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4 PM Cosmology
-CJA-PTK-11 · File · 1989-1995
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Contents of a folder labelled '(4) PM Cosmology' [folder removed]. Includes:
-typescript schedule for the Portrack seminar on Post-Modern Ecology to be held in Santa Monica on Tulane Department of Philosophy, 1995 [incomplete]
-typescript list of Portrack seminars and participants 1-6
-post-it with manuscript note
-cutting titled 'The New Men from Auntie' [on Alan Yentob and Michael Jackson at the BBC] by Lesley White
-cutting 'The Creative Universe' by Judith Rice from The Tablet 24 July 1992
-copy fax from the the ICA to Brian Swimme with arrangements from Meaning In The Cosmos, 1993
-typescript list of religious leaders and academics
-typescript fax from Imperial College, informing Charles that Professor C. Isham is unwell and will be unable to speak at the event, 1993
-typescript fax, signed, from Charles to Richard Falk discussing potential of Prague and Havel
-typescript letter from Charles to Vaclev Havel, President of the Czech Republic, 1994
-typescript fax from Richard Falk to Charles discussing a potential publication and Prague, 1994
-typescript list of names and contact details headed 'July 13th-16th/17th? Acceptances', heavily annotated
-typescript titled 'The Triumph of the Twentieth Century' from The Economist 12 August 1989
-typescript fax giving contact details
-fax from the ICA to Charles sending advertisements in Time Out and the News Statesman [not enclosed], 1993
-typescript list titled 'SPT Addresses and telephone numbers' with contact details
-photocopy poem titled 'The Blind Men and the Elephant' by Godfray Saxe from 'Quest for a Concept of Postmodernity' [7 copies]
Recon - PM
-CJA-PTK-13 · File · 1992-1997
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Contents of a folder labelled 'Recon P-M'. Includes:
-typescript titled 'Jencks Interview: post-modernism: a whole full of holes', with a covering letter from Charles to Alison Lee, University of Western Ontario, enclosing the edited transcript of the interview and a floppy disc [not included], 1996
-manuscript note, address for Victor Anderson
-fax from Hans Bertens to Charles, making arrangements to meet, 1997
-typescript letter on Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek headed paper to participants of the symposium 'Postmodernity and Postmodernism' of the Academia Europea including arrangements for slides and audio cassettes and the potential of publication, 1997
-typescript faxes from Linda Hutcheon to Charles, annotated with Charles' manuscript reply; making arrangements to meet, 1997
-typescript fax from Richard Falk on Princeton University headed paper to Charles, David Griffin and Charlene Spretnak, following up from the seminar; typescript fax reply from Charlene discussing the potential of a publication; manuscript fax from Charlene to Charles discussing the publication; manuscript fax from Charles to Charlene and Richard discussing the publications, 1996
-manuscript letter from [Ihab Hassan] on Ritz Paris headed paper thanking Charles for the hospitality at 19 Lansdowne Walk and sending a cutting, 1997
-published article 'Is modern literature post-Christian' by Michael Alexander from The Tablet, 8 June 1996
-manuscript letter on University of Durham from Pat Waugh to Charles, withdrawing from the symposium for personal reasons
-typescript titled 'Post-modern Science and Post-Christianity' by Charles, annotated
-cutting from the International Herald Tribune titled 'A Fight to the Finish in European Pay-TV', 22 Mar 1996, annotated
-manuscript note relating to Alan Read's hotel booking
-typescript [copy letter or fax?] on Universiteit Utrecht headed paper from Hans Bertrens to Charles, discussing ideas for reconsidering postmodernism, with a focus on democratization, 1996, attached manuscript note relating to Bertens' expenses
-manuscript notes of potential titles, guests and menu
-typescript titled 'reconsidering Post-modernism: Three day seminar, London, ICA, May 17-19', heavily annotated on reverse
-copy typescript titled 'Reconsidering the Postmodern at the ICA Bookshop' wth a list of titles, authors and prices, annotated with availability
-manuscript notes headed 'Margaret Rose - Value of PM culture'
-typescript titled 'Reconsidering the Post-Modern: convened by Charles Jencks and the Portrack Seminars' with programme of speakers annotated 'Urgent - Fax to Helen [illegible] for book cover', heavily annotated on reverse
-printed flyer for 'reconsidering the Postmodern' as part of the ICA Talks programme, annotated 'Fax to Mrs Charlene Spretnak', heavily annotated on reverse
-typescript fax [faded] from 'secretary' to Dionne King, ICA, sending faxes from Ihab Hassan, Anthony Giddens and Patricia Waugh for the booklet, 1996
-cutting titled 'Listed to Zyuganov sing the old song of Russian nationalism'
-manuscript notes headed 'PM Science + P-Christianity'.
