[Discussion] CFP: Chance Encounters (grad) (3/18/05; 4/2/05)

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CALL FOR PAPERS

CHANCE ENCOUNTERS

Keynote Speaker : Jackson Lears

The Center for the Critical Analysis of Contemporary Culture invites
submissions from graduate students in any field for our conference on
"Chance Encounters". Our focus is on the cross-fertilization of ideas
throughout the past and present.  Such encounters have impacted
disparate cultures and fields, and though often accidental, they have
indelibly shaped the act of creation or discovery. Emphasizing these
productive moments of exchange and interaction enhances our prospects
for more inclusive, diverse and fertile conversations in the future.
Submissions might address a number of topics: the role of the cultural
melting pot in the history of American music; the sometimes accidental
nature of scientific discovery; the deliberate use of random stimuli
techniques to provoke novel reactions to old problems; experimental
methods in artistic production; the reciprocal development of the
sciences and the arts; or the impact of class, creed, gender and
ethnicity-and the associated struggles-upon the creative enterprise. Or,
the submission might be an instance of work that draws inspiration from
a seemingly unrelated source, was inspired by an accidental interaction
with the cognitively remote, or fuses disparate elements from diverse
sources in a provocative new combination. We encourage submissions that
stand at the cross-cultural nexus, blur the distinction between
disciplines, or apply established methodological practices to new areas.
A submission need not be the polished end product-works in progress are
encouraged-and presentations may be either delivered or performed.

Our discussion of chance and inspiration offers the exciting opportunity
of a highly inclusive inter-disciplinary and inter-cultural
conversation. The conference will be held on April 2, on the College
Avenue Campus of Rutgers University, at the Zimmerli Museum. A
complimentary luncheon for conference participants will feature keynote
speaker Jackson Lears. The Zimmerli Museum provides access to the
galleries, a performance space with a very nice piano, and a conference
room with a full A/V equipment array, including a data projector and
slide carousel. Please join us for this event by submitting a one-
paragraph proposal for either an individual or group presentation by
Friday, March 18, to the following address: cawa@rci.rutgers.edu.
Please include "CCACC cnf" in the subject line.

This conference is presented by the Center for the Critical Analysis of
Contemporary Culture (CCACC) and the Graduate Student Association of
Rutgers University.


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