Network Publishing: Digital Writing in the Humanities

A one day symposium

April 25, 2015

The University of Kentucky

Center Theater, Student Center

10 am – 5pm

Free and open to the public

Keynote: Douglas Armato, Director, University of Minnesota Press

Featured speakers:

Margy Avery, Senior Acquisitions Editor, MIT Press

Shoshana Berger, Editorial Director, IDEO

Maria Bonn, Editor, Journal of Electronic Publishing

Jeff Ullrich, past CEO, Earwolf

Networked Publishing asks speakers to question or trace the future or present of digital publishing, particularly as scholarly work and university interests identify themselves as part of larger networks of meaning, interaction, professionalism, and education. What must digital publishing do to continue the promotion of ideas to both specialized and general audiences as our forms of communication continue to change? What is digital publishing currently doing in response to new scholarly demands? What are writers doing to better utilize platforms, media, strategies, audience interaction, or other features?

Academic publishing has dealt with a variety of incidents and narratives over the last several years regarding its ability to succeed in the digital era. We are asking invited speakers to address the challenges, needs, failures, successes, experiences, provocations, and other related topics to the future or present situation of digital publishing as a scholarly and/or academic exercise. Speakers will address audio, print, visual, and other forms of digital publishing.

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Student Center

PLACE SIMILARITY

I've thought, written, and talked a lot about the need to incorporate geographical and historical contingency--that is, idiosyncratic characteristics of place and history--in geosciences, in addition to (not instead of!) general or universal laws. I've also emphasized the fact that places and environmental systems have elements of uniqueness. This leads to the issue of how to measure or assess place similarity (or the similarity of different, e.g., landscapes, ecosystems, plant communities, soils, etc.). This is a way of thinking about this problem, dressed up with some formal mathematical symbolism. Though I'm personally pretty informal, I'm a big believer in formal statements in science, as it makes arguments at least partly independent of linguistic skills (or lack thereof). 

 

 

 

After Office Hours

This event brings faculty and staff into the halls and allows students to ask any questions they may have. This year we have academic advisors, campus activities staff, and faculty participating on our panel.

Date:
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Location:
Blazer Hall - Rooms 241/249

Reality vs. Reality TV

Reality vs. Reality TV – This session looks closely at how pop culture influences our perception of relationships – both healthy and unhealthy.  Participants examine the relationships of various TV couples (including Disney, MTV, Bravo, and other celebrity couples) and discuss the impact edited/scripted relationships have on how we see relationships that play out in our daily non-edited/non-scripted lives.

This will count as a Wired event.

Date:
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Location:
Champions Court 2

Academic Majors Fair

EXPLORE YOUR OPPORTUNITIES:  Featuring the Colleges of Agriculture, Food, & Environment, Arts & Sciences,Business & Economics, Communication, Design, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, & Social Work.

ENHANCE YOUR EXPERIENCE: Featuring the Academy of Undergraduate Excellence, the National Student Exchange, Education Abroad, the Stuckert Career Center, & Undergraduate Studies.

This will count as a Wired event!

 

Date:
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Location:
Student Center Grand Ballroom
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