ECE 2013 - The European Conference on Education

ECE 2013 - The European Conference on Education 11th to 14th July 2013 Brighton, United Kingdom Enquiries: ece@iafor.org Web address: http://www.ece.iafor.org/ Sponsored by: IAFOR - The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) in partnership with Waseda University (Japan), Birkbeck University of London (UK), The National Institute of Education (Singapore), The National University of Tainan (Taiwan), University of Lincoln (UK), the Hong Kong Institute of Education, Auburn University (USA), and its global partners is proud to announce the Inaugural European Conference on Education, to be held from July 11-14 2013, in Brighton, UK. ECE is an international, intercultural and interdisciplinary event, and will give delegates the chance to listen to the latest news and research from scholars around the world, and great networking opportunities across higher education. Academics working throughout the world are encouraged to forge working relationships with each other, and facilitate partnerships across borders as part of the wider IAFOR community. Conference Theme: Learning and Teaching Through Transformative Spaces As previous IAFOR Conferences on Education have shown, education and lifelong learning can be seen as a solution to a host of local and global problems whilst globalized education systems are becoming increasingly socially, ethnically and culturally diverse. Nevertheless, knowledge is often defined through discourses embedded in Western paradigms, as globalised education systems become increasingly determined by dominant knowledge economies. The Inaugural European Conference on Education extends these discussions to consider the pedagogic challenges of developing transformative spaces for learning and teaching. The conference organizers encourage submissions that consider learning and teaching through one of the following sub-themes, although submission of other topics for consideration is also welcome: - Challenges and transformations in learning and teaching - Virtual spaces: digital technologies and communications - Connections and disconnections in learning and teaching - Learning and teaching in glocal spaces of transformation - Space, Architecture and Learning - Global education and education for sustainable development - 'Englishes' and cultural communications - (Inter)cultural communications and understanding: challenging and preserving cultural differences - Leadership in learning and teaching - Bi-cultural, bilingual and bi-national education We hope to see you for our first conference in Europe in 2013! Professor Stuart D. B. Picken, Order of the Sacred Treasure Chair, IAFOR International Advisory Board ECE 2013 Conference Programme Advisers Professor Sue Jackson Pro-Vice-Master, Learning and Teaching, Professor of Lifelong Learning and Gender, Birkbeck, University of London Professor Michiko Nakano Professor of Education and Director of the Distance Learning Center, Waseda University Professor Mary Stuart Vice-Chancellor, University of Lincoln Professor Judith Chapman, A.M. Professor of Education, Australian Catholic University and Fellow, St Edmund's Hall, Cambridge University Professor David Aspin Professor Emeritus of Education and Former Dean, Monash University Professor Tien-Hui Chiang Professor of Education, National Tainan University Publishing Opportunities: Authors of accepted abstracts will have the opportunity of publishing their associated paper in the official conference proceedings, and a selection of papers will be considered for inclusion in the internationally reviewed IAFOR Journal of Education. ECE is the partner conference of the Asian Conference on Education (ACE), Asia's leading education conference, and a great forum for exchanging the latest ideas and views. Since its inception in 2009, ACE has welcomed over one thousand academics and practitioners to its annual Osaka event. For more information about the Asian Conference on Education, please go to www.ectc.iafor.org Hear the latest research, publish before a global audience, present in a supportive environment, network, engage in new relationships, experience the UK, explore Brighton and London and the UK, join a global academic community...

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FILM AND MEDIA 2013: THE PLEASURES OF THE SPECTACLE - The Third Annual London Film and Media Conference

FILM AND MEDIA 2013: THE PLEASURES OF THE SPECTACLE - The Third Annual London Film and Media Conference 27th to 29th June 2013 University of London Institute of Education, London, United Kingdom Celebration, analysis and critique of the diverse screen-based traditions of film, media, and digital communication. Over 300 Papers presented from over 40 countries since 2010. Keynote Speakers: Prof. Laura Mulvey and Prof. Toby Miller. Enquiries: mail@academicconferenceslondon.com Web address: http://www.thelondonfilmandmediaconference.com Sponsored by: Academic Conferences London Ltd

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2nd Global Conference: Monstrous Geographies

