[Commlist] CFP: ‘Taking seriously the unserious in resistance — the subversive force of pop culture in authoritarian/socialist/non-Western states’ Panel at BISA 2025 and IPSA 2025

Please see below the CFP for our proposed panel to be submitted to 2025 
BISA (British International Studies 
Association<https://conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers-0 
<https://conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers-0>>) and IPSA (International 
Political Science 
Association<https://www.ipsa.org/events/congress/seoul2025 
<https://www.ipsa.org/events/congress/seoul2025>>) annual conference.

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*CFP: ‘Taking seriously the unserious in resistance — the subversive 
force of pop culture in authoritarian/socialist/non-Western states’ 
Panel at BISA 2025 and IPSA 2025*

Call for Papers:
My fellow PhD colleagues and I are putting together a panel for 
submission to the 2025 BISA (British International Studies 
Association<https://conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers-0 
<https://conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers-0>>) in Belfast and IPSA 
(International Political Science 
Association<https://www.ipsa.org/events/congress/seoul2025 
<https://www.ipsa.org/events/congress/seoul2025>>) annual conference in 
Seoul. We are inviting scholars who are exploring themes related to any 
forms of pop culture, and their potential and implications for social 
movement, activism and resistance in the context of non-western 
countries and societies, to join our panel we plan to submit to both 
conferences (but you can choose only to join one).

Based on our common research interests and the theme of both 
conferences, our provisional title for the panel is: Taking seriously 
the unserious in resistance — the subversive force of pop culture in 
authoritarian/socialist/non-Western states. We'd like to explore how 
various forms of popular culture—such as vlogs, music, theatre, 
television, and more— can serve as a subversive force against 
ideological and political oppression in restrictive, non-liberal 
societies in non-violent, individual, 'everyday', tacit, and creative 
ways. Our aim is to emphasise the importance of taking these cultural 
forms seriously in political and International Relations (IR) studies, 
beyond their traditional perception as mere entertainment.

Our topics currently range across queer digital vlog culture in China, 
the consumption of foreign pop music in North Korea and former East 
Germany, and the censorship of anti-Kremlin protest musicians in Russia.

If you are interested in contributing to our effort in forming this 
panel and potentially sharing your research to bring more attention to 
the power of pop culture and entertainment in Politics and IR studies, 
please submit your paper title and a 300-word abstract along with a 
short introduction about yourself including your full name, affiliation 
and position to (y.yang /at/ bristol.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(y.yang /at/ bristol.ac.uk)><mailto:(y.yang /at/ bristol.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(y.yang /at/ bristol.ac.uk)>> and (sonja.nicholls /at/ bristol.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(sonja.nicholls /at/ bristol.ac.uk)><mailto:(sonja.nicholls /at/ bristol.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(sonja.nicholls /at/ bristol.ac.uk)>> by 27th October, 2024.


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