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Subject: CFP: Session at CAA Annual Conference (New York, 11-14 Feb 15) College Art Association 103rd Annual Conference, New York, February 11 - 14, 2015 *Design Studies Forum: Rethinking Labor* David Brody, Parsons The New School for Design, [log in to unmask] This session addresses the difficult and nuanced relationship between labor and practice and labor and making. Currently scholarship in art history and design studies often focuses on either producers or consumers without grappling with questions about labor in relation to agency, materiality, or behavior. We assess the individuals who creatively design and make the world of things, and we also attempt to understand how and why consumers and collectors purchase design, art, and craft, but these approaches often ignore the role of work and the ways that cultural production hinders, facilitates, and represents labor. This session seeks papers that look at how art, craft, and design affect the world of work. Papers should question why certain practices and praxes enhance the work experience, while others conflict with labor in ways that have led to hardship and disagreement. Submissions will also be considered that discuss how labor is depicted and debated. *Send proposals to David Brody, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>* *Deadline: May 9, 2014* Proposals for participation in sessions should be sent directly to the appropriate session chair(s). If a session is co-chaired, a copy should be sent to each chair, unless otherwise indicated. Every proposal should include the following five items: 1. Completed session participation proposal form, located at the end of this brochure, or an email with the requested information. 2. Preliminary abstract of one to two double-spaced, typed pages. 3. Letter explaining speaker’s interest, expertise in the topic, and CAA membership status. 4. CV with home and office mailing addresses, email address, and phone and fax numbers. Include summer address and telephone number, if applicable. Notifications will be sent by June 9, 2014. -- David Brody, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Design Studies Parsons The New School for Design ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------