2nd Global Conference Monstrous Geographies Wednesday 15th May - Friday 17th May 2013 Prague, Czech Republic Call for Presentations: What is the relationship between the monstrous and the geographic? From 'Aristotelian' spaces - as containers of monsters and the monstrous - to 'Leibnizian' spaces, where the monstrous emerges from the topological relation between events and localities, monstrous geographies have always haunted the human cultural imagination. From the Necropolis to the Killing Fields and from the Amityville Horror to the island of Dr. Moreau, geographical locations may act as the repository or emanation of human evil, made monstrous by the rituals and behaviours enacted within them, or by their peculiarities of atmosphere or configuration. Whether actual or imagined, these places of wonder, fear and horror speak of the symbiotic relation between humanity and location that sees morality, ideology and emotions given physical form in the house, the forest, the island, the nation and even far away worlds in both space and time. They may engage notions of self and otherness, inclusion and exclusion, normal and aberrant, defence and contagion; may act as magnets for destructive and evil forces, such as the island of Manhattan; they are the source of malevolent energies and forces, such as Transylvania, Area 51 and Ringu; and they are the fulcrum for chaotic, warping energies, such as the Bermuda Triangle, Atlantis and Pandemonium. Alongside this, there exist the monstrous geographies created by scientific experimentation, human waste and environmental accidents, creating sites of potential and actual disaster such as the Chernobyl nuclear plant, the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of the BP oil disaster, and the devastated coastline of Tohuku, Japan. These places raise diverse post-human quandaries regarding necessities in the present leading to real or imagined futures of humanity and habitation. Encompassing the factual and the fictional, the literal and the literary, this project investigates the very particular relationships and interactions between humanity and place, the natural and the unnatural, the familiar and the unfamiliar, and sees a multitude of configurations of human monstrosity and evil projected, inflicted, or immanent to place. Such monstrous geographies can be seen to emerge from the disparity between past and present, memory and modernity, urban and rural and can be expressed through categories of class, gender and racial difference as well as generational, political and religious tensions. Presentations, papers, reports, performances, work-in-progress, workshops and pre-formed panels are invited on issues related to any of the following themes: Monstrous Cartographies: - Terra incognita - Real and Mythic lost lands: eg., Atlantis, D'yss, and Shangri-La - Utopias/Dystopias, future cities in time and space - Malevolent regions: eg., Lemuria, Bermuda Triangle, Transylvania - Sublime landscapes - Bodies as maps and maps as bodies, eg. Prison Break Monstrous Islands: - As sites of experimentation. Dr. Moreau, Jurassic Park etc As a beacon for evil: eg., Manhattan in Godzilla and Cloverfield - As site of ritual evil and incest: eg., Wicker Man, Pitkin Islands, Isle of the Dead - Imperialist intent and construction: eg., Prospero's Island, Hong Kong, Hashima Monstrous Cosmographies: - Evil planets and dimensions - Comets, meteorites and beings from unknown worlds - Worlds as dark reflections/twins of Earth - Planets and alien landscapes that consume and mutate earthly travelers Monstrous Environmental Geographies: - Polluted lakes and landscapes - Landfills, oil spills and mining sites - Melting icecaps and landforms at risk from global warming - Land impacted by GM crops and associated experimentation - Sites of starvation, disaster and pestilence - De-militarized zones and no-man's lands Monstrous Religious Sites and Ritualistic Monstrosity: - Armageddon, Apocalypse and final battlegrounds - Hell, the Underworld and Valhalla - Eden, Purgatory, Paradise, El Dorado, Shangri La - Sites of religious ritual, sacrifice and burial - Houses and haunts of murderers and serial killers Monstrous Landscapes of Conflict: - The land of the enemy and the other - Sites of attack and retaliation. - Sites of revolution and protest - Concentration camps, prisons and other sites of incarceration - Sites of genocide, battlefields and military graveyards - Border crossings - Ghettos, shanty towns and relocation sites - Urban and rural, cities, towns and villages and regional and national prejudice - Minefields and sites of damage, destruction and ruin - Arsenals, bunkers and military experimentation Uncanny Geographical Temporalities: - Old buildings in new surroundings - Buildings with too much, and those without, memory - Soulless Architecture - Ideological architecture, palaces, museums etc - Places held in time, UNESCO sites and historical and listed buildings - Old towns and New towns, rich and poor - Appearing and disappearing towns/regions, eg., Brigadoon, Silent Hill. Monsters on the Move: - Contagion, scouring and infectious landscapes - Monsters and mobile technologies: phone, video, cars, planes, computers etc - Fluid identities, fluid places - Touring Monstrosities, dreamscapes and infernal topologies Architectural Monstrosity - Mazes and labyrinths (with or without the Minotaur) - Unsettling/revolting geometries (E.A. Abbot's Flatland, H.P. Lovecraft's City of R'lyeh) - Monstrous/abject building materials (bones, concrete, excrements, the corpse in the wall) - The architecture of death (hospices, death row, funeral homes, slaughterhouses) What to Send: 300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 30th November 2012. If an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper should be submitted by Friday 15th February 2013. 300 word abstracts should be submitted to the Organising Chairs; abstracts may be in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF formats, following this order: a) author(s), b) affiliation, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract, f0 up to 10 keywords E-mails should be entitled: Monstrous Geographies 2 Abstract Submission Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline). 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 Jessica Rapson: enp02jr@gold.ac.uk Rob Fisher: mg2@inter-disciplinary.net The aim of the conference is 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 are eligible for publication in an ISBN eBook. Selected papers may be invited to go forward for development into a themed ISBN hard copy volume. For further details of the conference, please visit: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/at-the-interface/evil/monstrous-geographies/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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ACSS 2013 - The Fourth Asian Conference on the Social Sciences 2014

