[ecrea] CFP 'Chinese media studies: the state of the field' -- MIA special issue

> Call for Papers for special issue of Media International Australia:
>
> Chinese media studies: The state of the field
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> This special issue invites papers to reflect on the state, scope, 
> and prospects of a still relatively young and interdisciplinary 
> field that we call 'Chinese Media Studies'. The special issue will: 
> (1) provide a snapshot of the state of the field from the 
> perspective of both well established and emerging scholars; (2) 
> define the meaning and scope of area studies in media and cultural 
> research; (3) evaluate the value of work done to date by global 
> scholars; and (4) suggest new directions and productive foci for 
> future research.
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> We seek contributors from all areas in humanities and social 
> sciences, who interrogate media and communications where Chinese 
> language is dominant or relevant (China PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan, 
> and Chinese migrant 'mediaspheres' or Chinese-speaking communities). 
> We are interested in, among other issues, the following topics:
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>
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>  1.  the interrogation of 'Chinese media studies' as a field within 
> the broader context of media studies as a discipline in the Western 
> academia and its relation with area studies (most obviously, Asian 
> studies and Chinese studies);
>  2.  the changing status of Chinese media studies and its 
> contingency with non-traditional forms of media and communications, 
> in both thematic matters and methodological concerns;
>  3.  the implications of the evolving field of Chinese media 
> studies for higher education, and its relationship with training, 
> industry and government;
>  4.  the reflection of researchers on the role of China in 
> contemporary media and communications research, whether or not they 
> have the prefix of 'Chinese' in media studies, on their roles as 
> educators and experts, individually and collectively.
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> Abstracts of no more than 500 words should be sent to the editors by 
> January 31, 2010 for advice on whether a full paper is required for 
> the reviewing process. Full contributions of 4000-6000 words, 
> prepared in MIA style, will then be required. Please contact the 
> joint editors, Stephanie Hemelryk Donald and Haiqing Yu 
> ((h.yu /at/ unsw.edu.au)), by 30 April 2010.
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>
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> Please note that MIA has a rigorous reviewing system and we would 
> expect that only a small proportion of papers sent for review will 
> be published.
>
> --
> Dr Haiqing YU
> Lecturer in contemporary Chinese media and culture
> School of Languages and Linguistics, University of New South Wales
> #234 Morven Brown Building, Kensington Campus, UNSW
> NSW 2052 Australia
> Tel: +61 2 9385 2349; +61 42 991 3053
> Fax: +61 2 9385 2666

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