[ecrea] Call for papers - MeCCSA - Race, Ethnicity and Postcolonial Network

Call for papers

MeCCSA - Race, Ethnicity and Postcolonial Network

Radicalisation in culture and media

Tuesday 28th June 2016 - De Montfort University

To mark the launch of the newly formed Race, Ethnicity and Postcolonial 
Network, the group invites people to a one day conference to explore the 
media and cultural responses to the issue of radicalisation.

The concept and representation of radicalisation has been at the heart 
of various interrelated media discourses on terrorism and radical Islam 
in recent years, with equations often implied as well as overtly stated. 
 As a result a semantic shift has taken place in the words and concepts 
of radical/radicalisation with huge political implications for the 
current political context and civil society.

New legislation places a statutory duty on public bodies, including 
schools to prevent what is perceived as extremist radicalisation taking 
place within their walls. The scale of these new duties is vast and 
potentially very intrusive and has led to some unusual media stories, 
including claims that a 10 year old Lancashire boy was interviewed by 
police after misspelling ‘terraced house’ as ‘terrorist house.’

This conference aims to explore what radicalisation and radical means by 
critically examining the Government's agenda, the media discourses and 
affected communities' perspectives, especially the much targeted Muslim 
communities.

Confirmed Keynote speakers

Professor Bob Brecher, Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and 
Ethics (CAPPE), University of Brighton.

Dr Mark Devenney, Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics 
(CAPPE), University of Brighton.



We welcome contributions on topics such as but not limited to:

What is radicalisation or extremism? How and why has the definition 
evolved and changed?

How is the media communicating ideas about radicalisation, terrorism and 
extremism?

Media representations of 'radicalised' young people

The implications and impact of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 
2015 on public bodies (schools, universities, prisons, etc.) and 
ordinary people
Media representations of government policies on terrorism and radicalisation

The equation of 'radical' with religion, especially Islamic forms


Please submit your abstract of 200 words by Thursday, 7 April to:

Gurvinder Aujla-Sidhu, (gaujla-sidhu /at/ dmu.ac.uk)

Rinella Cere, (r.cere /at/ shu.ac.uk)

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