-typescript titled 'reconsidering Post-modernism: Three day seminar, London, ICA, May 17-19',
-typescript letter on personal headed paper from Ihab Hassan to Charles, thanking him for sending The Post-Modern reader, for his invitation, and his comments on postmodernism [postmodernism as a multi-lectic of polylogue with other traditions], as well as confirming his travel dates, 1992
-typescript fax (faded) from Ihab Hassan, confirming his schedule and discussing postmodernism, 1996
-manuscript letter on personal headed paper from [Fred Halliday], thanking Charles for the evening at his home and mentioning meeting Richard Falk, 1996; encloses a copy review of his book; also attached are a cutting with a review of Halliday's book
-manuscript notes on the reverse of a ICA Talks printe dflyer for 'Reconsidering the Postmodern', annotated
-typescript fax [faded] from Alison, UWO English Dept, sending Linda's contact details and discussing an edited interview, 1996
-typescript titled 'Postmodern Life: A Critical Anthology' with table of contents and a brief of summary of each chapter
-empty card folder labelled 'Post-Mod Science & Post-Christianity'; labelled on reverse 'to Richard Weinstein from C Jencks'
-manuscript fax from Ihab Hassan, sending consolations, detaling his schedule and discussing 'the forms that the spirit takes im postmodern life', 1994
-copy hand-drawn map of directions to Portrack House on yellow paper
-typescript fax (faded) from Matthew Fox via Marie Devlin, to Charles, confirming Matt's travel arrangements, 1994
-typescript letter from Rob Burns on University of Warwick Department of German Studies headed paper, seeking permission to reproduce a photograph by Charles in a forthcoming book, 1994
-typescript fax from Dr Patrick Curry requesting a copy of a letter that Charles wrote to the TLS on postmodernism, 1994
-typescript fax (faded) from the Journalof Contemporary Religion, thanking Charles for agreeing to speak at their conference on 'Dissent and Change' to be held at King's College London, 1994
-typescript fax from Ian Mackinlay on Ian Mackinlay Architecture headed paper requesting Charles to write a letter in support of his nomination of Shin Takamatsu as an Honorary Fellow of the AIA, 1994
-manuscript letter from Margaret [Rose] to Charles, enclosing photocopies of a letter and publications [in Chinese] by Zhang Boying, Tianjin Aacdemy of Social Sciences. The publications include [titles translated by the author] 'Three problems about Chinese aesthetics' (1991); 'Study on Chinese painting aesthetics' (1987); 'The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics (part entries)' (1990)
-manuscript notes on phone message slip
-photocopy from an unknown publication 'The Blind Men and the Elephant' by John Godfrey Saxe
-typescript letter from Alison [Lee] on The University of Western Ontario headed paper discussing Jurassic Park, a 'DG interview' [David Griffin] and relaying anecdotes about a trip to France to see Le Tholonet [with a letter of introduction from Maggie] and attend a conference; [attached are several pages of notes on the interview but without the interview itself], 1993
-manuscript letter from Margaret Rose to Charles, enclosing a letter and business card in Chinese
-typescript titled 'Post-modern architecture and time fusion' by Charles
-copy typescript letter on personal headed paper fro Charles to Mr Zimmerman, Hochschule for Architektur and Bauwesen, apologising for leaving the conference early and offering to publish some of the papers in Architectural Design, 2992
-typescript letter from Robert Jay Lifton on The Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York headed paper sending a draft outline of the forthcoming Wellfleet meeting, with a postscript relating to Charles' travel plans, 1996
-proofs for correction of Charles' essay 'Postmodern Architecture and Time Fusion'
-brochure for Insight Media's Religion & Philosophy on Video' address to Charlene Spretnak and annotated 'clippings for Charles', with inserted cuttings and photocopies
-typescript fax from Charles to Professor Alison Lee, University of Western Ontario, requesting next steps on the interview, 1996
