Call for Papers
Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture (WPCC)
Issue 5, Summer 2006
Media and Religion
Religion, which many people in the West had considered a declining force
in modern life is at the centre of political, historical and cultural
debates today. The question of EU accession for Turkey raises fears for
some in Europe over cultural and religious incompatibility, an echo of the
supposed ‘clash of civilisations’ between a Christian or secular west and
Islam. In the USA the religious right is challenging the basis of modern
scientific orthodoxy. Elsewhere in the globe, for example in the countries
of the former Soviet Union religion no less than nationalism has been
resurgent in recent years. India and other societies have seen similar
developments.
At the heart of these debates is communications. How is religious belief
mediated in the age of satellite television and the internet? What is the
role of the media in cultivating (mis)understanding between religions? How
is the media used/abused in the dissemination or suppression of religious
belief? Below are some suggested topics. Those interested should not feel
confined to the list but are free to put forward their own ideas.
Religion and nationalism
Religion and globalisation
Religion and power
Religion and terrorism
Religion and modernity
Religion and identity
Religion and the public sphere/democracy
Religion and citizenship
Religion and audiences
Applicants may submit abstracts of no more than 200 words to Anthony
McNicholas, [log in to unmask] The deadline for the submission of
abstracts is Fri the 25th of November 2005. Submission of articles will be
Friday 4th March 2006
Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture
Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture (WPCC) is a peer-reviewed
journal, published twice a year in hard copy and PDF format. WPCC
recognises the interdisciplinary nature of the field of Media and Cultural
Studies, and deliberately encourages diverse methods, contexts and themes.
Particular interests include, but are not limited to, work related to
Popular Culture, Media Audiences, Political Economy, Promotional Culture,
New Media, Political Communication, Migration and Diasporic Studies.
A major goal of WPCC is to help develop a de-westernised and transcultural
sphere that engages both young and established scholars from different
parts of the world in a critical debate about the relationship between
communication, culture and society in the 21st century. WPCC invites
contributions from all scholars; particularly those at the beginning of
their careers.
WPCC is online at http://www.wmin.ac.uk/mad/page-880
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