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Second Call for Papers Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting Las Vegas, NV Last Day for Session Registration: October 16, 2008 Please note that sessions will likely fill earlier than the final deadline. Geographies of Media Co-Sponsored by the Political Geography Specialty Group, the Cultural Geography Specialty Group, the Critical Geography Specialty Group, the Communication Geography Specialty Group and Aether: The Journal of Media Geography We are seeking papers that examine geographies of the various forms of media, including cinema, television, the Internet, music, art, advertising, newspapers and magazines, video and animation etc. These sessions should include contributions to current issues surrounding these media, beginning with constructions of space & place, cultural, society, and identity. We are hoping to present a wide range of both topic and context and seek participants interested in the geographical implications - social, political, cultural, and economic - that are often contained within the spaces and places of different forms of media. Media extend beyond their original form and so papers should also envision these geographies as part of a broader industrial and political complex in which culture is an economic commodity set within the broader frame of a global and postmodern era, and with the links between these realms and our daily lived experiences, from our cities to streets to living rooms to imaginations. These contexts invite inquiries into the production, distribution, exhibition, and consumption of all types of media and we encourage critical, pedagogical and discursive contributions. We would also welcome inquiries from anyone wishing to act as a discussant in a session. This year includes a special session on the representation of place in Latin American film and a $100 award from Aether for the best presentation given in any of the Media Geography sessions To present a paper you must do the following before October 16, 2008: 1. Compose an abstract following the AAG guidelines 2. Register online with the AAG to obtain a personal ID number 3. Email Presenter Identification Number (PIN) and abstract before October 16, 2008 to Jim Craine <[log in to unmask]> For further information please contact: . Jim Craine <[log in to unmask]> . Chris Lukinbeal <[log in to unmask]> . Jason Dittmer <[log in to unmask]> Dr Jason Dittmer Lecturer in Human Geography Department of Geography University College London 26 Bedford Way London WC1E 6BT +44 0207 679 5505