[ecrea] CFP: In the Frame? Public and Political Discourses of Migration.

In the Frame? Public and Political Discourses of Migration.

April 24th – 25th 2014,

University of Limerick, Ireland



Call for papers

Public and political discourses on the matter of inward and outward 
migration are of crucial importance, as they are responsible for framing 
the issue, and for how, when, and where these issues arrive on the 
public / political spectrum (Schain 2008, p.465). As a result such 
discourses have substantial influence over the general public’s 
attitudes towards migration (McLaren, 2001) and for migrant’s self-image.



In this interdisciplinary conference, we particularly welcome papers 
that address the following:

· Analyses of public discourses regarding transnational migrants

· Populist discourses of migration in print, broadcast and new media 
settings

· Migrant engagement with public discourse – including diasporic media 
settings

· Political discourses on emigration

· Discourses of ‘welfare tourism’

· Analysis of political statements / electoral ephemera directly dealing 
with migration

· Media constructions of migrant bodies

· Counter-hegemonic discourses of migration

· Politicised music / visual culture and emotive discourses around migration



Keynote speakers will include:

· Prof. Brian Fanning, University College Dublin,

· Professor Nicholas de Genova, Kings College, London,

· Dr Gavan Titley, NUI Maynooth,

· Dr Leah Bassel, University of Leicester.



A maximum of 30 minutes will be allocated to each conference paper (20 
minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for questions).

Please send your individual abstract of no more than 250 words to 
(powerdiscourseandsociety /at/ ul.ie)

The deadline for receipt of abstracts is Nov 22nd. Notifications will be 
sent by Dec 19th.



Conference committee:

Dr. Martin Power, Dept. of Sociology, University of Limerick.

Dr Amanda Haynes, Dept. of Sociology, University of Limerick.

Dr. Eoin. Devereux, Dept. of Sociology, University of Limerick.

Dr. Aileen Dillane, Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University 
of Limerick.

James Carr, Dept. of Sociology, University of Limerick.



Power, Discourse and Society is an interdisciplinary research cluster 
based at the University of Limerick, Ireland, which provides a platform 
for researchers working within sociology, sociolinguistics, political 
science, education, ethnomusicology and social geography to come 
together to advance their shared interest in the critical analysis of 
public discourses and the elucidation of their social meaning, 
significance and material impacts. This conference is kindly supported 
by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University 
of Limerick.





Dr. Eoin Devereux

Senior Lecturer

Department of Sociology

University of Limerick

IRELAND

TEL (353) – 61 – 202341



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