[ecrea] CFP: The 9th International Joint Summer School (2017) "Communication, China, and Alternative Globalization"

The 9th International Joint Summer School, themed "Communication, China, 
and Alternative Globalization", will be held in Zhuhai China between 18 
and 28 in June 2017. The IJSS will consist of lectures, field research 
and presentation. The organizers are now calling for participants who 
are interested in communications, media, and social studies. The 
deadline for application submission is April 15.


*Call for Participants *

The 9th International Joint Summer School (2017)

*Communication, China, and Alternative Globalization*

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*June 18-28, 2017*

*Zhuhai, China*

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*Sponsors*

The National Centre for Communication Innovation Studies, Communication 
University of China

School of Communication, Simon Fraser University

The Communication and Media Research Institute, University of Westminster

School of Journalism and Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong

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*Host*

International Journalism Program

Beijing Normal University - Hong Kong Baptist University United 
International College (UIC)

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*Special Support*

Universities’ Think-Tank Union (UTTU)

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*Media Support*

www.ChinaMediaResearch.cn <http://www.ChinaMediaResearch.cn>

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Globalization is both a political economic process, which is 
increasingly facilitated by information and communication technologies 
(ICTs), and a discursive space with diverse, even contesting, 
narratives. If the western-centric narrative of globalization underpins 
a social evolutionary logic and center-periphery relationship in the 
modern world system, globalization from the East or the South provides 
alternative narratives to either counter the Western hegemony in world 
history, or to break down the concept into different localities. The key 
questions are thus how many of those perspectives we have brought into 
our discussions, and whether an epistemological reorientation is 
necessary. Since the West is currently undergoing a structural crisis, 
which is widely recognized due to a series of political and economic 
signals, for example, the financial problems in a number of advanced 
capitalist countries and the extremism of those such as Donald Trump, it 
might be a prime historical conjuncture to rethink the construction of 
the West and to simultaneously revitalize narratives from the rest of 
the world that were ignored or marginalized in the former hegemonic 
discourse of globalization.

The role of China in the processes of globalization is multifaceted. By 
proposing new visions for the global future, such as the Belt and Road 
Initiative and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Chinese leaders 
intend to maintain a high rate of economic growth and strengthen trade 
relationships with international partners on the one hand, and to 
contribute to the change of the world political economic order towards 
more equality and justice on the other. Furthermore, the Chinese 
government is eager to have a broader and deeper dialogue with foreign 
countries, through international media projects and cultural exchange 
programs like the Confucius Institute, while more than one hundred 
million Chinese have gone abroad for tourism, business, and study every 
year since 2015. Comparing to the previous decade, more intercultural 
encounters are emerging between China and outside world at different 
levels. Therefore, it is also crucial to interrogate the role of China 
in developing economics and transforming society in a global context in 
which trans-border connections are intensified.

The influence of media, broadly defined, is of particular importance. 
They are not only a representation of reality with multiple political 
and cultural implications, but also one of the central mechanisms in the 
organization of a society. In the pursuit of both the developmental path 
and discourse of alternative globalization, media and mediated 
communication through various ICTs deserve further examination.

With those afore-mentioned concerns in mind, the 2017 International 
Joint Summer School (IJSS) will focus on a series of inter-related 
questions under the overarching theme of “Communication, China, and 
Alternative Globalization”. The complexity of different narratives of 
globalization, China’s encounters with the world, and the roles of 
communication in pursuing alternative globalization, will be addressed.

The IJSS has been held eight times since its inception in 2009. 
Following four successful years in Beijing, the fifth summer school 
moved base to Simon Fraser University in Canada, while the sixth, 
seventh and eighth were hosted consecutively by the National Institute 
of Development Administration in Thailand, the School of Media and 
Communication at Inner Mongolia Normal University, and the Heyang 
Institute for Rural Studies in collaboration with Lishui College in 
Zhejiang. Now in 2017, the 9th International Joint Summer School is set 
to take place in Zhuhai, one of the first Special Economic Zones and a 
gardenlike coastal city in Guangdong Province neighboring Macau and 
Shenzhen. Joining as local host will be the International Journalism 
Program at Beijing Normal University - Hong Kong Baptist University 
United International College.

The 2017 summer school will consist of two main components: academic 
lecture and field research. First, lectures will be given by Chinese and 
overseas scholars on a number of topics that are related to the 
overarching theme “Communication, China, and Alternative Globalization.” 
Prospective lecturers will include Yuezhi Zhao, Anthony Fong, Colin 
Sparks, Xin Xin, Gehao Zhang, Jesse Owen Hearns-Branaman Lei Zhang, 
Deqiang Ji and other scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds. 
Young scholars will direct the summer school students to carry out field 
studies in Zhuhai and regions nearby. Research topics will include (but 
are not limited to) people’s experience of development in reform China, 
the global and the local in Zhuhai’s development, The Belt and Road 
Initiative, urban-rural nexus in special economic zones, ICT industries 
in the Pearl River Delta, local media representation of development, the 
mechanism of “glocalization” in local economies, and the labor 
situation. Finally, the summer school will conclude with a wrap-up and 
experience-sharing session in which students will reflect upon the 
theoretical insights they have gained and the findings of their field 
studies.

*Application*

The 2017 IJSS in Zhuhai is calling for participants who are interested 
in communications, media, and social studies. Enrollment will be limited 
to 40 students.

Prospective participants are required to fill out an application form 
accompanied by a statement of research interests, both of which should 
be sent to (ijss2009 /at/ qq.com) <mailto:(ijss2009 /at/ qq.com)> by April 15, 2017. 
The provision of other supporting documents will be appreciated, such as 
an up-to-date CV or relevant academic publications. Early submission is 
recommended, and notification of the applicants' status of acceptance 
will be sent out on May 1, 2017.

The IJSS is free of charge, however, participants will be responsible 
for their own travel and accommodation expenses. The UIC will provide 
dormitory on campus for participants to choose.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call 
86-10-65779313 or send an email to (ijss2009 /at/ qq.com) <mailto:(ijss2009 /at/ qq.com)>.


The Application form can be found at: 
http://oss.airdiode.com/domain/chinamediaresearch/9/2017/02/05/2017_International_Joint_Summer_School_Application_Form.docx

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