[ecrea] Continuities, complexities and challenges in the field of Diaspora, Migration and Media

European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)
Diaspora, Migration and Media Section (DMM)
Call for Workshop: Keywords: Continuities, complexities and 
challenges in the field of Diaspora, Migration and Media

Date: 2-3 December 2011
Location: National University of Ireland, Maynooth
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 31st May 2011
The 'Diaspora, Migration and the Media' section invites established 
academics, young scholars, practitioners and postgraduate research 
students who work with issues related to the broad field of the 
section to submit abstracts (500 words) for proposals of 
pre-organized panels, posters, individual papers, and art 
exhibition/installation.
The scale and density of migration and migratory pathways, the 
centrality of transnational networks to the lives of multitudes, and 
the profound impact of ICTs on the experience and nature of migration 
and transnational life has led to an intensive research focus on the 
field of Diaspora, Migration and Media. The exploration of this in a 
broad, European network has resulted in awareness and exchange on 
conceptual, contextual and methodological issues, and a rich 
disciplinary fusion. It has also led to the rapid global translation 
and adaptation of such central theoretical frameworks as 
'multiculturalism', 'transnationalism', 'diaspora' 'feminist theory', 
'gender' 'postcolonialism' and 'queer'. The terrain of study is thus 
both theoretically rich, but as a consequence, theoretically dense. 
Across contexts and approaches, what kind of engagements are these 
theoretical approaches preferring, shaping and, perhaps, limiting?
The aim of this conference is to assess the relevance, impact, 
consequences and politics of the 'keywords' and theories currently 
dominant in the field. To what extent are these ideas derived from 
and translated into diverse scholarly contexts, and what are the 
implications of these linguistic and cultural translations for the 
object of study? What is 'gained' and what is 'lost' in a process of 
European and frequently global exchange and translation through one 
dominant language? What can we observe in the process of shifting 
from and towards different theoretical paradigms? Has there, for 
example, been a turn to theories of 'cosmopolitanism' and 'diversity' 
and a move away from considerations of 'racism'? What are the 
methodological consequences of the translation and particularisation 
of key concepts?
For this conference in NUI Maynooth, we are seeking critical papers 
that take on these overarching questions, on topics including but not 
limited to: theories  of media representation; patterns of audience 
and user engagement with media technologies; media policy; media 
politics; theories of diaspora, transnationalism, multiculturalism 
and postcolonialism, questions of identity, gender, space and place, 
diasporic film and other forms of arts.
Abstracts should be written in English and should contain a clear 
outline of the argument, the theoretical framework, and where 
applicable methodology and results. The length of the individual 
abstracts is a maximum of 500 words. Panel proposals -which should 
consist of five individual contributions- combine a panel abstract 
with five individual abstracts, each of which are between of 500 
words. For art exhibition/installations/film 500 words on aims and 
description of the piece.

Participants may submit more than one proposal, but only one paper or 
poster by the same first author will be accepted and programmed. 
First authors can still be second (or third, etc.) author of other 
papers or posters, and can still act as chair or respondent of a panel.

Please submit your paper to the three contact emails below:
Dr. Olga Bailey chair of  DMM section. (olga.bailey /at/ ntu.ac.uk)
Dr Gavan Titley, Lecturer, School of English, Media and Theatre 
Studies. Co-chair of DMM section.  (gavan.titley /at/ nuim.ie)  (local organizer)
Prof. Sonja de Leeuw co-chair DMM section. (j.s.deleeuw /at/ uu.nl)
Further details on registration fees, social events, and 
on-campus/off-campus accommodation will be available in due course.
If you do have any queries please contact us.
Looking forward to receiving your submission!!
Olga Guedes Bailey (on behalf of the management team)


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