-typescript letter from [Alison Lee] to Charles on The University of Western Ontario headed paper, giving personal news alongside information about the publication of Charles' interview, 1994
-typescript letter from Prof. Dr. Bertalan Pethö on Platon Press, Hungary headed paper, requesting an update to Charles' contribution for the second edition of 'The Postmodern' to be published in Hungarian, 1996
-brochure for 'Reconsidering the Postmodern' conference at the ICA, 18 & 19 May 1996
-typescript titled 'Postmodern Life: table of contents' including 'Some Preliminary afterthoughts on Postmodernism - Charles Jencks (UCLA) with Alison Lee'
-typescript letter from [Alison Lee] to Charles on The University of Western Ontario headed paper, making arrangements for an interview, 1992
-typescript letter from A.M. Lee and Thomas Carmichael to Charles on The University of Western Ontario headed paper, inviting a contribution to a forthcoming volume titled 'Postmodern Life' [published as Postmodern times : a critical guide to the contemporary, 2000], 1992
[Untitled folder]
-CJA-PTK-14 · File · 1992-1995
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Contents of an unbranded dark blue/grey folder. Includes:
-typescript letter from Charles Correa to Charles enclosing a write-up of a studio he is teaching at MIT and an article in Daedelus titled 'Another India' [both enclosed]; reply typescript fax from Charles inviting him to a forthcoming seminar, 1992
-photocopy handwritten contact details for participants at the Portrack Seminar 13-17 July 1992
-photocopy diagram with line labelled Pre-Modern, Modern, Post-Modern, High, Middle, Low
-copy fax from Charlene Spretnak to multiple recipients ahead of a seminar, detailing her take on postmodernism, 1992
-photocopy manuscript diagram headed 'Modernity; Modernism;Deconstructive Postmodernism; Ecological Postmodernism'
-typescript letter from [Michael Zimmerman] on Tulane Department of Philosophy headed paper discussing Charles' recent writings, his own forthcoming books, Silence of The Lambs, and ecology, 1992; annotated on reverse with a reading list
-typescript titled 'Public lectures re The Quantum Self: Danah Zohar, [c1992]
-typescript letter from [Mae-Wan Ho] on Open University:Department of Biology headed paper thanking Maggie and Charles for their hospitality and introduction to postmodernism, 1992
-copy handwritten fax [faded] from Charles to Malcolm Bradbury, with a note to his PA to send it typed, reiterating the invitation to the Portrack Seminar and the themes that will be discussed, 1992
-typescript fax from Paul Davies to Charles, detailing his travel arrangements for Portrack, 1992
-internal envelope, last addressed to Prof. P. T. Saunders, containing 11 copies of 'Mathematics, Structuralism and Biology' offprint from Acta Biologica Hungarica and 4 copies of a chapter titled 'Mathematucs, Structuralism and the Formal Cause in Biology'
-manuscript fax [faded] from [Michael Zimmerman] on Tulane Department of Philosophy headed paper suggesting a guest for a Seminar [incomplete], 1992
-typescript note regarding Professor Isham's availability
-typescript document titled 'The Society for Process Thought: The Mind of God: Open Forum 6.6.1992: Select Bibliography'
-typescript fax from Richard Falk to Charles on Princeton University headed paper [faded] suggesting an additional participants for the seminar, and reply, 1992

Plastic folder labelled 'Portrack Seminar; September' includes:
-memo slips with handwritten contact details
-typescript list of acceptances and possibles for the 1992 seminars
-typescript fax from Charlene Spretnak to Charles [faded] discussing potential participants, her own travel arrangements, and the distinction between constructive and deconstructive postmodernism, 1992
-manuscript fax [faded] from George Lakoff to Charles, declining to attend due to his schedule, 1992
-private view card for the Franz Gertsch: new works exhibition at Turske Hue-Williams, 1992
-typescript fax [faded] from Jim Collins to Charles, describing in detail his proposed talk for the seminar on the development of Postmodernism and the structure of his proposed slide lecture on the topic, 1992