ACSS 2013 - The Fourth Asian Conference on the Social Sciences 2014 6th to 9th June 2013 Osaka, Japan The Fourth Asian Conference on the Social Sciences is an international and interdisciplinary conference organized by the International Academic Forum and its global university affiliates, including Auburn University College of Arts and Sciences (USA), Birkbeck, University of London (UK), Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong (HKSAR), University of Lincoln (UK), The National Institute of Education (Singapore), The National University of Tainan (Taiwan), Waseda University (Japan), and Zagreb University (Croatia) CFP February 1 2013 Theme: "Society, Environment and Trust: Towards Sustainable Systems of Governance" Dear Colleagues, The Asian Conference on the Social Sciences, now in its fourth year, has hosted a combined total of more than 1,000 academics and thought leaders from around the globe in a celebration of interdisciplinary study in the social sciences. In 2013 we hope to build on the conversations and partnerships we have nurtured over the past three years, and to forge new relationships as we again encourage academics and scholars to meet and exchange ideas and views in an international academic forum. This year's conference will again include a variety of presenters representing a wide range of social science disciplines, expressing divergent views, searching for common ground, and creating the synergies that can inspire multi-disciplinary collaborations. In developing these relationships among ourselves, the role of the social sciences is strengthened as we take our place at the table, along with scholars in the STEM disciplines (i.e. science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), in seeking solutions to the complex issues and problems of the 21st century. I sincerely hope that we will use this time together, not just for intellectual discovery and discourse, but to establish a common vision and to motivate each other to do our part in the creation of a better world. We look forward to seeing you in Osaka! Professor Stuart D. B. Picken, Chairman, IAFOR International Advisory Board ACSS/ACSEE 2013 Conference Chair Dr Andrea Molle, Chapman University, USA Editor of the IAFOR Journal of the Social Sciences and 2013 Conference Programme Adviser Dr Alex Petrisor, Urban-INERC (Romania), Editor of the IAFOR Journal of Sustainability, Energy and the Environment and 2013 Conference Programme Adviser Publishing Opportunities Authors of Accepted Abstracts will have the opportunity of publishing their associated paper in the official conference proceedings, and a selection of papers will be considered for inclusion in the internationally reviewed IAFOR journals associated with the conference. For more information about the IAFOR Journal of the Social Sciences, and the the IAFOR Journal of Sustainability, Energy and the Environment, please see the conference website. CALL FOR PAPERS: SUBMISSIONS SYSTEM OPEN NOW Special Theme: "Society, Environment and Trust: Towards Sustainable Systems of Governance" The conference theme is "Sustaining the Future" and the organizers encourage submissions that approach this question from a variety of perspectives. However, the submission of other topics for consideration is welcome and we also encourage sessions within and across a variety of disciplines and fields related to the Social Sciences, including the following streams: Anthropology Archaeology Cultural Studies and Humanities Economics and Management Education and Social Welfare Ethnicity, Difference, Identity Globalisation and Internationalization Immigration, Refugees, Race, Nation Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Gender International Relations Linguistics Media and Communications Natural, Environmental and Health Sciences Politics, Philosophy, Ethics, Consciousness Politics, Public Policy and Law Psychology Cognitive Science and the Behavioural Sciences Research Methodologies Quantitative and Qualitative Social History Sustainability Teaching and Learning Technology and Applied Sciences Enquiries: acss@iafor.org Web address: http://acss.iafor.org Sponsored by: The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) and its global university affiliates

