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[eccr] Call for Papers: What's Left in Communication Research?

Sun Nov 03 10:09:23 GMT 2002


CALL FOR PAPERS


>>What's Left in Communication Research?
>>
>>The European Institute for Communication and Culture (EURICOM) will hold a
>>colloquium in Piran, Slovenia, September 16-21, 2003, to discuss the history
>>and contemporary status of Leftist or radical traditions in critical
>>communication and media research and theory.
>>
>>A strong Left tradition in critical communication and media studies
>>crystallized in the 1960s and 70s, exemplified by and Mattelart and
>>Seigelaubs Communications and Class Struggle collections.
>>
>>The focus of the colloquium would be to examine how this tradition has fared
>>since that time. Specific questions/issues might be:
>>
>>1. Is there any observable impact of the end of the Cold War on a Left
>>tradition in communication research?
>>
>>2. How does current critical communication research compare to earlier
>>periods?
>>
>>3. In what ways has the ascendance of "post-Marxist" theory and criticism
>>redirected critical communication research perspectives.
>>
>>4. How do recent popular movements (environmental, human rights, global
>>justice, etc.) relate to previous Leftist/radical politics?
>>
>>5. Is class still an important category in examining issues relating to
>>communication and media?
>>
>>6. What activist/policy strategies are associated with current critical
>>communications research?
>>
>>7. Is it possible for political economy and cultural studies to agree on
>>political strategies?
>>
>>8. What is the significance revisionism within critical theory in
>>communication and media studies?
>>
>>9. How do these developments relate to the (changing) status and character
>>of communication and media studies in universities?
>>
>>Deadline for abstracts: March 1, 2003
>>
>>Deadline for papers: August 1, 2003
>>
>>Abstracts and papers may be sent to either:
>>
>>Prof. Janet Wasko
>>School of Journalism and Communication
>>University of Oregon
>>Eugene, OR 97403
>>USA
>>E-mail: (jwasko /at/ ballmer.uoregon.edu)
>>
>>or,
>>
>>Prof. Andrew Calabrese
>>School of Journalism and Mass Communication
>>University of Colorado
>>Campus Box 478
>>Boulder, Colorado 80309
>>USA
>>E-mail: (andrew.calabrese /at/ colorado.edu)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>____________________________________________
>>
>>Andrew Calabrese
>>School of Journalism and Mass Communication
>>University of Colorado
>>
>>(andrew.calabrese /at/ colorado.edu)
>>http://spot.colorado.edu/~calabres/
>
>
>
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