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[ecrea] Call for participants 10th CEECOM conference "Critique of/at/on periphery?"

Mon Jan 30 16:40:37 GMT 2017



Call for participants 10th CEECOM conference "Critique of/at/on periphery?" Ljubljana 15-17 June 2017


Dear colleagues,

it is our great pleasure to invite you to attend 10th CEECOM conference, which will take place between 15 and 17 June 2017 in Ljubljana.


    CALL FOR PAPERS:
    CEECOM 2017: Critique of/at/on periphery?
    Ljubljana, Slovenia 15–17 June 2017
    www.ceecom2017.eu

The conference theme is positioned at the intersection of three interrelated topics, questioning not only the concept of periphery to which CEE as a region is collectively (self)relegated to, but also opening up the question who is allowed to speakfrom or on behalf of the periphery, along with a more general questioning on the role of criticality within contemporary media and communication scholarship.

The three main topics of the conference therefore address:
- Firstly the lack of criticality within CEE academia in its relationship with the predominant Western theories, models and histories of the field science *(critique OF periphery)*. This includes, but is not limited to issues of academic inequality, dependency on western concepts or models and development of CEE-specific concepts, Othering of CEE, issues of intellectual imperialism and links between intellectual and politicalprojects.

- Secondly, they refer to the concept of CEE as periphery and the fact that this periphery has historically been able to nurture important critical reflection on the role of media and communication within the processes of social change *(critique AT periphery)*. This includes but is not limited to questions of who possesses the authority to interpret communicative and political realities of CEE region, and by extension, the authority of CEE scholars to explain socio-political reality outside CEE region, in particular relationship between media and democratic processes, questions the appropriateness and harshness of CEE’s self-critique, analyses different regional and theoretical histories of criticality etc.

- Thirdly, they refer to the peripheral status of critical research within contemporary academia in general and within the field of media and communication research in particular *(critique ON periphery)*. This topic seeks to chart the state of critical research within the specific sub-areas of study (e.g. in political communication, politics of representation, journalism studies, digital communication etc.) and the implications of the dominance of non-critical researchfor the ability of communication scholars to interpret the turbulent social, economic and political realities and contribute to the promotion of more inclusive social order.

We invite proposals for papers and panels that either address a particular aspect of the relationship between criticality and periphery as well as papers and panels which try to address the overlapping of these concepts. While the conference focuseson CEE region, the call does not exclude the papers addressing the less-geographically bound notions of periphery or peripheries, particularly in relation to the European project which has historically served as idealised identity horizon of CEE.


    Important dates

* *Deadline for submission of abstracts and panel proposals: 3 March 2017*
  * Notification of acceptance: 22 March 2017
  * Early bird registration ends: 15 May 2017



    Submit paper or panel proposal

*To submit a proposal go to conference website: www.ceecom2017.eu/
We invite proposals for papers and panels that either address a particular aspect of the relationship between criticality and periphery as well as papers and panels which try to address the overlapping of these concepts. While the conference focuses on CEE region, the call does not exclude the papers addressing the less-geographically bound notions of periphery or peripheries, particularly in relation to the European project which has historically served as idealised identity horizon of CEE.


    More information

For more information please visit conference website:***www.ceecom2017.eu/*


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