[Air-l] CFP- AfroGEEKS Conference Deadline

[Jillana Enteen]

Hello all,

I believe Art sent around this CFP already, but I was asked to 
circulate once more before deadline.

Best,
jillana

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>>> AfroGEEKS: FROM TECHNOPHOBIA TO TECHNOPHILIA
>>>
>>> MAY 7-8, 2004 @ THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
>>>
>>> CALL FOR CONFERENCE PAPERS: DEADLINE MARCH 1, 2004
>>>
>>> The Center for Black Studies at the University of California, Santa
>>> Barbara, invites submissions of papers for an upcoming conference,
>>> entitled “AfroGEEKS: From Technophobia to Technophilia.” This
>>> conference
>>> examines the rapidly-shifting relationship between issues of 
>>> Blackness
>>> and technology. In recent years, African Americans, especially, have
>>> been portrayed as poster children for the digital divide discourse.
>>> Though rarely represented as full participants in the information
>>> technology revolution, Black people are among the earliest adopters 
>>> and
>>> comprise some of the most ardent and innovative users of IT
>>> (information
>>> technology). African diasporic people’s many successes within new 
>>> media
>>> and information technologies are too often overshadowed by the
>>> significant inequalities in technology access which ultimately 
>>> produces
>>> the racial digital divide.
>>>
>>> But there is more to this important and timely topic. We are 
>>> interested
>>> in proposals that consider the following topics:
>>>
>>> 1. Structural barriers to IT access that specifically impact Black
>>> communities
>>> 2. Effective models of innovative IT use and adoption in Black
>>> communities
>>> 3. The influence of traditional science education on Black youths
>>> 4. Technophobes and Luddites in the Black community
>>> 5. Computer gaming in the Black community
>>> 6. Black popular music culture, such as sampling and turntablism,
>>> within
>>> the IT economy
>>> 7. The place of Blacks in the IT industry
>>> 8. How categories of hi-tech and low-tech mastery get determined and
>>> circulated
>>> 9. Black IT leaders
>>> 10. Recent legislation regarding the telecommunications industry and
>>> universal access to IT
>>> 11. The responsibility of the government and IT businesses to 
>>> minority
>>> communities
>>> 12. IT issues on the African continent and for African diasporas
>>> outside
>>> of the U.S.
>>> 13. Events of September 11 relative to Blacks’ position in the IT
>>> economy
>>> 14. The Geek identity problematic
>>> 15. From IT Consumers to IT Producers
>>> 16. Black virtual communities
>>> 17. Black blogs
>>> 18. Blacks and military-based IT training
>>> 19. Becoming AfroGeeks
>>> 20. Proposals addressing related topics welcome
>>>
>>> The conference will be held May 7-8, 2004, at the University of
>>> California, Santa Barbara.
>>> Proposals should be limited to two pages and should include an 
>>> abstract
>>> of not more than 350 words, an abbreviated c.v. or resume, and
>>> audio/visual equipment needs.
>>> Proposals should be submitted to:
>>>
>>> Dr. Anna Everett, Director
>>> Center for Black Studies
>>> University of California
>>> Santa Barbara, CA 93106
>>>
>>> For more information, e-mail: ctr4blst at omni.ucsb.edu
>>> http://www.research.ucsb.edu/cbs
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> <everett.vcf>
>> Jillana Enteen
>> jillana at jillana.net
>> http://jillana.net
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