[spectre] LEA Call for Papers: Technology and Difference

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LEA Special Issue: Technology and Difference
Guest Editor: Irina Aristarkhova (uspia at nus.edu.sg)

The Leonardo Electronic Almanac (ISSN No: 1071-4391) is inviting
papers that address the complex relationship between technology and
difference. Technology is often conceived as an ability to "create",
"innovate", "make"; all that which differentiates: 'man' from
'nature'; human from animal. It is seen as a path to 'God(s)' and
'community', sociality, spirituality, and consciousness.

It plays out sexual difference in its separation of human creative
ability from 'natural reproduction', though this separation has been
radically challenged by the recent reproductive technologies and
legal issues associated with the notion of ownership of biological
matter.

Cultural differences are enacted in differentiations of
'technologically advanced' from 'technologically backward' cultural
traditions, often evidenced in statistics on use and proliferation of
such technologies. There are significant differences how cultures
approach this question of 'technology' both in art and science,
albeit they are rarely presented and poorly understood.

In the past few decades, however, a new optimism has been propagated
of a technology that is said to operate as a de-differentiating
force: it builds bridges, it unites, it globalizes (for better or for
worse), it brings us closer. It goes beyond 'old' differences:
ethnic, sexual, cultural, animal, towards 'new' differences between
human and (intelligent) machine, human and post-human, human and
transgenic or artificial species.

   We call for papers that critically address, but are not limited to,
the following topics:

-Technology and sexual difference: concepts, history, aesthetics;
notion of ownership in reproductive bio-technologies, cultural
differences in figurations of gender and technology.
-Technology and animal / species difference: responsibility and
bio-technology; animal Otherness and bio-tech research; transgenic
aesthetics and definitions of human.
- Technology and cultural / ethnic difference: politics of the local;
different cultural approaches to technology; new media art and
cultural / geographical specificity.

LEA encourages international artists / academics / researchers /
students to submit their proposals for consideration. We particularly
encourage authors outside North America and Europe to send proposals
for articles/gallery/artists statements.

Proposals should include:
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- 300 word abstract / synopsis
- A brief author biography
- Any related URLs
- Contact details

Deadline for proposals: 31 June 2003

Please send proposals to:
Irina Aristarkhova
uspia at nus.edu.sg.

or
Nisar Keshvani
LEA Editor-in-Chief
lea at mitpress.mit.edu
http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/LEA/

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What is LEA?
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Established in 1993, the Leonardo Electronic Almanac (ISSN No:
1071-4391) is the electronic arm of the world's most prestigious art
journal, Leonardo - Journal of Art, Science & Technology.

LEA is jointly produced by Leonardo, the International Society for
the Arts, Sciences and Technology (ISAST) and published under the
auspices of MIT Press. Leonardo Electronic Almanac (LEA), is
Leonardo/ISAST and MIT Press' electronic journal dedicated to
providing a forum for those who are interested in the realm of where
art, science & technology converge.

Content
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This peer reviewed e-journal includes Profiles of Media Arts
facilities and Projects, Profiles of artists using new media, Feature
Articles comprised of theoretical and technical perspectives; the LEA
Gallery exhibiting new media artwork by international artists;
detailed information about new publications in various media; reviews
of publications. events and exhibitions. Material is contributed by
artists, scientists, educators and developers of new technological
resources in the media arts.

Mission
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Since 2002, LEA formed a strategic alliance with fineArt forum - the
Internet's longest running arts magazine. Through this partnership,
LEA concentrates on adding new scholarship and
critical commentary to the art, science and technology field, with
LEA subscribers benefiting from the latest news, announcements,
events, and job/educational opportunities through
fAf's online news service.

LEA's mission is to maintain and consolidate its position as a
leading online news and trusted information filter whilst critically
examining arts/science & technological works catering
to the international CAST (Community of Artists, Scientist &Technologists)

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