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[ecrea] CfA Power Geometries of/in Motion, Karlstad University

Wed Oct 23 10:54:13 GMT 2013


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POWER GEOMETRIES OF/IN MOTION
An International Symposium on (Im)Mobilities, New Media and Social Distinction

December 5 and 6, 2013

Venue: Karlstad University, Sweden

As indicated by much research over the last few decades, power geometries of space and place have become increasingly mobile, fluid and mediatized. Such concepts as network capital, mobility capital and cosmopolitan capital all point to the socially distinctive, and increasingly complex, role of mobility and media practices, as well as to the contestation of modern demarcations, ranging from domestic territories and the private sphere to the nation state. The amalgamation of mobile (trans)media technologies and infrastructures with virtually all forms of mobility today (from corporeal habits of exercise and strolling to global migration and mass tourism) sustains new modes of connectivity and expressivity, which potentially set power geometries in motion.

The symposium focuses on power-geometries of/in motion, that is, the dialectics of “spaces of flows” and “spaces of places”, and new media as a key dimension of social distinction in our times. The symposium will scrutinize these dynamics in an interdisciplinary manner, in order to get a sense of how power, privilege and forms of socio-cultural dominance today are played out through mobilities/mediations at different scales and in various contexts, ranging from the classified/classifying spatialities of everyday interaction to the global distribution of technological wealth. In particular, we seek deeper, situated understandings of the interplay between micro-processes of social distinction and the (re)production of global power geometries.

The symposium includes two plenary sessions (four plenary talks) and two paper sessions. The paper sessions give space for altogether six presentations followed by discussion. Senior researchers and PhD students are encouraged to submit abstracts of 200-250 words for consideration. The proposals are expected to deal with topics related to the problem area outlined above, and will be evaluated by the organizing committee according to quality and relevance. The symposium also welcomes an interested audience (up to 40 attendants). The symposium is free of charge for all participants and includes refreshments and lunches. Registration is mandatory for all participants (for information on how to register see below).


PLENARY TALKS:

Felix Bühlmann, University of Lausanne, Switzerland: "Cosmopolitan Capital and the Internationalization of the Field of Business Elites"

Jörg Dürrschmidt, TU Darmstadt, Germany: "The Irresolvable Unease about Be-longing: Exploring Globalized Dynamics of Homecoming"

Setargew Kenaw, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia: "Fast-Loose Space: Expressions of Control Over ICT"

Tanja Thomas, University of Bremen, Germany: "Cosmopolitan Solidarity in Media Cultures"


TIME AND PLACE:

The symposium begins with registration and lunch (included) at 12.00 on Thursday the 5th of December and ends with lunch (included) on Friday the 6th. The symposium takes place in the Ljungberg Auditorium (“the Egg”) in Building 21, Karlstad University Campus. Lunches and refreshments are served adjacent to the auditorium.


ABSTRACT SUBMISSION AND REGISTRATION:

1 November: Deadline for abstract submissions – send your abstract to Associate Prof. Mekonnen Tesfahuney: (mete /at/ kau.se)
15 November: Notification of acceptance from symposium organizers
22 November: Final day of registration for all participants – register via this link: www.powergeometriesdec2013.axaco.se The registration site also contains information about accommodation in Karlstad. Further questions can be directed to Prof. André Jansson ((andre.jansson /at/ kau.se)) or Associate Prof. Mekonnen Tesfahuney ((mete /at/ kau.se) )


ORGANIZERS:

Power Geometries of/in Motion is part of the ongoing research project Kinetic Élites: The Mediatization of Social Belonging and Close Relationships among Mobile Class Fractions (funded by the Swedish Research Council) and organized in collaboration with the research group Spaces and Mobilities in a Mediatized World at the Department of Geography, Media and Communication, Karlstad University, Sweden. The organizing committee consists of André Jansson (Karlstad University), Mekonnen Tesfahuney (Karlstad University), Miyase Christensen (Stockholm University), Karin Fast (Karlstad University) and Jenny Jansdotter (Karlstad University).



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