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[ecrea] Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference 2018

Sat Jun 03 17:40:03 GMT 2017



Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference 2018
http://www.cul-studies.com/ACScrossroads2018/ACScrossroads2018/

The 12th Association for Cultural Studies "Crossroads in Cultural Studies" conference will be held in Shanghai ,from August 12th to 15th 2018. It is the first time for it to come to Mainland China. Hosted by Shanghai University, Crossroads 2018 will bring scholars together in the beautiful summertime to engage with the past, present and future of cultural studies scholarship.

The Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference has played an important role in the creation of a global discussion of Cultural Studies. It has become a major international conference where scholars from all five continents gather regularly to exchange research, views, and insights. Organized by the Association for Cultural Studies (ACS), the Crossroads conference is held every other year in different parts of the world. Previous conferences have taken place in Sydney (Australia), Birmingham (United Kingdom), Urbana-Champaign (USA), Istanbul (Turkey), Kingston (Jamaica), Hong Kong (China), Paris (France), and Tampere (Finland).

Updated call for papers: Crossroads in Cultural Studies, 2018

For the first time in its history, Crossroads in Cultural Studies is coming to Mainland China. Hosted by Shanghai University, the 12th Crossroads in Cultural Studies will be held in Shanghai,from August 12th to 15th 2018 .Scholars from around the world will come together in the beautiful summertime to engage with the past, present and future of cultural studies scholarship.

Keynote Speakers: Stay tuned for the announcement of more speakers!

The Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference has played an important role in the creation of a global discussion of Cultural Studies. It has become a major international conference where scholars from all five continents gather regularly to exchange research, views, and insights. Organized by the Association for Cultural Studies (ACS), the Crossroads conference is held every other year in different parts of the world. Previous conferences have taken place in Sydney(Australia),Birmingham (United Kingdom), Urbana-Champaign (USA), Istanbul (Turkey), Kingston (Jamaica), Hong Kong (China), Paris (France), and Tampere (Finland).

A day-long postgraduate/graduate research student conference will precede the main conference on August 11th.

Submit your proposal before 24:00,Nov. 30th, 2017(Beijing time).The call for both pre-organized panel and paper proposals (for both main conference and pre-conference) is now open.Submission guidelines and forms can be accessed here. Information on registration and accommodation will follow soon, along with confirmed speakers. Spread the news!Please share this page with your colleagues and friends – we look forward to seeing you in Shanghai in the summer of 2018!

Suggested Key Topics for Crossroads 2018 Shanghai:

    Cultural and other relationships between the urban and the rural
    Political/cultural unconsciousness of the youth
    Ideas and practices for the alternative
    Changes of knowledge production mechanism
    Rethinking university and academic community
    Return to the communities
    Working class and intellectual proletariat
    Green culture/ economy
    Gender identity
    Radicalization of the right and the left
    Creative industry and cultural economy
    Labour and robot
    Political and technical "post-truth"
    Redefinition of economy
    Practices of space
    Food sovereignty, safety and quality
    Cultural citizenship
    Law and living rationality
    Immaterial labour and Intellectual property
    Rethinking of time
    Regionally cultural traditions and global mainstream culture

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