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In the second in his series of articles, Neil Dobson, an expert in sustainability in sport and recreation, exclusively shares his views on the business opportunities for our sector from the move towards sustainable business. In this article he looks at a new era that is dawning in marketing.
The new millennium, many believe, has brought with it a new era, the 'social era' driven by three independent but interlinked forces – social media, more socially aware consumers and a renewed emphasis on community. This shift is naturally changing organisational thinking and creating opportunities for Alliance members.
Humans are a social species and communities have always formed the backbone of how we live. Traditionally, communities were geographically based, but with the advent of a mobile population and digital media this has changed.
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In the social era brand loyalty cannot simply be bought; it must be earned. Factors other than price are determining customers' purchase behaviour. Consumers want to support companies that share the same beliefs they do and add value to their communities.
In the social era this means brands need to prove their social responsibility credentials, causing a shift in sponsorship and marketing strategies.
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The key to fulfilling the opportunity is to first understand the core values, ethics and principles that are at the heart of your organisation – both what you stand for and how you go about your business.
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The last piece of the jigsaw is to then build a digital and social marketing framework around these programmes that you and your brand sponsors can use to reach and engage with your members membership base.
By Neil Dobson, Sow Consulting Ltd.
About the Author: Neil Dobson has worked in sport and recreation for 12 years. He has created and implemented impactful sponsorship campaigns, advised blue chip brands and top sports organisations on commercial strategies and is an expert in sustainability strategy and marketing within the sector.
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sorry we are a little late to the review party, we wanted to make sure we had shot several pieces with the camera and really put it through the paces. before we start, i do want to say that we aren't going to be posting noise samples, sharpness comparisons, or other such pixel peeping. not that that information isn't important to know about or to consider when choosing any camera, it just wasn't what we or our clients are looking at when we chose this camera.
Ray and P. filming Trombone Shorty with 5D MK3 for the Final Four Open [photo - Tyler Kaufman / CBS]
what we've done thus far with the 5D MK3
this review is based on how the 5D Mark3 has performed in the field and for the types of shoots we have been on lately. thus far we've shot several pieces for CBS with the MK3. the first was an 8 min feature on the Chardon High School shooting called 'One Heartbeat' that aired Saturday night before the Final Four games. we also helped shoot both the Saturday and Monday night opens – Monday's which aired on CBS to about 15 million people. Through these three pieces, the MK3 footage has been cut in with Varicam, Epic, Alexa, and broadcast footage. while assisting on the edit on the backlot at the Superdome, several producers walked through and saw the pieces we were working on. one commented on the Saturday open in particular (the Trombone Shorty piece) and asked how the footage was treated as it looked so good. at that point, it was still straight out of the camera. while working on the Monday night open the look of the MK3 was so preferred over broadcast that several broadcast shots were actually rotoscoped and the backgrounds softened to try and get them to be a closer match. in short, the image we have gotten out of the MK3 has been very well received and has already aired in handful of pieces for CBS with no complaints – aside from us not always holding the shot long enough :)
why we choose DSLR for our films and our issues with them
let's rewind a bit and look at A Game of Honor, which was shot almost entirely on the Canon 1D MKIV, and why we chose that camera as well as the challenges we had. first and foremost, we love DSLR technology because of the intimacy it brings. we can be closer to our characters, move faster than ever before and…
…get into places others can't. all of this is arguably paramount, for us at least, to the image that the camera provides – both form factor and image are important of course. if content is king, then a DSLR allows for more content in the same time, more diversity in the content, and much less camera awareness when filming in event scenarios (as all of these CBS shoots were).
