Too Soon is Tonight!

That's right, the conference is kicking off tonight with Gaetane Verna's keynote talk in rm. 190 at 100 McCaul at 6pm. Be there early, and stay late for a delightful reception.

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Too Soon can't come soon enough!

Only six more days until we kick off with Gaetane Verna's keynote talk! That will be Thursday, March 15, starting at 6pm in room 190 at 100 McCaul, and we can't wait! Tell us you'll be there by clicking on  over to our Facebook event page.

After that, the theoretical joys of the present will continue with a whole day of panels at 205 Richmond St. The full schedule is on this site, or on the conference Facebook event - invite your friends!

The main Friday portion of the conference will also feature a panel discussion at 12:45pm, "A Conversation On The Contemporary."This event will be moderated by Vlad Spicanovic, with panelists Benjamin Diaz, Rosemary Donegan, Daniel Faria, and Amber Landgraff.

Submissions Closed

Thanks very much for all of your submissions to Too Soon: The Contemporary as Method. The proposals are now under consideration, and we will be in touch in the coming weeks.

Happy Holidays!

Too Soon: The Contemporary As Method

Welcome to the online home of Too Soon: The Contemporary as Method. This interdisciplinary graduate conference is hosted at Toronto's Ontario College of Art & Design, by the Contemporary Art, Design, and New Media Art Histories (CADN) program.

Call For Papers - CLOSED

TOO SOON

Contemporary

As Method

OCAD University Graduate Conference

March 14-15, 2013

Toronto, ON

Looking to the etymological roots of the word “contemporary” problematizes the paradoxical nature of its employment as method today. Stemming from the Latin com [with] and temporius [of time], comtemporarius means “of the same time.” In today’s usage, to be contemporary is to be present, or in the now. Is it possible to study the present while simultaneously existing within it, or, is critical distance required? Too Soon invites exploration of this rolling spatial and temporal phenomenon through the lenses of history, theory, criticism, artistic practice, curation, cultural production, media studies and their various combinations.

The Contemporary Art, New Media and Design Histories program at OCAD University invites submissions from graduate students of all levels and disciplines, as well as independent scholars and artists. Themes and subjects are limited to the period from 1980 to the present. Conference presentations will be 15-20 minutes in length.

Submissions should include:

- a 250-word abstract detailing the proposed paper/presentation. 

- a brief biography

- a one-page CV

- your contact information

- whether you would like to be considered as a moderator for a session during the conference

Submissions are due by 5:00 pm on Friday, November 30th December 10th. Please send all submissions and queries to toosoon@ocadu.ca.