Dear all,
Apologies for cross-posting
Please find below the programme for a forthcoming conference on Theory, Context and the Internet (13th-14th June 2012, University of Salford, MediaCity UK) that may be of interest. Please circulate to others who may also be interested!
For more details or to register for the conference please go to: www.digcult.org<http://www.digcult.org/>
Best Regards,
Sian
#Digcult12: Theory Context and the Internet
MediaCity, UK Campus
Organisers: Marie Griffiths, University of Salford, UK. Siân Lincoln, Liverpool John Moores University, Ben Light, University of Salford, UK and Steve Sawyer, Syracuse University, USA.
Conference Programme – Wednesday 13 June
9.30 Coffee and Registration
10.00 – 11.00 Heritage
'The gamification of ‘history’: museums, online games and engagement' Jenny Kidd , City University, UK.
Digital media engagement for the cultural industries: lessons from the London Symphony Orchestra and Imperial War Museum. Gaynor Bagnall, Garry Crawford, Victoria Gosling and Ben Light, University of Salford, UK.
11.00 – 11.15 Comfort Break
11.15 – 12.30 Keynote
Everything I ever wanted to know about micro-celebrity, I learned from the Camgirls. Terri Senft, New York University, USA.
12.30 – 1.30 Lunch
1.30 – 3.00 Dark Matter
Grief online. Tony Walter, University of Bath, UK.
The outsider within: Trayvon Martin's case in the age of new media. Isamar Carrillo Masso<https://www.facebook.com/carrillomasso>, Bangor University, UK.
Themes of technological dystopia in Russian videogames. Catherine Goodfellow, University of Manchester, UK.
3.00 – 3.30 Coffee
3.30 – 4.30 Technology
Creating digital memories: is technology replacing people as the filters of personal history? Anna Farmery, University of Bradford, UK.
Technology as text: analysing social media @ the interface. Rhianne Jones, University of Salford, UK.
4.30-4.45 Comfort Break
4.45 – 5.45 Porn
Everyday uses of pornography: findings from the pornresearch.org project: Women and pornography. Feona Attwood, Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
Everyday uses of pornography: findings from the pornresearch.org project: Young People and pornography . Clarissa Smith, University of Sunderland, UK.
Conference Programme – Thursday 14 June
9.30 – 11.00 - Interactions and Embodiment
“Rarely OOC”: Embodying the Fursona. Robin Stoate, Northumbria University, UK.
Designing for Location-based Sociality – A Case Study on Maxamundo. Yuwei Lin and Mick Lockwood, University of Salford, UK.
Electronic Word of Mouth (e-WOM), Perceptions and Practice: A Study of Tourism in Wales. Lucy von Weber and Chris Bull, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
11.00 – 11.15 Coffee
11.15: Keynote
Dead games: the National Videogame Archive and the preservation of play. James Newman, Bath Spa University, UK.
12.30 – 1.30 Lunch
1.30 – 3.00 Networks
Community or friendship? Young people’s social networks through technologically mediated communications. Sarah Smith, University of Leicester, UK.
The Black Library and the Ethics of File-Sharing. Chris Bateman, University of Bolton, UK.
Jailhouse Rock: Viral video and penal spectacle. Áine Mangaoang, Institute of Popular Music, University of Liverpool, UK.
3.00 – 3.30 Coffee
3.30 – 4.30 Education
Reflecting on Technological Innovation in Digital Media and Learning. Ingrid Erickson, Social Science Research Council, USA.
How Can Higher Education Institutions engage effectively with students through Social Media without damaging the Corporate Image? Rachel McLean, University of Bolton, UK and David W. Wainwright, Northumbria University, UK.
4.30 – 5.00 Reflections and Conference Close
Marie Griffiths, University of Salford, UK. Siân Lincoln, Liverpool John Moores University, Ben Light, University of Salford, UK and Steve Sawyer, Syracuse University, USA.
Dr. Sian Lincoln
Senior Lecturer in Media Studies
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