College Art Association 2009, Los Angeles
Call for Proposals - Design on Display: How Museums Exhibit Designed Objects
Deadline: May 9, 2008
Starting with the founding of the South Kensington Museum in London, museums have played an important role in giving meaning to the idea of "design" and in bringing it to public attention. The goal of this panel is to explore the conventions that have guided how museums have exhibited design, in terms of both historical and contemporary practice. What aims have museums had in displaying design? Have they presented designed objects as works of art, as historical or ethnographic artifacts, as examples for practical emulation, or as desirable commodities? What kinds of distinctions among these objects have they drawn? How have the conventions of display highlighted - or obscured - important aspects of design? How have these conventions changed, in response to the development of new spheres of design and new technologies of display? Proposals from museum professionals as well as scholars in all relevant academic fields are welcome.
Proposals should be sent to: Marianne Lamonaca, The Wolfsonian-Florida International University, 1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139; lamonaca@fiu.edu. Please see the CAA's Call for Participation for eligibility and submission guidelines. Abstracts must be received by May 9, 2008.
Jurying of proposals will be double-blind. The call for papers for the winning proposal will be announced on the Design Studies Forum mailing list later this spring.
Call for Proposals - Design Studies Forum-sponsored special session
Deadline: March 31, 2008
The Design Studies Forum is calling for proposals for the theme of the Design Studies Forum-sponsored special (1.5-hour) session at the February, 2009 College Art Association Annual Conference in Los Angeles.
Persons who would like to propose a subject, theme, or question for panelists to address, and who are willing to serve as session chair(s) should their proposal be selected, are invited to send a one-page, double-spaced abstract and short vita by e-mail to Sarah Teasley at s-teasley@northwestern.edu. Abstracts must be received by March 31, 2008.
Jurying of proposals will be double-blind. The call for papers for the winning proposal will be announced on the Design Studies Forum mailing list later this spring.
College Art Association 2010, Chicago
Call for Proposals - Design Studies Forum-sponsored full-length paper session
Deadline: April 21, 2008
Design Studies Forum is calling for proposals for a session theme for a proposed two-and-a-half-hour Design Studies Forum-sponsored panel at the February, 2010 College Art Association annual conference in Chicago.
Persons who would like to propose a subject, theme, or question for panelists to address, and who are willing to serve as session chair(s) should their proposal be selected, are invited to send a one-page, double-spaced abstract and short vita to Elizabeth Guffey Elizabeth.guffey@purchase.edu or Elizabeth Guffey, Humanities Division, SUNY, 735 Anderson Hill Rd, Purchase, NY 10577-1400. Abstracts must be received by April 21, 2008.
Jurying of proposals will be double-blind, and the winning entry will be forwarded to CAA under Design Studies Forum's aegis. If the proposed panel is accepted by CAA, the call for papers will be published by the College Art Association and announced on the Design Studies Forum mailing list.
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