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Fw: H-ASIA: Something completely different-Exploring Digital Narcissims

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Conlon" <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
To: <H-ASIA@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 5:06 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: Something completely different-Exploring Digital Narcissims

> H-ASIA
> August 9, 2012
>
> Now for something completely different: Call for papers:
> Reconstruction 13:2: Exploring Digital Narcissims
> ********************************************************
> Ed note: Here is something from another part of the woods
> that constitute the Groves of Academe. I had not realized
> that there were good narcissims and bad ones, but one learns
> something every day. I had always thought that 'digital narcissim' was
> demonstrated in the arising of the blogosphere; what did I know?
> Perhaps editorial notes offers another outlet for a narcissm which
> is struggling to find a clean mirror? FFC
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> From: H-Net Announcements <announce@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU>
>
> Reconstruction 13.2: Exploring Digital Narcissisms
>
> Call for Papers Date: 2012-12-31
> Date Submitted: 2012-08-09
> Announcement ID: 196308
>
> Reconstruction 13.2: Exploring Digital Narcissisms
> For Freud, narcissism is the investment of libidinal energy redirected
> away from objects and toward the ego, whereas Lacan tells us it is a
> failure arising from the mirror stage precipitating a fruitless and
> perpetual search for the perfected image of the self. A "healthy"
> narcissism entails an optimal level of self-regard and esteem, whereas an
> "unhealthy" narcissism can lead to emotionally destructive consequences.
> In this way, the operative "borderline" between healthy ego formation and
> reactive defense of a fragile ego construct may, in fact, be more
> pronounced of an issue in the online environment where this struggle may
> find itself trans- or superimposed.
> One of the major shifts in web 2.0 has been the facilitation of more
> participatory content via social networking sites (SNSs) and news site
> fora, etc. User-generated communication, be it synchronous or asynchronous
> in nature, has allowed for more opportunities in the area of
> self-expression in the digital Umwelt. A raft of studies and popular books
> in the last few years have indicated a tentative connection between SNSs
> and an enabling function for narcissistic self-display, aggressive
> behaviour, and the desire to maximize social capital, particularly as
> endemic to the social software architecture that allows for promotionalism
> and self-boosterism online. In some cases, there is an argument to the
> effect that such online behaviours follow trends reminiscent of the
> clinical definition of narcissistic personality disorder such as
> possessing poor object relations, the social dependency versus extreme
> autonomic reliance paradox, aggressive and cathartic exchanges in the
> online venue, the fostering of shallow connections and tributary
> relations; and other ambient factors such as the marketization of the
> online ego-identity construct, the "arithmomania" of collection fetishism
> present in the quantifying of connections as social capital, and other
> issues that may arise in the tension between the Internet-mediated self
> and the environment in which it operates. On the more optimistic end of
> the debate, SNSs as a "liberation technology" are a source of facilitating
> niche-building, information flow, personal expression, and healthy ego
> development rather than pathological auto-scopophilia.
> We invite scholarly essays to explore the dynamism that may exist in the
> rise of social media with respect to changes in narcissistic behaviours
> and ego formation. How has the digital milieu shaped, or been shaped by,
> narcissisms? How does the online ego problematize the classic definitions
> of narcissism, in addition to making any diagnostic pronouncements on the
> basis of digital communication? Scholars are encouraged to draw from the
> literature on narcissism(s), including more classic formulations (Freudian
> and Lacanian), object relations (Kernberg et al) and self psychology
> (Kohut et al) schools of thought.
>
> Suggested topics may include, but are not limited to,
>
> Cyberpsychology and online ego-construction
> Digital Ego-play and self-esteem
> Object relations
> The web as externalized id or mass subconscious manifestation
> Cyberpragmatic analysis of interpersonal communication
> Psychoanalysis of digital behaviour
> Civilization and its (digital) discontents.
> Approval-seeking mechanisms
> The sociological and psychological understanding of liking, ranking, and
> tagging
>
> Please submit complete essays between now and Dec 31 to Kane Faucher
> (kfauche@uwo.ca). Inquiries of all kinds are also welcome.
>
> "Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture (ISSN: 1547-4348) is an
> innovative cultural studies journal dedicated to fostering an intellectual
> community composed of scholars and their audience, granting them all the
> ability to share thoughts and opinions on the most important and
> influential work in contemporary interdisciplinary studies. Reconstruction
> publishes one open issue and three themed issues quarterly. Reconstruction
> is indexed in the MLA International Bibliography."
>
>
> Alan Clinton
> Santa Clara University
> 205 St. Joseph's Hall
> Email: reconstruction.submissions@gmail.com
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Fw: H-ASIA: CFP SAGAR: A South Asia Research Journal, CFP Articles, Translations, Response Essays - DEADLINE Sept. 30

