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digest 1997-01-11 #001



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From: "Society for Literature & Science" 

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Date: 10 Jan 1997 11:38:28 -0800
From: bhausman@vt.edu (Bernice Hausman)
Subject: biocultural perspectives @ sls 97
Hello list-members:
I'm interested in organizing a seminar session for SLS '97 on "What
is a
biocultural perspective?"  I envision 4 papers, 5-10 pages (thus
really
just outlining positions/ideas), two from humanists (one of whom will
be
me) and two from scientists/physicians.
Please e-mail me, not the list, with responses/ideas/etc.  I'm
particularly
interested in what people think are the
topics/issues/representations/problems that scholars believe necessitate
a
"biocultural" perspective.  I, for example, am interested in
breastfeeding--here, of course, biocultural perspectives abound.  But
what
really is a "biocultural perspective" of the body?  Thus, I'm
interested in
specific problems/issues/representations, but I want to get at the
broader
theoretical issues that such investigations suggest.  A seminar session
seems most appropriate for this kind of discussion.
Again, please e-mail me with your ideas.
yours,
Bernice
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Bernice Hausman
bhausman@vt.edu
540-231-5076
Department of English
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0112
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