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*Call for Papers*

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*_Arts and Social Justice: The Media Connection _*

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*20-23 October 2011 *

*University of Nicosia**, Cyprus***


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. At present, confirmed keynote speakers 
are *Frank Webster,* *Stephanos Stephanides* and *Neshe Yashin*, but 
others will be added as we draw closer to the date. The conference 
proceedings, comprised of select contributions, will be published.

We welcome your interest and would encourage you to enroll in the 
conference and actively participate in it. Please visit our website 
www.2011asjmediaconnection.org <http://www.2011asjmediaconnection.org/> 
for the latest information and updates. Alternatively, please contact 
Mike Hajimichael ((hajimichael.m /at/ unic.ac.cy) 
<mailto:(hajimichael.m /at/ unic.ac.cy)>) or Holger Briel ((briel.h /at/ unic.ac.cy) 
<mailto:(briel.h /at/ unic.ac.cy)>). The *deadline* *for proposals* is *15 June 
2011*.

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

University of Nicosia, Makedonitissa, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Tel.:00 357 22 352563 Fax 00 357 22 353682