the pleasure of inviting you to the opening night of Melbourne 2010: How Can a Network..? next Friday 26 November at West Wing Gallery, Melbourne Central from 6-8pm. Exhibiting the concepts and artworks of eighteen different artists from across the southern hemisphere, the opening night will feature a live performance by El Tarro known to be the smallest performing space in the world. Attached is the invitation as well as the project from one of the artists being exhibited. The flotilla is Gabby O'Connor's response to our callout of how to engage a network to activate a public and calls on your participation to bring in the completed flotilla and install it to become part of our exhibition. We encourage you to print the invitation double sided on an A3 size paper, follow the instructions on making your own flotilla and bring it along. For any queries please don't hesitate to contact the project coordinator Sally Cunningham on 0401 199 790 or southproject.network at gmail.com . Looking forward to seeing you there. The South Team www.southproject.net Magdalena Moreno Chair, The South Project Inc PO Box 21677 Little Lonsdale Street, Victoria 8011 AUSTRALIA www.southproject.net director at southproject.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From baden.offord at scu.edu.au Sun Nov 21 14:00:44 2010 From: baden.offord at scu.edu.au (baden.offord at scu.edu.au) Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:44 +1100 Subject: ::fibreculture:: Revitalising Cultural Studies Scholarship Message-ID: REVITALISE YOUR SCHOLARSHIP IN BEAUTIFUL BYRON BAY! CSAA Annual Conference 'A Scholarly Affair' 7-9 December 2010 Byron Bay Community and Cultural Centre (heart of Byron) Byron Bay REGISTER NOW Conference Website: http://www.scu.edu.au/research/cpsj/asa/index.html DRAFT ABSTRACT BOOKLET AND PLENARY PROGRAM AVAILABLE ONLINE. 190 reviewed and accepted papers. Presenters and participants are coming from a number of countries including Australia, Aoteroa/New Zealand, Spain, France, India, Canada, Germany, Japan, Singapore, Italy, United States and Denmark. Presenters include scholars, activists, educators, writers, artists, postgraduates, early, mid and senior career academics, school teachers. BYRON BAY December is one of the most beautiful times of the year in Byron Bay with pre-summer warmth that is comfortable, clear waters, a serene beach and quiet before the Christmas holidays. There are over 120 restaurants and cafes in Byron. Eastern most point of Australia. Culturally and bio diverse. Suggested daily itinerary: early morning walk on beach and swim, attend conference, learn and exchange ideas, meet cultural studies practitioners from other places, evening sunset walk or swim after conference, dinner at the Balcony or Orient Express or one of the many great places to eat and drink. PLENARIES Plenaries now confirmed (see Programme Overview on the website). The programme for paper panels will be finalised in the next week but it is looking full, exciting and stimulating. Please continue to check the website. CSAA MEMBERSHIP AND CONFERENCE ALL IN ONE! Please tell your colleagues and friends about the CSAA and the opportunity of combining annual membership and attending a diverse and dynamic gathering of cultural researchers. All registration fees include a 12 month Membership of the Cultural Studies Association of Australasia Membership Benefits Six hard copies of Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies, which is affiliated with the Association. Two issues of Cultural Studies Review, which is affiliated with the Association. Two issues of the Association newsletter, as well as any other CSAA publications during the period. Representation on the Council of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS) Delegates at the Cultural Studies Association of Australasia annual conference, held in December each year, automatically become members of the Association for the following year. This cost is included in the conference registration fee. Membership runs from 1 January to 31 December. CALL FOR PAPERS There will be a number of options for? to seek refereed publication of your paper through attending this conference. The following journals are confirmed to have issues/special issues that will derive specifically from the CSAA conference. 