[ecrea] Call for Abstracts: 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 
and filmmakers 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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