Fwd: [ISCAR] Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 4

From: Peter Smagorinsky (smago@coe.uga.edu)
Date: Thu Dec 04 2003 - 02:55:27 PST


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> ISCAR News
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> International Society for Cultural and Activity Research
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> Vol. 1, No. 4 December 2003
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>REPORTS
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>1. Report on the 14. konference om virksomhedsteori (Denmark)
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>ISCAR NEWS
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>2. $25 vs. $50: How much should I pay?
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>PUBLICATIONS
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>3. New Books from ISCAR members
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> "The Cultural Nature of Human Development"
> Barbara Rogoff
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> "Learning Together: Children and Adults in a School Community"
> Barbara Rogoff, Carolyn Goodman Turkanis, & Leslee Bartlett
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>4. Journals
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> Mind, Culture, and Activity
> 20% discount for ISCAR members
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>COURSES
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>5. Ph.D. Course
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> An International Perspective on Sociocultural Theory
> 27-29 January 2004
> Jönköping, Sweden
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>REPORTS
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>1. Report on the 14. konference om virksomhedsteori (Denmark)
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>The 14th conference on activity theory was held 21-23 November in
>Nyborg, Denmark. The focus of this year's conference, anticipating
>the centenary of A.N. Leontiev's birth next year, was Leontiev's
>scientific work, and activity theory's current status and development.
>
>Thirty-three participants heard talks about current research work in
>Denmark (and Sweden). As with previous meetings, the participants
>were a mixture of researchers and doctoral students from academic
>institutions (psychology, education, pedagogy, computer science)
>and persons working in societal institutions (schools, hospitals,
>social services).
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>On Friday evening, Klaus Bærentsen presented an analysis of the
>relation between Leontiev's theory of development of psyche and
>dynamic systems theory, and showed a marvellous collection of
>pictures of Leontiev that he had found on a website (now unavailable)
>that was created for a conference on Leontiev held earlier this year
>in Moscow. On Saturday a wide range of practical applications were
>presented including the Scandinavian tradition of human-computer
>interaction research, where activity theory has become
>important (Olav Bertelsen); work on developing an activity-theoretic
>account of creativity in industrial design processes (Bo Christensen),
>an everyday sociological analysis of persons' experience of
>illness (Dorte Ganniks), a critical psychological approach to the
>study of persons who are rehabilitating from stroke (Tove Borg),
>and an activity theoretical analysis of homophobic
>violence (Hans Knutagård). The final day was used to discuss
>Leontiev's theory of personality (Seth Chaiklin) and more generally
>the recently published revised (and abridged) Danish translation of
>Leontiev's book "Activity, Consciousness, and Personality".
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>All agreed that the highpoint of the conference was the
>opportunity to discuss basic concepts again, and the need to
>continue to examine the relationships between concepts that
>appears in related theoretical traditions like activity theory
>and Kritische Psychologie.
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>A new committee was chosen to plan the 15th conference in
>November 2004.
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>The full (planned) program of the 14th conference is available at:
>http://www.iscar.org/dk/iscardk/14konfeng.htm
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>English translations of the paper titles that were actually
>presented and discussed are at:
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>http://www.iscar.org/dk/iscardk/14konfeng.htm
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>ISCAR NEWS
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>2. $25 vs. $50: How much should I pay?
>
>ISCAR requests a yearly membership payment of $25 or $50 USD, but
>no explanation is offered on the ISCAR website beyond the
>indication that a member should "Choose the rate appropriate for you".
>This admittedly vague explanation sometimes creates uncertainty
>and confusion, so we would like to elaborate briefly some of the
>considerations behind the idea.
>
>First, all persons, regardless of the amount they contribute, are
>full members of ISCAR. No differentiation is made according to
>how much was given. Second, we do not want to use money as a way
>to reproduce traditional categorization of persons. Third,
>categories are usually organized around general tendencies, but
>individuals within categories can sometimes have special life
>conditions (e.g., unemployment, wealthy family) that differ from
>that tendency. Therefore, the Executive Committee decided to
>ignore the traditional categories (graduate student, retired,
>third world, etc.) by choosing two payment amounts. With this
>approach, ISCAR members can evaluate their currrent situation and
>possibilities, and then give what they think is an appropriate
>contribution.
>
>The ISCAR Executive Committee believes that $25 per year should
>be realistic for all persons who want to be an ISCAR member,
>regardless of their situation. If even this amount is
>problematic, then it is possible to apply to ISCAR's president
>for a further reduction or free membership.
>
>It is possible ISCAR will only receive $25 contributions (but so
>far that has not been the case), and we hope that ISCAR will
>continue to offer benefits and develop in a way that justifies
>greater financial support.
>
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>PUBLICATIONS
>________________________________________________________________________
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>
>3. New Books from ISCAR members
>
> The Cultural Nature of Human Development
>
> Barbara Rogoff
>
> Oxford University Press, 2003, 448 pages.
> $29.50 (hardback); discounted to $18.80 if ordered online:
> http://www.oup-usa.org/isbn/0195131339.html
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> Learning Together: Children and Adults in a School Community
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> Barbara Rogoff, Carolyn Goodman Turkanis, & Leslee Bartlett
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> Oxford University Press, 2001, 272 pages.
> $15.95 (paperback); discounted to $12 if ordered online:
> http://www.oup-usa.org/isbn/0195160312.html
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>4. Journals
>
> 20% discount on the journal "Mind, Culture, and Activity"
>
> A 20% discount is offered to ISCAR members for new and renewed
> subscriptions to the quarterly journal "Mind, Culture, and Activity",
> published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
>
> (This offer does NOT apply to persons who have already paid for
> a 2004 subscription.)
>
> Rates for year 2004:
> USA and Canada: 32 USD (normal rate: 40 USD)
> Elsewhere: 56 USD (normal rate: 70 USD)
>
> Please note that all subscribers to the journal are also able to receive
> an electronic version of the journal by registering on the Erlbaum
> webpage.
>
> You may order by Erlbaum's website, telephone, fax, or post.
> To receive detailed instructions about how to get the discount,
> send an empty email to: mca-request@iscar.org
> Instructions will be sent immediately.
>
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>5. Ph.D. Course: An International Perspective on Sociocultural Theory
>
> Internationella perspektiv på sociokulturell teori med specifik
> relevans för utbildningsvetenskaplig forskning i Sverige
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> 27-29 January 2004
> Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation i Jönköping
> Sweden
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> A two-part Ph.D. course is being offered. The first part consists of
> a three-day course. The second part is a two-day course. The course will
> be conducted in English and Swedish.
>
>First part: 27 January: Michael Cole (by videoconference)
> 28 January: Alex Kozulin
> 29 January: Seth Chaiklin
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>Second part: Yrjö Engeström and Roger Säljö. Date still to be determined.
>
>More information: Professor Tomas Kroksmark (course organizer)
> tomas.kroksmark@hlk.hj.se
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>A limited number of places are available for Ph.D. students.
>Applications should be sent no later than 10 December 2003 to:
>karin.karlssom@hlk.hj.se
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>Production Editor: Seth Chaiklin
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>ISCAR - Newsletter Editorial Team:
>Christoph Clases, Jan Derry, Gilberto Pérez Campos, Katsuhiro Yamazumi
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