-typescript letter from Charles to Prof Paul Davies on personal headed airmail paper giving details of the forthcoming seminar, other participants and arrangements for speaking at the event
-typescript fax [very faded] from Zygmunt Bauman to Charles, detailing his views on postmodernism
-typescript fax to Charles on Academy Group Limited headed paper sending addresses, 1992
-typescript fax [faded] from Third Eye Production to Charles giving details of a forthcoming television series that they wish to interview him for, produced and directed by Mark Kidel, 1992
-typescript fax from an unidentified sender for the attention of Charles titled 'Postmodern and the Value of Value', labelled 'Birkbeck College, London' at the bottom, incomplete, annotated
-manuscript letter on European Planning Studies headed paper from Philip Cooke to Charles, commissioning a piece for the journal, 1992
-typescript letter from Charlene Spretnak on personal headed paper to colleagues attending the symposium giving details of her engagement with postmodernism, 1992
-typescript fax (faded) from Charles to David Bohm inviting him to the Portrack Seminar 7-11 September, 1992
-typescript letter from Zygmunt Bauman to Charles, discussing his views on postmodernsim and explaining why he has to decline the invitation to Portrack, 1992
-typescript fax (faded) from Charles to Zygmunt Bauman inviting him to the Portrack Seminar 7-11 September, 1992
-manuscript letter from Zygmunt Bauman to Charles, explaining that it is too late for them to meet but asking him to keep in touch, 1991
-typescript fax (faded) article by Charles titled 'Preface: Post-Modernism - The Third Force'
-typescript titled 'Postmodern Reader: Edited by Charles Jencks: update 25 Nov 91' with a list of chapters, authors and word counts
-typescript letter on Academy Group Limited paper from Lucy Baxter to David Ray Griffin seeking permission to re-publish an extract of 'The Reenchantment of Science'
-compliment slip from M. A. Noble addressed to Mrs Jencks regarding the placement of a new fax machine
-manuscript notes headings include: political, early modern, arch. and ecology, parapsychology, 1871-1914
-typescript fax (faded) from Paul Davies to Charles, regarding arrangements for Portrack, annotated
-manuscript letter from Charlene [Spretnak] on a greetings card of 'The Huichol Peyote Tradition Brings Life and Abundance' by Mariano Valadez, detailing arrangements for her travel, thoughts on 'The Mind of God' and The Hannover Principles: Design for Sustainability, 1992
-manuscript notes, headings include: Hard Core PM
-page two of a typescript letter from Charlene [Spretnak] with her thoughts on the second round of Portrack Seminars
-manusctipt and typescript notes from Val to Charles about trying to contact Brian Goodwin
-typescript advertisements for The Society for Process Thought 'Mind In The Cosmos 7' Autumn Programme 1992 [multiple copies]

-typescript fax titled 'Participants, Portrack Seminar 'Confrontations and Synergies: The Culture Interplay of the Indigenous, the Traditional, the Modern and the Post-Modern', with contact details 1995
-typescript and manuscript fax titled 'List of participants, Portrack Seminar 1995 with travel arrangements
-typescript letter from Charles to Malcolm Bradbury inviting him to the Portrack Seminar in July, 1992
-typescript document titled 'Post-Modern Architecture - The Four Stages'
-photocopy typescript with annotations titled '"Historical Resistance to Modernity" - Charlene Spretnak'
-manuscript notes titled 'Ecological Postmodernism (a focus on Philosophy) - Charlene'
-photocopy directions to Portrack House [multiple copies]
-manuscript letter on personal headed paper from Ihab Hassan to Charles, thanking him for the critique in Zeitgeist in Babel and discussing the Stuttgart Seminars, 1992
-manuscript letter from Michael E. Zimmerman on Tulane Department of Philosophy headed paper, suggesting Carl Sway for a future seminar and discussing his new book on radical ecology and postmodernity, 1992
-typescript fax (faded) from Richard Falk on Princeton University headed paper sending contact details for William Irwin Thompson, 1992
-typescript fax (faded) from Walter Truett Anderson to Charles with his expenses for the July 1992 Portrack Seminar, annotated.