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Transmedia: Storytelling and Beyond

Transmedia: Storytelling and Beyond 31st January to 1st February 2013 Sydney, Australia Narratives and interactive experiences developed across different media platforms - each of which contributes something unique and valuable to the whole - have become standard fixtures in the contemporary digital landscape. The term 'transmedia storytelling' has enjoyed particular currency within academic circles while the media industry speaks in terms of multiplatform experiences. Much has been written on the subject in the academic and industry press, though new technologies and the pressure to do something innovative with the digital medium mean that the idea and practice of transmedia are in flux. While the debate over what to call this phenomenon remains unresolved, there is no denying its profound impact on the relationship between media producers, audiences/users, digital content and the devices used to consume and produce it. Naming conventions remain a contentious issue, however, there is also a need to examine other aspects of this emerging industry to ensure its ongoing sustainability. This call for presentations represents an invitation to introduce, highlight or clarify key questions concerning issues such as models for benchmarking, techniques for user engagement, value measurement, pedagogy and curriculum design, and evaluative techniques for complex and dynamic user engagement. Transmedia is, by its very nature, an interdisciplinary enterprise that draws from fields such creative writing, IT, film, television, media studies, economics, public policy, creative design, and education. Thus, the  project seeks to create a space for critical engagement that is enriched by the participation of academics, industry professionals and other stakeholders, as well as audience/users from across the disciplinary spectrum. We are delighted to launch the project in Sydney with 2 one-day events organised around separate, yet related themes. We therefore welcome proposals for presentations, papers and panels on the following topics:   Day One 31st January 2013 - (Re)Defining and understanding the meaning of transmedia/multiplatform production - Narrative/Aesthetic/Thematic analysis of transmedia/multiplatform experiences - Social networking trends and their impact on transmedia/multiplatform development - Technologies that drive transmedia/multiplatform consumption, production and the post-broadcast era as a whole - Innovation in transmedia/multiplatform production - The future of transmedia/multiplatform development, uses and engagement - Pedagogies and curriculum design for teaching transmedia/multiplatform - Cultural policy and the promotion of transmedia/multiplatform innovation   Day Two 1st February 2013 - Transmedia/multiplatform production business models - Studies of transmedia/multiplatform audiences - Defining and measuring audience/user engagement - Uses and limitations of web analytics; new approaches Abstracts and proposals not exceeding 300 words should be submitted jointly to the Organising Chairs by Friday 19th October 2012. Submissions 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 E-mails should be entitled: TM1 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). 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 Ann-Marie Cook, Deirdre Hynes and Debra Polson: ann-mariecook@inter-disciplinary.net Rob Fisher: tm1@inter-disciplinary.net This event is part of Inter-Disciplinary.Net's Global Transmedia Research Initiative, whose aim is to bring together people from different disciplinary and professional backgrounds in an ongoing series of activities dedicated to generating dialogue and research on the many facets of transmedia production, reception and industrial sustainability. All papers accepted for and presented at this conference are eligible for publication in an ISBN eBook. Selected papers may be invited to go forward for development into a themed ISBN hard copy volume and dedicated journal. Please note: Since each day is a self-contained event, participants may opt to register for one or two days. We regret that as a not-for-profit network, Inter-Disciplinary.Net is not in a position to assist with conference travel or subsistence. As part of a global Transmedia research initiative, this project brings together academics and industry professionals to explore issues and case studies around production, reception and industrial sustainability of transmedia/multiplatform experience Enquiries: tm1@inter-disciplinary.net Web address: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/research/research-nexus/digital-nexus/global-project-on-transmedia/transmedia-storytelling-and-beyond/ Sponsored by: Inter-Disciplinary.Net

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4th Global Conference: Storytelling

