[ecrea] CFP: Cultural Studies and the Popular conference, Paris, France

Cultural Studies and the Popular

Throughout its history, Cultural Studies has maintained an uneasy relationship
with the concept of the 'popular.' Seen by many as an intellectual-political
project defined by its engagement with popular culture, cultural studies has
just as frequently sought to differentiate itself from those who celebrate the
power of contemporary media and culture. Thirty years after the publication of
Stuart Hall's seminal essay 'Notes on Deconstructing the Popular', we are
seeking participants interested in examining the importance of the popular for
Cultural Studies today. While recent years have witnessed the return of populist
political and cultural movements, does the concept of the popular still serve as
a tool for understanding contemporary social struggles? Is the concept still a
useful tool for understanding and engaging with the intersection between
scholarly research and politics or has its usefulness been eclipsed by other
terms that more adequately address a new conjuncture?

Topics of interest may include but are not limited to the following:

* Analytical, critical, and political usefulness of “the popular” concept
* The popular and digital collaboration
* The popular and  contemporary conservative or progressive social movements
* Social media and “popular democratic cultural force[s]”
*The popular and consent
*Empirical examples of articulations between popular culture and popular
democratic actions
*People-power as Regime Change
*Networked Populism
*Theoretical advances on the popular

This conference will take place on July 1 and 2, 2011 at the American University
of Paris in Paris, France. Those interested in participating are asked to submit
their name, a short bio and a 400 word abstract for their proposed presentation.
We are also open to alternative forms of presentation, including roundtables or
pre-constituted panels. Please send abstracts (toaupconf /at/ yahoo.com)
Conference organizers: Mark Hayward and Jayson Harsin



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