INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
McLuhan Galaxy ?Understanding Media, Today?
Barcelona 2011, MAY 23-25
The International Conference McLuhan Galaxy
Barcelona 2011 ?Understanding Media,
Today? is going to take place in Barcelona 2011
May 23-25 to celebrate the birth centenary of
the Canadian thinker Marshall McLuhan. The event
is organised by Faculty of Communication,
University Pompeu Fabra and Interdisciplinary
Internet Institute (IN3), Universitat Oberta de
Catalunya / Open University of Catalonia, with
the collaboration of CCCB-Lab, Centre of
Contemporary Culture of Barcelona.
Structured into thematic sessions, the
conferences, presentations and round tables will
count on the presence of international
researchers such as Manuel Castells, Eric McLuhan,
Derrick de Kerckhove, Robert K. Logan, Javier
Echeverria, Alejandro Piscitelli, Ursula Heise,
Javier Díaz Noci, Carlos A. Scolari and Bruce Powe, among others.
McLuhan Galaxy Barcelona 2011 will be held in
the 22@ Barcelona, Innovation District,
either in the Campus of Communication (UPF), in
the IN3/UOC?s Mediatic building (Metro
Glories) or in the CCCB. The activities
developed in the latter will be open to public and
simultaneous translation will be available.
The Call for Papers opens on December 1st, 2010 and closes on January 7, 2011.
Researchers can apply by sending an extended
abstract in English with a maximum extension of
two (2) pages. More information about the
thematic sessions, papers? submission and
inscriptions can be found in the official
webpage of the event: <http://www.mcluhangalaxy.net>www.mcluhangalaxy.net
The Scientific Committee
Josep M. Casasús, Manuel Castells, Matteo
Ciastellardi, Derrick de Kerckhove, Javier Díaz Noci, Jose
Fernandez Cavia, Juan Carlos Insúa Sigeroff,
Cristina Miranda de Almeida, Miquel Rodrigo Alsina,
Carlos Scolari, Imma Tubella.
