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Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 10:49:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: Susan Mains <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: International Media Conference
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Please find attached a call for papers for an identity and media conference
taking place next year. It should be a great chance to bring together people
from a range of backgrounds, so please feel free to forward this message and
let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Susan.
*** apologies for cross-postings***
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CALL FOR PAPERS…CALL FOR PAPERS…CALL FOR PAPERS…CALL FOR PAPERS
INAUGURAL INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE
Global Village or Global Image?
Representing Diversity and Difference
24-27 July 2001, London, UK.
In recent years there has been a growth in the diversity of media
technologies and representations that shape, and have been shaped by
cultural identities. Increasingly, we are faced with the notion that these
images are part of a process of globalisation, but to what extent are
different people, places and political viewpoints linked together? Who is
being excluded from these representations? Are we moving towards a global
village or simply a global image? Including the participation of
internationally recognised plenary speakers, this conference offers a
unique forum for addressing the above questions and to encourage
discussions examining cultural diversity and media between academics, film
makers,programmers, institutions, policy makers, and the wider community.
Key themes listed below will be used as a framework for the conference,
but papers addressing a broad range of issues are very welcome:
* Media, Identity and Place
possible topics:
media images and devolution
representing "the local" globally
immigration, citizenship and representation
* Murder, (Mis)Adventure and Making News
possible topics:
violence and fear in mass media
international news and globalisation
broadcasting and local politics
* Media, Community and Social Inclusion
possible topics:
race, diasora and media identities
sexuality and sensationalism
disability, bodies and borders
* Regulation in an International Context
possible topics:
public broadcasting and its regulation in a digital age
censorship, privacy and the web
transnational media, globalisation and media markets
* Activism and Media
possible topics:
community activism, film and the web
mainstream media and resistant images
right wind movements and new media
* Learning and Creativity
possible topics:
children, education and public broadcasting
childhood, diversity and role models
children's media in cross-cultural perspective
250 Word presentation and/or panel proposals (with key themes highlighted)
are due by 15 January, 2001 at the
British Film Institute, c/o Susan Mains,
Inaugural International Media Conference,
21 Stephen Street,
Knowledge,
Education Department,
London W1P 2LN, UK.
For further information and registration details please check the BFI
website at: http://www.bfi.org.uk or email Susan Mains at
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Proposals can be sent as email attachments to [log in to unmask]
(or on paper accompanied by a disk copy), and should include the paper
title, presenter(s), affiliation(s) and 4 or 5 key words. If you would
like to organize a series of papers or panelists into a special session
focusing on a specific topic/theme, please submit these materials as a
complete package, which will then be reviewed by the steering committee.
co-sponsored by:
the British Film Institute and the
Broadcasting Standards Commission
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Dr. Susan Mains
Knowledge,
Education Department,
British Film Institute,
London, W1P 2LN, U.K.
Tel: (44) (0)20-7957-4827
Fax: (44) (0)20-7580-8434
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