International Conference on Media and Culture in
Small Nations - CALL FOR PAPERS
Cyfrwng/Media Wales Conference 2011
Hosted by:
The Centre for the Study of Media and Culture in
Small Nations, Atrium, Cardiff School of
Creative and Cultural Industries, University of Glamorgan.
Conference dates June 16-17 2011
Deadline for Proposals: January 31 2011
Cyfrwng is currently seeking presentations for
its annual conference to be held at the Cardiff
School of Creative and Cultural Industries,
University of Glamorgan in Cardiff, Wales. We
are seeking submissions from academics, arts and
media practitioners, and policy makers in the
following fields of study: Film, Television,
Radio, Journalism, New Media, Music and Theatre and Performance.
Cyfrwng 2011 aims to take an international
perspective and examine a range of perspectives
on Media and Culture in Small Nations. Proposals
for papers, panels, workshops, screenings and
performances discussing any aspect of the
conference theme are welcomed, including, but not limited to:
* International perspectives on the media and culture of small nations
* Media, culture, small nations, and the post-colonial environment
* Media and culture in sub-national territories
* Race, class & national cultures in small nations
* Welsh media and culture in an international context
* Small nations and territories: the meaning of national culture today
* Artists working in small nations
* Historical, theoretical, analytical,
practical or policy-based perspectives on any of the above.
We invite those engaged in intellectual work
within existing institutions, such as
universities, but also those engaged in the arts
and media professionally to share their ongoing work.
Papers should be no more than 20 minutes in
length, but we will consider other timescales
for short performances, screenings etc. We would
also consider proposals for small-scale
exhibitions. Proposals for complete panels will
also be welcome. Please send proposals of around
300 words (for individual papers) together with
a short biography to the following address:
<mailto:(sblandfo /at/ glam.ac.uk)>(sblandfo /at/ glam.ac.uk)
For more information on Cyfrwng ? Media Wales
Journal please refer to the website:
<http://www.cyfrwng.com/>http://www.cyfrwng.com/
For more information on the conference hosts ?
The Centre for the Study of Media and Culture in
Small Nations at the University of Glamorgan
please go to:
<http://culture.research.glam.ac.uk/>http://culture.research.glam.ac.uk/
We look forward to hearing from you, organizing
with you and, of course, learning from you!
