This is conceived as a broad-ranging and interdisciplinary symposium exploring the theory, definition, and contestation of human rights in past and present. Co-sponsored by the Atlanta History Center and Georgia Tech, we invite new scholarly perspectives on the intersection of culture, government policy, and technology in human rights discourses.

We are especially interested in emerging paradigms for rights discourses. Papers may address local-level case studies (in the U.S. and elsewhere), national policy, and international and theoretical dimensions.

Inquiries can be made by e-mail: alice.bullard@hts.gatech.edu. One-page proposals and short c.v. should be directed to Professors Alice Bullard and Gregory Nobles, Symposium Co-Chairs, School of History, Technology, and Society, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0345.

Speakers will receive an honorarium plus travel and accommodation expenses. At this time, however, we do not anticipate funding international travel, although exceptions may be made to this rule.

Those interested should respond by December 15th 1998.