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Conlon" <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
To: <H-ASIA@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 12:56 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: CFP SAGAR: A South Asia Research Journal, CFP Articles,
Translations, Response Essays - DEADLINE Sept. 30

> H-ASIA
> August 9, 2012
>
> Call for papers: SAGAR: A South Asia Research Journal (Articles,
> Translations, Response Essays), Deadline September 30, 2012
> *********************************************************************
> From: Sagar Journal <sagarjournal@gmail.com>
>
>
>
> SAGAR/ CFP: Articles, Translations, Response Essays
>
> Deadline: September 30, 2012
>
>
> _Sagar: A South Asia Research Journal_seeks innovative academic
> writings on the history, society, culture, literature, religion,
> economics, technology and media of South Asia. The journal was
> established in 1993 and is published annually online and in print by The
> South Asia Institute at The University of Texas at Austin. As of August
> 2012, we have made the transition to peer-reviewed status. Submissions
> are now coordinated by an editorial collective of UT graduate students
> and blindly evaluated by an editorial board of advanced scholars in the
> field. In addition to continuing to publish full-length research
> articles of the highest quality, we are pleased to introduce two new
> features in our 2013 issue. For the first, we seek original translations
> of fiction and non-fiction prose and poetry from South Asian languages
> to English. For the second, we request response essays of 1500 words or
> less that consider single texts. Guidelines on length and formatting are
> provided below.
>
> With the introduction of these new elements, /Sagar /will allow scholars
> of South Asia to experiment with new styles of writing. Our translation
> feature will familiarize scholars of particular linguistic regions of
> South Asia to new literatures, both popular and literary. Such exposure
> will facilitate comparison, perhaps drawing out common currents in the
> literatures of South Asia. For the English language reader, this feature
> will showcase writings outside the commonly translated canons of South
> Asian literature. Our second new feature, the response essay, will allow
> for continuous reflection on images, speeches, exhibits, performances,
> architecture, songs, and the like. Here, we are not looking for
> responses to scholarly writings (i.e. book reviews); rather, we
> encourage scholars to venture outside their areas of specialization, to
> intervene with timely responses to current events, or take the first
> steps along the way to future scholarly projects.
>
> In all cases, we encourage writings that are theoretically driven and
> empirically grounded and take advantage of our online format through
> hyperlinks, color images, and embedded video and audio.
>
> Guidelines for Submission:
>
> We accept submissions for our annual issues every September and response
> pieces for online publication throughout the year. Manuscripts should
> follow the 16th edition of /The Chicago Manual of Style./ Entire
> essays, including block quotations and notes, should be double-spaced.
> Remove any identifying information so that submission is suitable for
> anonymous review.
>
> /(1) Full-length research articles/: Full-length-articles should be
> between 8,000 and 10,000 words and should include a one-paragraph
> article abstract.
>
> /(2) Original translations:/ Translations should be between 3,000 and
> 6,000 words and should be preceded by a 300-600 word introduction that
> contextualizes the text or excerpt.
>
> /(3) Response essays:/ Responses should be 1500 words or less, and
> where applicable should include an image or recording of the work to
> which you are responding.
>
> Please submit electronic copies of papers saved as Microsoft Word file.
> Send electronic manuscripts and/or questions to sagarjournal@gmail.com
> <mailto:sagarjournal@gmail.com>. All submissions for inclusion in the
> 2013 issue are due by September 30th , 2012.
>
> Suzanne L. Schulz
> Co-Editor-in-Chief, SAGAR
> sagarjournal@gmail.com <mailto:sagarjournal@gmail.com>
> sagarjournal.wordpress.com <http://sagarjournal.wordpress.com>
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Fw: H-ASIA: Henry Cedric Scholberg 1921-2012

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Conlon" <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
To: <H-ASIA@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 10:48 PM
Subject: H-ASIA: Henry Cedric Scholberg 1921-2012

