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LEA CFP: Technology and Difference** Sincere apologies for cross-posting **

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LEA Special Issue: Technology and Difference
Guest Editor: Irina Aristarkhova (uspia at nus.edu.sg)

The Leonardo Electronic Almanac (ISSN No: 1071-4391) is inviting papers that
address the complex relationship between technology and difference.
Technology is often conceived as an ability to "create", "innovate", "make";
all that which differentiates: 'man' from 'nature'; human from animal. It is
seen as a path to 'God(s)' and 'community', sociality, spirituality, and
consciousness.

It plays out sexual difference in its separation of human creative ability
from 'natural reproduction', though this separation has been radically
challenged by the recent reproductive technologies and legal issues
associated with the notion of ownership of biological matter.

Cultural differences are enacted in differentiations of 'technologically
advanced' from 'technologically backward' cultural traditions, often
evidenced in statistics on use and proliferation of such technologies. There
are significant differences how cultures approach this question of
'technology' both in art and science, albeit they are rarely presented and
poorly understood.

In the past few decades, however, a new optimism has been propagated of a
technology that is said to operate as a de-differentiating force: it builds
bridges, it unites, it globalizes (for better or for worse), it brings us
closer. It goes beyond 'old' differences: ethnic, sexual, cultural, animal,
towards 'new' differences between human and (intelligent) machine, human and
post-human, human and transgenic or artificial species.

 We call for papers that critically address, but are not limited to, the
following topics:

-Technology and sexual difference: concepts, history, aesthetics; notion of
ownership in reproductive bio-technologies, cultural differences in
figurations of gender and technology.
-Technology and animal / species difference: responsibility and
bio-technology; animal Otherness and bio-tech research; transgenic
aesthetics and definitions of human.
- Technology and cultural / ethnic difference: politics of the local;
different cultural approaches to technology; new media art and cultural /
geographical specificity.

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:
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- 300 word abstract / synopsis
- A brief author biography
- Any related URLs
- Contact details


Deadline for proposals: 31 June 2003


Please send proposals to:
Irina Aristarkhova
uspia at nus.edu.sg.

or
Nisar Keshvani
LEA Editor-in-Chief
lea at mitpress.mit.edu
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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