LEA Call for Papers: Artists and Scientists in Times of War

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LEA Call for Papers: Artists and Scientists in Times of War
Guest Editor: Shirley Shor

The Leonardo Electronic Almanac (ISSN No: 1071-4391) is developing a
special issue dealing with the phenomenon of war, and will explore the
relationships between artists, scientists, and war in contemporary
society.

The issue will investigate war from an interdisciplinary perspective, as
a cultural practice of conflict that affects each and every one of us on
a daily basis; a practice that is broader and deeper than armed conflict
between nation states; that occurs on many levels when national, social,
economical and cultural interests collide and which involves issues such
as real-time media representation of facts, language and architecture,
freedom of information and truth and power.
We are in a midst of a global digital media war where copyright holders
fight consumers over digital music, books and movies sharing and
duplication. A software war where open and free systems battle closed
and proprietary ones for running the world's computer systems. A Man vs.
Machine war in-which the world's greatest chess players fight for the
human creative edge and self dignity against the superior speed and
memory of computers.

We live in a time of total screening of war as a spectacle on television
and computer screens - from live war images on news cable stations, war
simulation video games, reality police action shows and US Army
commercials with heavy metal music soundtracks on MTV. We are moving
further from asking hard questions regarding the essence of conflict and
meditated reality and from being able to establish our own world-view
based on cross-checked information and facts.

The issue will not present a specific unified position towards conflict
but rather it aims to reveal tendencies, to surface hidden agendas and
issues, to reflect on multiple points of view and to open a wide-ranging
dialog. What is the role of artists and scientists in this new era?
Should art be completely independent of the politics of violence? Should
science?
Guest Editor Shirley Shor and Leonardo Electronic Almanac seek papers
discussing these and other topics that address the role and work of
artists and scientists in times of war.

LEA encourages international artists / academics / researchers /
students to submit their proposals for consideration. We particularly
encourage authors outside north america and europe to send proposals for
articles/gallery/artists statements:

Proposals should include:-

- a 150 - 300 word abstract / synopsis
- a brief bio (and prior works for reference, if necessary)
- names of collaborators (if work is produced by a team)
- any related URLs
- contact details

Deadline: 16 May 2003


Please send proposals or queries to:
Shirley Shor
[email protected]

or
Nisar Keshvani
LEA Editor-in-Chief
[email protected]
http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/LEA/

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What is LEA?
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Established in 1993, the Leonardo Electronic Almanac (ISSN No:
1071-4391) is the electronic arm of the world's most prestigious art
journal, Leonardo - Journal of Art, Science & Technology.

LEA is jointly produced by Leonardo, the International Society for the
Arts, Sciences and Technology (ISAST) and published under the auspices
of MIT Press. Leonardo Electronic Almanac (LEA), is Leonardo/ISAST and
MIT Press' electronic journal dedicated to providing a forum for those
who are interested in the realm of where art, science & technology
converge.

Content
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This peer reviewed e-journal includes Profiles of Media Arts facilities
and Projects, Profiles of artists using new media, Feature Articles
comprised of theoretical and technical perspectives; the LEA Gallery
exhibiting new media artwork by international artists; detailed
information about new publications in various media; reviews of
publications. events and exhibitions. Material is contributed by
artists, scientists, educators and developers of new technological
resources in the media arts.

Mission
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Since 2002, LEA formed a strategic alliance with fineArt forum - the
Internet's longest running arts magazine. Through this partnership, LEA
concentrates on adding new scholarship and
critical commentary to the art, science and technology field, with LEA
subscribers benefiting from the latest news, announcements, events, and
job/educational opportunities through
fAf's online news service.

LEA's mission is to maintain and consolidate its position as a leading
online news and trusted information filter whilst critically examining
arts/science & technological works catering
to the international CAST (Community of Artists, Scientist
&Technologists)

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