1) The Review of Education, Pedagogy and Cultural Studies Special Double Issue on the Conference theme specific to this journal's scope. Edited by Baden Offord and Rob Garbutt (ERA: A) 2) Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies Special Issue on the Conference theme specific to research and scholarship. (ERA: A) 3) Text Special Issue. (ERA: A) 4) Transformations (ERA B) 5) Conference Proceedings (refereed) will be published in mid 2011 6) Proposed edited collection. FEATURED PLENARY SPEAKERS Vinay Lal, UCLA and University of Delhi Title: "The Intellectual in an Age of Violence:? Criticism, Ethics, and Democratic Futures" Gerard Goggin, University of New South Wales Title: "Borderlands or Enclosures?: Technology, the University and Cultural Studies" Raewyn Connell, University of Sydney Title: "Fringe of Leaves: Re-thinking Australian modernity from southern perspectives." Melissa Lucashenko, author Title: "Duggai Yugam Binung - the White People Have No Ears for Stories" Catherine Manathunga, University of Queensland Title: "Re-imagining the place of the Australian scholar: reflections on time, location, identity and power" Deborah Bird-Rose, Macquarie University Title: "Slow Scholarship: entanglements of love and death" Trevor Gale, University of South Australia Title: "The politics of scholarship in policy production: a very public affair" Katrina Schlunke, University of Technology, Sydney Title: "After the affair? Cultural Studies, Historicism and the Queer Mourning After." Susan Ballyn, University of Barcelona "Looking backwards to look forward. English Studies in Spain." SPECIAL PUBLIC LECTURE WEDNESDAY 8 DECEMBER Byron Bay Community and Cultural Centre Vinay Lal, UCLA and University of Delhi 'Gandhi's West, the West's Gandhi: The Limits of Intercultural Dialogue.' REGISTRATION FEES Registration Fee includes: Conference Welcome Reception 8pm Tuesday 7th December at the Conference Venue Participation in all conference sessions Tuesday 7th December through Thursday 9th December 2010 Conference materials including:? program booklet/proceedings and conference folder or satchel Arrival tea/coffee, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea Tuesday 7th December through Thursday 9th December 2010 (excluding lunch on Wednesday 8th December) Membership of the CSAA Registration Fee (If registering after 29th October 2010) $470 (incl. gst) Registration Fee for Post Graduate / Unwaged / Students (if registering after 29th October 2010) $300 (Incl gst) *****************************************************************************************************8 Cultural Studies Association of AustralasiaPostgraduate & ECR Pre-Conference Day(Supported by the ARC Cultural Research Network) THIS IS FULLY SUBSCRIBED WITH 50 PARTICIPANTS Join other Postgrads and Early Career Researchers (ECRs) from around Australasia for a great day of networking, professional development and stimulating conversation on 6 December 2010 (immediately prior to the CSAA National Conference from 7-9 Dec). The day will be a great opportunity to share research ideas and interests in a supportive collegial atmosphere, discuss the challenges Postgrads and ECRs are facing in a rapidly changing academic world, connect with senior scholars in the field and establish ongoing networks that will sustain us into the future. The Postgrad & ECR Day is free and fully catered (lunch + morning and afternoon tea) and located right in the heart of beautiful Byron Bay. There are limited spaces available, so make sure you register asap through the conference website: http://www.scu.edu.au/research/cpsj/asa/registration.html Come along, have a great time and join the main conference already knowing some of your fellow travellers! 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In Britain, as George Monbiot has recently pointed out, the huge deficit caused by the need to prop up a delinquent banking sector in late 2008 provides good cover for our new conservative/liberal Coalition government to introduce as 'common sense' radical new marketization in the health, university and other sectors. The Browne report published in October 2010 not only frees up student fees so that they are likely to treble, but more fundamentally removes all long-term government subsidy for teaching except in priority areas: medical sciences maths, priority languages (don't worry, media and cultural studies won't even get a look in here, nor will any arts, humanities and social science subjects!). Students are being encouraged to make future course decisions exclusively on the basis of the future salaries a course will generate, while in the meantime university finances are profoundly destabilised: it is highly dubious whether in the long-term more choice for students will result, but in good neoliberal style, 'more student choice'? is the selling point of these reforms. In the UK then the critical voice of cultural studies has never been more needed to expose the underlying logics of strategies of governance, and in articulating alternative values. Only through values that directly challenge the hegemony of neoliberalism can effective political, cultural and social opposition be built to the destruction of public institutions including, but not limited to, the university. I realise that such struggles are hardly unfamiliar to scholars in Australasia, with the Howard years still fresh in everyone's memory. And, as I know from recent visits, you are still doing inspiring work, extending the boundaries of what cultural studies can still mean and achieve. The themes of this coming CSAA conference that Baden Offord and others have so skilfully orchestrated are testimony to your ongoing struggle against the hegemonic authority of market logics. I wish I could be there with you, in order to draw much-needed inspiration. Since I can't, here's all the very best for a vigorous and heretical few days of discussion. NICK COULDRY GOLDSMITHS UNIVERSITY OF LONDON NOVEMBER 2010 CSAA Conference 7-9 December 2010 Byron Bay Website: http://www.scu.edu.au/research/cpsj/asa/index.html Please join us for this annual gathering and also renew your CSAA membership. