Each academic year the DCF chooses a theme upon which to base its programming. The theme for the 2011-12 academic year is Words and their Consequences. This theme will build upon the 2010-11 theme Speak Out | Listen Up!
The Dartmouth Centers Forum as a group, and its members individually, present events throughout the academic year in support of the current theme. For the past two years during the fall and winter terms, the DCF also has provided funding through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process to students, faculty, and staff interested in hosting a program based upon the DCF's theme. In the fall term, the DCF awarded funding to the Journal of Comparative Literature at Dartmouth for the spring term launch of the Journal which will focus on the "Words and their Consequences" theme. In the winter term, the DCF awarded funds to four programs that will take place in the spring term, including:
More information on these programs will be listed here as the dates draw near and on the Upcoming Events page. Please check back often to learn about new upcoming events.
Words as Ammunition in the "Copyright Wars"
Thursday, April 5th, Noon-2:00pm
Baker 102, DCAL Conference Room
This program will feature a roundtable discussion with William Patry, based on his book Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars. Mr. Patry will be joined by Denise Anthony, Barbara DeFelice, Christiane Donahue, and Tom Luxon.
"Piracy", "stealing", "protection", and "theft" are among the words used as ammunition in the copyright wars that are being waged with more intensity since the advent of digital information technologies. What do those words really mean and why are they used in discussions of what are really business and legal transactions, not moral issues? To truly engage in productive discussions of copyright and to influence future developments, it is critical to first understand the words that have been used for centuries in the "copyright wars", and then to develop a new and more accurate vocabulary.
Registration for the event is required. Lunch and book provided with registration. Open to Dartmouth College students, faculty and staff.
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Anita Allen
"Privacy in the Era of Social Media: Goodbye to Health Privacy"
Wednesday April 4th, 2012 from 4:30-6pm
Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall
Anita Allen is a Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania and a member of President Obama's Presidential Bioethics Commission.
Free and open to the public.
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| Watch Dartmouth students perform their poetry followed by Slam Poet Taylor Mali's performance of his piece "Words and Their Consequences". |