P. on the court with 5D MK3 on the Steadicam Zephyr [photo - Tyler Kaufman / CBS]
we have both an Epic and Scarlet but chose to shoot these pieces on the MK3 because of how it allows us to tell stories more so than the imagery it provides – so keep that in mind with anything you read in this review. our biggest challenges on A Game of Honor were moire/aliasing on wide shots, lack of timecode for syncing, and on camera audio. one of my favourite shots in the film is a 14mm shot at 60P as the cadets throw their hats in the air during graduation. if you look closely at the stadium seating in the background, you can see quite a bit of moire. it was something that the colourist on the film did his best to minimize before it premiered, but ultimately there is only so much that can be done. shooting a documentary with so many shooters and shoot days meant a ton of footage was always coming in. when sound was recorded separately, it often became very daunting to sync all of it in the Avid. plural eyes is a solution that works on a small scale, but working in an Avid environment with thousands of audio and video files it wasn't the right solution. our shooting style and the types of shoots we were on often prevented us the luxury of slating, so audio sync was not an easy task and something that we all constantly tried to make more efficient. A Game of Honor was nominated for a sports Emmy for best camera work so that tells me that we did something right with our approach and camera choice, it means the platform is definitely working for our team, but in terms of being a great solution for our client – CBS – it was more of a love/hate relationship with the camera. they loved the image and the results we were getting, but the workflow issues with audio and transcoding as well as some of the moire plagued wides leveled out their reception to the DSLR platform.
why we love the MK3
with all the TV work we've been doing lately for CBS, NFLN, and FOX our task is to provide great storytelling, great imagery, and an easy experience for them to work with what we shoot. the Epic and Scarlet provide great images – absolutely stunning with an incredible amount of room to move in post – but the workflow isn't the right fit as a main camera for many television applications. the Sony F3 (which we once owned) and the Canon C300 are sort of in-between options offering more robust features at a medium price point and size. with the added features also comes an increase in size and complexity. yes a C300 is fast and the image may be great, but we still aren't as fast as a MKIV and now a MK3 on a monopod. does that difference really matter? for us, it absolutely does. on Monday we found ourselves looking for a couple pickups shots for the Final Four Open before it went to air that night. one of the biggest pickups was shots was of Kansas arriving to the Superdome. the team bus pulls up to the back, players get off and straight onto golf carts where they are whisked off to the locker rooms. when you have a window of opportunity that is less than a minute long, seconds matter and the MK3 gives us precious seconds that we haven't found in any other platform (as did the MKIV before this).
moire and aliasing // shooting the French Quarter in New Orleans as well as the Superdome presented quite the challenge for our wides. many shots we got i think we would have had to re-work due to moire. technology is at it's best when it recedes into the background and just lets you do your thing. with the MK3 we were able to roll in several situations with tight brick patterns or empty stadium seating that we never could have in the past. moire did pop-up from time to time, but in every case it looked like a pattern so fine that almost any camera would have issues with it. from what i've read, part of the improvement in moire and aliasing comes at the cost of sharpness. this absolutely may be true, and from the looks of the detailed samples posted that is in fact the case, but in practical use when playing back the footage cut right in with Alexa, side by side on a 50″ LCD, nobody commented on a lack of sharpness (while they definitely would have noticed moire). again, i'm not trying to suggest that there aren't difference between the MK3 and Alexa (or Epic for that matter) or that the MK3 image couldn't be sharper but i am saying that everybody loved what they saw and when mixed with these other cameras, the MK3 still got all the attention.
timecode // the timecode functions on the MK3 are fairly basic – they allow you to set the type of timecode you'd like, such as free run, and preset a starting timecode. whether you are recording separate sound or trying to get a sync on multiple cameras (as we did with multiple MK3s or with our Epic) even this basic timecode and manually jamming got us very close, much quicker than ever before. had we been dealing with a ton of footage and audio files, this timecode could have saved days if not weeks of logging and syncing. this functionality certainly helps on a commercial set where sound is almost always recorded separately. in an event setting, many have lived without it for quite some time now and others may not know what to do with timecode, but whether you use plural eyes or not, there is always value in having your video and audio files syncs as closely as possible.
recording times // while we rarely ran into issues with the 12 minute recording limit before, in shooting interviews having up to 30 minutes recording time definitely was helpful. we did a series of interviews in Chardon and Harrisburg for the CBS feature and having that extra time made it easier to roll one take for the whole interview and also made it easier to sync up once in post to the audio file. while this wasn't a crucial addition to the MK3, it definitely is one of those things that makes your shooting life a little easier and definitely saves you some time.
