On 11/03/2015 08:46, "MeCCSA PGN Conference Team"
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>EXTENDED DEADLINE
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>CFP MeCCSA PGN Conference 2015
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>Deadline: Monday 23rd of March 2015
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>Coventry University 2-3 July 2015
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>'Transformative Practice and Theory: where we stand today'
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>Pre-Conference Screening of Oscar Award Winning Documentary CitizenFour
>on the 1st of July
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>Confirmed speakers: Dr. Clare Birchall (King's College), Prof. Lisa
>Blackman (Goldsmiths), Dr. Rebecca Coleman (Goldsmiths), Prof. Gary Hall
>(Coventry University) and Associate Prof. Mandy Rose (University of West
>England/Digital Cultures Research Centre)
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>The multidisciplinary fields of media, communication and culture face the
>challenge of constantly responding to the changing landscape which they
>study. In recent years, these fields have shifted considerably due to the
>rise in digital and open media, which have opened up new spaces for
>debate. Our negotiation with, and use of, theory has been transformed
>through the turn to affect, and the ways in which we are now articulating
>the relationship between bodies, images and environments as permeable and
>interconnected. Practice has also been transformed, as engagement with
>what were traditionally more “static” objects has been affected due to
>the disrupted power relations between producer and consumer, allowing for
>further engagement beyond production.
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>In response to these changes our conference focuses on unique approaches
>to review the way pre-existing notions, ideas and practices in research
>can be reimagined. We want to promote how the use of creative and
>original ways of research enables the reframing of traditional ideas to
>fit with the needs of today. Invited speakers will contribute by sharing
>how their own work pushes the potentials of theory and practice in the
>contexts of visual and sensory culture, data subjects and open access
>scholarship.
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>We invite early career academics, Masters and PhD students to share their
>work and contribute to the MeCCSA PGN 2015 conference. All contributions
>which fall within the theme of ‘Transformative Practice and Theory: where
>we stand today’ will be considered; topics for presentations might
>include (but are not limited to):
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>·         Race, Gender and Sexuality in Networked Societies
>·         Material/Virtual Embodiment
>·         Open Media
>·         Rethinking Space, Place and Time
>·         Open Pedagogies
>·         Digital Cultures/Communities
>·         Digital Films and Visual Cultures
>·         Immersive, Mobile & Interactive Communications
>·         Evolving Methods and Methodologies
>·         Digital Research Ethics
>·         Gaming/Game Culture
>·         Posthumanism
>·         Disrupted Privacy and Transparency
>·         Visual and Sensory Cultures
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>Abstracts of up to 250 words, plus the title of your paper and up to four
>key words, should be submitted by 23rd March 2015 to
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>publicly accessible video abstract of no more than 1 minute in length.
>Please also include your name, contact details, and institutional
>affiliation.
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>The fee for the conference will be £40 with an early bird price of £30.
>We are able to provide a limited number of bursaries. If you would like
>to be considered for financial assistance please provide a personal
>statement and a letter from your department indicating their inability to
>fund your participation when submitting your abstract.
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>For further information about the conference please visit
>www.meccsapgn2015.co.uk <http://www.meccsapgn2015.co.uk/>  and follow us
>on twitter @MeCCSAPGN2015 or contact the organising committee at
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>___________________________________________________________
>Sue Gollifer
>Director ISEA International HQ
>University of Brighton, UK
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>http://www.isea-web.org/
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