[ecrea] International PhD and Research School "Arab TV-fic tion and entertainment industries"

><http://regionalestudier.hum.ku.dk/konferencer/arab_tv-fiction_and_entertainment_industries/>http://regionalestudier.hum.ku.dk/konferencer/arab_tv-fiction_and_entertainment_industries/
>
>International PhD and Research School
>"Arab TV-fiction and entertainment industries"
>25-30 of November, 2010
>Danish Institute in Damascus, Syria
>
>Organized by
>
>Danish Institute in Damascus, Syria
>New Islamic Public Sphere Program, University of Copenhagen, DK
>  Research School of Regional Studies , DK
>
>with the support of
>Arab Media Centre, University of Westminster, UK
>and
>Annenberg School for Communication
>University of Pennsylvania, US
>
>Call for papers
>
>The Danish Institute in Damascus, the new Islamic Public Sphere 
>Program and the Research School of Regional Studies at Copenhagen 
>University are holding an "international PhD and Research School" 
>from 25-30 November 2010 at the Danish Institute in Damascus, Syria.
>
>Research Themes
>
>Since the beginning of the new millennium Arab satellite 
>channels  have boomed to the point where they number more than 500. 
>Entertainment and serial fiction (musalsalat) are among the TV 
>genres that have benefited most from this satellite expansion, as 
>they have growing terms of both quantity and quality.
>Among the emerging Arab production centers and media hubs for  these 
>TV genres, Damascus is  one of the top sites in the field of TV 
>serial fiction production. The Bab al-Hara media phenomenon, along 
>with many other popular musalsalat in recent  years, comes from the 
>very heart of Damascus and transposes the "Old Damascene" culture 
>onto the most followed Ramadan TV fiction, which has now 
>reached  its fifth season of broadcasting on the Dubai-based 
>pan-Arab satellite channel MBC.
>
>
>The PhD and Research School will focus on entertainment and fiction 
>made specifically for Arab TV channels.
>The School program will draw on research methods from different 
>branches of social sciences (sociology, media studies, anthropology, 
>etc) and will focus on the following macro-areas:
>
>-       content analysis
>-       reception and audience studies
>-       media industries
>-       economy of media
>-       media and religion
>
>
>
>Structure of the PhD and Research School
>
>The following four senior academics with relevant expertise in the 
>above topics will each give a keynote lecture and supervise students:
>
>-       Professor Marwan Kraidy, Annenberg School of Communication, 
>University of Pennsylvania (US)
>-       Professor Naomi Sakr, Arab Media Centre, University of 
>Westminster (UK)
>-       Professor Christa Salamandra, Lehman College, City 
>University of New York (US)
>-        Professor Jakob Skovgaard-Petersen, University of Copenhagen (DK)
>
>
>
>The program of the PhD and research school will be a combination of 
>keynote lectures, plenary sessions and workshops focused on 
>different sub-themes.
>Students will have the possibility to present their research works 
>and discuss them in depth under the supervision of the senior instructors.
>The program will also include outings and visits to relevant Syrian 
>media institutions and TV productions, such as the set of Bab al-Hara.
>
>The last day of the School will host a seminar dedicated  to TV 
>serial fiction in Syria featuring the most important local 
>producers, directors, writers, journalists and TV channel 
>representatives in the domain of Syrian drama.
>More details on the program will be given at a later stage.
>
>
>How to apply
>PhD students at any stage of their research project are invited to 
>present a paper on any of the research areas listed above. The list 
>is purely indicative and not exhaustive.
>
>Proposals for papers can come from any relevant social science 
>discipline or  area and cross-disciplinary approaches are welcomed.
>The proposals should be approximately 250 words long and the 
>deadline for submission is  30 September. Applicants should also 
>submit a brief description of their overall doctoral research 
>project and a short curriculum vitae that includes the applicant's 
>name, affiliation, nationality and contact details.
>
>Applications should be submitted electronically 
>to  <mailto:(director /at/ damaskus.dk)>(director /at/ damaskus.dk) by 30 
>September at the latest.
>
>
>
>Practical information
>
>The school fee is 200 euros which will also cover meals and local 
>transportation expenses.
>The fee should be paid, if the paper is accepted, no later 
>than  31  October 2010 (details for the payment will be given once 
>the paper has been accepted)
>
>ECTS credit points will be granted to the participants.
>
>Participants are expected to organize their own travel to Damascus 
>and accommodation. Several airlines have frequent and 
>reasonably-priced flights to Damascus from cities around Europe, 
>including Austrian Air (daily), Turk Hava Yollari (daily), Malev 
>(stop-over in Budapest, daily), British Midland (daily), Czech Air 
>(stop-over in Prague, daily), Syrian Air (weekly from Copenhagen, 
>more frequently from some other cities)
>The organizers will provide a list of reasonably-priced 
>accommodation  in Damascus.
>
>A visa is needed to enter Syria, except for Arab and Turkish 
>nationals, and passports should not contain stamps from Israel or 
>the Occupied Territories. Visas should be requested at the local 
>Syrian embassy or , for those countries with no  Syrian 
>embassy,  upon arrival at Damascus International Airport.
>
>The PhD and Research School will be hosted at the Danish Institute 
>in Damascus which is located in the historical Bayt al-'Aqqad, old 
>city of Damascus.
>
>For any further information, please contact 
><mailto:(donatella /at/ hum.ku.dk)>(donatella /at/ hum.ku.dk)
>
>
>
>
>--
>Donatella Della Ratta
>Arab media blog
><http://www.mediaoriente.com>www.mediaoriente.com
>twitter @donatelladr

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