[ecrea] 2nd CFP - CROSSROADS in Cultural Studies 2014, Tampere, Finland

[Please see the CFP in detail here: 
http://www.cultstud.org/wordpress/?page_id=130]

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Crossroads in Cultural Studies, Tampere, Finland 1-4 July 2014

SECOND CALL FOR SESSIONS AND PAPERS



CFP deadline: November 15th, 2013

Paper and session acceptance informed: December 15th, 2013

Early-bird registration opens: December 15th, 2013

Conference website: www.crossroads2014.net



The 10th Crossroads Conference in Cultural Studies will be hosted by the 
School of Communication, Media and Theatre (CMT) at the University of 
Tampere jointly with the Society for Cultural Studies in Finland and the 
Association for Cultural Studies (ACS).

Besides the glorious midnight sun there are several reasons to come to 
celebrate the 10th Crossroads conference:

* SEVEN KEYNOTE AND PLENARY SPEAKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Elena 
Trubina, Wang Xiaoming, Benjamin Arditi, Tejaswini Niranjana, Brenda 
Yeoh, Catalina Cortés Severino, Laura Junka-Aikio (more info on the website)

* SPOTLIGHT SESSIONS: Special sessions on selected topics organized and 
chaired by known names in the field.

* EASY VENUE: Tampere Hall is located in the heart of the city within an 
extremely short walking distance from hotels and social events. Easy 
access venue with ramps and elevators. Free Wi-Fi on venue, Fairtrade 
coffee breaks (included in registration fee as well as lunches). The 
evening program includes a summer night at a nearby island, a 
possibility to dine in the old market hall, interesting walks 
introducing the many faces of Tampere, possibilities to follow the FIFA 
World Cup etc.

* EASY ACCESS: Tampere can be easily reached from Copenhagen, Stockholm, 
Riga, London and Helsinki (the last also by train).

* ACS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: The Association for Cultural Studies will 
offer a small number of grants to assist participants from ACS 
under-represented regions with travel accommodation or registration 
expenses. The call for applications will open on December 15th. More 
info on the registration page.


SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL NOW: The second call for papers and organized 
session proposals is now open. Check the submission guidelines and 
submit a proposal using the online Easychair site before November 15th, 
2013. All topics relevant to Cultural Studies are welcome. (If you have 
already submitted a proposal, you do not have to do it again.)

SPREAD THE NEWS: Please forward this message to your colleagues and 
friends. We look forward to seeing you in Tampere in 2014!



Organizing Committee

Mikko Lehtonen, chair (University of Tampere)

Meri Kytö, conference secretary (University of Eastern Finland)

Pertti Alasuutari (University of Tampere)

Catherine Driscoll (University of Sydney)

Heikki Hellman (University of Tampere)

Laura Huttunen (University of Tampere)

Eeva Jokinen (University of Eastern Finland)

Olli Juhala (University of Turku)

Anita Kangas (University of Jyväskylä)

Anu Kantola (University of Helsinki)

Merja Kinnunen (University of Lapland)

Risto Kunelius (University of Tampere)

Frans Mäyrä (University of Tampere)

Minna Nerg (University of Jyväskylä)

Susanna Paasonen (University of Turku)

Emilia Palonen (University of Helsinki)

Tuija Saresma (University of Jyväskylä)

Katja Valaskivi (University of Tampere)



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