[Commlist] cfp: Disney in a Time of Global Transformation: Second Annual Disney, Culture & Society Research Network Conference

The Disney, Culture and Society Research Network is pleased to announce 
its Call for Papers for the Second Annual Disney, Culture & Society 
Research Network Conference: Disney in a Time of Global Transformation.

When: 24–28 June 2024

Where: Online

Abstract Submission Deadline: 31 January 2024

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How can, and how should, we use the study of The Walt Disney Company to 
examine the global era in which we live: a time of tremendous change in 
terms of how we communicate and understand one another? How is Disney 
revising itself and its properties to stay relevant in our ever-changing 
world? What does it mean to “keep moving forward” in a time of cultural 
re-framing and de-colonialism?

As Walt Disney said: “Around here, however, we don't look backwards for 
very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new 
things… and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” Disney is 
constantly on the move, transitioning and transforming as they develop 
and market the next big thing. As Disney continues to acquire more of 
the media market, they craft something new: a globalized cultural 
cauldron with a Disneyfied sheen. To address these questions and issues, 
the upcoming Disney, Culture and Society Research Network Conference 
aims to open up a conversation around how Disney survives and thrives 
while continuously adapting to the glocal media industry.

If you are researching elements of the Walt Disney Company in its wide 
range of capacities, we want to hear from you. We invite abstract 
submissions on a diverse range of Disney Studies topics as represented 
by our Network, including but not limited to: Lucasfilm, Marvel, 
National Geographic, Pixar, Adaptation, Animation, Art, Audiences, 
Corporate & Industry, Environment & Animals, Fairy Tales, Fandom, 
Fashion, Food, Games, History, Live Action, Marketing & Merchandising, 
Music, Pedagogy, Politics, Princesses, Representation & Identity, 
Streaming & Technology, Television, Theatre, Theme Parks & Tourism, 
Villains.

We are aware of the current state of the world with the Covid-19 
pandemic, the financial precarity of scholars, the environmental harm, 
and the difficulties of procuring visas for international travel. We 
want to make this conference as accessible to as many different Disney 
scholars as possible, so this will be a *free, online conference*.

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If you would like to submit an abstract for this conference, either as 
an individual or as a pre-constituted round table (for a round table, 
you must have 3-6 presenters, and you’ll need all of the personal 
information for each person), please do so in this Google Form 
<https://forms.gle/c7BDj6dnmMJpDKBr8>. Members and nonmembers of DisNet 
are welcome to submit. *All submissions must be in English as the 
conference will also take place in English *(see this call in 
traditional Chinese 
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X4eErUHpcPNTZvNUlh7DVXS4K9cp1-bD/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109368950629421999240&rtpof=true&sd=true>, 
simplified Chinese 
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YZXKFTTLS0qQIJNtOrZhwj6rtO3z7MKc/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109368950629421999240&rtpof=true&sd=true>, 
Japanese 
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MrKrQjS__EviWdu6o72lJfCdQAAM0aFO/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109368950629421999240&rtpof=true&sd=true>, 
or Spanish 
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GJ-d06-iql5GcMvkZG6hZjboITFP3jlc/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109368950629421999240&rtpof=true&sd=true>)*.*

**

You will need to provide the following information (if you’re submitting 
an individual abstract with multiple authors, you need all of the 
personal information for each person):

• Name

• Email

• Affiliation

• Time zone in June

• Biography (~100 words)

• Social media handles (optional)

• Consent to share social media handles and/or email address

• Consent to be recorded as a speaker and/or an attendee

• Accessibility requirements you would like to bring to our attention

• Title

• Abstract (250-300 words)

For more on DisNet and to remain up to date on all of what DisNet has to 
offer, please see:

Website: https://www.dis-net.org/ <https://www.dis-net.org/>

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If you have any questions, please email (disnetconference /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(disnetconference /at/ gmail.com)>

Consider joining DisNet <https://www.dis-net.org/join>today! Additional 
materials will be available for members both before and during the 
conference!


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