[ecrea] CfP: Cultural Studies and the Research of (Digital) Games. Hong Kong, June 17-21, 2010

> CfP: Cultural Studies and the Research of (Digital)
> Games. Hong Kong, June 17-21, 2010. Extended Deadline:
> January 31th, 2010
>
> - Apologies for cross posting -
>
> Cultural Studies and the Research of (Digital) Games
>
> Proposals are invited for PRESENTATIONS at the 8th
> International Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference. The
> next Crossroads conference will be held in Hong Kong, June
> 17-21, 2010.* http://www.crossroads2010.org
>
> Session: Cultural Studies and the Research of (Digital)
> Games
>
> The organizer seeks proposals covering all aspects of
> gaming, gaming culture and game studies. Proposals can
> address analog and digital games and all theoretical and
> methodological approaches are welcome.
>
> Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
> -       The relationship between Cultural Studies and
> (analog and digital) games
> -       Identity construction, representation of race,
> class, gender and sexuality in games
> -       Gaming culture, game cultures and game communities
> -       Ideology in game design or production
> -       Game advertising and marketing
> -       Regulation, youth protection, censorship and
> intellectual property
> -       Game analysis
> -       Research methods
> -       Appropriation processes
> -       Serious games/persuasive games/games for change
> -       .
>
> ALL PROPOSALS ARE WELCOME!
> - Please send an abstract of 100 - 150 words or note of
> interest to Markus Wiemker (markus /at/ wiemker.org) till January
> 31th, 2010 -
>
> Markus Wiemker
> University of Technology
> RWTH Aachen, Germany
> (markus /at/ wiemker.org)
> www.wiemker.org
>
> *Since its inception in 1996 in Tampere, Finland, the
> Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference has filled a
> significant gap in the global academic community. It is now
> a key international conference in cultural studies where
> scholars from all five continents get together regularly to
> exchange research outputs, critical viewpoints and scholarly
> insights. Organized by the Association for Cultural Studies
> (ACS), the Crossroads conference is held every other year in
> different parts of the world: Birmingham in UK, Illinois in
> USA, Istanbul in Turkey and Kingston in Jamaica.
>
> ---
> Markus Wiemker
> (markus /at/ wiemker.org)
> www.wiemker.org

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