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<\/a><\/p>\nFAK\u2019UGESI CALL FOR PAPERS<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe Fakugesi Festival is a celebration of digital technology, art, and culture in the context of Africa.<\/span><\/p>\nPapers presented in theme sessions 1 to 3 will also be published as pier reviewed papers in a special edition of the Technoetic Arts Journal (published by Intellect).<\/span><\/p>\nThe 4th session theme \u201cTechnology Dreams\u201d invites partners and participants of the Fakugesi Festival and people involved in the development of Technology Arts Festivals generally, to present, reflect and\u00a0discuss the role of festivals in the development of the convergence of technology and culture.<\/span><\/p>\nAbstract Submission Deadline: 6th October 2014 <\/span><\/p>\nFinal Paper Submission Deadline: 3rd November 2014<\/span><\/p>\n\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\OOOOOOO|| Session Theme 1 ||OOOOOOO\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/<\/span><\/p>\nThe Post-Digital Organic<\/span><\/h3>\nConvened by Prof. Roy Ascott<\/span><\/p>\nWhat can be said of the divide between the engineered and the organic?\u00a0Are we looking at boundaries between these fields that are shifting and possibly dissolving? Can we speak of an emergent eNature, or should we consider a broader cybernetic model of worldstates, and personal states of being?<\/span><\/p>\nThese issues raise questions, proposals, and practices in which Nature is invigilated, explored, and creatively expanded by technoetic agencies that artists and scientists employ in their development\u00a0of new perspectives. How might learning, research and creativity be furthered, if developed in the context of the organism?<\/span><\/p>\n\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\XXXXXXXXX|| Session Theme 2 ||XXXXXXXXX\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\<\/span><\/p>\nPost-AfroFuture: Art, Culture and Technology in Africa<\/span><\/h3>\nConvened by Tegan Bristow<\/span><\/p>\nTechnology, particularly communication technology and digital art is a way to speak to and understand mechanism of engagement between Africa and the globalised West. Here the convergence of technology with culture presents an opportunity to reposition and reassess this relationship in contemporary culture.<\/span>
\nPapers are to address socio-cultural or art practices with technology and digital media. There will be an emphasis on South African research, but research from across the continent will be welcomed.<\/span><\/p>\n\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\FFFFFFFFF|| Session Theme 3 ||FFFFFFFFF\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/<\/span><\/p>\nInnovate, Collaborate, Educate: Art-Technology Education<\/span><\/h3>\nConvened by Prof. Christo Doherty<\/span><\/p>\nWhat does the challenge posed by the fusion of new technology and art practices mean for creative practice and technology education in Africa? Is this an opportunity for new forms of education\u00a0<\/span>that will break with the inherited colonial models which have dominated African institutions of education since Uhuru? Is this kind of education better located outside of existing institutional frameworks, using the web or hackathons or new forms of delivery and collaboration? What lessons can be learnt from innovative forms of technology-arts education in other parts of the world?<\/span><\/p>\nPapers that address these issues with a focus on lessons learnt and lessons which can be applied to Africa, from theoretical reflection to case studies of actual practice, are welcome.<\/span><\/p>\n\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\}}}}}}}}}}}}}|| Session Theme 4 ||{{{{{{{{{{{{{{\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nTechnology Dreams : A Panel Reflecting on Technology Art Festivals and the Fak\u2019ugesi Digital Africa Festival<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nConvened by Tegan Bristow<\/span><\/p>\nPresentations (not full acadmic papers) that reflect on the development and importance of Digital \/ Technology Art Festivals.<\/span><\/p>\nThe panel also acts to invite partners and participants of the Fak\u2019ugesi Festival to present their work and research. The focus in this case should be on the activities presented at the Fak\u2019ugesi Digital Africa Festival, and the role of festivals in the presentation and development of these practice.<\/span>
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\n+ Title<\/span>
\n+ 6 \u2013 8 keywords<\/span>
\n+ 300 Word Abstract<\/span>
\n+ Contributors Name, Bio Information (100 words) and Bio Photo + Contact details and institutional affiliation<\/span><\/p>\nPlease send your abstract submissions to tegan.bristow@wits.ac.za clearly indicating the session theme to which you are applying. If your paper or presentation is accepted for the conference you will be informed and invited to submit a full paper for presentation and publication.<\/span><\/p>\nNB* Final Paper Submission Deadline: 3rd November 2014<\/span>
