7th Global Conference
Cybercultures
Thursday 3rd May – Saturday 5th May 2012
Prague, Czech Republic
Call for Papers:
This inter- and multi-disciplinary conference aims
to examine, explore and critically engage with the
issues and implications created by the growing
adoption of information technologies for inter-
human communication. The project will also focus
on assessing the continuing impact of emergent
cybermedia for human communication and culture. In
particular the conference will encourage equally
theoretical and practical debates which surround
the cultural contexts within which cybermedial and
technological advances are occurring.
Papers, presentations, workshops and reports are
invited on any of the following themes:
1. Cyberspace and Cyberculture
Theories and Concepts of Cyberspace and
Cyberculture. Identifying Key Features and Issues
2. Cybercultures and Online Communities
Emerging Practices in Social Networking. The
Shaping of Individual and Collective Identities.
Webnography. Changing Social Identity in
Cyberspace. State, Transnational and Commercial
Control of Social and Private Spaces. Concepts and
Meaning of Online Community.
3. Cyber-Subcultures
Multi-National, Cross-Continental, Cross-
Generational and Online Diaspora Communities.
Youth, Fan and Alternative Cultures Online.
Changing Social Identity in Cyberspace. Online
Role Playing.
4. Design for Social Networking
Design and Communication Strategies and Practices.
Accessibility, Usability and Design
Standardization. Creativity Support in Interactive
Media. Mobile Communication Futures. Web 3.0
Projects and Concepts. Creative Commons.
5. Cybercultures and Politics
Governance and Control in the Online Environment.
Cyber-Democracy and the Impact on National and
Global Politics. Surveillance and Privacy in the
Online World. Cyber-Activism and Social
Mobilisation. Digital Divide. Digital Rights in
Virtual Environments. Cybercrime. Environmental
Issues.
6. Cybermedia and Cyberjournalism
Cyberjournalism. New Media Discourses. Digital
Communications and Free Speech. New Censorship and
Content Regulation. Grassroots Journalism,
Activism and Hactivism. The Portrayal of New Media
in the Old Media.
7. New Media Literacies
Educational Use of Virtual Environments and
Videogames. Cultures of Online Learning. Online
Research Networking. Global and Local Learning in
the Age of Convergent Cultures.
8. Digital and Interactive Arts
Digital Artistic Practices and Aesthetics.
Performative and Collaborative Use of Digital
Media. Transmedia Storytelling. Biotechnologies.
The Steering Group particularly welcomes the
submission of pre-formed panel proposals. 300 word
abstracts should be submitted by Friday 4th
November 2011. All submissions are minimally
double blind peer reviewed where appropriate. If
an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full
draft paper should be submitted by Friday 9th
March 2012. Abstracts should be submitted
simultaneously to the Organising Chairs; abstracts
may be in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF formats with
the following information and in this order:
a) author(s), b) affiliation, c) email address, d)
title of abstract, e) body of abstract, f) up to
10 keywords. E-mails should be entitled:
Cubercultures Abstract Submission.
Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain
from using footnotes and any special formatting,
characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or
underline). Please note that a Book of Abstracts
is planned for the end of the year. We acknowledge
receipt and answer to all paper proposals
submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us
in a week you should assume we did not receive
your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We
suggest, then, to look for an alternative
electronic route or resend.
Organising Chairs
Daniel Riha
Cyber Hub Leader, Inter-Disciplinary.Net and
Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Email: rihad@inter-disciplinary.net
Rob Fisher
Network Founder and Network Leader
Inter-Disciplinary.Net,
Freeland, Oxfordshire, UK
Email: cyber7@inter-disciplinary.net
The conference is part of the 'At the Interface'
programme of research projects. It aims to bring
together people from different areas and interests
to share ideas and explore various discussions
which are innovative and exciting.
All papers accepted for and presented at this
conference will be eligible for publication in an
ISBN eBook. Selected papers maybe invited for
development for publication in a themed hard copy
volume(s) or for inclusion in a new Cyber journal
(launching 2011).
For further details of the project, please visit:
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/critical-issues/cyber/cybercultures/
For further details of the conference, please visit:
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/critical-issues/cyber/cybercultures/call-for-papers/
Please note: Inter-Disciplinary.Net is a not-for-profit network and we
are not in a position to be able to assist with conference travel or
subsistence.
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