[ecrea] Call for conference: Theorizing Digital Divides

Glenn W. Muschert and I are proposing a panel on “Theorizing Digital 
Divides” for the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association 
(MECCSA) conference that will be hold at Northumbria University 
(Newcastle upon Tyne, UK), in January 2015.


We plan to propose one or more panel session(s) at MECCSA on the topic 
of “Theorizing Digital Divides,” which we intend to use as point(s) of 
departure for an edited volume on the same topic. The intention is to 
create panels as an opportunity for colleagues to present their papers, 
and of course to have the opportunity to meet in person. We intend the 
panel(s) not merely as sets of talks with limited interaction among 
panelists, but rather as interactive opportunities for us to examine our 
common theme. The aim is to promote lively dialogue among experts, and 
to offer a venue for fruitful and satisfying discussion of how we 
theorize digital divides. Each session is 90 minutes, and in order to 
increase the interaction with the audience, we will make every attempt 
to limit the number of participants for each session. The final number 
of sessions will depend on the number of participant, and we will try to 
avoid parallel session in order to increase the interactivity and the 
discussion. As we mention, we also plan an edited volume on the topic of 
Theorizing Digital Divides, and we anticipate the conference sessions on 
this theme as a point of departure for that project.


The deadline for us to propose a panel at the conference is the 1 
September 2014. Therefore, if you would like to participate in the 
MECCSA  this conference, we request that you please send us the details 
of the authors/participants and a brief abstract of 150-200 words. We 
would need to receive proposals to contribute to the MCCSA by 10 August 
2014 at the latest (emailed to Massimo Ragnedda – (ragnedda /at/ gmail.com) and 
Glenn Muschert – (muschegw /at/ MiamiOH.edu)).


One point that might be obvious, however which perhaps bears 
clarification, is that participation in the MCCSA conference panel does 
not imply, nor is it contingent upon, final acceptance of a manuscript 
for the proposed volume on theorizing digital divides. While the MECCSA 
panels and the planned volume may complement one another, they are 
nonetheless separate projects. In particular, acceptance for publication 
in the edited volume will require successful peer and editorial review 
prior to publication. We mention this simply to be clear, and to avoid 
any potential confusion.


In organizing a number of session at the same conference, it is 
ultimately our intention to provide venues for those interested in 
digital divide studies. In all, we hope to have a number of sessions 
which will be of interest to you and other scholars, and we will be 
happy to bring together numerous innovative and dynamic scholars.



For now, please feel welcome to be in contact if you have any questions 
or concerns.

Massimo Ragnedda
Senior Lecturer in Mass Communication
Northumbria University (Newcastle, UK)
mragnedda.wordpress.com
http://notizie.tiscali.it/opinioni/Ragnedda/184/
skype: massimo.ragnedda

http://northumbria.academia.edu/MassimoRagnedda
Twitter: @massimoragnedda



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