HUMANITIES AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCESponsored by the Department of History and GovernmentBowie State University, September 30 to October 2, 2010CALL FOR PAPERSTopic: Technology and Development: The Human Benefits and BurdensThe sustainable use of technical and natural resources makes it possible to alleviate world hunger, eliminate illiteracy, deliver basic health care services, and raise living standards worldwide. Yet, we still face significant political, economic, environmental, and social challenges in reaching the United Nations Millennium Development Goals of eliminating extreme poverty in all its forms by 2015. Some of these challenges evoke questions about the use and abuse of technologies with regard to development. What have been the human benefits and burdens of the introduction of new technologies in the past and what are the challenges facing both the developed and developing countries today? Paper submissions may address, but are not limited to, the following themes: - The response of the arts to the issue of technology and development
- Technology, development, and the environment, including land and water use, mining, and the burden of mitigating greenhouse gases
- New technologies and the impact on workforce development
- Agricultural revolution, industrial revolution, other issues in the history of technology
- Country studies of the interface between technology and development
- Theories of economic development in light of new technologies
- North versus South: the benefits and burdens of development
- The politics of access to technology: gender, race, and class
- Hunger, technology, and development
- Religion, technology, and development
- Health care, technology, and development
- Biotechnology and human nature
- Net neutrality
Submission Guidelines: Papers should be designed for a twenty-minute presentation. Submit a two-to-three page proposal by May 28, 2010 to Dr. George Sochan, Conference Chairman, Department of History and Government, Bowie State University, via MSWord attachment, to gsochan@bowiestate.edu. Notification of acceptance or rejection of proposals will be sent by email by June 4, 2010. |
Speaking little English, Ji-Wu Jia came to the United States with his wife and son in 1989 from Beijing, China, a society that is much more open to the world now than years ago. Home to the 2008 Olympics, Beijing is also where Jia received a bachelor’s degree in computer programming from Beijing College of Economics.
Dr. Krishnasamy's research area focuses on how media affect certain communities, specifically regarding race, class, gender, and feminist research in communication. He has taught courses in interpersonal communication, the role of mass media and society, public speaking, and intercultural communication. He has high expectations for his students and believes that success is not a limitation.
After earning a bachelor's degree in business administration in marketing from James Madison University, Angela spent more than a decade working in small and large organizations and honing her leadership and organizational skills.