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ti# #XIXX X#XIXXXI   XXI January11-13,2001 #XIX # >   _Longtheprize_Ԁofliteraryhistoriansandlegionsofotherferventadmirers,JaneAustenismorerecentlythesubjectofexcitingrevisionistworkthatischangingourmostcommonplaceopinionsabouttheauthorandherwork.Nolonger"merely"thecomedianofdomesticmanners,Austenhasbeenrestoredtoacontextthatplacesheratthecenterofsomeoftheperiod'smostferventdebatesaboutgender,sexuality,politics,andempire.Ourseminarwillcallonliterary,cultural,andfilmhistoriansinordertoexplorethenewdevelopmentsinourunderstandingofAusten'slife,work,andera..#XIXXXIp# XXXXI  ti!X XGeneticResearchandtheFutureofMedicine# XX! ti##XIXX X#XIXXXI ^   XXIFebruary1-3,2001#XIX #     Theannouncementthatscientistshavenowsuccessfullymappedtheentirehumangenomebothmarkstheendofmanyyearsofresearchandinauguratesaneweraingeneticresearch.Withthisenormousandfundamentaltasknowcomplete,thepossibilitiesforthepracticalapplicationofthisdataareseeminglyendless.Thetimeisclearlyrightforspeculationanddebateonthedirectionsthatgeneresearchmightorshouldtake.Whatarethemostimmediatedevelopmentsonthehorizon,andwhatpossibilitiesliefurtherahead?Whatcanourgenestellusabouttherelationofhumanstoothercreatures?How,ifatall,willethicalconcernsaffectthepatentingofgeneticinformation?Ourseminarwillcallonbiologists,chemists,philosophers,andotherstodiscusstheissuesthatwilldeterminethecourseofgeneticresearchinyearsahead.J#XIXXXI# XXXXI  ti!X XComputerCultures# XX! ti##XIXX X#XIXXXI F  XXIDatetobeannouncedMarch13,2001#XIX # XXI#XIXXXIn#XIXXXI#XIX O# j   Computertechnologyhastransformedalmosteveryaspectofmodernlife.Computersprovidenewmeansforcreating,processing,communicating,andpreservinginformation.Forbetterorworse,computingtechnologiesareambassadorsandadvertisementsmainlyforAmerican-orbroadlyspeaking,Western-valuesandbeliefs.Computersandcomputingnetworksconveyideologiesaboutfreedomofspeechandcensorship;_rights_Ԁtoprivacyandhabitsofhospitality;_practices_Ԁofintellectualproperty,labor,andentrepreneurship;_and_Ԁabouttechnologiesthemselves.Howhascomputertechnologyalteredculture,andconversely,howdoculturalvaluesshapethedevelopmentofcomputertechnologies?Whattrendscanweprojectintothefutureconcerningtheroleofcomputersinscience,thearts,themedia,oreducation?Ourprogramwilladdresstheseandotherquestionscentraltocomputerscientists,socialscientists,andhumanists. 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