{"id":55,"date":"2019-09-07T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-09-07T17:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/asterix\/?p=55"},"modified":"2019-09-08T08:06:02","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T15:06:02","slug":"2019-asterix-questionnaire-results-and-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/asterix\/2019\/09\/07\/2019-asterix-questionnaire-results-and-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 ASTeRIX Questionnaire Results and Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-70\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/asterix\/files\/2019\/09\/logo_04-300x47.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"47\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/asterix\/files\/2019\/09\/logo_04-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/asterix\/files\/2019\/09\/logo_04.png 568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><code><span style=\"color: #00a95a\">We have 40+ cross-disciplinary members, including members beyond the Faculty of Fine and Arts and members representing independent organisations.<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><code><span style=\"color: #00a95a\">Send feedback<br \/>\nShare this information with colleagues<br \/>\nHelp us to grow the ASTeRIX community<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>New Graduate Student Assistant<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/teestewww.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tyler Stewart<\/a> (Cultural, Social and Political Thought, 1st-year MA) has joined ASTeRIX. We&#8217;re very pleased, and fortunate, to have Tyler&#8217;s support and talent during these formative years.\u00a0Welcome Tyler!<\/p>\n<h2>Questionnaire<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/asterix\/2019\/09\/07\/2019-asterix-community-questionnaire-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">results of the ASTeRIX community questionnaire<\/a> are now available. We appreciate the time that you took to complete the questionnaire; your feedback is essential. Please write to us directly, if you have any concerns about the interpretation and the editing of your questionnaire feedback.<\/p>\n<h2>Activities Fall 2019<\/h2>\n<h4>Reforming of the steering committee<\/h4>\n<p>An outcome of the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1jTSWcYiyz2IHQVF1qZoF_FGebTBol3mn98jmFxT8Bzw\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May ASTeRIX AGM<\/a> was a strong expression to maintain a formal Steering Committee. A big thank you to those of you who responded to the steering committee section of the questionnaire.<\/p>\n<h4>Big Bang<\/h4>\n<p>Several scholar-artists from the ASTeRIX community are involved in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.destinationproject.ca\/grand-opening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Big Bang&#8221; public opening and research showcase of the Science and Academic Building<\/a> (Arlan, Leanne, Dana, Monique, D. Andrew). If you are participating, please let us know.<\/p>\n<h4>Gatherings \u2013 We&#8217;d love to see you \u00a0: \u00a0)<\/h4>\n<p>The\u00a0flexible committee and meeting structure <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Dj33_tXbIa0j7CxqjIhHvlr0FrIN-yoQb1QXbStgDmo\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proposed in February<\/a>\u00a0 has been re-named: \u00a0&#8220;Gatherings&#8221;.\u00a0Please come to ASTeRIX Gathering No. 1, which is schedule for Thursday, 17 October, 6 to 7pm, at the SAAG. ASTeRIX members (Mia and D. Andrew) will be participating in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saag.ca\/events\/0116-bletcher-hour-%7C-reading-group-at-the-saag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bletcher Hour Reading Group<\/a>, and supplying the <em><strong>extracts<\/strong><\/em> for this informal gathering of community members.<\/p>\n<p>In Praise of Shadow (Tanizaki, 1933)<br \/>\nThe Tears of Things (Schwenger, 2006)<br \/>\nFree Play, Sex and Violins (Nachmanovitch, 1990)<br \/>\nDeath and Performing Objects (John Bell)<br \/>\nGuide to Sound Objects, Reduced Listening (Chion, 2009)<br \/>\nView with a Grain of Sand (Szymborska, 1995)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Shortly, we will be in contact with those questionnaire participants who offered suggestions for Gathering topics. We would like to align the topics with the tentative dates proposed in the questionnaire (below). However, we also want to find dates that work for everyone, if possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Thursday, Nov. 28<br \/>\nThursday, Jan. 23<br \/>\nThursday, Mar. 5<br \/>\nTuesday, 14 April (ASTERIX AGM)<\/p>\n<h4>Crossing Boundaries<\/h4>\n<p>Members from the ASTeRIX community will present in this year&#8217;s Crossing Boundaries:\u00a0Languages | Landscapes | Algorithms (Leanne, Denton, Jackson, Aaron, Amandine, Tyler, Dana, Mia, D. Andrew, Arlan, Daniela, Bryn). <span style=\"color: #00ff00\">Presently, there is a <a style=\"color: #00a95a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uleth.ca\/fine-arts\/get-involved\/crossing-boundaries-symposium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">call for proposals to all students<\/a>. \u00a0Please, if you have a student, who you think will benefit from this experience, please ask him or her to consider submitting a work.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Website<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/asterix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> development is ongoing. If you were unable to complete the questionnaire, and you would like to be identified on the ASTeRIX website, please send us an e-mail \u00a0and include as many of these details as you feel comfortable sharing. \u00a0Importantly, please respond to the request for\u00a0<em><strong>keywords<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Professional title \u2013<br \/>\nName \u2013<br \/>\nInstitutional affiliation \u2013<br \/>\nFaculty \u2013<br \/>\nDepartment \u2013<br \/>\nWork phone \u2013<br \/>\nMobile phone \u2013<br \/>\nWork e-mail \u2013<br \/>\nWebsite \u2013<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Two to five keywords and\/or topics that represent your areas of research, teaching, and\/or artistic practice \u2013<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your interest and your contributions,<\/p>\n<p>Dr. D. Andrew Stewart, Director<br \/>\nArt, Sound, &amp; Technology Research IntersecXions (ASTeRIX)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:asterix@uleth.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asterix@uleth.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em><strong>Please write to <a href=\"mailto:asterix@uleth.ca\">asterix@uleth.ca<\/a>, if you want to be removed from the ASTERIX e-mail list.<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; We have 40+ cross-disciplinary members, including members beyond the Faculty of Fine and Arts and members representing independent organisations. Send feedback Share this information with colleagues Help us to grow the ASTeRIX community &nbsp; New Graduate Student Assistant Tyler Stewart (Cultural, Social and Political Thought, 1st-year MA) has joined ASTeRIX. We&#8217;re very pleased, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/asterix\/2019\/09\/07\/2019-asterix-questionnaire-results-and-activities\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;2019 ASTeRIX Questionnaire Results and Activities&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[7],"class_list":["post-55","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-questionnaire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/asterix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/asterix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/asterix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/asterix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/asterix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/asterix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":181,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/asterix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55\/revisions\/181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/asterix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/asterix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/asterix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}