From: Technotranscendence (neptune@mars.superlink.net)
Date: Tue Feb 16 1999 - 16:52:06 MST
Call for Conference Proposals
BODYMIND: HOLISTIC EXPLORATIONS OF COGNITION, ACTION, AND INTERACTION
IN
EDUCATION
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
May 1, 1999
Keynote Speakers: David Jardine and David Abram
Modernist views of knowledge that separate mind and body, thought and
experience, self and other, human and nature, have in recent years
been challenged by holistic and embodied schools of thought across
areas as diverse as phenomenology, performance studies, the cognitive
sciences, narrative, feminist theories, deep ecology, cultural
studies, Buddhism, and queer theory. This conference will explore the
implications of such scholarship for education. What kinds of
frameworks will help educators to conceptualize and embody the
languaging announced by holistic and enactivist understandings of
cognition? How do views of knowledge as dynamic and enactive shift the
roles and responsibilities of those engaged with teaching, learning,
teacher education, curriculum, and educational research?
Our keynote presenters were chosen with these questions in mind. David
Abram is an ecophilosopher and author of The Spell of the Sensuous
(Vintage). David Jardine is Associate Professor of Education at the
University of Calgary and the author of "To dwell with a boundless
heart": Essays in curriculum, hermeneutics and the ecological
imagination (Peter Lang).
Conference organizers welcome discussion of works-in-progress and
other research projects from graduate students, faculty and others
interested in the conference theme. Interdisciplinary, provocative
and creative inquiries/ presentations that integrate and critique
educational theory and practice are encouraged. The conference format
will be similar to that of a colloquium: presenters will be encouraged
to share their work in a safe, collaborative, and interactive
environment.
Details regarding proposal submissions follow. Please note that
registration information and fees will be mailed at a later date.
Suggestions for accommodations in Vancouver will also be sent to
presenters upon request.
Conference Organizers are doctoral students in the Faculty of
Education at the University of British Columbia:
Johnna Haskell, Department of Curriculum Studies
Brent Hocking, Department of Educational Studies
Warren Linds, Department of Language Education
Conference Proposals:
Individual and group presentations will be accepted. Please prepare a
one-page typed proposal that includes the following:
1. Name(s), institutional affiliation(s), e-mail and postal
address(es), and telephone numbers of presenter(s)
2. Title of presentation
3. Presentation Format (Individual or Group, Experiential,
Performance)
4. Description of presentation including goals and theoretical
framework. In the spirit of the conference theme, what is the passion
that motivates your work/presentation? Include a question that you
would like to discuss with the audience.
5. Abstract for conference program (up to 50 words)
6. Any special needs (overhead will be available; otherwise
participants are responsible for arranging other AV equipment).
Any questions should be directed to Warren Linds
(wlinds@interchange.ubc.ca).
E-mail proposals are strongly encouraged and should be sent to Brent
Hocking (whocking@interchange.ubc.ca). Proposals may also be sent via
regular mail to:
Brent Hocking
204, 1569 West 12th Ave.
Vancouver, BC V6J 2E2
PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MARCH 12TH, 1999
Applicants will be notified by the end of March of the status of their
proposals.
Thank you for your interest in this conference.
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