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[ecrea] Call for responses: Flow Conference 2010

Sat May 01 21:33:12 GMT 2010


>Call for Responses
>FLOW Conference 2010
>September 30-October 2, 2010
>The University of Texas at Austin
>*www.FlowTV.org* <http://flowtv.org/?page_id=1335>
>
>
>
>Deadline for 150-word abstracts: June 11, 2010
>
>Flow Conference 2010 is the 3rd biannual conference for FlowTV.org, a
>University of Texas at Austin graduate student-run, online academic journal
>focusing on television and media culture.
>
>Flow Conference 2010 will resemble traditional academic meetings in name
>only: There will be no panels, no papers, and no plenary sessions. Instead,
>the event will feature a series of roundtables, each organized around a
>compelling question. Respondents are asked to submit a 150-word abstract
>addressing one of the roundtable questions as listed on our conference Web
>site: *http://flowtv.org/?page_id=4850* <http://flowtv.org/?page_id=4850>
>
>Some roundtable topics include:
>
>
>Global Television Flows
>Virtual World Building
>Postfeminist Media Culture
>Race and Representation
>Twitter and Celebrity
>The State of the American Sitcom
>TV and the Question of a "Mass Audience"
>HBO & History
>Comics Across Media
>Serialization and Viewership
>Media Policy and Scholarship
>Online Publishing and Criticism
>Song, Sound, and Remix
>
>Visit the conference Web site for a complete list of roundtable questions in
>full detail.
>
>
>We especially encourage responses that address issues of race, class,
>gender, sexuality, age, and ability, as well as international perspectives.
>
>Please e-mail *(flowconference2010 /at/ gmail.com)*
><(flowconference2008 /at/ gmail.com)>with a 150-word abstract and the title
>of the roundtable you are responding
>to in the subject of the email by June 11, 2010. Please respond to only one
>roundtable topic. Include your full name, e-mail address, and affiliation in
>your e-mail.
>
>We will inform participants of acceptance via e-mail by June 28, 2010.
>Upon acceptance, respondents will be asked to expand their abstract to a
>600-800 word position paper, due by August 20, 2010.
>
>In an effort to include a wide range of participants (i.e., scholars, fans,
>critics, activists, policymakers, industry professionals, etc.), we
>encourage wide distribution of this call.
>
>If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at *
>(flowconference2010 /at/ gmail.com)* <(flowconference2010 /at/ gmail.com)>

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