The Humanities and Technology Association is an interdisciplinary \;scholarly society that explores the impact of technology on human life \;from a broad range of perspectives. We welcome papers that investigate \;the cultural interaction of the humanities\, science\, engineering\, and \;technology.
\nPlease submit an abstract (approximately 500 words) by 30 June 2012 to \;Dr. George Sochan (gsochan@bowiestate.edu) and state for which track \;you are submitting your paper. (Also\, include basic biographical \;information such as your affiliated institution and your position at \;this institution.)
Papers and panel suggestions will be arranged according to the \;following tracks:
Philosophical\, political\, and ethical dimensions: topics focused on \;how technology impacts the sense of being human\; the environment\; \;political participation and democratic governance\; sustainability\; \;power and global equality
Technology and social life: topics dealing with questions such as: \;does technology enable new/destroy old forms of social life\; advance/hinder gender equality\; raise/diminish standards of living and \;economic well-being\; suggest/force human adaptations to technological \;environments?
Representations of technology: the manifold interactions of art and \;technology\; aesthetic and artistic accounts of and reactions to the \;destruction of old/creation of new technologies
Technology and education: topics focused on the broader interface \;between technology and pedagogy\; technology\, education\, and the \;classroom