lowlight // the lowlight ability of the MK3 is definitely very strong. with that being said, the MKIV we are used to was also quite good in low light and we rarely had to push it to the limits. doing any sort of event or doc work, having the best low light is always a huge addition and the MK3 really performs in this area. for the Sunday night NCAA game tease we filmed Trombone Shorty while he and his band performed at the House of Blues. we were filming him while he perfumed in front of a paying crowd so we had to be quick, try and be discreet, and we couldn't modify the lighting. with one take of the song, Ray and i moved quickly with our monopods and got footage in a dark club that excited us as well as Gareth and Christian (the producer and editor on the project). [iPhone photo - Gareth Hughes / CBS]
LCD screen // the display on the MK3 is a nice step up from previous generations. it definitely feels very sharp and vibrant and is slightly larger (so keep that in mind for accessories such as a Zacuto Z-finder). when it comes to actual shooting, i don't believe the LCD size or sharpness made focus significantly easier, but it definitely gives a nice image to look at. one minor, yet large improvement to the viewing experience is that the video is no longer masked with low opacity grey bars at the top and bottom and instead is shown at the proper 16X9 ratio. more than once we've composed a shot while taking in the area underneath the grey bars and it feels much more natural to see only what you are recording. the histogram option is definitely a nice addition (coming from a MKIV) but it would be nice to have it available while recording. the general LCD info options give you several options from no info to basic info to a ton of info, and options are always good, but it would be great to be able to customize what you see. the option with the most amount of info ends up covering up the majority of the screen but the basic info leaves a fair amount out. the challenge becomes properly seeing your shot with so much info on the screen (which does minimize when you start rolling) or trying to make due with less info to keep your screen clear.
compression // the new recording options – high and low compression – are an interesting feature to add. for all of the CBS pieces we shot in high compression because the footage was heading to an Avid environment and would need to be converted regardless of which mode we chose. from all the Canon literature i've read, it appears that low compression is mostly about making it easier in post but not about recording a cleaner image with more detail. while working inside FCP7 (which is admittedly out of date for a newer files coming off the camera) there did not seem to be an advantage for the low compression mode. the ability to avoid transcoding is definitely enticing but we need to do more testing on our end to see just how smoothly it will play in various editors. we've read a fair amount about others shooting in low-compression and reporting codec noise. in the couple scenes we shot in that mode it was not something that we noticed, but there were darker night time scenes and we didn't blow up individual frame to fully compare. so our take on the new recording formats are that it is a step in the right direction but it is yet to be seen, for us, if the new options will actually save time and will become the option we roll with.
what we would have loved to see in the MK3
while definitely an improvement over the MK2, the biggest question and criticism others have is whether it is enough of an improvement. there are a couple things we would have loved to see included in the MK3 and we hope we may see in future releases.
the white balance shift function is a huge feature we are always working to dial in the closet image to what we'd like as possible. it can be rather time consuming to make changes to your white balance shift and then need to exit the menu to see the effect. in shooting the Miami Marlin's this past weekend there was a need to dial green out of the image (due to the reflected light off the grass) and it takes a fair amount of time to try one setting, review it, then try another. if the LCD showed a preview of your correction that would be much more efficient. if it allowed for a comparison with no shift, that would be extremely helpful and let you get an even cleaner image in many event situations.
while we appreciate the additional recording format options added into the MK3 I would have loved to see the effort put more into a higher quality recording versus a more edit friendly one. sure RAW would be amazing, but also not likely in a camera at this level. even if Canon brought their recording options from the XF cameras and C300 it would be a nice improvement while still keep files sizes, and therefore bandwidth, minimized.
the addition of timecode is definitely a big one, but having more options to sync your cameras together and sync to your audio would have been a more compete addition. there are likely other solutions to this that we aren't aware of, but it is great to work with the sync port on the Epic and have it quickly and easily match timecode with our Sound Devices field recorder.
