16.494 MLA session, Digital Games conference

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                   Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 16, No. 494.
           Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
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       [1] From: "Eric S. Rabkin" <esrabkin@umich.edu> (33)
             Subject: cfp: Computer Studies in Language and Literature

       [2] From: Ray Siemens <siemensr@mala.bc.ca> (25)
             Subject: Digital Games Research Conference 2003

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             Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 11:10:59 +0000
             From: "Eric S. Rabkin" <esrabkin@umich.edu>
             Subject: cfp: Computer Studies in Language and Literature

    CALL FOR PAPERS

    Modern Language Association, 27-30 Dec 03
    San Diego, California
    (http://www.mla.org)

    A panel sponsored by the Discussion Group on Computer Studies in Language
    and Literature

    Why I Do (Not) Use Digital Resources

    Enormous amounts of labor, money, and creativity are expended each year in
    the development of digital tools and archives for linguistic and literary
    study (e.g, NVivo and The Rossetti Archive). These resources are typically
    developed by one set of people for use by others. At MLA sessions, one
    hears many reports from resource developers about the worthy intellectual
    work that such development both requires and shapes. What one does not
    often hear are reports from non-developer users of these digital resources
    indicating why and how the availability of these resources enabled or shaped
    their work. Is this silence perhaps a function of the genre of MLA paper,
    as one would not expect a discussion of dictionaries in most MLA papers that
    make some significant use of dictionaries? If so, this session hopes to
    foreground discussion of non-developer uses of digital resources, including
    treatments of the ways in which these resources influenced both the practice
    and the outcomes of research. Is this silence perhaps a function of lack of
    use? If so, this session hopes to foreground discussion of the failure of
    these developments to attract more users. What are the impediments to use,
    the rewards, the problems and possibilities of digital tools and archives?
    Presentations should be 15-20 minutes. Inquiries and/or abstracts should be
    sent to via email to Eric S. Rabkin, Department of English, University of
    Michigan (esrabkin@umich.edu) by 7 Mar 2003.

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    Eric S. Rabkin 734-764-6330 (dept)
    3243 Angell Hall 734-764-2553 (direct)
    Dept of English 734-763-3128 (fax)
    Univ of Michigan esrabkin@umich.edu
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003
    http://www.umich.edu/~esrabkin

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             Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 11:12:27 +0000
             From: Ray Siemens <siemensr@mala.bc.ca>
             Subject: Digital Games Research Conference 2003

    Announcing the Digital Games Research Conference 2003

    [February 17, 2003 - press release]

    Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) has decided to award the
    inaugural world conference in digital games research to University of
    Utrecht, The Netherlands. The conference will be the first official
    event of the new interdisciplinary association, aiming to promote
    high-quality research of games, recognition of game studies as an
    academic field of enquiry, as well as interdisciplinary collaboration in
    games research, design and development.

    University of Utrecht, Faculty of Arts, Department of New Media and
    Digital Culture is collaborating closely with DiGRA and numerous
    academic and other partners in the conference implementation. The
    conference will include keynote lectures, workshops, paper sessions,
    symposia and other events.

    The conference will take place in 5-8 November, 2003. The call for
    papers will be launched in February, extended abstract deadlines for the
    submitting of abstracts (papers, symposia, workshops) at the end of
    April.

    Contact/University of Utrecht:
    Prof. Dr. Jeffrey Goldstein, j.goldstein@wxs.nl
    Dr. Joost Raessens, Associate Professor, joost.raessens@let.uu.nl Drs.
    Marinka Copier, bachsch@xs4all.nl

    Contact/DiGRA:
    Prof. Frans Myr, President; frans.mayra@uta.fi
    Dr. Jason Rutter, Vice-President; Jason.Rutter@man.ac.uk
    Celia Peirce, Liaison Officer; celiap@uci.edu



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