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<div>FYI for all of you who found Castells' work interesting -- he'll
be here during IAP (also known as January at MIT).</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">The
Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Media Arts and Sciences, and
the Program in Science, Technology and Society are collaborating to
bring the eminent sociologist Manuel Castells to the MIT campus to
teach a (non-credit-bearing) graduate seminar on "Information
Technology and Society" during the Independent Activities Period
of 2004. DUSP, MAS, and STS expect that Professor Castells will
continue to make annual visits to MIT to conduct seminars for graduate
students and faculty.<br>
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The 2004 graduate seminar will meet in the Stella Room [Room 7-338]
for five sessions, each one starting 10:30 AM and ending at 12:30 PM,
from Monday to Friday, January 12-16. A syllabus and reading
list will be available by the end of the fall term.<br>
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Enrollment is limited to 25 graduate students. Since we anticipate
that we may have to limit enrollment, we are asking you to indicate
your interest in participating in this seminar by November 14, 2003.
To do this, please send a brief CV and a page (ca. 250 words)
explaining the reasons for your interest in the Castells seminar to
Kris Kipp at:</font><font color="#0000FF"><u>
kipp@mit.edu</u></font><font face="Times New Roman">. These
applications will be reviewed by Larry Vale, Bill Mitchell, and
Rosalind Williams (heads of DUSP, MAS, and STS respectively). You will
be notified by December 7 if your application has been
accepted.</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">Also, please
let Kris Kipp know if you are interested in serving as Professor
Castells's assistant during the week of January 11-18. This would be a
paid half-time job that would appeal to students who can keep a
flexible schedule and who want to spending informal time with
Professor Castells. If you are interested in this job, we will send
you a more detailed job description and other information about the
selection process.</font><br>
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