[ecrea] CfP: Conference - New media: changing media landscapes, St. Petersburg

*New media: changing media landscapes*

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*Call for papers*

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*Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm*

*Higher School of Economics, St.-Petersburg and Moscow*

*Södertörn University, Stockholm*

*Tallinn University*

are pleased to announce an open call for papers for the international 
conference “New media: changing media landscapes” to be held at 
St.-Petersburg campus of Higher School of Economics, Russia, on 
September 27-28, 2012. The conference is aimed at bringing together 
academics and professionals in the sphere of new and convergent media. 
It focuses on, but is not limited to the changes in the Baltic Sea 
region and covers a broad range of topics connected to the interplay of 
“new” and “old” media, including:

   * Technological trends driving media innovations
   * Strategies of media organizations in the new media age
   * Multichannel publishing: technology, economy, journalism
   * Methodology of new media content research and of audience research
     in the new media age
   * New media as an extension of the public sphere

Keynote speakers:

Leif Dahlberg, KTH

Gunnar Nygren, Södertörn university

Olessia Koltsova, HSE (St.Petersburg

Ilia Kiriya, HSE (Moscow)

The program committee accepts papers describing results of original 
empirical or methodological research or of practical experience. Young 
scholars are encouraged to apply; non-paper participation is possible 
after registration. A limited number of skype-presented papers will be 
accepted. There is no conference fee.

Program committee:

Leif Dahlberg, KTH

Christer Lie, KTH

Olessia Koltsova, HSE (St.Petersburg)

Sergey Davydov, HSE (Moscow)

Ilia Kiriya, HSE (Moscow)

Gunnar Nygren, Södertörn university

Elena Degtereva, Södertörn university

Aurika Meimre, Tallinn university

Important deadlines:

Start of submission: February 6, 2012

Deadline for abstracts: April 1, 2012

Abstract acceptance notification: May 1, 2012

Abstracts and further questions should be sent to Ilia Kiriya, HSE 
(Moscow) (ikiria /at/ hse.ru) <mailto:(ikiria /at/ hse.ru)>

and Olessia Koltsova, HSE (St.Petersburg) (olessia.koltsova /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(olessia.koltsova /at/ gmail.com)>