Dear friends & Colleagues,
Please circulate.
Many thanks
Noureddine Miladi
University of northampton
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International Conference:
‘YOUTH, NEW MEDIA & SOCIAL CHANGE’
Organised by the School of Social Sciences
Date: Saturday 8th May 2010
Venue: LT C101, University of Northampton,
Park Campus, Northampton NN2 7AL, UK
This conference gathers academics, journalists, researchers, policy makers
and civil society organisations to discuss youth use of new media and the
implication this has on identity construction, on public opinion and
social change.
Although their development is a recent phenomenon, new media have not only
opened up new opportunities for journalism but also empowered audiences
and civil society organisations with unprecedented platforms for ‘free’
expression and social activism around the world. New technologies are said
to have reinvigorated a sense of a ‘transnational public sphere’ and
strengthened marginalized communities and provided a platform for the
voiceless. The possible consequences of such rapid developments on social
and political change are not hard to imagine. The sweeping victory of US
president elect Barak Obama characterised by the unprecedented outreach to
marginalised communities including the youth through YouTube, Facebook,
and other internet platforms is a case in point.
Attendance:
Participation in this conference is open to academics, researchers, policy
makers, government agencies, youth workers, students, parents and other
members of the public.
Fees: £35 waged; £10 non-waged and students.
To register or for any other info please contact:
Karin Ferngren, School of Social Sciences, University of Northampton, Park
Campus
Northampton NN2 7AL, +44(0)1604 892067, Email:
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Or: Noureddine Miladi (Conference Coordinator), Tel: +44 (0) 1604892104,
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Further information about this conference including registration forms,
stall booking forms, accommodation, and venue can be accessed from the
conference website:
http://www2.northampton.ac.uk/socialsciences/sshome/media-homepage/newmediaconference
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
9:30am-10:00am: Registration/Coffee
10:00am-10:20am: Welcome Address (LT C101)
Andy Pilkington, Professor of Sociology, University of Northampton
Noureddine Miladi, Senior Lecturer in Media & Sociology (Conference
coordinator)
10:20am-11:20am Opening Session
Chair: Andy Pilkington, University of Northampton
Robin Mansell, London School of Economics, UK.
New Media and Global networks: Social and policy implications
David Buckingham, Institute of Education, University of London
Youth, Civic Participation and the Internet
11:20am-11:40am Coffee/refreshments
Session A- (LT C101): New Media & Youth Subcultures
Chair:
Justin MacGregor, University of Bolton, UK.
Red, Blue and Spiders on Drugs All Want to Ask a Ninja: Why in the world
is everyone watching Matt? Youth, subculture and the new media.
Mafalda Stasi, Coventry University, UK.
Transformative Works: a New Media Mirror for ‘Youth’ Cultures
Makram Khoury-Machool, University of Hertfordshire, UK.
Palestinian youth and political activism.
Janelle Ward, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands.
The Web Presence of Youth Organisations: Comparing Offline Philosophy and
Online Structure.
Session B- (LT C126)
New Media & Identity
Chair:
Monowara Begum Moni, Journalist, Germany.
The Communication revolution and identity struggle
Gbenga Sesan, paradigm Initiative Nigeria, Lagos
Digital Lifestyle of Connected Nigerians
Sughra Ahmed, Policy Research, Leicester, UK.
Exploring Cyberspace: Young Muslims and religious identity
Khalil Al Agha, University of Northampton:
‘E- Identity’: Aspects of Muslim youth using Social Media
01:00pm-02:00pm Lunch break
The Internet & Political Activism
Session A- (LT C101)
Chair:
Hossam M. Elhamy, Modern University for Technology & Information (MTI)
Cairo, Egypt.
The Political Discourse of the Islamic Blogs: Analysis of the Political
Islamic Movement Blogs in Egypt.
Hossienali Afkhami, Allameh Tabatabaee University,Tehran.
Iranian Bloggs: Content and Impact
Nermeen Sayed, University of York, UK.
‘The Impact of Internet Use on Redefining Politics in Egypt: Case study of
new modes of political participation’.
Session B- (LT C126)
Chair:
Mohammed Hasanen and Ali Jamal Al-Kandari, Gulf University for Sciences
and Technology, Kuwait, ‘The Influence of the Internet on Politics of the
Arab World’
Paul Jackson, University of Northampton.
The British National Party and New Media: A tripartite model for analysing
the BNP’s web presence.
Alessandro Cozzutto, University of Turin, Italy
Share it and bring it Home: Open source, fibre age and Commons in the case
'Pirate Bay' and Pirate Party
3:00pm-3:15pm Coffee/refreshments
Session A- (LT C101)
New Media & Journalism Practice
Chair:
Paul Mihailidis, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY.
Global News Literacy & the Future of Journalism in a Converged Media Age:
Exploring Global Discourse around Journalism and News.
Rozane De Cock, Catholic University of Leuven, Brussels.
From public to (young) reporter: opportunity or threat? Researching
citizen journalism and blogging, a quantitative and qualitative approach
Graciela Padilla Castillo, Complutense University of Madrid, SPAIN.
Internet, blogs and other platforms in Spanish Journalism studies.
Yang Liu, School of Humanities, Zhejiang University of Technology, China &
LSE.
Chinese new media and the promotion of health security
Session B- (LT C126)
The Internet & Social Engagement
Chair:
Alessandro Lovari and Lorenza Parisi, Sapienza. University of Rome, Italy.
Public administration 2.0? Exploring on-line participation and civic
engagement with young citizens through Facebook: an Italian empirical
study.
Lystra Hagley-Dickinson, University of Northampton, UK.
New Media & Cyber-Crime.
Lamees M. El Baghdady. Modern Sciences and Arts University, Cairo, Egypt.
A New Path for Cyber Social Change: Strategies for Online Child & Youth
Protection.
Mohammed Rehman, FEMYSO, Brussels
New Media and European Muslim Youth Networks: Identity in Progress
4:35pm-4:50pm Coffee Break
New Media & the Public Sphere
Session A- (LT C101)
Chair:
Khalil Rinnawi, College of Management, Tel Aviv.
Glocalization: Media Globalization Implications on the Public sphere in
the Arab World.
Qais M. R. Al-Tamimi, UAE University, Abu Dhabi.
Demographic Factors Influencing Emirati Women's Use of and Attitudes
towards Internet Services in the United Arab Emirates
Shakuntala Banaji and David Buckingham, University of London,
‘Young People, Civil Producers and the Online Sphere’.
Alaa Elshamy, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
‘New Media and Willingness to Speak out in the Arabian Gulf: Qatar as a
Case Study’
Session B- (LT C126)
Chair:
James Ressel, University of Northampton, UK
“New Media – A Faustian Compact?”
Mohamed Reda A. Soliman, Mansoura University, and MTI University, Cairo,
Egypt. Dependency of social and Para-political Civil Society Organizations
on New Media in Social Marketing.
Veronica Barassi, iCES, Regents College, London
Old Politics and New Media Technologies: Conflicts of Generations and
Internet Technologies in the Labour Movement in Britain.
Galina Miazhevich, University of Oxford, UK.
New media, Post-Communism and Civil Society.
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