[ecrea] cfp: Media and media practices in minority and competitive contexts: From local to global

The Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies (MLCS)

University of Alberta
Le Centre d=92histoire culturelle des soci=E9t=E9s contemporaines (CHCSC)
Universit=E9 de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
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Media and media practices in minority and competitive contexts: From local to global** *
University of Alberta*
11-12 May 2012*


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Few studies have been conducted on the topic of media in minority context.
However, in
today=92s plurilingual and multicultural societies, their role in the
functioning of democracy
and in the construction of minorities=92 cultural identities is crucial. Th=
ese
media are both
channels of communication and gathering places or common areas for
communities. By
connecting individuals who share the same language, these media reinforce
solidarity
within minority groups as well as their cultural identity, both at the loca=
l
and global levels.
In order to maintain their existence, minority media must also position
themselves vis-=E0-
vis the media of the majority to which their audiences also have access.

Conceived as a space for exchange between practitioners and researchers in
social
sciences, humanities and modern languages, this colloquium seeks to reflect
on the role
of media in minority contexts from various perspectives and with a
comparative angle.
The selection committee solicits proposals on any question related to the
issue of media
in minority contexts, and in particular in relation with questions of:
cultural
representations (identity, art, translation), democracy (multiculturalism,
ethics, media
status), networks (national, transnational), professional practice
(journalism, technology),
language policy and language use. We encourage submissions dealing with
different
media:  television, radio, specialized and general press [newspapers and
magazines], posters, internet, etc. We strongly encourage media
professionals
to participate. Working language will be English and French. Proposals can
be submitted
in either of these two languages. Selected proceedings of the conference
will be
published.

Submission of proposals
September 1, 2011 : Deadline for the submission of proposals
Abstract (400 words maximum) to be sent to  (minority.media.conf /at/ gmail.com).
The abstract should contain a title.
Please put your name in the subject of your mail, and your further
references in
the mail message (affiliation, university or institution, e-mail, phone
number, and
the title of your paper).
October 31, 2011: Notification of acceptance by the Academic Committee afte=
r
a double
blind peer-review

Academic Committee
Marc-Fran=E7ois Bernier (Universit=E9 d=92Ottawa, Canada), Mike Cormack (Sa=
bhal
M=F2r
Ostaig, University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland),  Robert Darnton
(Harvard
University, USA), Christian Delporte (Universit=E9 de Versailles
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines,
France), Ouzi Elyada (Universit=E9 de Haifa, Israel), Donald Ipperciel
(University of
Alberta, Canada), Karim H. Karim (Carleton University, Canada), Andy Knight
(University of Alberta, Canada), Elisabeth Le (University of Alberta,
Canada), Marc Lits
(Universit=E9 catholique de Louvain), Marie-Linda Lord (Universit=E9 de Mon=
cton,
Canada),
Catherine Murray (Simon Fraser University, Canada), Lloyd Sciban (Universit=
y
of
Calgary, Canada), Isabelle Veyrat-Masson (CNRS, Universit=E9 Paris IV, Fran=
ce)


Organizing Committee
Sophie Kienlen, Caroline Moine, G=E9raldine Poels, Fran=E7ois Robinet
(Universit=E9 de
Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France); Marine Gh=E9no, Justine Huet=
,
Andy
Knight, Elisabeth Le, Iaroslav Pankovskyi, Sathya Rao, Christian
Reyns-Chikuma
(University of Alberta, Canada) ; David Maurice (Universit=E9 de Sherbrooke=
)

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C(h)ris.
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C(h)ris Reyns-Chikuma
Associate Professor
Coordinator of the French section
Coordinator of the La Rochelle French Program
Co-editor of Alternative Francophone (online journal)
MLCS
Arts 210A
University of Alberta
Edmonton AB T6G 2R3
Canada
(reynschi /at/ ualberta.ca)
Fax: 780-492-9106
http://www.humanities.ualberta.ca/MLCS/staff-reyns.html

"A candle does not lose anything by lighting another candle"
Mohammad Nabbous, killed by Gadhafi on Saturday, March 19.


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