[ecrea] ICA Singapore Preconference: Cultural Research and Political Theory

> This is news of a preconference organised by the ICA's Philosophy of 
> Communication division at next year's  ICA on 22 June 2010 in 
> Singapore (following Crossroads in Hong Kong, June 17-21)
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> CULTURAL RESEARCH AND POLITICAL THEORY: NEW INTERSECTIONS
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> Nick Couldry is organising the event along with Penny O'Donnell, 
> University of Sydney, from ICA's Journalism Studies division. Our 
> co-sponsors are  the ICA's Political Communication, Popular 
> Communication, Journalism Studies divisions
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> The basic aim of the preconference is to bring together researchers 
> and communication practitioners interested in how cultural research 
> can invigorate political theory, and vice versa. Its specific focus 
> is on examining the terms and means of contemporary politics within 
> and beyond the horizon of neoliberalism.
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> The preconference will be limited to 40 participants, with 
> discussion either in a 'round-table' format or through a mixture of 
> plenary and parallel sessions. Participants are invited who are 
> interested in reflecting on the preconference's themes, whether from 
> the sponsoring divisions or beyond, including participants at the 
> Association for Cultural Studies' 2010 Crossroads conference in Hong 
> Kong for whom this event is intended as a 'post-conference'.
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> Prospective participants should submit an abstract (300 words 
> maximum, with title) to 
> <mailto:(n.couldry /at/ gold.ac.uk)>(n.couldry /at/ gold.ac.uk) and 
> <mailto:(penny.odonnell /at/ usyd.edu.au)>(penny.odonnell /at/ usyd.edu.au) by the 
> close of 8 November 2009.
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> For more details, please go to 
> <http://www.icahdq.org/conferences/2010/philcommpreconferenceinfo.asp>http://www.icahdq.org/conferences/2010/philcommpreconferenceinfo.asp 
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> Dr. Melissa Gregg
> Lecturer in Gender and Cultural Studies
> School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry
> Quadrangle Building A14
> University of Sydney NSW 2006
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> p 02 9351 3657 | m 0408 599 359 | e 
> <mailto:(mel.gregg /at/ usyd.edu.au)>(mel.gregg /at/ usyd.edu.au)
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> http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/gcs/staff/profiles/mgregg.shtml

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Nico Carpentier (Phd)
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Free University of Brussels
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