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sam.hinton at canberra.edu.au Wed Nov 24 04:59:52 2010 From: sam.hinton at canberra.edu.au (Sam Hinton) Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:59:52 +1100 Subject: ::fibreculture:: Position vacancy - asst. prof. media arts (Canberra, AU) Message-ID: <882DF168-B337-487A-A452-966AF9E53C41@canberra.edu.au> Hello FC, We're currently looking for someone to join us in Media Arts and Graphic Design at the University of Canberra (Canberra, Australia). The position would suit someone who has just completed (or almost completed) a PhD or is looking to settle into a more permanent teaching and research role, and who has good practical production skills in digital media arts (eg: digital film production, post, editing, web design/development, motion graphics, 3D, digital animation). Please feel free to pass this on to anyone you think may be interested. We've got good Faculty support and a great group of people here in Media Arts at UC and I'm pretty excited about adding a new person to our team. I'm very happy to chat to anyone who's interested. You can find position details and information about applying on the University website: http://www.canberra.edu.au/hr/jobs/positions-vacant/academic/102165 In brief: Academic Level B/C Salary Range: $77,132 to $104,418* pa, plus 17% Super This is a continuing contingent full-time position Vacancy Reference No: 10/2165 The Media Arts and Production program in the Faculty of Arts and Design prepares students for creative roles in a rapidly changing media landscape, with an approach that integrates screen production, networked and interactive media. We seek a creative, research-active academic with extensive production skills to teach into this program. The successful applicant will be an experienced practitioner who can teach practically oriented subjects in areas such as digital video and video editing, motion graphics, 3D animation and networked and trans-media production. The successful applicant will also possess a relevant research degree completed or near completion. Professional experience in networked and social media, 3D animation and/or digital post-production will be an advantage. This is a full-time position with a fixed term of seven years. *salary subject to an enterprise bargain agreement increase in salary of between 4-6% from January 2011. For further information about this position please contact Sam Hinton, +61 (0)2 6201 5090. Closing Date: 16 December 2010 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dr Sam Hinton Faculty of Arts and Design Convenor, Media Arts and Production University of Canberra ph: +61 (0)2 62015090 Australia fx: +61 (0)2 62015300 CRICOS #00212K Web: http://www.canberra.edu.au/faculties/arts-design/media-arts -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From geert at xs4all.nl Sat Nov 27 10:15:15 2010 From: geert at xs4all.nl (Geert Lovink) Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 10:15:15 +0100 Subject: ::fibreculture:: Theory on Demand #5: Spatial Aesthetics: Art, Place and the Everyday by Nikos Papastergiadis Message-ID: Theory on Demand #5: Spatial Aesthetics: Art, Place and the Everyday by Nikos Papastergiadis INC Print on Demand Service ?Theory on Demand? Issue no. 5 out now Purchase the book on www.lulu.com and/or download the pdf on the INC website: http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/weblog/2010/11/24/no-05-spatial-aesthetics-art-place-and-the-everyday/ Spatial Aesthetics examines the most recent shifts in contemporary art practice. By working with artists and closely observing the way in which they relate to urban space and engage other people, locally and globally, Nikos Papastergiadis provides a critical account of the transformation of art and public culture. He shows art has sought to democratise the big issues of our time and utilize new information technologies. While the concept of the everyday highlights the potential for transformation at the level of the individual, at the same time it has to be seen as a critique of broader structures; in this book Papastergiadis stresses the importance of situating a work within art history as well as relating it to its social context. Spatial Aesthetics will help artists, curators and cultural workers think about the ways they intervene in public life. Challenging recent declarations in the art world that theory is obsolete, it seeks to show how art uses ideas, and how everyone can be involved in the ideas of politics and art. About the author: Nikos Papastergiadis, is Professor at