filming at Jackson Square with a SmallHD Dp6 and the 5D MK3 [photo - Tyler Kaufman / CBS]
the LCD also saw some improvements but it still remains very difficult to view outdoors in bright sun. a Z-finder or other monitoring solution really feels essential when shooting outside. keeping the camera and gear minimal while being able to shoot in a variety of situations is the hallmark of DSLR shooting to us. being able to see the LCD better in bright sun would then further the run and gun nature of the MK3 and would be a huge addition for us. as a side note, if you do find yourself without a Z-finder, the histograms are a great option to check that your image is properly exposed in any lighting condition. an articulating LCD is also something that would be advantageous for many of us buying this mainly for the video mode. operating the MK3 on a slider is always possible, but it's ruined more than a couple sets of clothes in order to get the perfect shot. while talking about LCD improvements, we could also add in the ability to get an HDMI feed while still viewing the onboard LCD this is very helpful for steadicam operating so your an see your bottom monitor (which makes it much easier to see where you are going). this would also be a huge addition on a commercial set so that others can see the image you're getting.
our recommendation
for what we've been doing lately, the MK3 gets our recommendation hands down. it lets us continue to work inside the same platform while providing a better image and also eliminating or reducing some very problematic issues such as moire. with that recommendation, keep in mind we have been doing a lot of television work lately where the form factor and mobility are huge, and where the best image straight out of camera is such an asset. if you're shooting something like a NCAA open to air on TV, it's well worth the upgrade even if some of the features may be considered by some to be minimal upgrades. in other words, the pile of small improvements make a big difference for what we do and for the shoots we are working on, we'll take all the improvements we can get while still working within the DSLR platform. if you find yourself shooting a different types of films, you'll need to investigate what the right choice is for you. if you are doing doc or commercial work, the advantages are well worth the upgrade in most cases. if we were to re-shoot A Game of Honor, we would want to use the MK3 in place of every other DSLR used (MKIV, 7D, MK2). if you are shooting weddings, the upgrade question becomes a little tougher to navigate. I would look at how many of the features will make your work better as well as how much time you feel it might save you. with weddings, efficiency is such a huge part of keeping up. an improved image with improved workflow options may end up saving a large amount of time over the course of the year. what i can say for sure is that we love our MK3s and we'll be adding more as well. i can't see us shooting much this year on the 7D or MKIVs.
you can see the feature, 'One Heartbeat' we shot for CBS here on CBS Sports' website.
cinematography by stillmotion (aside from the varicam and news footage)
directed by Pete Radovich, CBS
edited by Jonathan Katz, CBS
field produced by Gareth Hughes, CBS
cinematography by stillmotion
interviews shot by John Tipton
lighting by Midwest Grip and Lighting Co.
produced by Gareth Hughes, Steve Karasik, Pete Radovich, CBS
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A year 7 boy that attended my old school committed suicide a few days ago. He was 11years old.
Rumours are circulating that it was a result of abuse at home and bullying at school.
Its heartbreaking.
I thought I'd write something... So here I go
I walk on air
They shout and taunt me but I walk on air
Its liberating, like the wind blowing on a hot day
Everythings better out here; lifes better this way
I walk on air surrounded by a sea of clouds
Clouds... clouding my judgement.
I walk on air because its better.
See they walk all over me
I want to defy them let them know, I can be all I want to be
Cuss me, tell me my nose is big
My eyes? too small
My face? Gorilla
Me? Worthless
You see the times I cry?
its because they bind me to insults that travel as sound waves. These echo and repeat in the universe
I survived millions of sperm, lived in darkness for 9months only to fight again ...
I thought the struggle was over at birth?
You spit on me, insult me and all this is absorbed by the earth
I shed tears like they are blood
I shed tears because I'm covered in your mud
The mud you dipped your knife into before dirtying me with insults and
stabbing me with laughs,
They ECHOOOOO
Laughs echo,
I hear them now.
Yelling. Laughing. Giggling. Shouting. Taunting.
that is I.
What they are doing to me.
eye you seeing what they are doing to me?
why do you walk past?
why do you ignore?
why do you say its what kids do?
im a kid... do I do that too?
the mocking.
i may not have the lastest shoes but at least i'm living.
i may not be the most good looking but at least i am breathing
i may not walk how you want, talk how you want, but at least I am breathing.
with my 'ugly' face am i not still human?
did I not emerge the same way as you?
were we not created in the same motion?
was i hatched and not born?
is that why you mock?
is that why you let my life 'pause' everyday?
I walk on air
I walk on air because I am beyond earth.