Portrack seminar, June 1994
-CJA-PTK-15 · File · 1994-1995
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Contents of a folder labelled 'Portrack Seminar: June 1994'. Includes:
-copy typescript article titled 'A Mimetic Reading of Rousseau’s Doctrine of the General Will' by Robert Hammerton-Kelly, 1994
-copy typescript article titled 'A Just and Sustainable Economic Order' by John B. Cobb, Jr
-photocopy published book chapter titled 'Evolution, sustainability, and industrial metabolism' by Peter M. Allen, annotated
-typescript titled 'Programme for a Sustainable Economy by Paul Elkins, to be presented at Portrack Conference June 26-29 1994', annotated
-typescript titled 'An Inquiry in the Political Economy of World Order, Richard Falk, Portrack Seminar, June 26-30 1994', annotated
-typescript fax biography of Brian Swimme, sent from the ICA, 1993
-typescript letter from David [Ray Griffin] on Center for Process Studies headed paper, thanking Charles for the article by Havel, discussing thinkers in the Czech Republic, 1994
-typescript titled 'Economic and Political Foundations of World Order, June 26-29 1994, Participants' with contact details, annotated
-typescript fax sent from School of Theology titled 'Tentative Schedule: Economic and Political Foundations of World Order, Portrack Seminar June 26-29', annotated
-typescript titled 'Economic and Political Foundations of World Order, June 26-29 1994, Participants' with contact details
-typescript letter from David Griffin on Center for Process Studies headed paper addressed to 'Dear Colleague' with details and arrangements for the forthcoming Portrack Seminar, 1994
-typescript fax (faded) from Peter Allen to Charles, with practical arrangements for the seminar, 1994
-typescript letter from David [Ray Griffin] on Center for Process Studies headed paper, regarding Charles' treatments and how to communicate their meaning of 'postmodern' to newcomers at the seminar, 1994
-typescript letter from Charles addressed to 'Dear Colleague' on University of California Los Angeles headed paper, sending readings ahead of the seminar instead of Brian Arthur attending, 1994
-typescript fax from David [Ray Griffin] on Center for Process Studies headed paper with scheduling arrangements for the Portrack Seminar, 1994
-typescript letter from Charlene Spretnak on personal headed paper with suggestions for the schedule for the Seminar, 1994
-manuscript letter from Charlene Spretnak on personal headed paper, detaling travel plans for the Portrack conference, 1994
-typescript letter from David Griffin on Center for Process Studies headed paper to all participants of the forthcoming Portrack Seminar, with manuscript post-script to Charles, 1994
-manuscript notes with headings including: Portrack 1995, Economism, Robert Hamerston Kelly [possibly notes from discussions at the seminar]
-typescript letter from Richard Falk, on Princeton University headed paper, sending 'An Inquiry into the Political Economy of World Order'
-photocopy published book chapter titled 'Evolution, sustainability, and industrial metabolism' by Peter M. Allen, annotated
-manuscript letter from Charlene Spretnak reporting on a visit to the Appalachian Center for Economic Networks and her proposals for Charles' "monster book" and the chapter he's thinking of adding to his "short" book, 1994
-poster for the Boston Colloquium for Philosophy of Science, 1994-1995, folded.
[Loose papers]
-CJA-PTK-20 · File
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Material found loose and grouped together. Includes:
-stapled photocopy from ['Platitudes' by Trey Ellis] [staple removed for conservation reasons]
-manuscript list of attendees at the Portrack Seminar 13-17 July 1992
-offprint of 'Post-Modern Architecture and Time Fusion' by Charles published in 'International Postmodernism: theory and literary practice' (1997)
- manuscript letter from Charlene Spretnak on personal headed paper to Charles and Hans Bertens on the emerging field of 'Ecological literary criticism' (also: Eco Lit crit and Green cultural studies) in relation to the next Portrack Seminar, with a post-it note from Charlene telling Charles to put this letter in his Portrack file and send a copy on to Hans if relevant.
