[ecrea] Call for Applications - Workshop (Forced) Migration and Media at the University of Leicester

Extended Deadline: Call for Applications – Workshop (Forced) Migration 
and Media *

*13^th  of June, 2016, University of Leicester
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*For this one-day workshop – on the *Monday, the 13^th  of June *–**we 
are looking for applicants who conduct research on how media and forced 
migration intersect. The deadline to submit your abstract is on the 
*Sunday, the 29^th  of May, 23.59 GMT.

_Outline Interdisciplinary Workshop aimed at academic knowledge exchange_*

The academic interest for (forced) migrants and media is very topical 
given the influence of the ‘refugee crisis in Europe’. But while 
ethnographic research has indeed shown that diasporic communities are 
often vanguards of digital technologies and it is clear that forced 
migration and mediated connectivity are increasingly intertwined, 
critical research in this area is still lacking.

We aim to bring together established and upcoming scholars from 
different areas together in order to further understand and increase our 
knowledge on the mediation of (forced) migration.

We are looking for applicants who conduct research to further the 
understanding on how media and forced migration intersect. New and old 
media play a crucial role in the lives of (forced) migrants.

Within this workshop we aim to explore how we can understand the 
intersections between different media forms, including people’s own 
media use, and (forced) migration. We bracket the forced, as we 
recognise that the label ‘refugee’ can have its own difficulties, and 
could even be considered as a governing tool appropriated by 
nation-states. This workshop could therefore also be opened up to people 
who consider mixed migration or challenge the distinction between 
economic and forced migrations in regard to media.

The workshop aims to bring together new career researchers, 
post-graduate students and established scholars and post-graduate 
students and to create a vibrant inter-disciplinary discussion about the 
mediation of forced migration.

After a general opening and key note speeches, early career researchers 
are invited to present their work (in progress) with a Q & A section to 
follow, in order to enhance mutual learning about different approaches 
to understand this issue. We aim to provide an informal space where 
outcomes but also new proposals and ideas can be shared.

Potential presenters can consider their work, relevant to the following 
streams: *
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1. Media representations of (forced) migration.
2. Methodology, media and migration.
3. Trajectories of (forced) migrants.
4. Media power in the politics of (forced) migration.

For a more detailed description of these streams, please have a look on 
our Facebook event-page: Workshop (Forced) Migration and Media or 
contact us on (mediamigrationworkshop /at/ gmail.com)

In the closing plenary session we will look for bridges, and consider 
how we as academics can best engage to policies and practices.

We ask you to submit the title of your work, an abstract of maximum 300 
words* Sunday, the 29^th  of May, 23.59 GMT *to 
(mediamigrationworkshop /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(mediamigrationworkshop /at/ gmail.com)>.

Accepted participants will be notified by the 1^st  of June.

There are limited slots available for listerners.

_Costs:_ Attendees are asked to contribute £10 each, in order to 
contribute to the travel costs of attendees without funding. Those 
attendees who have to travel far within the UK and do not have funding 
to cover travel costs can contact us for additional funding.

/* Contrary to what our first call stated, the workshop on Community 
impact has been postponed to a later date so it won’t take place during 
Ramadan. For more information on the Community Impact Event, please 
contact Idil Osman: //(io40 /at/ le.ac.uk)/ 
<https://email.le.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?SURL=9NWZ9b-cNcbglwqBc-gVFVIB1lRuMQULuLMUuxLZzcJJfbalTFPTCG0AYQBpAGwAdABvADoAaQBvADQAMABAAGwAZQAuAGEAYwAuAHUAawA.&URL=mailto%3aio40%40le.ac.uk>/ 
or Mirjam Twigt: //(mat35 /at/ le.ac.uk)/ 
<https://email.le.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?SURL=vsArdVSJZaiGQFYu2tHEPDtHFzLuv3-aiDA0cBglmFxJfbalTFPTCG0AYQBpAGwAdABvADoAbQBhAHQAMwA1AEAAbABlAC4AYQBjAC4AdQBrAA..&URL=mailto%3amat35%40le.ac.uk>/. 
/

All the best wishes,

Mirjam A. Twigt

PhD-student, Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Sociology / Media and Communication
University of Leicester

Email: (mat35 /at/ le.ac.uk)

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