Im flying through
Passing through
Leaving it all to the earth
Mother Nature never forgets
I walk on air because, well... I am dead.
I now walk on air because I was killed by those on land.
I walk on air.
*I am so seriously against bullying. Its wrong on EVERY level. BEAT BULLYING. its not a joke. People kill themselves over it.
You cannot torture someone for not being the same as everyone else. We are not all supposed to be alike. Bullying is WRONG WRONG WRONG AND WRONG.
Its not FUNNY. Its WRONG.
YOU DON'T DO IT. And if you see it happening and you do and say nothing, you're an even bigger bully.
May this little boy's soul be at peace.
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Posted by maxime on November 4, 2009, at 14:19:46
In reply to Re: Sleep suggestions please » floatingbridge, posted by Maxime on November 3, 2009, at 14:55:56
I took two of the Loxapine pills last night and I slept 12 hours. What a relief. The only problem is that I feel drugged during the day and I think it effects my mood (mood is lower). I really don't want to feel this way every day, but I need to sleep. Such a problem!!!
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May 13, 2004,
8:47 a.m. In what is perhaps the Bush campaign's most pointed criticism of John Kerry to date, Bush-Cheney campaign chairman Marc Racicot says the Democratic candidate has a character defect that makes him unsuitable for the presidency. In a conference call with reporters Wednesday, Racicot accused Kerry of politicizing the war in Iraq and the recent prisoner-abuse scandal. "It's striking to see the ease with which John Kerry thrusts an important moment for our country into the campaign's daily spin cycle," Racicot said. But Kerry's recent statements about Iraq, Racicot continued, were part of a larger pattern. "There is a temperament, there is a nature, there is an essence to his character and his capacity as a leader that is defective and is prone toward political opportunism," Racicot said, "because more than anything, there is this almost insatiable desire to achieve higher office at the expense of focusing upon the best interests of this nation." Racicot spoke to reporters in response to Kerry's statements about the ongoing scandal over abuse of Iraqi prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison. Racicot pointed to a recent Kerry mass e-mail in which his campaign asked supporters to sign a petition calling for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and then added a standard solicitation for contributions to the Kerry campaign. Racicot also discussed Kerry's statement on Tuesday in which he said of the Abu Ghraib matter, "What has happened is not just something that a few, you know, privates and corporals or sergeants engaged in. This is something that comes out of an attitude about the rights of prisoners of war. It's an attitude that comes out of how we went there in the first place, an attitude that comes out of America's overall arrogance as policy." Finally, Racicot pointed to a statement by Kerry surrogate Sen. Edward Kennedy who recently said of Iraq that, "Shamefully, we now learn that Saddam's torture chambers reopened under new management U.S. management." "Kennedy's comments echo Kerry's own call for a 'regime change' in the United States last year," Racicot said, "and are an appalling affront to the tens of thousands of military personnel in Iraq who are taking tremendous risks and making ultimate sacrifices to honorably serve our nation." Racicot said that Kerry has "relentlessly played politics with the war" and does not understand "that to blame the prison abuse on the president and U.S. arrogance is to blame all of America for the disgusting actions of a few." If Racicot hoped to steer Kerry away from criticizing the administration over Iraq, he was not successful. On the same day as Racicot spoke, Kerry called the war "extraordinarily mismanaged" and "ineptly prosecuted," according to a Washington Post account, and a top Kerry aide told the Post that the president is at least partially to blame for the situation at Abu Ghraib. |


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I am using scoped_ptr inside small functions like this. so that I don't have to call delete. Is this an overkill for this usage? My team members prefer raw pointers and delete. What is the cost of using scoped_ptr if this happens to be used in a very critical path? Shouldn't this be in-lined and be exactly equivalent to just using normal delete in optimized binary?
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Here's the situation. I will have all my gear within the week. The problem is I am going on vacation in what will be two weeks into the cycle if I get starting when i want to. I will be able to work out while I am on vacation
I will be flying to florida and then taking a cruise to the bahamas a couple of days later. If I have a couple of needles and a few cc's of AAS in my bags (not the carry on) will it get checked and am I at much risk of being caught?
