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digest 1997-02-22 #001



11:28 PM 2/21/97 -0800
From: "Society for Literature & Science" 

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Date: 21 Feb 1997 06:43:43 -0800
From: Martha Bartter 
Subject: Re: question and comment
At 17:16 2/20/97 -0800, you wrote:
>Thanks to all who responded; the consensus that it's Sturgeon's
Rule, and
>that it's 90%, is supported by several references I managed to dig
up, but
>none of them gives anything like a reliable citation.  (Now, do I
want to
>use this in an ostensibly scholarly article????)
>
Of course you do, Jay. Those who understand won't quibble (they have
heard
it too) and those who don't won't know to challenge you. Wanna bet?
>Jay
>Jay A. Labinger
>Beckman Institute
>California Institute of Technology
>139-74
>Pasadena, CA 91125
>tel: 818-395-6520
>fax: 818-449-4159
>
>
>
Martha Bartter
Truman State University
mbartter@truman.edu
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Date: 21 Feb 1997 07:35:34 -0800
From: douglas@is.nyu.edu (Charlotte Douglas)
Subject: Postdoctoral fellowship
>The Max-Planck-Institute for the History of Science in Berlin
announces three
>Walther Rathenau postdoctoral research fellowships for the academic
year
>1997-98. The Rathenau fellowships are intended to give outstanding
young
>scholars of all nationalities who have recently received their
doctorate in
>any field the opportunity to pursue a research project that connects
the
>history of science or technology to their own discipline.
>
>The theme for 1997-98 is "Forms and Genres for the
Communication of Scientific
>Knowledge". Examples might include interdisciplinary projects
dealing with the
>representation of scientific knowledge in various forms of print and
writing
>(lab notebooks, research papers, textbooks), museum displays,
films,
>paintings, and other media, as well as with interactions of popular
and expert
>knowledge traditions.
>
>Furthermore the Institute announces the Lorenz Kruger Postdoctoral
Fellowship
>for 1997-98 for an outstanding junior scholar whose current research
combines
>perspectives from the history of science with those of the
philosophy of
>science and/or the history of philosophy. The fellowship is named in
honor of
>the late Professor Lorenz Kruger, of the University of Gottingen,
whose work
>sought to connect philosophy with the history of science.
>
>The fellowships are awarded for a one year stay at the Institute in
Berlin,
>beginning October 1997. They are open to scholars of all
nationalities who
>have completed their Ph.D. no later than 30 September 97 and no
earlier than
>30 September 92. The stipend for applicants from abroad is 3400 DM
per month.
>Women are encouraged to apply. Qualifications being equal,
precedence will be
>given to candidates with disabilities.  Applicants are invited to
send a
>curriculum vitae, a brief research proposal (500 words), a writing
sample
>(e.g. a dissertation chapter or article), and two letters of
recommendation by
>31 March 1997 to:
>
>Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Abt. Personal,
>Wilhelmstrabe 44, 10117 Berlin, Germany
>
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Date: 21 Feb 1997 16:14:15 -0800
From: Michelle Kendrick 
Subject: History & Multimedia (fwd)
Hello,
I was asked my a collegue to forward the following request.
- ---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 16:01:42 -0800 (PST)
From: Sue Peabody 

To: Michelle Kendrick 
Subject: History & Multimedia
Michelle, Please forward.
I am a historian who will be teaching a new course this summer,
"History
and Multimedia." Since my own area of expertise is early modern
Europe, I 
have decided to make the course's content center on the theme of
European 
monarchy (no dearth of historical films, biographical data, etc.).
I have already queried H-Film about suggestions for accessible
theoretical readings for advanced undergraduates about historical film.
Now I am looking for some basic writings that discuss computer gaming.
For example, is there anything out there that says, "Here are the
[3, 5,
7?] basic game models: adventure, arcade, wargame,...."  Even more
exciting would be something that talked about how such games model the
historical past.
In addition to the theoretical readings, I am looking for suggestions
of
multimedia products (CD-ROMS, websites, etc.) that pertain to early
modern Europe generally, and kings and queens in particular.  So far, I
have found Kingmakers (an electronic version of a board game based on
the 
War of the Roses) and a CD-ROM model of the Louvre.  I have a long and
growing list of historical websites but if you can think of something
right on target, I'd appreciate the URL.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
Sue Peabody
Asst. Prof. of History
Washington State University Vancouver
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Date: 21 Feb 1997 16:31:48 -0800
From: "Mike Merrill" 
Subject: Re: question and comment
Jay:
I think it's intriguing that we wouldn't consider the consensus of
this forum, given the breadth of its participants and the depth of
their knowledge,  as being  "reliable [of]  citation."  Yet
many of us
would cite a single *written* source without qualm.  Do we still
believe that  printing in and of itself gives validity to a
statement?  Isn't there some sort of implicit peer review taking
place right here, on this listserve?
Just wondering.
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Michael Merrill
Dept. of English, UCLA
310-825-6326
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Date: 21 Feb 1997 17:30:09 -0800
From: jal@cco.caltech.edu
Subject: Re: question and comment
re Mike Merrill's comment: I didn't mean that I was concerned that the
quote might be too apocryphal to use, just that it might be too
flippant.
Jay
Jay A. Labinger
Beckman Institute
California Institute of Technology
139-74
Pasadena, CA 91125
tel: 818-395-6520
fax: 818-449-4159