[ecrea] International conference on Media and Popular culture

Centre for Research in Social sciences and Humanities

(www.socialsciencesandhumanities.com)



is inviting paper/panel proposals for



International Conference on Media and Popular culture to be held in

Vienna, Austria, 30-31.05.2014.

Conference venue: ***** Hotel Ambassador Vienna, A-1010 Wien, Kärntner 
Straße 22 / Neuer Markt 5, Austria, http://www.ambassador.at/



It is an unobjectionable fact that media participate in formation of our 
daily lives by creating identities, images, and by generally influencing 
our views. This applies not only to politics (i.e. political campaigns), 
but also to the formation on how we see ourselves and others. Popular 
culture, on the other hand, also affects our daily lives by fostering 
images and ideologies, and by selling way of life that is presented as 
acceptable or non-acceptable.

Sociological theories presented five models of audiences (hypodermic 
model, normative model, model of satisfying needs, interpretative model, 
structural interpretative model), and scholars still debate usability of 
each model due to the influence of media and popular culture over 
current issues.

These and other issues will be discussed at our conference.

Papers are invited (but not limited to) for the following panels:



Media and identity



Media and political campaigns



Media and discrimination



Media and war



War reporting



Women in the media



Objectivity of media



Media and democracy



Media and human rights



Popular culture



TV shows and identity



Film and identity



TV shows and everyday lives



Film and everyday lives



Media and memory



Media and history



History of media and popular culture



Media and diplomacy



Media and the Collapse of Eastern Europe



Audience studies



Media and the war in Yugoslavia



Media and religion



Media audience models



Prospective participants are also welcome to submit proposals for their 
own panels.



Submissions of abstracts (up to 500 words), short bios (up to 100 
words), and email contact should be sent to Dr Martina Topic

((martina /at/ socialsciencesandhumanities.com)) by 15th April 2014. Decisions 
will be made by 20th April 2014, and payment of the conference fee has 
to be made by 4th May 2014.

Finalised Conference programme will be available 15th May 2014.



The Centre established a peer review journal and a working paper series. 
Conference papers will be considered for publication.



We welcome paper proposals from scholars, NGO activists, Master and PhD 
students, and independent researchers.



Conference fee is EUR 290, and it includes



The registration fee



Conference bag and folder with materials



Conference publication



Access to the newsletter, and electronic editions of the Centre



Opportunity for participating in future activities of the Centre 
(research & co-editing proceedings)



Discount towards participation fee for future conferences



Conference drinks (mineral water and fruit juice)



Coffee-break morning with drinks and pastries



Buffet Lunch



Coffee-break afternoon with drinks and pastries



Buffet Dinner



WLAN during the conference



Conference rate for rooms at Hotel Ambassador



Certificate of attendance



Centre for Research in Humanities and Social Sciences is a private 
institution founded in December 2013 in Croatia (EU).

We selected Austria as a place for hosting conferences due to Austria’s 
favourable geographic position, and liberal Visa regime for conference 
participants with EU Visa requirements.



Unfortunately, the Centre has no available funds for covering transport 
and accommodation in Austria. Participants are responsible for finding 
funding to cover transportation and accommodation costs during the whole 
period of the conference.



The Centre will not discriminate based on the origin and/or 
methodological/paradigmatic approach of prospective conference participants.



Conference drinks, coffee breaks, lunches and dinners are covered for 
both days of the conference.

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Centre for Research in Social Sciences and Humanities
Viktora Kovacica 5
HR - 10 010 Zagreb
Croatia

Tel. + 385 99 224 07 01
E-mail: (info /at/ socialsciencesandhumanities.com)




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