[ecrea] CfA: Voice and Matter ­ Glocal Conference on Communication for Development

"Voice and Matter – Glocal Conference on Communication for Development"

– Call for Abstracts –

Deadline: 23 May 2014, 00:00 (CET)

Voice and Matter is the fourth annual Communication for Development
conference arranged by Ørecomm – Centre for Communication and Glocal
Change, this year merged with Roskilde University’s biannual scientific
conference, Sunrise.

The conference aims to explore the dynamic relationship – and possible
convergence – between voice and matter in the context of communication
for development theory and practice.

When? 17-20 September 2014
Where? Roskilde University (Denmark) & Malmö University (Sweden)

Ørecomm invites researchers, students, practitioners, authors, artists, 
filmmakers and entrepreneurs to submit abstracts on the following themes:

NEW SOCIAL ACTORS AND ICT FOR DEVELOPMENT
The technocentric concept of ICT4D raises questions on the power over
and use of technology. Who are the new social actors and new social
movements? How do they pursue their goals using ICTs? This session
invites theoretical and empirical reflections, uncovering emerging
perspectives on technology, voice and matter.

ICT4D WITHOUT ICT4G?
As photos of all-male ICT4D conference panels and technology fairs
dominated by men are circulated on social networks, questions about
gender issues in ICT4D research and practice are more pressing than
ever. This panel invites theoretical reflections and innovative case
studies on gender, power and the future of ICT4D.

THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT JOURNALISM
International development journalism is exploring new avenues to connect
with different audiences and to communicate social change. This panel
highlights new innovative approaches as well as discussing the
challenges and limitations in an age where ‘everybody is a broadcaster’.

FICTION MATTERS
Recent decades have in many parts of the world brought new genres of
fiction to critical acclaim. New authors engage with movement, migration
and change in ways that are debated globally. This panel will explore
fiction, that in new ways engage with the relation between the social
and the global, and between voice and matter.

HISTORIES OF DIASPORA
Nation-states and national mentalities have shaped societies we live in
through reductive classifications. New methods now move beyond this
logic, allowing for improved understanding of the changing role of the
state over time, and for new transcultural encounters. This panel
explores methods in approaching the diaspora context in space and time.

Deadlines

     * Submission of abstracts are accepted until 23 May 2014, oo:oo (CET)
     * Accepted abstracts will be announced individually by 6 June 2014


Guidelines

     * Email your abstract of 200-300 words to (orecomm /at/ gmail.com) with
the subject "Voice & Matter Abstract"
     * Abstracts must include the presenter's name, affiliation, email
and postal address.
     * Please name your abstract in the following way: 
name+surname_abstract


Questions?

     * For more information and the full concept note, please visit:
http://orecomm.net/festival-2014/call-for-abstracts-voice-matter-glocal-conference-on-communication-for-development/
     * You are also welcome to forward any questions to (orecomm /at/ gmail.com)

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Roskilde University · www.ruc.dk · Malmö University · www.mah.se

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