From:Heidi J. Figueroa Sarriera <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Teknokultura: Call for papers
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 22:24:56 -0800
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Teknokultura is an electronic journal. Its main objective is to provide =
a discussion forum regarding subjects of technoculture from a critical =
and transdisciplinary perspective. We also stimulate the integration of =
the arts as a medium of theoretical reflection regarding technocultural =
artifacts. We use the term "technoculture" to refer to the wide range =
of lifestyles emerging from the integration of technology into the daily =
life of the citizens in contemporary times. Mediated experiences, =
computer science, telecommunication, robotics, genetic engineering, and =
nanotechnology, among others, bring forth a social thread in an =
oscillating debate between centralization-decentralization, =
ethics-aesthetics, and domination-resistance with unexpected =
consequences for the restructuring flux of social life. Another of the =
objectives of this journal is to analyze this emergent flux in the =
local/global context using electronic mediums.
The journal's first edition deals with the subject of Computer Mediated =
Communication (CMC) with the purpose of stimulating the critical and =
theoretical reflection regarding different experiences transformed by =
the development of computers as means of communication. These =
experiences highlight the multidirectional aspects of communicative =
interaction. People can be connected to each other and to different =
sources of information through telephones, cell phones, personal =
computers, and e-mail anywhere at any given time. This entails =
transformations in people's life-styles and behaviors. The world of =
communication brings forth a mixture of relations that interweave =
people, images, artifacts, objects, and attitudes, among other things, =
in all scenarios of social life.
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The journal's first edition deals with the subject of Computer Mediated =
Communication (CMC) with the purpose of stimulating the critical and =
theoretical reflection regarding different experiences transformed by =
the development of computers as means of communication. These =
experiences highlight the multidirectional aspects of communicative =
interaction. People can be connected to each other and to different =
sources of information through telephones, cell phones, personal =
computers, and e-mail anywhere at any given time. This entails =
transformations in people's life-styles and behaviors. The world of =
communication brings forth a mixture of relations that interweave =
people, images, artifacts, objects, and attitudes, among other things, =
in all scenarios of social life.
This call for papers will evaluate works for publication that deal with=20
different aspects of the subject, websites and books reviews, stories, =
poems, jokes or cartoons. The deadline for submissions is March 23, =
2001. All submitted materials should follow these guidelines (when they =
are appropriate for the type of work being submitted):
=B7 Papers should be no longer than 15 pages. Text should be =
double-spaced
=B7 We encourage the integration of images, animation and =
sounds.
=B7 PC platform in Microsoft Word.
=B7 APA publication style.
Materials should be sent through e-mail or digital copy by regular mail =
to the following addresses:
Heidi J. Figueroa Sarriera (co-editor)
Teknokultura
University of Puerto Rico
Department of Psychology
Social Sciences Faculty
R=EDo Piedras Campus
P.O. Box 23345
San Juan, P.R. 00931-3345
Email: [log in to unmask]
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