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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Fakugesi Festival is a celebration of digital technology, art, and culture in the context of Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n Papers presented in theme sessions 1 to 3 will also be published as pier reviewed papers in a special edition of the Technoetic Arts Journal (published by Intellect).<\/span><\/p>\n The 4th session theme \u201cTechnology Dreams\u201d invites partners and participants of the Fakugesi Festival and people involved in the development of Technology Arts Festivals generally, to present, reflect and\u00a0discuss the role of festivals in the development of the convergence of technology and culture.<\/span><\/p>\n Abstract Submission Deadline: 6th October 2014 <\/span><\/p>\n Final Paper Submission Deadline: 3rd November 2014<\/span><\/p>\n \\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\OOOOOOO|| Session Theme 1 ||OOOOOOO\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/<\/span><\/p>\n Convened by Prof. Roy Ascott<\/span><\/p>\n What can be said of the divide between the engineered and the organic?\u00a0Are we looking at boundaries between these fields that are shifting and possibly dissolving? Can we speak of an emergent eNature, or should we consider a broader cybernetic model of worldstates, and personal states of being?<\/span><\/p>\n These issues raise questions, proposals, and practices in which Nature is invigilated, explored, and creatively expanded by technoetic agencies that artists and scientists employ in their development\u00a0of new perspectives. How might learning, research and creativity be furthered, if developed in the context of the organism?<\/span><\/p>\n \\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\XXXXXXXXX|| Session Theme 2 ||XXXXXXXXX\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\<\/span><\/p>\n Convened by Tegan Bristow<\/span><\/p>\n Technology, particularly communication technology and digital art is a way to speak to and understand mechanism of engagement between Africa and the globalised West. Here the convergence of technology with culture presents an opportunity to reposition and reassess this relationship in contemporary culture.<\/span> \\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\FFFFFFFFF|| Session Theme 3 ||FFFFFFFFF\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/<\/span><\/p>\n Convened by Prof. Christo Doherty<\/span><\/p>\n What does the challenge posed by the fusion of new technology and art practices mean for creative practice and technology education in Africa? Is this an opportunity for new forms of education\u00a0<\/span>that will break with the inherited colonial models which have dominated African institutions of education since Uhuru? Is this kind of education better located outside of existing institutional frameworks, using the web or hackathons or new forms of delivery and collaboration? What lessons can be learnt from innovative forms of technology-arts education in other parts of the world?<\/span><\/p>\n Papers that address these issues with a focus on lessons learnt and lessons which can be applied to Africa, from theoretical reflection to case studies of actual practice, are welcome.<\/span><\/p>\n \\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\}}}}}}}}}}}}}|| Session Theme 4 ||{{{{{{{{{{{{{{\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\/\/\/\/\/<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Technology Dreams : A Panel Reflecting on Technology Art Festivals and the Fak\u2019ugesi Digital Africa Festival<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Convened by Tegan Bristow<\/span><\/p>\n Presentations (not full acadmic papers) that reflect on the development and importance of Digital \/ Technology Art Festivals.<\/span><\/p>\n The panel also acts to invite partners and participants of the Fak\u2019ugesi Festival to present their work and research. The focus in this case should be on the activities presented at the Fak\u2019ugesi Digital Africa Festival, and the role of festivals in the presentation and development of these practice.<\/span> Abstract Submissions: 6 October 2014<\/span> Please send your abstract submissions to tegan.bristow@wits.ac.za clearly indicating the session theme to which you are applying. If your paper or presentation is accepted for the conference you will be informed and invited to submit a full paper for presentation and publication.<\/span><\/p>\n NB* Final Paper Submission Deadline: 3rd November 2014<\/span> <\/p>\nThe Post-Digital Organic<\/span><\/h3>\n
Post-AfroFuture: Art, Culture and Technology in Africa<\/span><\/h3>\n
\nPapers are to address socio-cultural or art practices with technology and digital media. There will be an emphasis on South African research, but research from across the continent will be welcomed.<\/span><\/p>\nInnovate, Collaborate, Educate: Art-Technology Education<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\n+ 6 \u2013 8 keywords<\/span>
\n+ 300 Word Abstract<\/span>
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