-cutting from The Times 15 Apr 2008, David Aaronovitch on Richard Falk's role as investigator for the UN Human Rights Council titled 'This is a UN "expert". I'd prefer "conspiracy crank"'.
-cutting titled 'In this postmodern world, what religious thinker may need if a scholarly new postcolonial posting' by Peter Steinfelks [New York Times]
-cutting titled 'Sheltered Lives and Public Postures' by Thomas Nagel, review of Richard A. Posner's Public Intellectuals, TLS 25 Jan 2002
-cutting titled 'Primary school teaches meaning of life' from The Times 25 Sep 2001
-cutting titled 'What is it about lemons?' by Thomas Nagel, review of 'The Quest for Reality' by Barry Stroud, London Review of Books, 20 Sep 2001, annotated
-typescript letter from Graham Dawes thanking Charles for arranging to have his handwritten notes sent to him, which enabled him gain an 'Impressionistic sense of the conference', and commenting on the work of Lakoff and Johnson, 2001
Post-Mod
-CJA-PTK-8 · File · 1995-1997
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Folder for the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg annotated 'Post-Mod' and 'Invitation 23 Nov'. Includes:
-typescript document titlerd 'Reconsidering Post-Modernism: Portrack Seminar [crossed out] or May 17-19 or June 28-30 with a list of potential participants, annotated
-typescript letter from Douwe Fokkema on Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek headed paper, sending condolences to Charles after Maggie's death and inviting him to read a paper at a forthcoming symposium titled "Postmodernity and Postmodernism', 1996
-typescript letter from Hans Bertens on Universiteit Utrecht headed paper, discussing his contribution to the Portrack seminar and his religious viewpoint, 1997, annotated with Charles' draft reply
-typescript letter from Douwe Fokkema on Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek headed paper, co-ordinating the publication of papers from the symposium in the European Review, 1997, annotated with draft reply; attached letter from Arnold Burgen on European Review headed paper requesting the articles, 1997
-manuscript letter from Douwe Fokkema discussing the European Review, 1997
-manuscript notes, some on the reverse of a timetable for the Academia Europaea 1997 Annual general Meeting, headings include 'Hans', 'Mihály Szegedy-Maszák' and 'Flotzinger'
-photocopy from a publication titled 'Lost Goddesses of Early Greece', annotated 'Research into the myth of Hera: re Olympic Games'
-typescript letter from Hans Bertens to Charles, on Universiteit Utrecht headed paper, making arrangements to meet, 1997
-manuscript letter from Ihan Hassan to Charles on personal headed paper enclosing typescript titled 'The Expense of Spirit in Postmodern Times: Between Nihilism and Belief', 1997
-manuscript fax from Ihab Hassan to Charles agreeing to Charles' topics 'for our little transcontinental chat', 1997
-typescript fax from Umberto Eco's secretary to Charles informing him that Eco is out of the country, 1997
-manuscript fax from Charles to Ihab Hassan with a list of topics he'd like to discuss during a telephone interview, 1997
-manuscript letter from Ihab Hassan to Charles on personal headed paper, enclosing the text of the talk he gave at the ICA which is to be published in Hungarian; enclosed typescript titled 'Postmodern Revisited: a personal account'
-brochure for 'Reconsidering the Postmodern' conference at the ICA, 18 & 19 May 1996; inserted typescript document titled 'Reconstructive Post-Modernism', two copies, one annotated
-postcard advertising a lecture by the architects of RMIT titled 'Re-inventing Storey Hall'
-typescript letter from Hans Bertens to Charles on Universiteit Utrecht headed paper inquiring about the Ghent symposium, 1997, annotated with draft reply
