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Katherine Brown (kbrown who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu)
Mon, 18 Mar 1996 11:34:05 -0800 (PST)

FOURTH CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR CULTURAL RESEARCH AND
ACTIVITY THEORY
ACTIVITY THEORY AND CULTURAL HISTORICAL APPROACHES TO SOCIAL PRACTICE
JUNE 7-11
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
AARHUS UNIVERSITY DENMARK
MARIANNE HEDEGAARD (PRESIDENT OF THE CONGRESS)
SETH CHAIKLIN
UFFE JUUL JENSEN
SUSANNE BODKER

KARLSKRONA/RONNEBY UNIVERSITY SWEDEN
BERTHEL SUTTER

UMEA UNIVERSITY, SWEDEN
BENGT GRENSJO
KENNETH NILSSON
KRISTINA WESTERBERG

CONGRESS PROGRAMME
THEME I.
INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN HUMAN ACTIVITY
1. THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN FORMING HUMAN ACTIVITY AND PERSPERSONALITY ADDRESSING: LEARNING, MOTIVATION, IDENTITY.
2. INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS AS MEDIATORS BETWEEN SUBJECT AND SOCIETY.
3. CHANGING AND BUILDING INSTITUTIONS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR SOCIAL PRACTICE.
THEME II.
FORMS OF SOCIAL PRACTICE
1. SOCIAL PRACTICE AND GENDER.
2. SOCIAL PRACTICE AND CULTURAL MINORITIES.
3. TECHNOLOGY AND WORK.
4.DESIGNING ARTIFACTS.
5. REMEDIATION OF LEARNING DISABILITIES AND HANDICAPS.
6. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION IN SOCIAL PRACTICE.
7. THE WELFARE STATE AND CHANGE OF SOCIAL PRACTICE.
THEME III.
THEORETICAL TRADITIONS AND APPROACHES THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF ACTIVITY THEORY.
1. THEORETICAL CONTROVERSIES IN CULTURAL HISTORICAL APPROACHES TO
SOCIAL PRACTICE.
2. SOCIAL PRACTICES THAT CHALLENGE CULTURAL-HISTORICAL THEORIES.
3. PROBLEMS IN DEFINING A UNIT OF ANALYSIS: CULTURAL AND LIFE MODE
ANALYSIS.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
DEADLINES:
SYMPOSIUM PROPOSALS--20 OCTOBER, 1997.
PAPER PROPOSALS: 20 NOVEMBER 1997
ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION NOTICES: 1 FEBRUARY, 1998.
ASCII VERSIONS OF ACCEPTED SUMMARIES--20 FEBRUARY, 1998.

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