We are pleased to announce that the votes are in and the results are as follows:
Lychesis 7 votes
The Real Roscoes: 9 votes
London James: 12 votes
Housepopes: 25 votes
and our winner
Fracture Pattern: 60 votes
Congratulations to Andy and the guys, and thank you to everyone involved for taking part.
We are pleased to announce that our final winning comment comes from Vicky Nesfield on Adam Brown’s essay Beyond Good and Evil. Congratulations to Vicky, who wins a free Wiley-Blackwell book.
By Greg Maney, Associate Professor of Sociology, Hofstra University
In this podcast Greg shares his experiences with the review process and offers practical suggestions to help make your experience a constructive and rewarding one!
Once you have listened to our podcast let us know what you think!
Do you have any questions or comments for our speaker? If so please comment below…and don’t forget to take part in our poll!
We are pleased to announce that yesterday’s winning comes from Sharon Chong on Diana Crane’s paper entitled Cultural Sociology and Other Disciplines: Interdisciplinarity in the Cultural Sciences. Congratulations to Sharon, who wins a free Wiley-Blackwell book. Today is your final chance to win, so make your views heard!
P. Grady Dixon
(Mississippi State University)
and
Adam J Kalkstein
(United States Military Academy):
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Speaker: Professor Eileen Joy (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)
Full title: Reading Beowulf in the Ruins of Grozny: Pre/modern, Post/human, and the Question of Being-Together
Discipline: Literature
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Keynote: Eileen Joy (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville): Reading Beowulf in the Ruins of Grozny: Pre/modern, Post/human, and the Question of Being‐Together
Paper: P. Grady Dixon (Mississippi State University) & Adam J Kalkstein (United States Military Academy): Climate–Suicide Relationships: A Research Problem in Need of Geographic Methods and Cross‐Disciplinary Perspectives
Commentators:
Scott Greene (University of Oklahoma)
Victoria Likhvar (National Institute for Environmental Studies)
Neville Nicholls (Monash University)
Darren Ruddell (Arizona State University)
Paper: Nicole Mathieu (CNRS, University of Paris): Constructing an interdisciplinary concept of sustainable urban milieu
Publishing workshop: Greg Maney (Hofstra University): How to Survive the Review Process
All the presentations at the Compass Interdisciplinary Virtual Conference will continue to be available after Friday, so do continue to comment!
However, conference registration will close on Friday so this is your last chance to qualify for the following delegate benefits:
We are pleased to announce that yesterday’s winning comes from Julia on Sheila Hones’ paper, Text as it Happens: Literary Geography. Congratulations to Julia, who wins a free Wiley-Blackwell book. We will choose a winner for each day of the conference, so make your views heard!
By Catherine Sanderson, Associate Professor of Psychology at Amherst College
In this podcast Catherine shares with us her knowledge of writing an undergraduate textbook and answers some commonly asked questions about the experience.
Once you have listened to our podcast let us know what you think!
Do you have any questions or comments for our speaker? If so please comment below…and don’t forget to take part in our poll!
Paper: Diane Crane (University of Pennsylvania): Cultural Sociology and Other Disciplines: Interdisciplinarity in the Cultural Sciences
Commentators:
Gabriel Ignatow (University of North Texas)
Mark Jacobs (George Mason University)
Paper: Christine Mallinson (University of Maryland): Sociolinguistics and Sociology: Current Directions, Future Partnerships
Commentators:
Richard Cameron (University of Illinois at Chicago)
Robin Dodsworth (North Carolina State University)
Publishing workshop: Catherine Sanderson (Amherst College): The Joys and Sorrows of Writing an Undergraduate Textbook
We would like to invite you to join Ms. Vanessa Lafaye, the Compass Team and your fellow conference attendees in our Second Life conference cocktail bar for a meet and greet session. The SLUrl is http://slurl.com/secondlife/Abracadabra/189/67/36 and the session starts at 9.00-10.00am GMT (15 hours from now).
See you there!
By Devonya Havis, Assistant Professor of Philosophy Canisius College
In this podcast Devonya talks about the challenges of using online resources in the classroom and how to tackle these barriers.
Once you have listened to our podcast let us know what you think!
Do you have any questions or comments for our speaker? If so please comment below…and don’t forget to take part in our poll!
We are pleased to announce that yesterday’s winning comes from Chris on Adam Brown’s paper entitled Beyond ‘Good’ and ‘Evil’: Breaking Down Binary Oppositions in Holocaust Representations of ‘Privileged’ Jews. Congratulations to Chris, who wins a free Wiley-Blackwell book. We will choose a winner for each day of the conference, so make your views heard!
We would like to thank everyone who attended our Second Life Cocktail event yesterday. We had a very impressive turnout and hope that everyone enjoyed themselves.
Speaker: Professor Roy F. Baumeister (Florida State University)
Full title: Human Nature and Culture: What is the Human Mind Designed for?
Disciplines: Psychology
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30 10 2009There will be no new content uploaded to the site after Friday 30th October, but there is still much to discuss. All of the presentations and comments will remain on the website indefinitely, and we’d encourage you all to keep engaging with the content so long as there are issues to be explored, and interdisciplinary barriers to be broken down! If you sign up to receive email alerts of new comments, you can keep up with any ongoing conversations.
We sincerely hope you have enjoyed the conference – here are some things that you can do to stay in touch:
Final reminder: your 20% book discount token is valid until 15th November, so visit the book exhibit before then.
Until next time…?
Thanks again,
The Compass Team
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