[ecrea] CFP: Arts and Social Justice: The Media Connection

*Pre-Conference Announcement*

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*_Arts and Social Justice: The Media Connection _*

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*20-23 October 2011 *

*University of Nicosia**, Cyprus***

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We are proud to announce that the *Department of Communications in 
conjunction with the Mass Media and Communications Institute at The 
University of Nicosia* will be hosting The 2011 Arts and Social Justice 
Conference which will be held from *20-23 October 2011* at the 
*University of Nicosia*. The title of this year’s conference is *Arts 
and Social Justice: The Media Connection*. The ASJ is a well established 
international conference based on arts, expression and citizen activism 
and its various mediated forms of representation. ASJ has ties to the 
World Social Forum, also held annually at the same time as the Davos 
Economic Forum and conceived as one of its counterweights. In 2010, the 
ASJ conference was held in Durban, South Africa, with such luminaries as 
Albie Sachs and Rajmohan Ghandi among the plenary speakers and key 
presentations from William Cleveland, Mike van Graan, and Angelina Kamba.

At the 2011 conference, we expect about 200 - 300 delegates from all 
over the world – artists, academics, activists. Special emphasis will be 
put on the media and how they can and do influence societies at large to 
take on greater responsibilities in making this world a just place to 
live. There will be three strands:

1. Arts, Media and Advocacy

2. Media, Culture and Identity

3. Arts, Cultural Diversity and Conflict Resolution

Especially the first strand will give the opportunity to analyze citizen 
media production and how, as in the recent cases of Tunisia, Egypt and 
other Arab countries, this has contributed to giving a forceful voice to 
formerly disenfranchised groups. We have approached a number of 
important global figures and while the negotiations are still 
continuing, we will have a number of celebrities, important film 
directors and artists such as poets Stephanos Stephanides and Neshe 
Yashin as part of the programme.

We welcome your interest and would encourage you to enroll in the 
conference and actively participate in it. There are several ways of 
doing that. A dedicated website will be up within the next few weeks 
where you will find the latest information and updates. Also, a 
conference publication will be published. In the meantime, please 
contact the organisers listed below for further information and suggestions

We look forward to welcoming you at the University of Nicosia!

Dr Mike Hajimichael ((hajimichael.m /at/ unic.ac.cy) 
<mailto:(hajimichael.m /at/ unic.ac.cy)>), Dr Holger Briel ((briel.h /at/ unic.ac.cy) 
<mailto:(briel.h /at/ unic.ac.cy)>)

University of Nicosia, Makedonitissa, Nicosia, Cyprus. Tel.:00 357 22 
352563 Fax 00 357 22 353682

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