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SUMMARY:AAACS 2010 Conference April 27-30, Denver
DESCRIPTION:AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE\nADVANCEMENT OF CURRICULUM ST
 UDIES\n\nCurriculum and the Cultural and Environmental Commons:\nLocal
  to Global//Global to Local\n\nOur 2009 conference theme carries us in
 to 2010, but with a new subtitle. Last year’s theme bore the subtitl
 e “Towards Reclaiming, Restoring, and Reinventing.” Though we hard
 ly exhausted the possibilities to which that subtitle points, our hope
  for the Denver conference is that we reconsider, but with a greater f
 ocus on the international scene.\n\nAgain, we might understand the com
 mons, in general, as those material and cultural spaces that belong to
  everyone, upon which our survival depends, and which are not, or shou
 ld not be, abandoned to the logics of private interests. For example, 
 more tangible assets of the commons include vast resources such as oil
 , water, minerals, timber, that are on publicly owned lands, as well a
 s broadcast airwaves, parks, and civic institutions. Less tangible com
 mons include public education, nonprofit institutions, creative works 
 and public knowledge that are paid for by public funds. All are essent
 ial to human survival or quality of life. Yet, these public resources 
 are under persistent threat of enclosure as private interests steadily
  convert them into market resources.\n\nThe encroachment of private in
 terests on a global scale into environmental commons such as water, en
 ergy, and agriculture, and into cultural knowledge and information com
 mons threatens to overwhelm efforts toward global sustainability, equi
 ty, and peace. At a time when numerous expert analysts are predicting 
 disastrous events from climate change in which millions will be displa
 ced, the “end of oil,” massive water shortages, and more, internat
 ional educational efforts toward sustainable futures could not be more
  pressing.\n\nWhat sorts of curriculum work are needed to assist us in
  becoming the people we need to be in order to meet these challenges? 
 How will we, as curriculum theorists, articulate and pedagogically add
 ress the challenges before us in their myriad local and global manifes
 tations? How can we support each other in the work of conceptualizing 
 the interpersonal, political, and spiritual dimensions of a sustainabl
 e future, one that expands the possibilities of peace and freedom for 
 an ever greater number and fosters an ever broader and more sensitive 
 attention to the resources and rhythms of our planet?\n\nWhile present
 ations, performances, or installations that speak directly and clearly
  to this theme are desirable, we also recognize that the spirit of the
  theme points toward a broadly conceived and complicated conversation,
  not fettered by any assumptions—conscious or unconscious—embedded
  in the foregoing words. Any proposed contribution to the complicated 
 conversation that creates meaningful curriculum study is welcomed and 
 encouraged.\n\nFor more information visit https://mcpopmb.ning.com/eve
 nts/aaacs-2010-conference-april
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20100427T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20100430T190000
CATEGORIES:conference
LOCATION:Denver, Colorado
WEBSITE:http://aaacs.info
URL:http://aaacs.info
CONTACT:
ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Appelbaum":https://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/PeterA
 ppelbaum
ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Peter Ap
 pelbaum":https://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/PeterAppelbaum
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=TENTATIVE;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Spellin
 gCity Mayor":https://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/SpellingCityMayor
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