World Congress
TOYS, GAMES AND MEDIA
19-22 August 2002
London, England
The 3rd world congress of the International Toy Research Association will
be held in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of Children, Youth &
Media, University of London Institute of Education. The meeting will be
held at the Institute of Education, near Russell Square and the British
Museum.
Call for papers
The International Toy Research Association (ITRA), founded in 1993, is
devoted to the scientific study of toys in all their facets. ITRA brings
together toy researchers from all corners of the globe. This is our third
international meeting to discuss research, collaborate on international
projects, and exchange information with other researchers, students, and
leaders in the toy industry. More than 100 delegates from 15 countries
attended our previous meeting in Halmstad, Sweden. The London meeting will
exceed those numbers.
Professor David Buckingham founded the Centre for the Study of Children,
Youth and Media in 2000.
It acts as a focus for research and consulting, and for networks of
practitioners in the field. Current projects focus on the uses of
educational media in the home; migrant/refugee children's uses of the
internet; children's responses to sexual content on television; and media
education in secondary schools and in youth/community work settings.
Conference themes
The themes of the conference are the uses and effects of toys, games and
media; toys as media, and media as toys. A wide range of approaches is
encouraged from the biological, psychological, and social sciences.
Papers, workshops, and symposia are designed to explore any of the
conference themes. Topics are likely to include:
. Historical analyses of children's toys and media
. Aesthetics and cultural identities in children's media
. Children's patterns of media use
. Globalization of children's culture
. Uses and interpretations of computer games
. Applications of media to health, education, science
. Media literacy
. Comparative studies of toys and other media
. Television games
. Toy inventories at home, in schools
. New entertainment technologies
To submit a paper, symposium or workshop
If you would like to present a paper, give a workshop, or organize a seminar,
please submit the requested abstract or proposal, in English, by 15
November 2001. Submissions may be made by post or email to Prof. David
Buckingham, Centre for the Study of Children, Youth & Media, University of
London Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London, England WC1H 0AL
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Papers will be limited to 30 minutes, which includes time for questions and
comments. If you would like to present a paper, please submit a one-page
abstract, in English, by 15 November 2001.
Symposia will be limited to 2 hours, with three or four presentations on a
common theme. Proposals should contain the title of the symposium and
included papers along with names, affiliations, addresses, telephone
numbers, and email addresses of the chair and each contributor. Each
proposal should include an overview of the session, not to exceed 350 words
in length. Deadline: 15 November 2001.
Workshops should be planned for a single 90-minute instructional or working
session with one or two presenters/facilitators. Proposals should provide
the names, affiliations, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses of
all presenters along with a one-page abstract of the proposed workshop.
Deadline for submission of proposal: 15 November 2001.
The scientific committee for its suitability to the conference will review
your abstract or proposal. You will receive a reply in March 2002. All
participants must register for the conference prior to the deadline of 30
June 2002.
Deadlines
Abstracts of papers 15 November 2001
Proposals for seminars, workshops 15 November 2001
Request for financial assistance 15 November 2001
Response from review committee 30 March 2002
Registration 30 June 2002
Organizing committee
Gilles Brougère, E-mail: [log in to unmask]
President of ITRA
Département des sciences de l'éducation
Université Paris-Nord
99 Av. J.B. Clément
93430 Villetaneuse, France
David Buckingham E-mail, [log in to unmask]
Director Centre for the Study of Children, Youth & Media
University of London Institute of Education
20 Bedford Way
London, England WC1H 0AL
Jeffrey Goldstein, E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Dept. of Social & Organizational Psychology
University of Utrecht
Postbus 80140
3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands
Sponsors
British Toy & Hobby Association
Toy Manufacturers of America
Centre for the Study of Children, Youth & Media,
University of London Institute of Education
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Dr. David Buckingham
Professor of Education
Director, Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media
Institute of Education, University of London
20 Bedford Way
London WC1H 0AL
England
Phone: +44 207 612 6515
Fax: +44 207 612 6177
WWW: http://www.ccsonline.org.uk/mediacentre
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