Leonardo Network News

Tenure in Art/Science/Technology Departments

A discussion has been initiated on the Leonardo Education Forum (LEF) list about promotion and tenure for faculty in art/science/technology departments. See <artsci.ucla.edu/LEF/node/104 >.

The discussion was initiated by LEF in response to a paper outlining criteria being developed at the University of Maine in the U.S.A. The paper, titled “New Criteria for New Media,” authored by Joline Blais, Jon Ippolito and Owen Smith in collaboration with Steve Evans and Nate Stormer, is available on the LEF web site: <artsci.ucla.edu/LEF/node/95 >.

LEF is interested in approaches by other universities for evaluating and promoting young faculty in hybrid practices that may involve professional activity in both the arts and sciences or engineering, traditional scholarly publishing or new on-line publishing mechanisms.

Leonardo Education Forum is focused on the professional interests of educators and young faculty as well as young professionals intending to enter teaching careers. To join the LEF discussion list, visit the LEF web site: <artsci.ucla.edu/LEF/ >.

2007–2008 Chairs: Eddie Shanken (Chair); Andrea Polli (Co-Chair), Nina Czegledy (Co-Chair), Victoria Vesna (Co-Chair)

2007–2008 Graduate and Emerging Professional Chairs: Mariah Klaneski, Josh Levy, Justin Cone

Leonardo Reviews

Leonardo Reviews is the work of an international panel of scholars and professionals invited from a wide range of disciplines to review books, exhibitions, audio CDs, web sites and conferences. Collectively they represent an intellectual commitment to engaging with the emergent debates and manifestations that are the consequences of the convergence of the arts, sciences and technology. Each month, Leonardo Reviews, under the direction of Editor-in-Chief Michael Punt, publishes new reviews on-line. Selected reviews are also published bi-monthly in the print journal Leonardo.

If you would like to be advised of updates to the Leonardo Reviews site please e-mail <ldr@leonardo.org> with the word “update” in the subject line.

Leonardo Reviews can be found on-line at: <leonardo.info/ldr.html >.

Smart Textiles: Science and Technology of Textile Art

A number of articles have been published in Leonardo and Leonardo Music Journal on topics related to the textile arts. The Smart Textiles special project expands on Leonardo’s archive of textile art documentation by focusing on textile artists and scientists around the world who work with smart textiles or the new textiles science and technology.

The project is supported by the Marjorie Duckworth Malina Fund, which honors the memory of a key longtime supporter of Leonardo/ISAST. The project recognizes Marjorie’s dedication to the ideals of international cooperation by emphasizing the participation of artists throughout the world.

Artists and researchers interested in writing about their work involving the science and technology of smart textile and clothing arts are invited to view the Leonardo Editorial Guidelines and related information at <leonardo.info/ Authors> and send in a manuscript proposal to <leonardomanuscripts@gmail.com>.

A list of articles previously published in Leonardo and LMJ over the years is available on the Leonardo web site at: < www.leonardo.info/isast/journal/calls/smartextiles_call.html >.

Leonardo Day at UC Berkeley New Media Festival

Leonardo/ISAST is pleased to host a day-long symposium on 3 June 2008 devoted to art, science and technology, as part of the Berkeley Big Bang 2008 new media symposium and art festival in Berkeley, CA. The three-day event will be augmented with digital art exhibitions, social events and campus events and is scheduled to occur immediately before the ZeroOne Festival in San Jose, CA. Two days of the festival will be hosted by the UC Berkeley Center for New Media and directed by Richard Rinehart (Digital Media Director & Adjunct Curator, Berkeley Art Museum University of California at Berkeley). The other day will be hosted by Leonardo/ISAST as part of the Leonardo 40th anniversary celebrations. The theme of Leonardo Day is “Remix: From Science to Art and Back in the Digital Age”; it will include presentations by Steve Wilson, Bronac Ferran, Jim Crutchfield, Chris Chafe, Michael Joaquin Grey, Laura Peticolas, Douglas Kahn, Ruth West, Gordan Wozniak and Wayne Lanier. More information about the event is available on the...