[ecrea] LaborComm 2012 - III. International Labor and Communication Conference

LaborComm 2012

 III. International Labor and Communication Conference

 May 7th-8th 2012, Ankara, TURKEY

 As a part of

 The Seventh International Labor Film&  Video Festival*


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Labor communication academics and activists will come together during =
the III. International Labor and Communication Conference as a part of =
the Seventh International Labor Film Festival on the 7th and 8th of May =
2012, in Ankara, Turkey.



Call for Papers


At the beginning of 21th century, the interaction of communication, =
technology and labor, on the one hand, leads to new forms of economic, =
political and ideological structures of capitalism. On the other hand, =
this interaction means new possibilities in the organisation, solidarity =
and resistance practices of labor. LaborComm 2012 focuses on the new =
forms of capitalism and the possibilities of organisation, solidarity =
and resistance of labor within the context of communication. Moreover, =
LaborComm 2012 aims to discuss new forms of work and class formation =
within the context of ICTs. This conference targets to follow up the =
footprints of the interaction of communication, technology and labor in =
politics, economics, daily life and culture and to develop "pro-labor" =
conceptual and theoretical frameworks to explain these footprints.=20

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Possible topics include (but are not limited to):

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=B7         Conceptual and theoretical frameworks "claiming" the =
explanations of the new forms of capitalism

=B7         ICTs and the new forms of economic, political and =
ideological structures of capitalism=20

=B7         ICTs and organisation, solidarity and resistance

=B7         Threats against organisation, solidarity and resistance

=B7         New forms of work  in media/telecommunication/information =
industries

=B7         New forms of labor and class formations in =
media/telecommunication/information industries

=B7         "Pro-labor" conceptual and theoretical frameworks to explain =
the interaction of communication, technology and labor in politics, =
economics, daily life and culture


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Time Schedule:

March 23 2012: Deadline to submit abstracts.  Please send abstracts =
(max. 500 words) (toinfo /at/ laborcomm.org)

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March 30 2012: Notification of Acceptance

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April 20 2012: Deadline for submission of articles: Please send articles =
(toinfo /at/ laborcomm.org)=20

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The event will be streamed live and all sessions will be available for =
viewing over the internet

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Conference Secretary:

Ankara University, Faculty of Communication, Division of Informatics=20



For additional information please visit conference website at =
www.laborcomm.org

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*  The International Labor Film Fastival has been held between May 1st =
and May 9th since 2006. It screens labor films in the largest 18 cities =
in Turkey and also in London and in Torino. The Seventh International =
Labor  Film Festival will begin at May the 1st, 2012. For additional =
information please visit: =
http://festival.sendika.org/index.php?eylem=3Dyazi&yazi_no=3D11

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