[ecrea] Youth New Media & Social Change

>International Conference:
>YOUTH, NEW MEDIA & SOCIAL CHANGE
>Organised by the School of Social Sciences
>
>Date: Saturday 8th May 2010
>
>Venue: LT C101, University of Northampton,
>Park Campus, Northampton NN2 7AL, UK
>
>
>This conference gathers academics, journalists, researchers, policy makers
>and civil society organisations to discuss youth use of new media and the
>implication this has on identity construction, on public opinion and
>social change.
>Although their development is a recent phenomenon, new media have not only
>opened up new opportunities for journalism but also empowered audiences
>and civil society organisations with unprecedented platforms for free
>expression and social activism around the world. New technologies are said
>to have reinvigorated a sense of a transnational public sphere and
>strengthened marginalized communities and provided a platform for the
>voiceless. The possible consequences of such rapid developments on social
>and political change are not hard to imagine. The sweeping victory of US
>president elect Barak Obama characterised by the unprecedented outreach to
>marginalised communities including the youth through YouTube, Facebook,
>and other internet platforms is a case in point.
>
>Attendance:
>Participation in this conference is open to academics, researchers, policy
>makers, government agencies, youth workers, students, parents and other
>members of the public.
>Fees: £35 waged; £10 non-waged and students.
>
>To register or for any other info please contact:
>Karin Ferngren, School of Social Sciences, University of Northampton, Park
>Campus
>Northampton NN2 7AL, +44(0)1604 892067, Email:
>(karin.ferngren /at/ northampton.ac.uk)
>
>Or: Noureddine Miladi (Conference Coordinator), Tel: +44 (0) 1604892104,
>E-mail: (noureddine.miladi /at/ northampton.ac.uk)
>
>Further information about this conference including registration forms,
>stall booking forms, accommodation, and venue can be accessed from the
>conference website:
>http://www2.northampton.ac.uk/socialsciences/sshome/media-homepage/newmediaconference
>
>
>CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
>
>9:30am-10:00am: Registration/Coffee
>10:00am-10:20am:        Welcome Address (LT C101)
>
>Andy Pilkington, Professor of Sociology, University of Northampton
>Noureddine Miladi, Senior Lecturer in Media & Sociology (Conference
>coordinator)
>
>10:20am-11:20am Opening Session
>
>Chair:  Andy Pilkington, University of Northampton
>
>Robin Mansell, London School of Economics, UK.
>New Media and Global networks: Social and policy implications
>
>David Buckingham, Institute of Education, University of London
>Youth, Civic Participation and the Internet
>
>11:20am-11:40am Coffee/refreshments
>
>Session A- (LT C101): New Media & Youth Subcultures
>
>Chair:
>
>Justin MacGregor, University of Bolton, UK.
>Red, Blue and Spiders on Drugs All Want to Ask a Ninja: Why in the world
>is everyone watching Matt? Youth, subculture and the new media.
>
>Mafalda Stasi, Coventry University, UK.
>Transformative Works: a New Media Mirror for Youth Cultures
>
>Makram Khoury-Machool, University of Hertfordshire, UK.
>Palestinian youth and political activism.
>
>Janelle Ward, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands.
>The Web Presence of Youth Organisations: Comparing Offline Philosophy and
>Online Structure.
>
>Session B- (LT C126)
>New Media & Identity
>Chair:
>
>Monowara Begum Moni, Journalist, Germany.
>The Communication revolution and identity struggle
>
>Gbenga Sesan, paradigm Initiative Nigeria, Lagos
>Digital Lifestyle of Connected Nigerians
>
>Sughra Ahmed, Policy Research, Leicester, UK.
>Exploring Cyberspace: Young Muslims and religious identity
>
>Khalil Al Agha, University of Northampton:
>E- Identity: Aspects of Muslim youth using Social Media
>
>01:00pm-02:00pm Lunch break
>
>The Internet & Political Activism
>Session A- (LT C101)
>
>Chair:
>
>Hossam M. Elhamy, Modern University for Technology & Information (MTI)
>Cairo, Egypt.
