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Re: Returned Peace Corps Volunteer-- Grad School advice

you might want to risk Virginia Tech's new ASPECT ph.d. because it ties into our longstanding Ph.d's in Public and International Affairs and Science and Technology Studies. ASPECt is http:// www.aspect.vt.edu/ thus providing you acces to a solid training in cultural studies and public affairs including an annual class in NGO's and others in our top 5 Public affairs and Policy degree. The unification of such interdisciplinary interests isn't that rare, University of Chicago has programs and likely some others, but I think ASPECT brings together a bit more capacity to building your own identity in the program. On Jul 7, 2005, at 1:57 PM, William Wagner wrote: Hi, I'm a returned Peace Corps volunteer and I'm looking for a Cultural or American Studies Grad Program. My primary interest is in how non-profit/NGOs take into consideration the culture of the people they work with. I'm wondering if the history of non-profits/NGO's is an applicable place of study in a Cultural or American Studies Graduate program? Many thanks for any advice! Chris Wagner 1217 Callaway Street Knoxville, TN 37921 865-525-8190 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ cultstud-l mailing list: cultstud-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.acomp.usf.edu/mailman/listinfo/cultstud-l jeremy hunsinger jhuns@xxxxxx www.cddc.vt.edu jeremy.tmttlt.com www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.aoir.org The Associatiion of Internet Researchers _______________________________________________ cultstud-l mailing list: cultstud-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.acomp.usf.edu/mailman/listinfo/cultstud-l

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M/C Journal: 'copy' issue now available

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 8 July 2005 M/C - Media and Culture is proud to present issue three in volume eight of M/C Journal http://journal.media-culture.org.au/ 'copy' - Edited by Rachel Cobcroft and Susanna Leisten Embracing emulations, imitations, and attendant questions of authenticity, 'copy' confronts the divide between 'original' and its replica: the fake, the forged, the fabricated, alongside the legally duplicated and faithfully reproduced. In no small way, the modern economy relies on the process of 'copy': mass production works according to templates, making use of licencing under patent agreements ('For a fee, you may copy this'). Creators often copy the latest trends, and design often emulates accepted norms. But are we allowed to 'rip, mix, and share' at will? In exploiting and examining this commodification, where Campbell's soup tins become icons, is 'fair use' enough? Does fidelity to the original remain the marker of quality and respect? This issue addresses such questions, and we invite you to share the insights of our contributing authors. Feature Article "Good Copy, Bad Copy: Covers, Sampling and Copyright" - Steve Collins Steve Collins examines the value of 'copy' where musical creativity and copyright law intersect. The recontextualisation and reshaping of music with regard to cover versions and sampling brings into relief the disparity in current legal and licensing provisions. When creativity is stifled by copyright, the original intention of the law is lost. Collins argues that creators are now subject to the control of an oppressive monopoly, which clearly should be addressed if innovative cultural expression is to thrive. Articles "The Affect of Selection in Digital Sound Art" - Owen Chapman "Copy/Paste: The Joys of Plagiarism" - Gauti Sigthorsson "When Did They Copyright the World Without Us Noticing?" - Frederick Wasser "Copyright and Public Goods: An Argument for Thin Copyright Protection" - Francis Raven "Digital Doppelgängers" - Lisa Bode "Doubling: Capitalism and Textual Duplication" - Kirsten Seale "Slipping and Sliding: Blind Optimism, Greed and the Effect of Fakes on Our Cultural Understanding" - Robyn Sloggett =========================================================================== Upcoming M/C Journal issues in 2005: 'scan' - article deadline: 1 July 2005 - release date: 24 Aug. 2005 'review' - article deadline: 26 Aug. 2005 - release date: 19 Oct. 2005 'affect' - article deadline: 21 Oct. 2005 - release date: 14 Dec. 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- M/C Journal 8.3 is now online: <http://journal.media-culture.org.au/>. Previous issues of M/C Journal on various topics are also still available. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit all three M/C publications at <http://www.media-culture.org.au/>. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- All contributors are available for media contacts: mc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --------------------------------------------------------------------------- end -- Dr Axel Bruns, General Editor editor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx M/C - Media and Culture http://www.media-culture.org.au/ _______________________________________________ cultstud-l mailing list: cultstud-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.acomp.usf.edu/mailman/listinfo/cultstud-l

