Speed, Silence and Solitude, 1st International Symposium
(Toronto, Canada: Saturday 24th to Monday 26th of May, 2014)
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International Network for Alternative Academia - Extends a
general invitation to participate  1st International Symposium:
Speed, Silence and Solitude   Enquiries: acc@alternative-
academia.net  Saturday 24th to Monday 26th of May, 2014
Institutional Partner: Humber ITAL Venue: Humber Institute of
Technology & Advanced Learning Lakeshore Campus (Building:
Lakeshore Commons)  Toronto, Ontario, Canada  Call for Papers
(Abstract Deadline: Friday 25th of April, 2014)  This trans-
disciplinary research project is interested in exploring how new
technologies are re-calibrating our notion of time, re-
configuring our ideas of space and, as a result, how they are
re-envisioning our understanding of the self and its relation to
others.  From smartphones to tablets, from Apps to Twitter, the
new technologies and the social media to which they have given