Call for Papers ? Extended Deadline
The Politics and Policies of Communications:
National, Transnational and Global Perspectives
3rd Annual International Postgraduate Conference
Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds, UK
Friday, June 12th 2009, 9:30am ? 6pm
Extended Deadline for Abstracts: April 24th, 2009
Following the great success of our two previous
postgraduate conferences, the Institute of
Communications Studies at the University of
Leeds will be hosting a third. We invite
students from all disciplines at the Master's or
Doctoral level to present research that pertains
to issues of politics, government policy,
communication and culture and the interplay between them.
Communication politics and policies are dominant
forces in shaping living cultures. Rich, vibrant
and controversial forms of expression continue
to emerge and their influence is increasingly
transcending borders. While the appearance and
pervasiveness of new communication technologies
is greatly accelerating this process, the
forging and evolution of cultural discourses
also influences the articulation and reorients
the expression of communication politics and policies.
Current tendencies within communications
politics and policy appear to be driven
primarily by western-oriented approaches. Such
models are often perceived as being easily
transferable to other parts of the world, mainly
because of their liberal, inclusive and
representative tradition, in contrast to more
restrictive political and communication systems elsewhere.
Meanwhile, different sets of actors
(governments, media, political parties, civil
society organizations, transnational non-state
actors, and citizens) seek to formulate and
influence communication politics and policy.
Although they may have some common objectives,
including fostering democratisation, promoting
citizenship and reinforcing identities, they
also compete to exert influence at different levels of governance.
This 3rd Annual International Postgraduate
conference aims to identify and discuss current
trends in communications politics and policy and
investigate how they influence cultures at
national, transnational, regional and global
levels. It also aims to analyse how the
evolution of cultural discourses and practices
influences communications politics and policy.
Our keynote speakers are:
· Prof. Monroe Price, Director of the
Center for Global Communication Studies,
Annenberg School for Communication (University of Pennsylvania)
· Dr. Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Reader at
the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies (Cardiff University)
· Dr. Des Freedman, Senior Lecturer in
Communications and Cultural Studies (Goldsmiths University of London)
We will also have special thematic art
installations, provided by Fine Arts students of
the University of Leeds, to be exhibited for the duration of the conference.
Conference themes:
* Political Communication, citizenship and democratization
* Identities, citizenship, and government policies
* Communications and government policies
* Diaspora Communications and Cultures
* Transnational Movements and Communications
* Global Governance and International Institutions
* Political discourse and communications
Submission Format
for Abstracts:
Abstracts (250 words) should be submitted by Friday,
April 24th, 2009. Please include your contact email, phone number,
affiliation of author(s), and a brief biography. Presentations should be 20-25
minutes in length.
Please
send all submissions and inquiries to
<mailto:(ics-pg-conference /at/ leeds.ac.uk)>(ics-pg-conference /at/ leeds.ac.uk).
Also, to keep up to
date with the conference, please visit our
website: <http://ppc09.wordpress.com/>http://ppc09.wordpress.com
Institute of Communications Studies, Houldsworth Building,
University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT. Tel: +44 (0)113 343 8859
