[Bf-education] Call for Papers and Presentations : Free and Open Source Software Panel Session at CAA 2011

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Call for Papers and Presentations : Free and Open Source Software  
Panel Session at CAA 2011

Deadline Extended: May 24, 2010

Fight the Power: Open Source, Free Software, and Critical Digital Practice

We invite proposals for papers and presentations for a panel on  
creative Free/Open Source Software at the College Art Association  
Conference in New York, February 9-12, 2011.

Digital technology has become a standard tool for artists working in  
both new media and traditional forms, just as it has become enmeshed  
in ever aspect of contemporary life. The Free/Open Source Software  
movement has recently emerged as an alternative model to the  
traditional software industry. This panel explores the use of Free  
Software in the studio and the classroom. What possibilities can it  
open for students, and how does it impact our teaching? How does it  
fit into professional creative work? Can the ideas behind ?open  
source? be applied to other forms of collabo-
ration? This panel seeks papers and presentations addressing the use  
of open source software in studio practice and pedagogy, the state of  
the art in free creative software, and the nature of cultural  
production in a digital society.

Please submit proposals and queries to

Ben Chang
ben at bcchang.com

For the full conference call for participation, visit  
http://www.collegeart.org/proposals/

All participants in the conference must be members of CAA.  For more  
information, visit www.collegeart.org.