4th Global Conference Storytelling Tuesday 21st May - Friday 24th May 2013 Prague, Czech Republic Call for Presentations Human life is conducted through story, which comes naturally to us. Sharing stories is arguably the most important way we have of communicating with others about who we are and what we believe; about what we are doing and have done; about our hopes and fears; about what we value and what we don't. We learn about and make sense of our lives by telling the stories that we live; and we learn about other lives by listening to the stories told by others. Sometimes, under the influence of the culture in which we are immersed, we live our lives in ways that try to create the stories we want to be able to tell about them. Members of many professions, including medicine, nursing, teaching, the law, psychotherapy and counseling, spend a great deal of their time listening to and communicating through stories. Story is a powerful tool for teachers, because it is a good way of enabling students and other learners to integrate what they are learning with what they already know, and of placing what is learned in a context that makes it easy to recall. Story plays an important role in academic disciplines like philosophy, theology, anthropology, archaeology, history as well as literature. Narrative methods for the collection of data are increasingly used in research in the social sciences and humanities, where the value of getting to know people in a more intimate and less distant way - almost as if we are getting to know them from the inside, begins to be viewed as having some value. Some academics have begun to realise the value of storytelling as a model for academic writing. Most of us have lots of experience of relating to other lives through narrative forms, including the nursery stories we encounter as children; the books we read and the movies we watch. When we are moved by a play or a film or by a novel, we are moved because we begin imaginatively to live the lives of the characters that inhabit them. If we are lucky we will encounter as we grow up, fictional stories that stay with us like old friends, throughout our lives that we will revisit again and again as a way coming to terms with and responding to experiences in our own lives. 'Storytelling: global reflections on narrative', will provide a space in which stories about story can be told, and in which the use of stories in the widest possible range of aspects of human life, can be reported. Abstracts are invited for individual contributions and for symposia of three closely related papers. They may address any aspect of story or narrative, including, for example: - Story as a pedagogical tool in academic disciplines such as history; anthropology, psychology, theology, cultural theory, medicine, law, philosophy, education, and archaeology. - Narrative and the gathering of stories of lived experience, as a research approach in any area of academic, professional and public life. - The place of story and storytelling in the practice of journalism; PR advertising; conflict resolution; architecture; religion; tourism, politics and the law, and in clinical contexts such as medicine, psychotherapy, nursing and counseling. - Finally abstracts may feature storytelling in any aspect of culture, including music (from opera to heavy metal, folk and sacred music); fine art; theatre; literature; cinema and digital storytelling. Alongside traditional conference papers, participants are invited to propose presentations of other kinds including, for example, theatrical performance or song, or workshops aimed at engaging participants in active learning about story and its possibilities. The Steering Group particularly welcomes the submission of pre-formed panel proposals. Papers will also be considered on any related theme. What to Send: 300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 30th November 2012. If an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper should be submitted by Friday 15th February 2013 Abstracts should be submitted simultaneously to both 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: STORY4 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). 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 Gavin J Fairbairn: gavin@inter-disciplinary.net Rob Fisher: story4@inter-disciplinary.net The conference is part of the Persons series of ongoing research and publications projects conferences, run within the Probing the Boundaries domain which aims to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore innovative and challenging routes of intellectual and academic exploration. All papers accepted for and presented at the conference will be eligible for publication in an ISBN eBook. Selected papers may be developed for publication in a themed hard copy volume. All publications from the conference will require editors, to be chosen from interested delegates from the conference. For further details of the conference, please visit: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/probing-the-boundaries/persons/storytelling-global-reflections-on-narrative/story-2-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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8th Global Conference: Cybercultures

8th Global Conference Cybercultures Wednesday 15th May - Friday 17th May 2013 Prague, Czech Republic Call for Presentations: 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. 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 vs. Ethical Hacking. 6. Cybermedia and Cyberjournalism New Media Discourses. Digital Communications and Free Speech. Censorship and Content Regulation. Grassroots Journalism, Activism and Hactivism. 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 30th November 2012. 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 15th February 2013. 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 8 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). 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: rihad@inter-disciplinary.net Rob Fisher: cyber8@inter-disciplinary.net The conference is part of the 'Critical Issues' 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 the conference will be eligible for publication in an ISBN eBook. Selected papers may be developed for publication in a themed hard copy volume(s). 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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ACAH 2013 - The Fourth Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities

