July 2, 2009 • 6:56 pm 0
Second Nature: International Journal of Creative Media is a relatively new journal (launched April 2009) dedicated to the crossovers between art and academic practices, freely available online. Issue 1 of this open access journal has the theme of ‘role models’ and can also be printed on demand at a rather high price (£51.76) but why bother when you can have it all on the screen?
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June 22, 2009 • 2:37 pm 0
Sophie Hope of B+B is organising the Summer Colloquium ‘Tactical Play: Playful enquiry as a tactic for change in socially engaged social sciences and art.‘ It brings together Anne Douglas (Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen;projects: On the Edge Working in public: art practice and policy); Lynn Froggett (School of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire; see Psychosocial research unit ); Pat Kane (author of The Play Ethic, MacMillan 2004; see The Play blog here); Erene Kaptani (performer and social researcher, see IPSA Identity, Performance and Social Action: Community Theatre Among Refugees); Lucy Kimbell (Clark Fellow in Design Leadership, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford; see http://www.lucykimbell.com and http://www.designleadership.blogspot.com/); Justin McKeown (artist, www.spartaction.com, contributor to the Arkive City); and Christian Nold (artist, biomapping www.softhook.com).
It happens this Wednesday 1st July in the Birkbeck College. and there is the blog tactical play for follow-up
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• 11:32 am 0
LABS -Leonardo ABstracts Service- is a comprehensive database of abstracts of Ph.d, Masters and MFA theses in the emerging intersection between art, science and technology.
Persons who have received advanced degrees in arts (visual, sound, performing, text), computer sciences, the sciences and/or technology which in some way investigate philosophical, historical, critical or applications of science or technology to the arts are invited to submit an abstract of their thesis for publication consideration in this database.
The list of English abstracts is available on-line at Pomona College, Claremont, California web site, so that interested persons can access them at no cost.
An international Peer Review Panel (PRP) made up of academics and artists reviews the abstracts; the PRP is chaired by Professor Sheila Pinkel of Pomona College. In addition to being published in the database, a selection of Abstracts selected by this panel for their special relevance is published quarterly in Leonardo Electronic Almanac (LEA), Leonardo’s monthly peer reviewed e-journal, and authors of abstracts most highly ranked by the panel will also be invited to submit an article for publication consideration in Leonardo Journal .
To submit your thesis abstract for publication fill out the Thesis Abstract Submittal form.
A relevant selection:
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