[ecrea] cfp_Second International Conference on Media and Popular Culture

Centre for Research in Social sciences and Humanities

www.socialsciencesandhumanities.com



is inviting paper/panel proposals for



Second International Conference on Media and Popular culture to be held in

Vienna, Austria, 23-24.05.2015.

Conference venue: ***** Hotel Le Meridien Wien, Opernring 13, A-1010 
Vienna, Austria (Room Happy Green)



RATIONALE



It is an unobjectionable fact that media participate in formation of our 
daily lives by creating identities, images, and by generally influencing 
our views. This applies not only to politics (i.e. political campaigns), 
but also to the formation on how we see ourselves and others. Popular 
culture, on the other hand, also affects our daily lives by fostering 
images and ideologies, and by selling way of life that is presented as 
acceptable or non-acceptable.



Sociological theories presented five models of audiences (hypodermic 
model, normative model, model of satisfying needs, interpretative model, 
structural interpretative model), and scholars still debate usability of 
each model due to the influence of media and popular culture over 
current issues.



These and other issues will be discussed at our conference.



Papers are invited (but not limited to) for the following panels:



Media and identity



Media and political campaigns



Media and discrimination



Women in the media



Objectivity of media



Media and democracy



Media and human rights



Popular culture



TV shows and identity



Film and identity



TV shows and everyday lives



Film and everyday lives



Media and memory



Media and history



History of media and popular culture



Media and diplomacy



Media and the Collapse of Eastern Europe



Audience studies



Media and the war in Yugoslavia



Media and religion



Media audience models



Media and Business



Prospective participants are also welcome to submit proposals for their 
own panels.



Submissions of abstracts (up to 500 words) with an email contact should 
be sent to Dr Martina Topic

((martina /at/ socialsciencesandhumanities.com)) by 10 May 2015.



The Centre established a peer review journal, and a working paper 
series. Conference papers will be considered.



We welcome paper proposals from scholars, NGO activists, Master and PhD 
students, and independent researchers.

Earlier decisions will be available when we collect enough papers for 
each panel.



Conference fee is EUR 290, and it includes



The registration fee



Conference bag and folder with materials



Conference publication



Access to the newsletter, and electronic editions of the Centre



Opportunity for participating in future activities of the Centre 
(research & co-editing volumes)



Discount towards participation fee for future conferences



Meals and drinks for both days of the conference



WLAN during the conference



Certificate of attendance



Centre for Research in Humanities and Social Sciences is a private 
institution founded in December 2013 in Croatia (EU).



We selected Austria as a place for hosting conferences due to Austria’s 
favourable geographic position, and liberal Visa regime for conference 
participants with EU Visa requirements.



Unfortunately, the Centre has no available funds for covering transport 
and accommodation in Austria. Participants are responsible for finding 
funding to cover transportation and accommodation costs during the whole 
period of the conference. This applies to both presenting and 
non-presenting participants.



The Centre will not discriminate based on the origin and/or 
methodological/paradigmatic approach of prospective conference participants.



The Centre is eligible for providing Visa letter for Austria to non-EU 
conference participants, and we are pleased to emphasise that all Visa 
applications in 2014 were successful.






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Dr Martina Topic
Centre for Research in Social Sciences
and Humanities
Zagreb, Croatia

Leeds Beckett University
Faculty of Business and Law
Leeds Business School
Leeds, UK

Journal of Culture and Religion
co-editor

Working Series in Religion and Culture
co-editor








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