[ecrea] CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 'Research Methods in Media Discourse: a postgraduate conference'. DEADLINE SEPT 3

Call for Abstracts - deadline 3rd September


'Research Methods in Media Discourse: a postgraduate conference'



Saturday, 17 November 2012



Media Discourse Group
Department of Media, Film and Journalism
De Montfort University
Leicester



Deadline: 3 September 2012



VENUE: Clephan Building, De Montfort University, Leicester, LE1 9BH



This conference, which is organised by the Media Discourse Group and supported by the MeCCSA Postgraduate Network, seeks to bring together postgraduate students from the international research community to discuss the mechanics of how we research Media Discourse.



The broad inter-disciplinary remit of Media Discourse, which encompasses a wide range of fields, from media studies, journalism and cultural studies to political science and international relations, means that there are an extensive variety of methodological approaches available. This can provide both challenges and opportunities in a swiftly changing media landscape.



The broad inter-disciplinary remit of Media Discourse, which encompasses a wide range of fields, from media studies, journalism and cultural studies to political science and international relations, means that there are an extensive variety of methodological approaches available. This can provide both challenges and opportunities in a swiftly changing media landscape.



The Media Discourse Group invites PhD researchers to submit proposals which explore methodological approaches through the use of case studies. We encourage submissions which focus on the application of the selected method/s to particular case studies, and which critically review the advantages and disadvantages of applying the method, and how we can deal with any challenges that may arise.



Suggested topics for papers include (but are not limited to):



- Online research methods.

- Critical Discourse Analysis.

- Historical approaches.

- Multimodal Analysis.

- Content Analysis.

- Ethnography.

- Participant Observation.



Potential contributors are invited to send a 250-word abstract and a title (tomedia.discourse /at/ dmu.ac.uk)  <mailto:(media.discourse /at/ dmu.ac.uk)>   by 3 September 2012.



Keynote speakers will be confirmed shortly. This is a free event and lunch and conference material will be provided.



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