[Leonardo/ISAST Network] LEA Nov '04: From the Extraordinary to the Uncanny Part 1, Leonardo Educators Initiative and CFPs

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*sincere apologies for cross-posting*

Leonardo Electronic Almanac: November 2004
ISSN#1071-4391
art | science | technology - a definitive voice since 1993
http://lea.mit.edu

In the November issue of LEA, Guest Editor Michael Punt introduces the first
of two special issues exploring a little-explored theme: From the
Extraordinary to the Uncanny: The Unusual and Inexplicable in Art, Science
and Technology. In his introduction, Punt writes that "it has ... become
evident in academic publishers' lists that topics that were once regarded as
the province of the dangerously unhinged - the paranormal, spirit
photography, telepathy, etc. - have not only exercised respectable academics
but are beginning to form a critical mass in the humanities."

The first article, by Camille Baker, describes an installation by the author
and her work, which explores "embodiment via technology and media art, while
attempting to harness telepathicabilities and enhance ordinary experience" -
a tall order indeed. 

John F. Barber then writes on science-fiction literature, giving an overview
of SF works dealing with parallel worlds, the fourth dimension and
hyperspace and arguing that SF "encourages readers to imagine and theorize
new worlds and ways to inhabit them."

Finally, Australian Christine Morris discusses "Parallel Universes in the
Daily Life of the Ancients," focusing on the cosmology of Australian
aborigines and the "jurisprudential understanding of the ways these
universes interact with the daily reality of these peoples."

In Leonardo Reviews, associate editor Robert Pepperell brings to light a
review article on Ars Electronica and a conference of the European
Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA); a

review of the book *Jean Desmet and the Early Dutch Film Trade*; and a
review of the Leonardo book, *Women, Art and Technology* by Judy Malloy. 

ISAST News brings you up to date on the latest events in the Leonardo/ISAST
community, including publishing opportunities for academic thesis abstracts.


Latest Calls for Papers

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* Multimedia Performance * 

LEA is inviting papers and artworks that showcase MultiMedia Performance.
This category includes works which span a range of practices, which
challenge the way performance has heretofore been defined and examines the
ways in which new technologies have opened up the meaning and practice of
performance.  We expect that performance includes a live component, be it on
line, in an interactive installation, or on stage.

Deadline for submissions: 10 December 2004
More info:
http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/LEA/LEA2004/authors.htm#mmedia

Submit: mmedia [@] astn [dot] net

* Gallery Special: Global Crossings *

The LEA Gallery is looking to make visible the work of international
artists, professionals and scholars who live and work in a wide variety of
situations where access to established venues for exhibition, display and
publication is limited. Difficulty of access may be attributed to cultural,
geographic, ethnic, institutional or disciplinary diversity, or issues
related to the North/South divide, age, gender, etc. 

!!! ** Extended Deadline **!!!: 15 November 2004
More info: http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/LEA/LEA2004/authors.htm#gx

Submit: gxgallery [@] astn [dot] net

* Leonardo Abstracts Service *

As part of the Leonardo Educators Initiative, the Leonardo Abstracts Service
(LABS) is seeking submissions for its second publication cycle. LABS is a
comprehensive database of abstracts of Ph.d, Masters and MFA theses in the
emerging intersection between art, science and technology. Thesis Abstract
Submittal form at http://leonardolabs.pomona.edu

Deadline for submission is: 15 November 2004

The English language peer review panel for 2004/2005 are Pau Alsina, Jody
Berland, Sean Cubitt, Frieder Nake, Sheila Pinkel and Stephen Petersen.

Editorial ideas / proposals: lea [@] mitpress [dot] mit [dot] edu

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The Leonardo Educators Initiative

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The Leonardo Abstracts Service (LABS) is a comprehensive database of
abstracts of Ph.d, Masters and MFA theses in the emerging intersection
between art, science and technology. Thesis Abstract Submittal form at
http://leonardolabs.pomona.edu 

LEA also maintains a discussion list open only to faculty in the field.
Faculty wishing to join this list should send a brief biography to lea [@]
mitpress [dot] mit [dot] edu

What is LEA?

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For over a decade, Leonardo Electronic Almanac (LEA) has thrived as an
international peer-reviewed electronic journal and web archive, covering the
interaction of the arts, sciences and technology. LEA emphasizes rapid
publication of recent work and critical discussion on topics of current
excitement. Many contributors are younger scholars and artists, and there is
a slant towards shorter, less academic texts.

Contents include Leonardo Reviews, edited by Michael Punt, Leonardo Research
Abstracts of recent Ph.D. and Masters theses, curated Galleries of current
new media artwork, and special issues on topics ranging from Artists and
Scientists in times of War, to Zero Gravity Art, to the History of New
Media.

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