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[ecrea] Cfp "Keywords: Continuities, complexities and challenges in the field of Diaspora, Migration and Media". - DL 30 June 2011

Sun May 29 19:25:47 GMT 2011


****"Keywords: Continuities, complexities and challenges in the field of Diaspora, Migration and Media".
National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Maynooth, Ireland
Dec 02 - Dec 03, 2011
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*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 <mailto:(olga.bailey /at/ ntu.ac.uk)>, Chair of DMM section.
- Dr. Gavan Titley <mailto:(gavan.titley /at/ nuim.ie)>, Co-chair of DMM section, local organizer
- Prof. Sonja de Leeuw <mailto:(J.S.deLeeuw /at/ uu.nl)>, Co-chair DMM section.

Further details on registration fees, social events, and on-campus/off-campus accommodation will be available in due course.

Submission Deadline: *EXTENDED to 30 June 2011*

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