The other option is to wait about a month untill I get back but then I will have schedule confilics and not beable to devote the amount of time that I want to to lifting since school will be starting up again.
The best situation would be starting now and not going on vacation but the girlfriend says that is not an option
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Saturday evening I wrote all about the teams that former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison may and may not land with. The most obvious team that he could land with is the Cleveland Browns and apparently even Harrison thinks that would be "great", according to a report Sunday by Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal.
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The War and Peace Studies Caucus will identify the analysis of violence and conflict as a primary field of study within American Studies scholarship and provide a dedicated space in which scholars interested in exploring how these issues intersect with the critical questions central to the study of American culture can share ideas, network, and collaborate to generate new directions for research and teaching. Recent scholarship that interrogates questions of transnationalism, imperialism, and borderlands studies, as well as that which seeks to historicize and explore the significance in American culture of the âWar on Terrorâ and the on-going wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, have led to much excellent work that critically engages these issues. However, scholars working on these issues often remain separated because their alignment with particular subfields and historical periods prohibits collaboration with scholars working on similar issues in other fields or with regard to other historical moments.
The War and Peace Studies Caucus will seek to bridge this gap by encouraging collaboration across subfields and historical periods to develop new directions for teaching and research regarding how issues of violence and conflict intersect with issues ranging from notions of patriotism and nationalism to the role of technology and religion in American life. We are interested in interrogating specific historical incidents, theoretical questions about violence and conflict, the relationship between the study of war and peace and other subfields in American Studies, and all other issues that allow us to critically interrogate both issues of war and peace and the larger question of the location of these issues within the American Studies project.
We are particularly interested in encouraging partnerships that will lead to increased consideration of how the methodological and theoretical approaches central to the study of war and peace are useful in producing new understandings of those topics, and, concurrently, how examining those intersections will lead to innovative understandings of the historical and contemporary significance of war and peace in American culture.
Contact information:
*David Kieran, American Culture Studies Program, Washington University in St. Louis (firstname.lastname@example.com)
* Aaron DeRosa, English Department, Purdue University (firstname.lastname@example.com)
CFP for the Western Political Science Association (WPSA) conference, "The Power of Information" in Seattle, April 17-19:
Ideas of War and Wars of Ideas: Warfare, Information and Political Mobilization
This panel seeks to interrogate the political battles that take place over information concerning actual battles and the warring subjects who fight them. From the Wilson Administration through the Obama Administration, there has long been a close relationship between information management and the justification and execution of military action. We are seeking papers that not only examine the relationship between information and warfare, but that seek to examine the effects that relationship has on the mobilization of political coalitions and movements, as well.
We are looking for two additional panelists to join myself and AJ Bauer, and Cristina Beltrán, who will serve as the panel's chair/discussant. AJ's paper will look at the ways in which the New Right leveraged media coverage of Vietnam to spin the loss as justification of the movement's vilification of the "liberal media." My paper will consider the strategic release and promotion of data concerning sexual assaults in the military, and how such media has framed the collective identity of victims of sexual trauma, enabling and foreclosing certain acts of political solidarity.
Hello fellow WPSCers—
I've agreed to David's request that I organize the keywords session roundtable, which came up as a prospect at the caucus meeting in PR in November.
I'll paste David summary below for folks (like me) who weren't able to attend the meeting itself:
· "Keywords for Studying War and Peace â" We think that four years after our very successful 'Studying War in Peace in American Studies / Studying America by Studying War and Peace roundtable at the 2009 ASA is a good time to revisit some of the foundational questions about how the study of war and peace intersects with the larger American Studies Project. We propose a roundtable in which presenters will briefly present ideas about how critical keywords in American Studies â" Empire, Human Rights, Environment, Peace, Technology, Trauma, Neoliberalism, and others â" intersect with the study of war. We invite ideas about keywords and participants."
I'd like to reserve the keyword(s) 'human rights,' unless somebody else feels strongly attached to it, in which case I could do either 'race,' or 'technology'. Bob Marzec has asked to cover 'environment'. So that's two down.
Can I ask for at least two others from our caucus to complete the roundtable, two additional folks who might claim one of the key words that David lists above and that I gather circulated w/ some interest (maybe even tentative commitment?) at the meeting in PR?
