Call for papers for the Indigeneity and Media stream
Australia and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) Annual Conference
Communication on the edge: Shifting boundaries and identities
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
6-8 July 2011
1. Indigenous peoples have the right to establish their own media in
their own languages and to have access to all forms of
non-indigenous media without discrimination.
2. States shall take effective measures to ensure that State-owned
media duly reflect indigenous cultural diversity. States, without
prejudice to ensuring full freedom of expression, should encourage
privately owned media to adequately reflect indigenous cultural diversity.
Article 16, United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples, 2007.
Every culture has a right and responsibility to present its own
culture to its own people. That responsibility is so fundamental it
cannot be left in the hands of outsiders, nor be usurped by them.
>From the constitution of Te Manu Aute, a collective of Maori
communicators (1986).
The evolution of ... indigenous media policies, discourses and
practices is an important subject to examine at the beginning of the
twenty-first century as aboriginal self-government comes closer to a
negotiated consensus than ever before.
Lorna Roth (2005). Something New in the Air: The Story of First
Peoples Television Broadcasting in Australia. Montreal & Kingston:
McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 9
Under the rubric of ANZCA's conference theme 'Communication on the
edge: Shifting boundaries and identities', the Indigeneity and Media
stream welcomes all manner of presentations and papers that provide
opportunities for considering the multiple discourses of, around
and about indigeneity and media. This includes media
representations of indigenous peoples, as well as media produced by
indigenous peoples. We invite submissions that include, but are not
restricted to:
Indigenous media organizations and production
Indigenous film and theory
Indigenous audiences
The relationships between media representation and Indigenous policy
"Mainstream" media representation of Indigenous cultures
Racism in the media
Journalists' experience of covering Indigenous issues
Public opinion on Indigenous issues
The political economy of indigenous media
Indigenous media and globalisation
The Indigenous Public Sphere
Pan-indigeneity and indigenous media
Indigenous media in the digital age
Indigeneity and national identity
Indigenous music
Media and cultural identity
The stream strongly supports the participation of postgraduate
students. Full papers submitted by postgraduate students are
eligible for the $1000 Grant Noble Prize for Best Student Paper.
About ANZCA 2011
The Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) is
a professional association for teachers and researchers in the
diverse disciplines of communication. The annual conference is the
major event in the ANZCA calendar. The conference provides members
with valuable professional development opportunities, including
scholarly publication, networking and presentation, and learning
about the latest national and international trends in media and
communications research, teaching and learning. Research students
are encouraged and supported to take advantage of formal and
informal mentoring opportunities afforded by participation in the
conference and other activities of the association. The conference
also provides an important occasion for recognizing the achievements
and contributions of members in the field.
Papers presented at the conference are subject to a blind peer
review process. Delegates can choose to submit an abstract or a full
paper. Full papers are published in the ANZCA conference proceedings
and are available on the ANZCA website at: www.anzca.net .
The Indigeneity and Media stream is jointly convened by Associate
Professor Kerry McCallum (University of Canberra) and Dr Sue Abel
(University of Auckland). For inquiries please contact both convenors:
Kerry McCallum ((Kerry.McCallum /at/ canberra.edu.au))
Sue Abel ((s.abel /at/ auckland.ac.nz))
Please note: We are both on study leave in Semester 1 2011, but
will answer all emails with 'ANZCA 2011' in the subject line.
All abstracts and/or papers are centrally submitted and managed
through the ANZCA 2011 organisers.
The deadline for papers is: Monday 7 February 2011
For conference details see: http://www.management.ac.nz/anzca2011
Sue Abel,
Senior Lecturer,
Maori Studies/Film, Television and Media Studies,
University of Auckland.
Ph: 09 3737599 x88874
