[ecrea] Call for papers. Political Studies Association: Media & Politics Group Annual Conference 2017

Political Studies Association: Media & Politics Group Annual Conference 2017

It’s not the end of the world

University of Hull, UK: 16-17 November 2017 Call for papers

There was a view, perpetuated by traditional and social media alike, 
that 2016 was probably the worst year in the history of human 
civilization since the Great War or the Black Death, and that the 
political and economic forecasts for 2017 offer no sense of relief.

As we approach the end of the first year of Brexit negotiations and a 
Trump Presidency, and witness the ongoing progress of alternative and 
extremist ideologies, this conference will (subject to the continuation 
of life in this hemisphere) explore the mass media, social media, 
cultural and political responses to the perceived crisis which threatens 
to overturn the core values of liberalism, neo-liberalism, enlightened 
capitalism and/or democracy which have appeared for some time to 
underpin an established order of things.

We therefore welcome papers which examine the reactions and roles of 
media, communications and culture in relation to (amongst other things) 
such issues as Trump, Brexit, Isis, Syria, Russia, North Korea, Turkey, 
the European Union, immigration, global warming, cyber warfare, 
corruption scandals, the resurgence of ultra-nationalism, the collapse 
of the state, the death of trust, the death of truth, ongoing and 
impending economic catastrophes, and the path towards (and the aftermath 
of) the UK’s snap general election of June 2017.

Some key themes might, for example, include:

•   the futures of journalism and political communication in post-truth 
and social media environments;

•   the roles of media and culture in relation to democracy, political 
trust and the public sphere;

•   mass media, social media and cultural influences upon ongoing 
ideological and political revolutions;

•   the work of media, communication and cultural studies in relation 
to these ongoing crises;

•   the impacts of emergent media cultures, technologies and economies 
on political/geopolitical structures and conflicts;

•   reflections of current senses of socio-political crisis in the arts 
and media;

•   contemporary discourses of societal redemption, revolution, 
dystopia and apocalypse.

The University of Hull is a Principal Partner in Kingston-upon-Hull’s 
celebrations of its status as UK City of Culture 2017, so what better 
place to welcome the brave new world of Brexit and Trump (or to usher in 
the apocalypse)?

The Media & Politics Group operates an open and inclusive policy, and 
papers dealing with the politics of any aspects of media, communication 
& culture (not only those relating directly to the conference theme) are 
welcomed.

Proposals for 15-minute papers should include the following: title and 
name, institutional affiliation and address, and email address, together 
with a paper title and abstract of not more than 250 words. Proposers 
should also indicate whether or not they are current postgraduate 
students. Proposals should be sent by 16 June 2017 to Professor Alec 
Charles (Head of Arts, University of Hull) at 
(a.charles /at/ hull.ac.uk)<mailto:(a.charles /at/ hull.ac.uk)>

Full papers (of no more than 2000 words) submitted by postgraduate 
students may be entered into the James Thomas Memorial Prize. This 
annual award is presented to the most outstanding paper by a 
postgraduate student at the Media & Politics Group Annual Conference. 
The Media & Politics Group offers a limited number of travel subsidies 
(up to the value of £100) to support postgraduate student participation 
in this event. Postgraduate students interested in applying for these 
subsidies should please note this in their submission.

Please note that in the event of Armageddon the conference will adjourn 
to our purpose-built underground bunkers or to the nearest bar.


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