[ecrea] Call for Papers: Media and Passion

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*Call for Papers*

*Media and Passion*

International Conference, at the Media and Communication Research 
Department, Lund University, Sweden, March 21st 2013. Organisers Annette 
Hill, Joanna Doona and Carolina Martinez.


Passion is at the heart of an emotional economy within media, culture 
and society. For too long passion has been dismissed as subjective 
experience outside the remit of scientific enquiry. But, we think and 
feel with our head and heart and to separate rationality from emotion is 
to ignore the power of passion in society. How people feel about 
politics, the press, or social media is vital to understanding media in 
modern life. This conference focuses on media and passion as 
multidimensional, working across industry and economics, politics, 
society and popular culture.


The conference will be organised thematically, focusing on four areas of 
enquiry in media, communication and cultural studies: politics and 
passion, emotional economy in media industries, subjectivity, and 
identity and social relations. Papers should address one or more of the 
following research questions What is the role of passion in political 
culture? In what ways has emotion become an economy in media and 
cultural industries? How can we research subjectivity and the media? How 
do people feel about media, identity and social relations?


The schedule includes a combination of keynote addresses, 
pre-constituted panels, and open panels. Confirmed speakers include 
Professor Stephen Coleman (Leeds University, UK), Professor John Corner 
(Leeds University, UK), Professor Joke Hermes (In Holland University, 
Netherlands), and Dr Gavan Titley (National University of Ireland). 
Other invited speakers include Dr Stina Bengtsson (Södertörn University, 
Sweden), Professor Göran Bolin (Södertörn University, Sweden), Dr Mervi 
Pantii (Helsinki University, Finland), Emeritus Professor Peter Dahlgren 
(Lund University, Sweden), Professor Annette Hill (Lund University, 
Sweden), Dr Anna Lund (Linnaeus University, Sweden) and Professor Tobias 
Olsson (Lund University, Sweden).


Please submit abstracts of 300 words in English by December 10th 2012 
via the dedicated conference website: 
http://www.kom.lu.se/forskning/konferenser-och-natverkstraffar/media-and-passion-international-conference-2013/

There is a registration fee of 650 SEK (70 Euros) that covers food and 
drink for the day and an evening buffet. Main contact 
((Joanna.doona /at/ kom.lu.se) <mailto:(Joanna.doona /at/ kom.lu.se)>).