the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne. Throughout his career, Nikos has provided strategic consultancies for government agencies on issues relating to cultural identity and worked on collaborative projects with artists and theorists of international repute, such as John Berger, Jimmie Durham and Sonya Boyce. His current research focuses on the investigation of the historical transformation of contemporary art and cultural institutions by digital technology. His publications include Modernity as Exile (1993), Dialogues in the Diaspora (1998), The Turbulence of Migration (2000), Metaphor and Tension (2004) as well as being the author of numerous essays which have been translated into over a dozen languages and appeared in major catalogues such as the Sydney, Liverpool, Istanbul, Gwanju, Taipei and Lyon Biennales. Author: Nikos Papastergiadis. Design: Katja van Stiphout. DTP: Margreet Riphagen. Printer: ?Print on Demand?. Publisher: Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam 2010. ISBN: 978-90-816021-3-6. From geert at xs4all.nl Sun Nov 28 10:42:41 2010 From: geert at xs4all.nl (Geert Lovink) Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 10:42:41 +0100 Subject: ::fibreculture:: What will be Australia's Government 2.0 future? Message-ID: <97309AAF-DB7A-45E7-90B9-9F85B4673FC1@xs4all.nl> From: Craig Thomler Date: Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 4:23 AM Subject: [Gov2.0Australia] What will be Australia's Government 2.0 future? To: "Gov2.0Australia" Some of you may know that Kate Carruthers and I are compiling a book on Australia's government 2.0 future. We're trying to look beyond the spot use of social media or sporadic release of data under open licenses to consider views of what government in Australia, democracy in Australia, will look like once Gov 2.0 is integrated into business as usual - in 5, 10, 20 years time. We appreciate how speculative this is. The goal isn't to provide a definitive view of the future, but to provide suggestions on what may be, to help public servants, politicians and academics consider where we might be going and what steps we may wish - or not wish - to shape the future with thought and strategy. We are interested in contributions and ideas from all of you, via the site (link below), via this forum or directly. They don't have to be grand scale big picture views - you can focus on one specific aspect or function, one level of government, or one segment of the community. What do you think Australia's government 2.0 future will look like? http://www.gov2au.net From mgregg at usyd.edu.au Sun Nov 28 23:38:49 2010 From: mgregg at usyd.edu.au (Melissa Gregg) Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 09:38:49 +1100 Subject: ::fibreculture:: Anne Balsamo visit & tech roundtable In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Dear FC, Just wanted to let you know about this event below. Anne will also be participating at a roundtable I'm organising at Sydney Uni on the 15th December with other international guests including Ros Gill, Vicki Mayer, Leopoldina Fortunati, Lisa McLaughlin and Judy Wacjman. It's focused on theories of technology, gender & labour... and there are some local participants too. Do get in touch if you would like to hear more. Melissa CENTRE FOR CRITICAL AND CULTURAL STUDIES, University of Qld, in conjunction with THE DEPARTMENT OF GENDER AND CULTURAL STUDIES, University of Sydney presents a public seminar Professor Anne Balsamo Designing Culture: The Technological Imagination at Work This talk will focus on the relationship between the digital humanities and technocultural innovation and present work from the forthcoming book called: Designing Culture: The Technological Imagination at Work. Thursday 9th December 2.30-3.30pm Social Sciences and Humanities Library Conference Room Level 1 Duhig Building (Bldg 2) St Lucia Campus See Map http://www.uq.edu.au/maps/index.html?menu=1&x=J.13&y=6.2&z=2& ;xc%5b%5d=J.13&yc%5b%5d=6.2&id=69&facilityType=&backURL=> This seminar will be chaired by Professor Graeme Turner. About the Presenter: Anne Balsamo is currently a full professor at USC who holds joint appointments in the Interactive Media Division in the School of Cinematic Arts and in the Annenberg School of Communication. She is the director of the Collaborative Design Lab (Co-Design Lab) for the Interactive Media Division. Her work focuses on the relationship between the culture and technology. This focus informs her practice as a teacher, scholar, researcher, new media designer, and entrepreneur. Her forthcoming book Designing Culture: The Technological Imagination at Work (Duke UP) examines the relationship between the technological imagination, cultural reproduction and technological innovation. Members of the university community and the general public are invited to attend this free seminar with refreshments to follow. For further information please visit the website Further information please contact: Rebecca Ralph ph. 3346 7407 or on email: admin.cccs at uq.edu.au