Message-ID: <199606081420.KAA32275@outpost.ietc.ca> Date: Sat, 8 Jun 1996 10:20:41 -0400 From: "Georges Lessard's Mass Media Arts, Training, Creation, Subject: FWD: New H-Net list: H-AfrArts (African arts) To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
---- forwarded message ---->Subject: New H-Net list: H-AfrArts (African expressive cult)
>From: mailto:african-cinema-conference@xc.org (mailto:owner-african-cinema-conference@XC.Org)
>X-Originally-From: <mailto:owner-african-cinema-conference@XC.Org>
>To: mailto:african-cinema-conference@xc.org
>
>Originally from: <mailto:owner-african-cinema-conference@XC.Org>
>Originally dated: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 13:26:58 -0400
>
> *****************************
> Announcement of H-AfrArts
> *****************************
>
> H-AfrArts is an on-line discussion forum, web site, and
> electronic service for scholars, students, teachers, artists,
> librarians, and others interested in the serious study of
> African expressive culture. Representing a collaboration between
> the H-Net: Humanities-on-Line family of electronic networks and
> the Arts Council of the African Studies Association (ACASA),
> H-AfrArts encourages informed consideration of teaching and
> research about African expressive culture at all levels of
> interest and complexity.
>
> At the core of these activities is the H-AfrArts discussion
> forum for those desiring a source of regular and open
> communication of ideas and information regarding the study of
> African art. Discussions are open in any language.
>
> H-AfrArts welcomes research reports and inquiries,
> bibliographies, syllabi and course materials, listings of
> new sources, library and archival information,
> non-commercial announcements of jobs, books, exhibits,
> journals, conferences, fellowships, and funding options, as
> well as reports on new software, datasets, CD-ROMs, and
> other electronic information relevant to the study of
> African expressive culture.
>
> H-AfrArts is one of a group of H-Net networks dedicated to Africa
> that currently includes, H-AfrLitCine (Literature and Cinema),
> and H-AFRICA. Coming soon is the H-AfrArts WWW page. It will
> organize and archive information from the discussion forums and
> includes other information concerning the study of the arts of
> Africa. It's location ("URL") is: http://h-net.msu.edu/~artsweb
>
> H-AfrArts is a moderated list for serious discussion; no flames,
> junk mail or trivia will be posted. H-AfrArts is edited by
> Michael Conner of Indiana University and Raymond Silverman of
> Michigan State University, who may be reached at:
>
> Michael Conner mailto:conner@ucs.indiana.ed
> Raymond Silverman mailto:ras@h-net.msu.edu
>
> The editors consult with an editorial board of international
> scholars broadly representative of the state of the discipline.
>
> Subscription to the H-AfrArts discussion forum is free: thanks to
> support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and
> Michigan State University, there are no dues or fees of any kind.
> To subscribe, send an e-mail message to:
>
> mailto:listserv@h-net.msu.edu
>
> (with no subject line) and only this text:
>
> sub h-afrarts firstname lastname, institution
>
> Capitalization does not matter, but spelling, spaces and
> commas do. When you include your own information, the message
> will look something like this:
> sub h-afrarts Jean Jones, Western State U.
> After sending your subscription request, you will receive a short
> questionnaire which must be completed and returned to confirm
> your subscription. The information requested in this
> questionnaire tells us about your professional interests and
> activities and will serve as essential information for a
> directory of H-AfrArts subscribers. When you return the
> questionnaire the editors will add your name, and postings will
> arrive automatically in your email.
>
> If you have any questions or experience any difficulties in
> attempting to subscribe, please send a message to:
>
> mailto:conner@ucs.indiana.edu
> telephone: 812-334-0131 fax: 812-323-1438
>
>
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