We'll also need a Chair for the session. Anybody?
Please let me know by the end of the week—say, Monday, 12/17—if you would, just so I can fix a roster. I'd like to get the complete proposal to ASA by 1/15.
The Caucus had a small but effective meeting at the ASA meeting in San Juan, and we are looking forward to the 2013 annual meeting in Washington, D.C. I want to provide a brief update on some ideas for 2013 panels that came up and invite you to contact me if you are interested in participating or if you have ideas of your own that you are interested in circulating.
Hello War and Peace Studies Caucus Members,
I hope everyone's semester is off to a great start. The War and Peace Studies Caucus will be meeting from 2:00 to 3:45 on Saturday, November 17, in Foyer A of the Puerto Rico Convention Center. I hope that you will all take time from the program and San Juan to join us. Over the past few years we've made great strides in creating opportunities for more war and peace related panels and roundtables at ASA, and for better networking, particularly between senior and junior scholars and graduate students. This meeting will be an opportunity to build on this momentum and also to talk about new directions.
I welcome suggestions for agenda items, etc.
Hopefully before the meeting I will have time to send out a list of panels of interest; in the mean time, I encourage you to use the group to publicize your own panel, recently published writing, or other relevant information.
One event that I hope you will all consider attending is the Roundtable that the Caucus is sponsoring on Vieques. We discussed this last year at out business meeting and thought it crucial given ASA's location. Several of you worked very hard to make it happen, and the result is a panel that brings together academics from a variety of fields with activists, folks working both in the U.S. and in Puerto Rico. I will post the information below.
I'm looking forward to seeing you all in San Juan.
David Kieran
Visiting Assistant Professor
American Studies
Franklin and Marshall
Scheduled Time: Fri, Nov 16 - 2:00pm - 3:45pm Building/Room: Puerto Rico Convention Center, 101A
Title Displayed in Event Calendar: Vieques Struggle: Political, Social and Historical Significance
Session Participants:
Chair: Marie Cruz-Soto (New York University (NY))
Panelist: Robert Rabin (El Museo Fuerte Conde Mirasol (PR))
Panelist: Bonnie Donohue (School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston (MA))
Panelist: Nilda Medina DÃaz (Incubadora de Microempresas Bieke (PR))
Panelist: Marie Cruz-Soto (New York University (NY))
Puerto Rico inhabits a liminal space. It is a colony, in fact the oldest in the world, of an Empire that denies its imperial identity. As a ânon-incorporated territory,â it is neither a full member of the U.S body politic, nor a simple chapter in U.S. mainstream history books. Like all in-between spaces, Puerto Ricoâ(tm)s situation remains, for the most part, out of sightâ" within U.S. Public discourse â"and seldom acknowledgedâ" within mainstream academia. Vieques anti-military social movement changed all this. In a struggle for their livesâ" and against a military that was tainting their environment and poisoning their bodies â"Vieques social movement not only succeeded in expelling the U.S. Navy from the island, but also in bringing to international attention the colonial situation.
Sponsored by the War and Peace Studies Caucus of the American Studies Association, this roundtable will discuss the political, social and historical significance of Viequesâ(tm) anti-military struggle. The discussion will be led by important activists and academics that participated in and studied the movement. Some of the themes to be discussed include: the relationship between culture, colonialism, and the global presence of the U.S. military; the environmental legacies of U.S. war making; the racial and ethnic dimensions of U.S. militarism; the politics of local and transnational community organizing and activism; and the politics of tourism, among others.
Dear Members of the War and Peace Studies Caucus,
In just three years, the War and Peace Studies Caucus has become a vibrant force in the ASA. From the initial roundtable on "Studying War in Peace in American Studies" at the 2009 annual meeting in Washington, D.C. , we have worked to increase the visibility of war studies at the ASA and to provide opportunities for scholars interested in these topics to meet and collaborate. The results have been outstanding; the 2011 program included at least fifteen panels directly related to the study of war and peace, on topics ranging from the Pequot Wars to the use of drones in the War on Terror. We can't take credit for all of the, but several did emerge from within the caucus, and we have much to be proud of.
