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From: Markus Wiemker [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 21 June 2013 01:32 To: [log in to unmask] Cc: [log in to unmask] Subject: 1st CfP: Cultural Studies and the Research of (Digital) Games. Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference. Tampere, Finland. July 1st to 4th, 2014 1st CfP: Cultural Studies and the Research of (Digital) Games. @ the 10th International Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference Tampere, Finland July 1st to 4th, 2014 Hosted by the School of Communication, Media and Theatre (CMT) at the University of Tampere jointly with the Society for Cultural Studies in Finland and the Association for Cultural Studies (ACS). Submission Deadline: August 16th, 2013 - Apologies for cross posting - Cultural Studies and the Research of (Digital) Games Proposals are invited for PRESENTATIONS at the 10th International Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference in Tampere: http://www.crossroads2014.net Session: Cultural Studies and the Research of (Digital) Games The organizer seeks proposals covering all aspects of gaming, gaming culture and game studies. Proposals can address analog and digital games and all theoretical and methodological approaches are welcome. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: - The relationship between Cultural Studies and (analog and digital) games - Identity construction, representation of race, class, gender and sexuality in games - Gaming culture, game cultures and game communities - Ideology in game design or production - Ethics in game design - Game advertising and marketing - Regulation, youth protection, censorship and intellectual property - Game analysis - Research methods - Appropriation processes - Serious games/persuasive games/games for change - . ALL PROPOSALS ARE WELCOME! - Please send an abstract of 100 - 150 words or note of interest to Markus Wiemker [log in to unmask] till August 16th, 2013 - Markus Wiemker Macromedia University Stuttgart, Germany [log in to unmask] www.wiemker.org *Since its inception in 1996 in Tampere, Finland, the Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference has played an important role in the creation of a global discussion about Cultural Studies. It has become a major international conference where scholars from all five continents gather regularly to exchange research, views and insights. Organized by the Association for Cultural Studies (ACS), the Crossroads Conference is held every other year in different parts of the world. Previous conferences have taken place in Birmingham (United Kingdom), Urbana-Champaign (USA), Istanbul (Turkey), Kingston (Jamaica), Hong Kong (China) and Paris (France). --- Markus Wiemker [log in to unmask] www.wiemker.org ************************************************************************************ Distributed through Cyber-Society-Live [CSL]: CSL is a moderated discussion list made up of people who are interested in the interdisciplinary academic study of Cyber Society in all its manifestations.To join the list please visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/cyber-society-live.html ************************************************************************************* ************************************************************************************ Distributed through Cyber-Society-Live [CSL]: CSL is a moderated discussion list made up of people who are interested in the interdisciplinary academic study of Cyber Society in all its manifestations.To join the list please visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/cyber-society-live.html *************************************************************************************