> H-ASIA
> August 9, 2012
>
> Henry Cedric Scholberg (May 29, 1921 - August 4, 2012)
> **********************************************************************
> Ed note: Henry Scholberg and I were students under Burton Stein in
> 1960-61 and during the transition of Charles Leslie Ames' collection
> to the University of Minnesota Library, I often worked with him as a
> volunteer--while also spending hours 'shelf-reading' the extensive
> array of titles that Mr. Ames had accumulated. (Ames had become
> interested in India when he first read an account of the 1857 Mutinies and
> rebellion. His initial collection focused on the British in India, but in
> the 1950s, on the advice of the late Professor Morris David Morris, he
> invested heavily in rounding out the collection for an overall coverage of
> all aspects of the subcontinent. It was at Stein's suggestion that Henry
> Scholberg was given the responsibility for the Ames Library after its
> donation and transfer. During Henry's tenure, the Ames collection was
> supplemented by further purchases and by publications from the old PL-480
> program. When the new Wilson Library was constructed on the West Bank
> campus, the Ames was shifted to a new large section of that new building.
> Henry was a good friend
> and offered encouragement to many scholars over the years. FFC
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> From: David Faust <faust011@umn.edu>
>
> I have just received the following obituary of Henry Scholberg, former
> curator and librarian of the Ames Library of South Asia at the University
> of Minnesota.
>
>
> Henry Cedric Scholberg
>
> Scholberg, Henry Cedric Age 91, of New Brighton, MN, U of MN Professor
> Emeritus, Curator and Librarian of the Ames Library of South Asia, passed
> away on August 4, 2012. He was preceded in death by one brother and three
> sisters. He is survived by sister Dr. Helen Ammons, San Francisco, CA;
> Phyllis, his devoted wife of 61 years; sons Andrew (Susan), Daniel
> (Candice); daughter Naomi (Bert) Jones; foster daughter Hena Dutta,
> Calcutta, India; ten grandchildren; many nephews, nieces, cousins. He was
> born on May 29, 1921 in Darjeeling, India, the son of American Methodist
> missionaries. He graduated from Woodstock High School, Mussoorie, India in
> 1939. He earned a B.A. in history from the U of IL in 1943, a B.S. in
> education from the U of MN in 1954, an M.S. in library science from the U
> of MN in 1962. During World War II
> <http://www.legacy.com/memorial-sites/ww2/?personid=159030066&affiliateID=940>
> he volunteered in Civilian Public Service as a conscientious objector. In
> 1944-45 he was a "guinea pig" in the semi-starvation experiment which was
> conducted at the U of MN by Dr. Ancel Keys. In 1946 he made two trips to
> Poland for the United Nations as a "sea-going cowboy" transporting cattle
> and horses to replenish livestock. After the war he became editor of the
> Onamia (Minnesota) Journal and then city and sports editor of the Brainerd
> Daily Dispatch. From 1954 to 1961 he was librarian and athletic coach at
> Columbia Heights High School. He served as president of Local #710 of the
> Federation of Teachers. In 1961 he became the first director of the Ames
> Library of South Asia when the collection was donated to the U of MN, and
> he served in
> that capacity for 25 years until his retirement in 1986. Professional
> writing includes 24 publications in the Library of Congress, 44 articles,
> reviews, and papers presented at international conferences, and 8
> photographic exhibits on the Forts of Portuguese India. Personal interests
> included drama; he acted in 44 stage plays, directed 32 stage plays, wrote
> 46 stage plays, and he wrote and produced 12 stage plays for WTCN-TV and
> Group W Cable. In his worldwide travels he collected 12 chess sets from
> foreign countries and 24 foreign language Bibles. He was advisor to 13
> SPAN students in 1964, supervising their research in India, and he was a
> Global Volunteer to Tonga, Spain, and Jamaica where he catalogued a
> library. He enjoyed bicycling, Bridge, chess, creative writing,
> photography, tennis, and golf, where he was proud of his hole-in-one at
> Cedarholm. In 2003 he was a recipient of the Immortal Chaplains Award,
> representing the Non-Combatant Service Volunteers of WWII. In 2009, as a
> representative of The Greatest Generation, his name was on the Wall of
> Fame at the Minnesota
> History Center. Memorial service Saturday, August 11, 11 a.m., Community
> United Methodist Church, 950 Gould Ave NE, Columbia Heights. Visitation
> one hour prior to service. The family respectfully requests that Henry's
> wishes be honored: NO FLOWERS; NO DONATIONS.
>
>
> --
> David R. Faust, PhD
> Librarian for South Asia and Middle East Studies
> Collections Coordinator for Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences &
> Professional Programs
>
> Ames Library of South Asia Phone:
> 612-624-5801
> S-10 Wilson Library Fax:
> 612-626-9353
> University of Minnesota
> faust011@umn.edu
> Minneapolis MN 55455
> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/faust011/ameslib/
>
>
>
> --
> David R. Faust, PhD
> Librarian for South Asia and Middle East Studies
> Collections Coordinator for Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences &
> Professional Programs
>
> Ames Library of South Asia Phone: 612-624-5801
> S-10 Wilson Library Fax: 612-626-9353
> University of Minnesota faust011@umn.edu
> Minneapolis MN 55455
> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/faust011/ameslib/
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