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Call for Papers: Africa and Media at UK ASA LEEDS -- 6-8 September, 2012 The Africa/Media Research Group of the University of Leeds Institute of Communications Studies will be hosting three panels for the 2012 conference of the UK African Studies Association at Leeds University, 6-8 September, 2012. Conference details are available at: www.asauk.net Paper proposals / brief abstracts are welcome for the following panels: Africa, Social Media, and New Communications Technologies This panel connects to a forthcoming special issue of African Journalism Studies exploring the uses and implications of social media in Africa, and prospective panellists will be considered for inclusion in that issue. Possible themes of this panel include the role of social media and emerging communications technologies, including, especially, mobile telephony, in development and poverty elimination, fostering political participation, creating economic opportunity, and interacting with or bypassing traditional mass media. Popular Representations of Africa Two decades on from the publication of the book Africa's Media Image and the multi-nation Image of Africa study, there remains ample evidence that a broadly negative popular image of Africa persists in news and popular culture; but there is also evidence of a resurgence of research interest in the phenomena. This panel provides a forum for examining that image, and its implications. Media Governance and Regulation in Africa As debates continue about the legacy of colonial media systems and the utility of evaluating African media systems according to Northern norms, it is worth examining, twenty years on, the success of the Windhoek Declaration in promoting a democratic media. The deadline for paper submissions is the 27th of April 2012. Formal abstract submission is required at the ASA UK website by this date. For further information or to informally propose a paper for these panels, please contact Chris Paterson ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) or Ufuoma Akpojivi ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. Membership is open to all who teach and research these subjects in HE institutions, via either institutional or individual membership. The field includes film and TV production, journalism, radio, photography, creative writing, publishing, interactive media and the web; and it includes higher education for media practice as well as for media studies. This mailing list is a free service from MeCCSA and is not restricted to members. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------