[ecrea] IV. International Conference on Conflict, Terrorism, and Society - "Framing Violence"

IV. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONFLICT, TERRORISM, AND SOCIETY

"Framing Violence: Borders, Conflicts, and Identities”


We are pleased to announce the Fourth International Conference on 
Conflict, Terrorism and Society, to be held at Kadir Has University on 
April 7-8, 2015, in Istanbul.

The Organizing Committee cordially invites you to submit papers and posters.

Below is a copy of the Call for Papers and information regarding the 
conference. More details on the conference, including keynote speakers, 
will be posted as arrangements are finalized.

On behalf of the conference organizing committee, we look forward to 
your participation in this conference.

Conference Name: “Framing Violence: Borders, Conflicts, and Identities”
Place: Kadir Has University, Istanbul, TURKEY
Date: April 7-8, 2015
Language of Papers: English

Call for Papers:

From migration order in North America and Europe to the contemporary 
conflicts in the Middle East, borders and identities are at the heart of 
conflicts between and within nation-states, or between states and their 
citizens all around the world. People have historically been in constant 
flux across borders, sometimes against the will of the normative 
political organization, nation-state. At other times, their mobility is 
the driving force of global capitalism. The tension between mobility of 
bodies, labor, ideas, and identities and the force of borders, either on 
the maps or in the minds, has frequently turned into violent conflicts 
across globe. In each historical moment, the ways in which media have 
framed violence and the violent events have played a dramatic role in 
building or hibernating further diplomatic resolution, public apathy, or 
political and humanitarian agony.

This year’s theme is based on the ever-changing nature of borders and 
identities, and the conflicts occurring consequently. Especially during 
the last decade, we witnessed an increasing volume of conflicts 
affecting and being affected by existing borders and identities. At this 
point, we attempt to provide a platform to discuss how conflicts – as 
well as borders and identities – are portrayed in public discourse and 
how our understanding of contemporary events and concepts are influenced 
by these portrayals through political rhetoric, media frames, or other 
communicative tools.

The International Conference on Conflict, Terrorism, and Society aims to 
bring together interdisciplinary work that focuses on how and to what 
effect media discourses construct and frame violence, conflicts, and 
identities around the notions of borders and mobility. We invite 
abstracts that deal with the issues of identity, borders, conflict, and 
especially media’s framing of violence in relation to these issues.

Paper Topics include but are not limited to:

· Competing frames on borders and identities
· Narrative building in conflicts
· Changing physical and psychological borders
· Role of media reporting in conflicts
· Framing of conflicts in new media
· Citizen journalism and user-generated content
· Inter/cross-cultural communication in conflict zones
· Rights and freedoms during conflicts
· Construction, performance and communication of identities within and 
outside of border
· Framing violence: an ethical debate
· New trends and future of the field


Submit a 500 word maximum proposal or paper to:

Öznur Dursun
Faculty of Communications, Kadir Has University, Istanbul-TURKEY
(oznur.dursun /at/ khas.edu.tr)

Proposals should be submitted in the following order:

Name of the author(s)
Telephone, fax, and e-mail address
Affiliation
Title of proposal
Body of proposal


DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: January 23, 2015
You will be notified by February 13, 2015 regarding the status of your 
proposal.

For further information about the conference in general, contact:
Prof. Dr. Banu Baybars-Hawks ((banubhawks /at/ khas.edu.tr))



Banu Baybars Hawks, Ph.D.,
Professor
Chair of Public Relations and Information Department


Kadir Has University
Faculty of Communication
Cibali Main Campus
Kadir Has Caddesi
34230 Cibali
Istanbul/Turkey



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