[ecrea] CfP: LSE Media and Communications PhD Symposium

*Call for papers - DEADLINE EXTENDED to 15 March 2017*

LSE Media and Communications PhD Symposium 2017
London School of Economics and Political Science, 9 June 2017

In recent times alienation, understood as a distance between citizens 
and their political and cultural environment, has resurfaced. Low levels 
of trust in 'established' political and media systems have led to 
increasing estrangement, characterised by the rise of populism, civic 
(dis)engagement and social unrest. Alongside this, alienation in the 
cultural realm has led to negative portrayals of and responses to the 
Other - e.g. minorities or refugees. Media have always been vital to 
facilitating political processes and identity formation, representation 
and resistance. We therefore seek to address questions of alienation, 
participation and subordination through the lens of media and 
communications. How are these phenomena occurring within, and beyond, 
representational practice?  How are old and new forms of media 
differently implicated in such processes? How do they intersect with 
other social and political forces? How are they situated in different 
historical and cultural contexts?

This interdisciplinary symposium ties together the fields of politics, 
media and cultural studies and is particularly geared towards PhD 
students in the early stages of their research. The emphasis will be on 
thoughtful discussion with fellow PhD students, along with feedback from 
leading academics from LSE. This year's keynote speech will be given by 
Bart Cammaerts (LSE). Papers are welcomed in line with the following 
topics, but are not limited to these: . (Non)participation and the 
public sphere . Engagement and (social) media . New and mediated spaces 
for political decision-making . Populism and (digital) media . 
Traditional governance and its alternatives . Subaltern representations 
. Identity formation in migration: gender, ethnicity, class and religion 
. Representing political views in the margins . Mediated mobility . 
Modes of activism and resistance . Globalization and its opposing forces 
Please send a 300 word abstract, along with your name, e-mail address, 
academic affiliation (and department) and short bio to 
(Media.Phd.Symposium /at/ lse.ac.uk)

The deadline for this is 15 March 2017. Website: 
http://www.lse.ac.uk/media@lse/events/Symposium-2017.aspx.
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