[ecrea] Call for Papers: The First UK –CHINA Media and Cultural Studies Association Conference 2015

Chinese Media and Cultural Studies: Consumption, Content and Crisis.



Date:


6th February 2015

Location:


Cardiff University




Bute Building, King Edward VII Ave, Castle, Cardiff CF10 3NB



This event is held by the UK-China Media and Cultural Studies 
Association (UCMECSA) that aims to provide a platform for the 
communication of the Chinese media and culture researchers in Britain, 
and to discuss the cultural diversity between the Western countries and 
China in order to prevent any possible misunderstanding and achieve the 
ability to communicate in a much better way.

The event is designed to facilitate the opportunity for Chinese media 
and cultural studies and cross-culture comparison dialogue between UK 
and China, particularly in the spheres of media, cultural studies, 
communication, arts, politics, and other social sciences. We therefore 
particularly welcome papers that address (but are not limited to) the 
following:



1.      Media and cultural comparison between the West and China

2.      Chinese media and journalism studies

3.       Chinese popular cultural studies

4.      China’s politics studies

5.      Chinese migration issues

Confirmed keynote speakers include Prof. Richard Sambrook and Dr. Paul 
Bowman.

Please submit a Word document containing your paper title, a 250-word 
abstract, and author information including full name, institutional 
affiliation, email address, and a 50-word bio by 10th January 2015. A 
maximum of 30 minutes will be allocated to each conference paper (20 
minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for questions). Panel proposals 
(three presenters – 90 minutes) should include a 150-word overview and 
250 word individual abstracts (plus author information listed above). 
Notifications regarding acceptance will be sent by January 30th 2015.



The conference will be held at the Cardiff University on 6th February 
2015. Please contact us for your paper and registration through the 
email addresses below:

Shulin Gong (gongs1 /at/ cardiff.ac.uk)

Lijie Yang (Yangl20 /at/ cardiff.ac.uk)


Please visit our website for more information:

http://ukchinamecsa.wordpress.com/2014/11/05/call-for-papers-06022015/

Best wishes

Tianbo Xu (Andy)


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