Global Village or Global Image?
Inaugural International Media Conference
Representing Diversity and Difference
24-27 July 2001, British Film Institute, London, UK.
We want to hear about your ideas on research, community projects
and media representations that address the theme of cultural
diversity and social inclusion at an upcoming conference that will be
taking place in July 2001. 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.
Opening Keynote Speaker: bell hooks, renowned author on gender,
race and cultural politics, with extensive writings including,
Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics (1990), Black Looks:
Race and Representation (1992), Killing Rage: Ending Racism
(1995), and All About Love: New Visions (2000).
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, diaspora and media identities
sexuality and sensationalism
disability, bodies and borders
Governments, MNCs and Regulation
Possible topics:
public broadcasting and its regulation in a digital age
censorship, privacy and the web
transnational media, globalisation and media markets
The Politics of Old and New Media
Possible topics:
community activism, film and the web
mainstream media and resistant images
right wing 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
Special Sessions
If you would like to organise a special session (or a series of
sessions) focusing on a particular topic, theme, film and/or
broadcast, we strongly encourage you to do so. Please limit
session participants to a maximum of five people and clearly state
on your registration form the session title and name of organisers.
Individual 250 word presentation and/or special session proposals
(with key themes highlighted) are due by 1 February, 2001 via the
online registration form or by mail and disk to:
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 see the online
Registration Form, and the Conference and Accommodation
Information.
For specific questions please email Susan Mains:
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Co-Sponsored by the British Film Institute, the Broadcasting
Standards Commission and the Independent Television Commission
General Information:
http://www.bfi.org.uk/education/globalimage/information.html
Registration Form & Abstract Submission:
http://www.bfi.org.uk/education/globalimage/regform.html
Accommodation Registration:
http://www.bfi.org.uk/education/globalimage/regaccomm.html
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