[ecrea] Workshop - Critical Perspectives on Media and Social Change

Call for Participants

Workshop - Critical Perspectives on Media and Social Change

The EASA Media Anthropology Network invites expressions of interest to attend
a one-day workshop aimed at developing a research project on the theme of
media and social change.

Date of Workshop: 27 May 2011
Application closing date: 28 March 2011
Venue: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
No. participants: 30

Convenors

Dr John Postill, Sheffield Hallam University
and Open University of Catalonia
(j.postill /at/ shu.ac.uk)
Dr Elisenda Ardevol, Open University of Catalonia
(eardevol /at/ uoc.edu)
Prof Sirpa Tenhunen, University of Helsinki
(sirpa.tenhunen /at/ helsinki.fi)


Rationale

The anthropology of media has grown dramatically since the late 1980s. This
thriving subfield has already made an important contribution to the broadening
of media studies away from its traditional Western heartland to all regions of
the globe. In addition, media anthropology is beginning to have a theoretical
impact as its practitioners continue to produce ground-up theorising on the
production, circulation and appropriation of media. One key area to which
anthropologists have much to contribute is the elusive relationship between
media and social change – a subject of great public interest, yet one in
which futuristic hyperbole abounds. This workshop brings together
anthropologists working on a range of media-related areas (such as
development, activism, governance, and digital media production) to discuss
critically our current understanding of media and social change and identify
key questions in urgent need of research and theorisation. This exercise will
form the basis of a future comparative research bid.

Format

In the morning participants will briefly introduce their research interests
and discuss in small groups the current state of our knowledge of media and social change. In the afternoon groups will prepare and present draft research bids towards a future
collaborative project on a media and social change question for which major
funding will be sought. The most promising idea(s) will be developed by a
working group over the subsequent months.

Funding

There is limited funding available from the European Association of Social
Anthropologists (EASA) to attend this workshop. These are the criteria of
eligibility:

* Only EASA members may be funded (any membership category)
* Only travel funding (no accommodation, only transport), up to a maximum of
200 euros per participant
* No funding of travel for participants who are residents of the country in
which the activity is taking place - in this case the UK.

Application Procedure

To apply for a place in the workshop please complete the attached form
(medianthro-eoi-form), including the relevant sections if you wish to apply
for funding, and email it ** by 28 March 2011 ** to John Postill
((j.postill /at/ shu.ac.uk)), Elisenda Ardevol ((eardevol /at/ gmail.com)) and Sirpa
Tenhunen ((sirpa.tenhunen /at/ helsinki.fi)).

Late applications will not be considered.

Dr John Postill
Open University of Catalonia
and Sheffield Hallam University
(j.postill /at/ shu.ac.uk)
http://twitter.com/JohnPostill


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