-typescript letter from Academia Europaea inviting Charles to present a lecture during the Postmodernity and Postmodernism seminar with details of lecture length and travel arrangements, 1997
-typescript fax from Charlene Spretnak to Charles, David and Richard discussing a new Library of Congress subject headings for postmodernism, 1997
-fax copy from 'The Culture of Denial' by Chet Bowers discussing David Ray Griffin, Charles Jencks and Charlene Spretnak as a separate tendency in postmodernism, 1996
-typescript letter from Margaret Rose to Charles giving a detail response to What is Post-Modernism 4th edition, 1997
-manuscript fax from Charles to Charlene Spretnak, responding to her fax on the Library of Congress, 1997
-business card from Indra K. Ramanathan, Design Nexus Architect, Malaysia
-fax typescript list of participants in the Portrack Seminar 'Confrontations and Synergies: the Culture Interplay of the Indigenous, the Traditional, the Modern and the Post-Modern' with biographies
-manuscript letter from [Charlene Spretnak] enclosing a copy of her published 'Embodied, Embedded Philosophy' to be circulated to participants at the next seminar
-review of Anthony Giddens' 'Modernity and Self-Identity' by Alan Ryan from the TLS 10 Jan 1992, annotated
-review of Anthony Giddens' The Consequences of Modernity' by Richard Sennett from the TLS 8 Feb 1991, annotated
-typescript fax from Richard Falk to Charles confirming participants for the next seminar [Portrack Seminar 8]
-manuscript fax from Charles to Charlene making arrangements for the seminar
-typescript letter from David Griffin on School of Theology at Claremont headed paper to Charles, Charlene and Richard discussing the proposals for a conference on Reconsidering Postmodernism, 1995
-typescript fax from Charles to Richard Falk, David Ray Griffin and Charlene Spretnak updating them on plans for The Post-Modern Reconsidered at the ICA, 1995
-typescript fax from Richard Falk to Charles, mentioning his recent travels and particularly the influence of post-modernism on Tokyo, 1995, annotated with draft reply
-handout from Siobhán Hapaska's exhibition 'Saint Christopher's Legless' [at the ICA]
-manuscript [fax] from Charles to Richard Falk, discussing the Portrack seminars and his recent work and reading, 1995
-typescript fax from Richard Falk to Charles thanking him for the Portrack semimnar, 1995
-manuscript fax list of names, annotated
-typescript fax from Charlene Spretnak to Richard Falk, cc Charles discussing themes, participants, dates and logistics for the forthcoming seminar [Portrack Seminar 8], 1995
-typescript fax from Richard Falk to Charles, cc Charlene Spretnak, suggesting title, dates and participants for the next seminar [Portrack Seminar 8], 1995, annotated
-fax typescript and annotated list of Portrack seminar [8] participants and the rooms they've been assigned, annotated
7: P-M Ecology: Portrack Sem. March 10-12 1995
CJA-PTK-2 · File · 1994-1995
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Contents of a folder labelled '7: P-M Ecology: Portrack Sem. March 10-12 1995'.

Includes:
-fax from R to Charles, typescript titled 'How is meaning grounded: implications of the embodied mind', proposal for the Portrack conference in Santa Monica by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson, 1993
-manuscript notes on yellow lined paper, headings include: Mark Johnson; Children; Transformation; Just war; Consciousness raising
-manuscript notes on plain white paper, headings include [illegible] war; Paul Davies; Danah Zohar; list of names and addresses for Portrack seminar 7-10 Sep 1992 [Charlene Spretnak; Peter Saunders; Catherine Keller; Richard Falk; Charles and Maggie; Mae-Wan Ho; Danah Zohar + Ian Marshall; David Giffin/Ann Jaqua; Paul Davies; Evolution/Physics; Potential Coherence; History of Patriarchy/history of Feminism; Katherine Keller [sic]; Ecological/Quantum/Cosmological Post-Modernism; next summer.
