!!! DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 30, 2010 !!!
Call for Papers
Mid-term Conference
ESA RN 18 Communications and Media Research
EUROPE AND THE MEDIA: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN SOCIAL THEORY AND RESEARCH
Athens/Greece
29-30 October 2010
Media studies in Europe have mushroomed in the last decades. The globalization of communications and the enlargement of the European Union have forced media researchers to constantly broaden their horizons and reassess their approaches. Our next Network meeting is especially concerned with these changes.
Abstracts are invited for papers to be given at the next meeting of the Network on October 29/30 2010 in Athens. Papers are particularly invited where they address the theme of the meeting, and as a network of the European Sociological Association we remind colleagues that formulation of research in relation to sociological theory and concepts is especially welcome, as is empirical work which addresses comparative topics and the major concerns of European sociology. This will include work which deals with questions about identity (national, ethnic, European) and how that relates to media consumption, the development of new media in Europe, the political economy and social networking, European newspapers in the age of the internet, Google vs. European publishers, European public sphere after the financial turmoil and the communication crisis, etc. We do not take ‘Europe’ as itself an unproblematic concept. New thinking on all these topics will be very welcome. It is likely that a publication will arise of the best papers at the meeting.
The meeting will also afford time for general work reflecting the diversity of research activity among our members. The first criteria for selection will be excellence of research and general interest to network members. We are particularly interested in papers that take a comparative view on communication practices in Europe. We also encourage critical and interdisciplinary approaches aiming to create a dialogue between a broad diversity of methodological and theoretical approaches. Presentations will be no more than 20 minutes, though fuller papers will be required for circulation. Work in progress is welcome, and authors should not feel inhibited from presenting work which is still being developed or is incomplete.
Abstracts, which should be no more than 200 words and include full contact details for the author(s), should be sent to Prof. Ludes and Prof. Panagiotopoulou. The deadline for abstract submissions for the ESA RN 18 Communications and Media Research Interim meeting at the University of Athens, 29-30 October 2010, has been extended to June, 30th, 2010.
Prof. Peter Ludes
Mass Communication/Integrated Social Sciences
Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH
P.O. Box 750 561, 28725 Bremen, Germany
Phone: +49-421-200 3476, Fax: +49-421-2003303
http://www.jacobs-university.de/directory/02762/
http://www.keyvisuals.org
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Prof. Roy Panagiotopoulou
Department of Communication and Media Studies
University of Athens
5 Stadiou Street
105 62 Athens, Greece
Tel. +30 210 3689415, +30 210 3601917
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Practical Information:
1. Timetable:
a. Program decisions will be made by July 1st and authors notified accordingly in July.
b. Full completed papers should be submitted by Sept. 15, so that they may be circulated to meeting participants. Authors should follow the presentation and format conventions of the ESA journal European Societies (see http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1461-6696&linktype=44)
2. Travel and Local Arrangements
a. Participants will be required to pay a nominal registration fee of €30. This will include refreshments and the final dinner. The fee will be paid on site and official receipts will be issued.
b. Members will need to make their own travel arrangements.
c. Details of accommodation will be supplied at a later date. The need for convenient and low cost accommodation will be given proper consideration. All network members will be kept regularly updated on arrangements as they proceed.
We look forward very much to meeting you in Athens. Prof. Peter Golding, Loughborough (Honorary Chair)
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