[ecrea] CfP - Media in Muslim contexts: inventing and re-inventing identities

The Aga Khan University will organise a media conference in November 2016.


MEDIA IN MUSLIM CONTEXTS: INVENTING AND RE-INVENTING IDENTITIES
CALL FOR PAPERS

Date: November 3-4, 2016
Location: Aga Khan University (International) in the UK, London
Deadline for submission of abstracts: July 31, 2016

The Conference
The Aga Khan University¹s Institute for the Study of Muslim 
Civilisations<http://www.aku.edu/ismc> (ISMC) and Graduate School of 
Media and 
Communications<<http://akumedia.aku.edu/>http://akumedia.aku.edu/> 
(GSMC) seek to bring together academics and media professionals to 
discuss the central role of mass media in the contemporary Muslim World. 
  Issues to be addressed include changes in media technology, identity 
formation, heritage destruction, resistance movements and censorship. We 
welcome paper submissions on a broad range of topics under these themes.

· Media and the invention of history: the invention and reinvention of 
national pasts; the creation of romantic visions of history through 
media, especially through film and television.

· Media as vehicles of resistance: media and popular resistance; 
construction of communities through social media.

· Iconoclasm and the Image Wars: questions of iconoclasm, heritage 
destruction and preservation; their coverage in international media, as 
well as the material rewriting of history.

· The Power of Satire: Humour and satire as instruments of dissent and 
dialogue; censorship and violent reaction; satire directed at Islam and 
Muslims and satire by Muslims directed at regimes, religious movements 
and other targets.

Submission of proposals
Papers are invited within the conference themes and accepted papers will 
be grouped into panels, with each speaker having 20 minutes to present 
their paper. Interested individuals should submit proposals to 
(ismc.research /at/ aku.edu)<mailto:(ismc.research /at/ aku.edu)>by July 31, 2016.

Proposals should include the following information:

· Name, institutional affiliation, and email address

· Paper title

· Abstract (of no more than 250 words)

Some conference participants may join via webinar and proceedings will 
be recorded and made available on the Institute¹s website. For all 
inquiries, please contact 
(ismc.research /at/ aku.edu)<mailto:(ismc.research /at/ aku.edu)>​



The Call for Papers also available at 
<<https://www.aku.edu/events/pages/event-detail.aspx?EventID=362&Title=Media%20in%20Muslim%20Contexts:%20Inventing%20and%20Re-inventing%20Identities>https://www.aku.edu/events/pages/event-detail.aspx?EventID=362&Title=Media%20in%20Muslim%20Contexts:%20Inventing%20and%20Re-inventing%20Identities> 


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