-fax from Billy Grassie to Charles, suggesting a structure for a book on Post-Modern Ecology, 1995
-photocopy book review by Erik Davis titled 'It ain't easy being green: eco meets pomo', Voice Literary Supplement, 1995
-typescript titled 'Portrack Seminars' with a list of seminars, dates and participants
-typescript memo from Michael Zimmerman to colleagues at the Tulane University Department of Philosophy with details of the forthcoming Portrack seminar including a schedule, overview of topics and how the seminar will be structured.Includes a list of participants with biographies [annotated]
-fax from Billy Grassie to Charles requesting feedback on the introduction typescript titled 'Towards a Postmodern Ecology: a report on the March 1995 Seminar' attached, annotated, 1995
-manuscript letter on Michael E. Zimmerman headed paper to Charles and Maggie thanking them for the seminar, 1995
-manuscript notes on yellow lined paper headed 'Portrack March 10-12, 1995'
-photocopies from 'Educating for an Ecologically Sustainable Culture: Rethinking Moral Education, Creativity, Intelligence, and other Modern Orthodoxies', 1995, and 'Critical Essays on Education, Modernity, and the Recovery of the Ecological Imperative',1993, with covering typescript letter from Chet Bowers to the other seminar participants on Portland State University headed paper, 1995
-typescript letter on William Grassie headed paper to the other seminar participants introducing his work, 1995
-manuscript [fax] from Charles to Michael Zimmerman on UCLA headed paper suggesting reading, 1995
-typescript titled 'Reinventing Nature: the problem of the literal and the figurative' by Billy Grassie with presentation outline, annotated, 1995
-typescript titled 'Michael Soulé - comments for Jencks meeting in Los Angeles', annotated
-typescript [fax] from Charles to colleagues, on UCLA headed paper, with practical arrangements for the Portrack seminar
-typescript and manuscript faxes [some badly faded] between Charles and Michael Zimmerman discussing the difficulties of arranging the seminar and suggesting participants, 1994
-typescript letter from Richard Falk to Charles listing expenses and making suggestions on future meetings, 1995
[Loose papers]
CJA-PTK-3 · File · 1995-2002
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Bundle of loose papers including:
-cutting 'But where are the great Scots these days?' by Deyan Sudjic, 2002, annotated
-manuscript notes, headings include 'Griffiths', 'R. Falk Historical Present', 'Saturday' [probably Charles' notes from Portrack seminar 8]
-photocopy published chapter 'Feminism Inverted: The Real Women and Gendered Imagery of Hindu Nationalism' by Amrita Basu
-photocopy article 'Development or Decolonization in the Andes' by Frédérique Apffel-Marglin from Interculture Volume XXVIII No 1, Winter 1995
-typescript titled 'A few Background Notes for Portrack ’95: “Confrontations and Synergies: Cultural interplay of the Indigenous, the traditional, the Modern and the Postmodern” (Richard Falk, 22/X/95'), annotated
-photocopy cover, index and introduction from 'The Challenge of the Local Feminisms: Women’s Movements in the Global Perspective' edited by Amrita Basu
-typescript titled 'A commentary on ‘Indigenous Voices in the United Nations: Untying the Knot of Colonialism’" by Lester Edwin J. Ruiz (International Christian University, Tokyo) 1995
-photocopy typescript titled 'Meditation on Activism and Religious Fundamentalism as Antidotes to Post-Scientific/technological Disillusionment' by Robert Zuber (World Order Models Project) and Lester Edwin J. Ruiz (International Christian University, Tokyo)
-typescript titled 'Reading History as Resistance: Mayan Public Intellectuals in Guatemala' by Kay B. Warren (Princeton), Oct 1995
-faxed typescript titled 'The Politics of Community' by TU Weiming, Sep 1995 sent by Lianhb Zaobao, Oct 1995
Portrack Seminar
CJA-PTK-6 · File · 2000-2001
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Contents of a FedEx envelope used as a folder, labelled 'Portrack [Seminar]'. Envelope was originally sent from Richard Falk to Charles, 2001. Includes:
-typescript letter from Richard Falk to Charles, enclosing an article from WIRED magazine on technologies, with the suggestion of using it as a future Portrack seminar theme, and enclosing a report he has been working on for the UN.
-Enclosed: print-outed article from the WIRED website 13 March 2001 'Why The future doesn't need us' by Bill Joy, Apr 2000
-Enclosed: typescript report 'Questions of the violation of Human Rights in the Occupied Arab Territories, Including Palestine' Report of the human rights inquiry commission for the Economic and Social Council, United Nations, 16 Mar 2001