>The Political Discourse of the Islamic Blogs: Analysis of the Political
>Islamic Movement Blogs in Egypt.
>
>Hossienali Afkhami, Allameh Tabatabaee University,Tehran.
>Iranian Bloggs: Content and Impact
>
>Nermeen Sayed, University of York, UK.
>The Impact of Internet Use on Redefining Politics in Egypt: Case study of
>new modes of political participation.
>
>Session B- (LT C126)
>Chair:
>
>Mohammed Hasanen and Ali Jamal Al-Kandari, Gulf University for Sciences
>and Technology, Kuwait, The Influence of the Internet on Politics of the
>Arab World
>
>Paul Jackson, University of Northampton.
>The British National Party and New Media: A tripartite model for analysing
>the BNPs web presence.
>
>Alessandro Cozzutto, University of Turin, Italy
>Share it and bring it Home: Open source, fibre age and Commons in the case
>'Pirate Bay' and Pirate Party
>
>3:00pm-3:15pm   Coffee/refreshments
>
>Session A- (LT C101)
>New Media & Journalism Practice
>Chair:
>Paul Mihailidis, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY.
>Global News Literacy & the Future of Journalism in a Converged Media Age:
>Exploring Global Discourse around Journalism and News.
>
>Rozane De Cock, Catholic University of Leuven, Brussels.
> From public to (young) reporter:  opportunity or threat?   Researching
>citizen journalism and blogging, a quantitative and qualitative approach
>
>Graciela Padilla Castillo, Complutense University of Madrid, SPAIN.
>  Internet, blogs and other platforms in Spanish Journalism studies.
>
>Yang Liu, School of Humanities, Zhejiang University of Technology, China &
>LSE.
>Chinese new media and the promotion of health security
>
>Session B- (LT C126)
>The Internet & Social Engagement
>Chair:
>Alessandro Lovari  and Lorenza Parisi, Sapienza. University of Rome, Italy.
>Public administration 2.0? Exploring on-line participation and civic
>engagement with young citizens through Facebook: an Italian empirical
>study.
>
>Lystra Hagley-Dickinson, University of Northampton, UK.
>New Media & Cyber-Crime.
>
>Lamees M. El Baghdady. Modern Sciences and Arts University, Cairo, Egypt.
>A New Path for Cyber Social Change: Strategies for Online Child & Youth
>Protection.
>
>Mohammed Rehman, FEMYSO, Brussels
>New Media and European Muslim Youth Networks: Identity in Progress
>
>4:35pm-4:50pm Coffee Break
>
>
>New Media & the Public Sphere
>Session A- (LT C101)
>
>Chair:
>
>Khalil Rinnawi, College of Management, Tel Aviv.
>Glocalization: Media Globalization Implications on the Public sphere in
>the Arab World.
>
>Qais M. R. Al-Tamimi, UAE University, Abu Dhabi.
>Demographic Factors Influencing Emirati Women's Use of and Attitudes
>towards Internet Services in the United Arab Emirates
>
>Shakuntala Banaji and David Buckingham, University of London,
>Young People, Civil Producers and the Online Sphere.
>
>Alaa Elshamy, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
>New Media and Willingness to Speak out in the Arabian Gulf:  Qatar as a
>Case Study
>
>Session B- (LT C126)
>
>Chair:
>
>James Ressel, University of Northampton, UK
>New Media ­ A Faustian Compact?
>
>Mohamed Reda A. Soliman, Mansoura University, and MTI University, Cairo,
>Egypt. Dependency of social and Para-political Civil Society Organizations
>on New Media in Social Marketing.
>
>Veronica Barassi, iCES, Regents  College, London
>Old Politics and New Media Technologies: Conflicts of Generations and
>Internet Technologies in the Labour Movement in Britain.
>
>Galina Miazhevich, University of Oxford, UK.
>New media, Post-Communism and Civil Society.
>

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