A web symposium on texts and technology

From: Dan Sperber (dan@sperber.com)
Date: Tue Oct 16 2001 - 12:57:23 GMT

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    A web symposium on the impact of new information and communication technologies
    on reading, writing and the diffusion of knowledge

    The Bibliotheque Publique d'information (BPI) of the Centre Pompidou, the EURO-EDU association and GiantChair Inc. invite you to attend a virtual symposium in French, Italian and English on the website: www.text-e.org. Opening date: Monday, October 15th, 2001. The workshop will focus on the impact of new information and communication technologies on reading, writing and the diffusion of knowledge. Ten contributors will be invited to submit a paper for discussion. A new paper will be on-line every two weeks. A panel of discussants will react to the papers. Discussions will be moderated by Gloria Origgi (Universita di Bologna) and Noga Arikha (Warburg Institute). To follow the symposium, participate in the discussions and receive the texts by e-mail, you can register on the website.


    TOPICS AND SCHEDULE
    15-31 October 2001
    Readers and Readings in the Age of Electronic Texts - Roger Chartier (EHESS, Paris)

    1-14 November 2001
    What the Internet tells us about the Real Nature of the Book - Roberto Casati (Institut Jean Nicod, C.N.R.S., Paris)

    15-30 November 2001
    Skyreading/writing in the Post-Gutenbergian Galaxy - Stevan Harnad (Behavioral and Brain Sciences)

    1-14 December 2001
    Digital Journalism: Virtual Journalism? - Bruno Patino (Le Monde Patino, Le Monde Interactif)

    15-31 December 2001
    Personal and Professional Conversation - Theodore Zeldin (Oxford)

    1-14 January 2002
    Reading: The Digital Future - Jason Epstein (Random House)

    15-31 January 2002
    Babel and the Vintage Selection: Libraries in the Digital Age - BPI, Centre Pompidou

    1-14 February 2002
    Reading without Writing - Dan Sperber (Institut Jean Nicod, C.N.R.S., Paris)

    15-28 February 2002
    The New Architecture of Information - Stephana Broadbent and Francesco Cara (IconMediaLab, Paris)

    1-14 March 2002
    Authors and Authority - Umberto Eco (University of Bologna)

    15 March 2002
    Conclusions





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