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Just added to my radio archive <http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html>: June 30, 2005 Devah Pager, a sociologist at Princeton, reports on experiments showing a white ex-con has an easier time in the job market than a black who's never done time * Jonathan Tasini, keeper of the Working Life blog, on the possible split in the AFL-CIO June 23, 2005 Michael Eric Dyson, author of Is Bill Cosby Right?, on class tensions among black Americans * Christian Parenti on Bolivia and the state of the empire June 9, 2005 Moustafa Bayoumi on the misunderstood, misnamed "cedar revolution" in Lebanon (which he wrote about in the LRB) * Joel Kovel, editor of Capitalism Nature Socialism, on the psychology and politics of Israel and Zionism May 19, 2005 MARATHON SPECIAL: rock & roll sociologist Donna Gaines and "Athena" on the campaign to save CBGBs * Biju Mathew, author of Taxi!, and Rizwan Raja, on organizing cabbies in NYC ************************************************************************ * N O W P O D C A S T I N G * * * * subscribe to hi-fi version (64kbps): * * <http://shout.lbo-talk.org/lbo/RadioArchive/2005/dircaster.php> * * subscribe to low-fi version (16kbps): * * <http://shout.lbo-talk.org/lbo/RadioArchive/2005/dircaster16.php> * * see archive page for more details * ************************************************************************ they join --------- Chalmers Johnson on the U.S. empire * Jagdish Bhatwati on globalization * Bill Fletcher on war and peace * Slavoj Zizek on war, imperialism, and fantasy * Naomi Klein on Argentina and the global justice movement * Susie Bright on sex and politics * Matt Taibbi on covering the 2004 campaign, and the dismal state of American politics and media * Anatol Lieven on Iraq, Chechnya, US nationalism * Cynthia Enloe on masculinity in the Bush administration (and oil) * Carlos Mejia, deserter from Iraq, on war, imperialism, dissent * Laura Flanders on Bushwomen * Steve Fraser on the cultural/political history of Wall Street * Jennifer Washburn on the corporate university * $pread magazine staffers on sex work * Norman Kelley on the crisis in black politics * Joseph Stiglitz on the IMF and the Wall St-Treasury axis * Nicola Kraus & Emma McLaughlin, authors of Citizen Girl and The Nanny Diaries, on gender, work, and the satiric novel * Jennifer Gordon on suburban sweatshops * Lisa Jervis on feminism & pop culture * Joel Schalit on anti-Semitism * Robert Fatton on Haiti * Elizabeth Warren on bankruptcy * Gary Younge on a foreign journalist's view of the U.S. * Simon Head on Wal-Mart * Ursula Huws on work and why capitalism has avoided crisis * Michael Albert on participatory economics (parecon) * Marta Russell on the UN conference on disability * Sara Roy on the Palestinian economy * Michael Hardt on Empire (several times) * Walden Bello on the World Social Forum and alternative development models ---- 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> -------------------------------------------- download my book Wall Street (for free!) at <http://www.wallstreetthebook.com> _______________________________________________ cultstud-l mailing list: cultstud-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.acomp.usf.edu/mailman/listinfo/cultstud-l

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************************************************************************ * N O W P O D C A S T I N G * * * * subscribe to hi-fi version (64kbps): * * <http://shout.lbo-talk.org/lbo/RadioArchive/2005/dircaster.php> * * subscribe to low-fi version (16kbps): * * <http://shout.lbo-talk.org/lbo/RadioArchive/2005/dircaster16.php> * * see archive page for more details * ************************************************************************ Just added to my radio archive <http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html>: July 21, 2005 HIGHLY TRUNCATED EMERGENCY FUNDRAISER EDITION. Most of this show was taken up with begging, since WBAI is in dire financial straits. Please help the station out by calling +1-212-209-2950, or visit here <https://www.wbai.org/cart/> to pledge on the web. (In either case, be sure to specify it's for "Behind the News.") This week's content was supposed to be an interview with Barbara Ehrenreich on the crisis facing organized labor on the eve of the AFL-CIO convention. Little of it could be broadcast because of the urgency of raising money - but the full interview is on the web. July 14, 2005 Gary Indiana, author of Schwarzenegger Syndrome, on the strangeness that is Arnie * Susan Willis, author of Portents of the Real, on the cultural politics of post-9/11 America they join --------- July 7, 2005 Laura Carlsen of IRC (and frequent Counterpunch contributor) on the Zapatista's new tack * Bill Fletcher of TransAfrica on Bush and aid and Africa in the world (and a bit about the AFL-CIO) June 30, 2005 Devah Pager, a sociologist at Princeton, reports on experiments showing a white ex-con has an easier time in the job market than a black who's never done time * Jonathan Tasini, keeper of the Working Life blog, on the possible split in the AFL-CIO June 23, 2005 Michael Eric Dyson, author of Is Bill Cosby Right?, on class tensions among black Americans * Christian Parenti on Bolivia and the state of the empire June 9, 2005 Moustafa Bayoumi on the misunderstood, misnamed "cedar revolution" in Lebanon (which he wrote about in the LRB) * Joel Kovel, editor of Capitalism Nature Socialism, on the psychology and politics of Israel and Zionism and --- Chalmers Johnson on the U.S. empire * Jagdish Bhatwati on globalization * Bill Fletcher on war and peace * Slavoj Zizek on war, imperialism, and fantasy * Naomi Klein on Argentina and the global justice movement * Susie Bright on sex and politics * Matt Taibbi on covering the 2004 campaign, and the dismal state of American politics and media * Anatol Lieven on Iraq, Chechnya, US nationalism * Cynthia Enloe on masculinity in the Bush administration (and oil) * Carlos Mejia, deserter from Iraq, on war, imperialism, dissent * Laura Flanders on Bushwomen * Steve Fraser on the cultural/political history of Wall Street * Jennifer Washburn on the corporate university * $pread magazine staffers on sex work * Norman Kelley on the crisis in black politics * Joseph Stiglitz on the IMF and the Wall St-Treasury axis * Nicola Kraus & Emma McLaughlin, authors of Citizen Girl and The Nanny Diaries, on gender, work, and the satiric novel * Jennifer Gordon on suburban sweatshops * Lisa Jervis on feminism & pop culture * Joel Schalit on anti-Semitism * Robert Fatton on Haiti * Elizabeth Warren on bankruptcy * Gary Younge on a foreign journalist's view of the U.S. * Simon Head on Wal-Mart * Ursula Huws on work and why capitalism has avoided crisis * Michael Albert on participatory economics (parecon) * Marta Russell on the UN conference on disability * Sara Roy on the Palestinian economy * Michael Hardt on Empire (several times) * Walden Bello on the World Social Forum and alternative development models ---- 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> _______________________________________________ cultstud-l mailing list: cultstud-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.acomp.usf.edu/mailman/listinfo/cultstud-l