Subject: Re: Bethany's post about theory - msg#00166

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Freshly posted to the LBO website <http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com>: * "The mess we're in" - the perils of independent/third-party politics (and where's Ralph?) <http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Mess.html> * "Not such a good year, 2001 - income and poverty updates - income down, poverty up, inequality at a 70-year high <http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/IncPov01.html> ...and teasers from the current issue. <http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/LBO_current.html> And don't forget to check out the radio archive <http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html> - interviews with Slavoj Zizek, Bill Fletcher, Naomi Klein, Noam Chomsky, Susie Bright... -- Doug Henwood Left Business Observer 38 Greene St - 4th fl. New York NY 10013-2505 USA voice +1-212-219-0010 fax +1-212-219-0098 cell +1-917-865-2813 email <mailto:dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx> web <http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com> --- You are currently subscribed to cultstud-l as: gcsg-cultstud-l@xxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-cultstud-l-144941Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The FAQ: http://www.cas.usf.edu/communication/rodman/cultstud/faq.html

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Re: cultstud-l digest: April 27, 2003

Re. post that claimed "Americans enjoy the highest standards of living in the world. All of our needs are more than met (for most Americans but not all). We are comfortable and life is easy. Or, is it? This is counterbalanced by the reports about our hectic lifestyles, overbearing work days, little time for our children, career orientation vs. family orientation, daycare society, super soccer moms...." Asserting that Americans enjoy the highest standards of living in the world but are "stressed out" with little time to read not only underestimates the high rates of poverty there, it also overlooks comparative studies that continually rank the American standard of living (housing, healthcare and so on) rather low--certainly lower than the standard of living in Canada, much of Western Europe, and the Scandinavian countries. On what grounds can such claims about the "American lifestyle" be made? What are the motivations for and consequences of making them? L. McTavish Assoc. Prof. of Visual Culture University of New Brunswick --- You are currently subscribed to cultstud-l as: gcsg-cultstud-l@xxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-cultstud-l-144941Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The FAQ: http://www.cas.usf.edu/communication/rodman/cultstud/faq.html

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Re: Bethany's post about theory

Steven, Heipa! I was particularly struck by the conclusion you reached with your study of newspaper readership in the US. You attribute the decline to a simple causal fact of the fast paced life in the US. Hmmm. Has the same fast paced life affected TV viewing? Or is there a relationship between TV viewing and decline in Newspaper reading in the US. How will you relate your study to the fact that Southern Europeans watch more TV that read newspers compared to their Northern counterparts who read more than watch? Just thinking out these questions. Hyvaa viikonluppu Amin Alhassan Montreal --- Steven Crawford <scrawfo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: In 2000 I conducted a > study about why newspaper readership in the USA is > down in the dumps. The > answer was simple: no time to read! Particularly for > women. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com --- You are currently subscribed to cultstud-l as: gcsg-cultstud-l@xxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-cultstud-l-144941Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The FAQ: http://www.cas.usf.edu/communication/rodman/cultstud/faq.html

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U.S. Dept of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate G raduate Fellowships (fwd)

RE: Kembrew's post, see below. Note (in case you're tempted to spin your project) : "You must have career and employment goals aligned with the mission and objectives of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security" and of course "U.S. Citizenship required." Kelly Gates Institute of Communications Research University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign gates1@xxxxxxxx ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 16:57:41 -0500 Subject: U.S. Dept of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate G raduate Fellowships Please bring this fellowship to the attention of your graduate students. ***************************************************** U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate Graduate Fellowships for Beginning and First-Year Graduate Students Eligibility: U.S. Citizenship required. Fellowships are intended for beginning and first-year graduate students, you should have completed no more than one-year of full-time graduate studies when you start your tenure. You must be pursuing a graduate degree in the physical, biological, social and behavioral sciences including science policy, engineering, mathematics, or computer science. You must have career and employment goals aligned with the mission and objectives of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. You must be enrolled as a full-time student while on tenure. You must meet all application deadlines listed below. Stipend: $2,300/month for 12 months. Tuition: Highly competitive with other national fellowship programs. Amount pending final approval. Duration: Appointments are for one year with renewal for two additional years, given satisfactory progress. Practicum (Research Internship) Required: One off-campus research internship at a DHS-designated facility will be required. It is expected that this research experience will occur during the summer, but could occur during the academic term. For the internship, you will be paid one round-trip travel allowance. Other Important Items: You must attend an accredited college or university located in the United States or its territories, and you must be accepted by a graduate school or program, before beginning tenure. You must be covered by a medical health insurance plan while on tenure. You may not accept simultaneous payment from another major fellowship or similar award. You must indicate a willingness to accept, after graduation, competitive employment offers from DHS, state and local security offices, DHS-affiliated Federal laboratories, or DHS-related university faculty or research staff positions. Application Deadlines: April 30, 2003: You must submit written notification of your intent to apply for this program via e-mail to dhsed@xxxxxxxx or fax to (865) 576-1609. Include the following information: 1. Name 2. Current Institution 3. Proposed Field of Study while on fellowship (see list of fields provided at end of Application) 4. Current Academic Level: either beginning or first-year graduate student May 19, 2003: You must submit a completed Application Form including all essay questions and official academic transcripts from all institutions attended. All materials must be submitted via e-mail or postmarked by this deadline date. You are encouraged to submit your Application Form as an e-mail attachment to dhsed@xxxxxxxxx We expect transcripts will come from the registrar's office via postal mail. May 27, 2003: You must have three Reference Forms submitted on your behalf. All references must be submitted via e-mail or postmarked by this deadline date. You should encourage your references to submit their forms as an e-mail attachment to dhsed@xxxxxxxxx You must also submit official scores from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) for the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test scores. Visit the GRE web site at www.gre.org for information on requesting your scores. The ORISE Institutional Code for ETS is 1590 and the department code is 0000. Please request scores from ETS in time for ETS to meet this postmark deadline with your official score report. Questions? URL: www.orau.gov/dhsed/grad.htm. E-mail: dhsed@xxxxxxxxx --- You are currently subscribed to cultstud-l as: gcsg-cultstud-l@xxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-cultstud-l-144941Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The FAQ: http://www.cas.usf.edu/communication/rodman/cultstud/faq.html