At the 2011 Annual Meeting, the Caucus met to discuss our continuing work, which includes continuing to provide networking opportunities for scholars interested in presenting at the Annual Meeting. We also discussed how the Caucus might partner with other groups within and without the ASA to develop conference and publication opportunities.
Below is a quick summary of items that were discussed as well as some initiatives that are in the works for 2012:
* Broadening Our Community: Mike Hill offered to reach out to the members of war-related panels on the 2012 program and invite them to join the Caucus.
* Anniversaries and Commemorations: We are in the midst of a particularly dense period of anniversaries and commemorations - the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001 and the beginnings of the War on Terror and its component wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, the 40th anniversary of the end of the war in Vietnam, and the 60th anniversary of the Korean War are all approaching or occurring. We discussed the potential for the caucus to be involved in creating panels and roundtables that would explore the politics of commemoration in the current moment.
* War and/in/on the Environment:
o Bruce Franklin proposed that the caucus co-sponsor a panel with the Environmental Caucus, the members of which seem keen on doing so. I will be reaching out to them.
* Base Culture Across the Hemispheres: We discussed a potential panel that would examine the culture and politics surrounding U.S. military bases around the world - in Korea, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, and other places. There are clearly a range of interesting, provocative topics to be explored here. I don't think anyone has offered to coordinate this panel, so please use the Google Group (see below) to network.
* ASA 2012 in Puerto Rico: The 2012 Annual Meeting in San Juan provides a wonderful opportunity to think about issues significant to the study of War and Peace. Two that we discussed were:
o Vieques: The use of a Vieques as a bombing range is an issue that the Caucus would like to take up, particularly given the conference's site. One idea that we discussed was a roundtable with scholars and local activists. I will be checking with the ASA to see if they have already put any plans together, and will suggest that we collaborate with the executive board on a program.
Other Issues:
* Sponsored Panels: Bruce Franklin learned that the Caucus can sponsor one panel, and that that panel will be guaranteed acceptance onto the 2012 Program. Those of you who are organizing panels and would like to be considered for sponsorship should post to the Google Group the information that you submit to ASA, and caucus members can send me their votes. To facilitate this process, please post your materials by January 15, 2012.
* Please note that the deadline for submitting proposals for ASA 2012 is January 26, 2012 at 11:59 PM EST.
There are, clearly, many more topics of interest to the community. To facilitate communication, the caucus has established a Google Group that is open to the public and where interested parties can share CFPs and Announcements. Please click here to join: http://groups.google.com/group/ASAWPSC
If there are additional announcements or corrections to the above, please let me know. Thanks to everyone for their continued work on the caucus, and to bringing War and Peace Studies to a more prominent place in the American Studies Community.
Dave Kieran
Visiting Assistant Professor
American Studies
Franklin and Marshall College
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Christchurch teachers say their high school students are dancing to a different beat after successfully completing an intensive urban dance project in term two.
Students from Hillmorton High School, Linwood College, Papanui High School and Hornby High popped and locked their new skills for a 500-strong audience at Linwood College last Tuesday.
However, Hornby High School head of drama Joanne Clark said the students' dance abilities were only one of the benefits they gained.
"The students have grown exponentially from where they started. They have really come out of their shells.
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The pilot dance programme was run by the Dance and Physical Theatre Trust (DPTT) and funded by Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) Healthy Eating Healthy Action. DPTT director Adam Hayward said urban dance enhanced physical fitness and enthusiasm for being fit and healthy without being sport-based, and plugged a gap in many schools.
"The main goal of the project is to get kids who aren't engaging in sport, and it's done that.
"We've got students that the schools would not necessarily pick as leaders, standing out at leaders and we've identified potential student tutors to mentor."
Hillmorton High and Linwood College hoped to continue the programme with some of the students who had completed the pilot tutoring their peers.
Each school started with 12 students who participated in a weekly three-hour dance training session and learned different urban styles from hiphop to breakdance throughout term two. The students then choreographed their own routines and taught it to the group.
Linwood College assistant principal Sharon Thrupp said the students had gained mana from their peers and the support of family and friends was evident by the large turnout at their performance.
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Mr Hayward said urban dance was chosen for the project because it was relatable to youth.
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