[ecrea] IAMHIST conference 2009: Social Fears and Moral Panics, Aberystwyth, 8-11 July 2009

> IAMHIST conference 2009: Social Fears and Moral Panics, Aberystwyth, 
> 8-11 July 2009
> The International Association for Media and History (IAMHIST) 
> announces its call for papers for the XXIII biennial IAMHIST 
> conference, incorporating the 3rd Gregynog Media History Conference, 
> on the theme Social Fears and Moral Panics.
> The aim of the conference is to explore both the role of the media 
> in addressing, highlighting or perpetuating social fears, and the 
> mass media itself as a perceived moral agent and/or threat.  Topics 
> to address might thus include questions of media content and/or 
> language; concerns about public intrusion; censorship and the 
> freedom of information; the reporting of crimes or disasters; 
> invasion and security fears in times of peace or war; religious, 
> cultural and/or linguistic fears; fears relating to youth or 
> children, or to minority groups; fears relating to particular 
> behaviours, pursuits or leisure activities; 'golden ageism'.
> We welcome paper proposals that address the theme in both 
> contemporary and/or historical perspective; proposals which engage 
> with the theme comparatively (both geographically and temporally); 
> and proposals which engage with theoretical approaches, including 
> the social theory of moral panic.
> We also welcome proposals on their work in progress from 
> postgraduate and early-career scholars in the field of media 
> history, including on topics that may not be on the conference theme.
> Proposals for complete panels (three themed papers) are welcome, as 
> well as individual paper submissions.  Papers presented at the 
> conference should be 25-30 minutes in length and should use 
> illustrative material (for instance film clips) wherever possible.
> Abstracts of no more than 300 words per paper should be sent to Dr 
> Sian Nicholas at 
> <mailto:(iamhist2009 /at/ aber.ac.uk)>(iamhist2009 /at/ aber.ac.uk)  c/o 
> Department of History and Welsh History, Aberystwyth University, 
> Penglais, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3DY, Wales UK.
> The conference is being organised by IAMHIST, in association with 
> the Centre for Media History and Departments of History and Welsh 
> History, and Theatre, Film and Television, Aberystwyth University, 
> the Department of Media and Communications, Swansea University, and 
> the journals Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television and 
> Media History, with the support of the National Screen and Sound 
> Archive of Wales, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.
> For further details, see 
> <http://www.aber.ac.uk/history/research/centreformediahistoryIAMHIST2009.html>http://www.aber.ac.uk/history/research/centreformediahistoryIAMHIST2009.html 
>
> Aberystwyth University is located overlooking the seaside town of 
> Aberystwyth on the west Wales Cardigan Bay coast.  Direct trains to 
> Aberystwyth run from Birmingham New Street via Shrewsbury.  The 
> nearest airports are Birmingham (best for train links), Manchester 
> and Cardiff.  Accommodation will be available on campus throughout 
> the conference.

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