ACAH 2013 - The Fourth Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities 4th to 7th April 2013 Osaka, Japan The Fourth Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities 2013 - International conference organized by IAFOR in partnership with its global university affiliates, including Auburn University College of Arts and Sciences (USA), Birkbeck, University of London (UK), Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong (HKSAR), University of Lincoln (UK), The National Institute of Education (Singapore), The National University of Tainan (Taiwan), Waseda University (Japan), Zagreb University (Croatia) Conference Theme: Connectedness, Identity and Alienation CFP: Deadline December 1 2012 Dear Colleagues, A combined total of more than 900 academics from over fifty different nations have attended the Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities since it was launched in 2010. As the conference enters its fourth year it aims to build on the strengths and successes of the previous two years by offering a true celebration of interdisciplinary study in a stimulating scholarly environment, and in the wonderfully rich physical and cultural environment of Japan. This international conference will again bring together university scholars working throughout Japan, Asia, and beyond to share ideas and forge working relationships with each other over a stimulating, challenging, and fun long weekend. The 2013 conference theme is "Connectedness, Identity and Alienation" and the organizers hope that this will again encourage and inspire exciting new research avenues, and further encourage academic and personal encounters and exchanges across national, religious, cultural and disciplinary divides. We look forward to seeing you (again) in Osaka in 2013! Professor Stuart D.B. Picken Order of the Sacred Treasure, B.D., Ph.D., F.R.A.S. Chairman, Japan Society of Scotland and Chairman IAFOR IAB Conference Chair, The Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities 2013 The conference offers the suggestion of optional themes to concentrate the mind; "Connectedness, Identity and Alienation in the Arts and Humanities", and the organizers encourage submissions that approach these themes from a variety of perspectives. However, the submission of other topics for consideration is welcome and we also encourage sessions within and across a variety of interdisciplinary and theoretical perspectives. For more details about submitting an abstract, please apply through the website. Submissions are organized into the following thematic streams: - Arts Teaching and Learning the Arts Arts Policy, Management and Advocacy Arts Theory and Criticism Social, Political and Community Agendas in the Arts Visual Arts Practices Performing Arts Practices: Theatre, Dance, Music Literary Arts Practices Media Arts Practices: Television, Multimedia, Digital, Online and Other New Media Other Arts - Humanities Media, Film Studies, Theatre, Communication Aesthetics, Design Language, Linguistics Knowledge Philosophy, Ethics, Consciousness History, Historiography Literature/Literary Studies Political Science, Politics Teaching and Learning Globalisation Ethnicity, Difference, Identity Immigration, Refugees, Race, Nation First Nations and Indigenous Peoples Sexuality, Gender, Families Religion, Spirituality Cyberspace, Technology Science, Environment and the Humanities Other Humanities Enquiries: acah@iafor.org Web address: http://acah.iafor.org Sponsored by: The International Academic Forum Hear the latest research, publish before a global audience, present in a supportive environment, network, engage in new relationships, experience Japan, explore Osaka and Kyoto, join a global academic community... join an iafor event

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3rd Global Conference: Urban Popcultures

3rd Global Conference Urban Popcultures Sunday 12th May - Tuesday 14th May 2013 Prague, Czech Republic Call for Presentations: This inter- and multi-disciplinary conference aims to examine, explore and critically engage with issues related to urban life. The project will promote the ongoing analysis of the varied creative trends and alternative cultural movements that comprise urban popcultures and subcultures. In particular the conference will encourage equally theoretical and practical debates which surround the cultural and political contexts within which alternative urban subcultures are flourishing. Presentations, papers, performances, reports, work-in-progress, workshops and pre-formed panels are invited on issues related to any of the following themes: 1. Urban Space and the Landscape of the City Urban Aesthetics and Architecture, Creative Re-imagining and Revitalization of the City. Brown Fields Reborn. The Metropolis and Inner City Life: Urban Boredom vs. Creativity. 2. The City as Creative Subject/Object Urban Life and Urban Subculture Considered in Music, Literature, Art and Film, Urban Fashion and Style. Mobile Gaming. Alternate Realities. Urban Visual Styles, Street Art, Graffiti and Tagging. City Festivals. 3. Urban Codes Alternative Popular Culture and Ideology, Politics of Alternative Popcultures, D.I.Y, Alternative Ethics of the City. Urban Religion and Religious Expressions. The Language and Urban Slang. The Avantgarde and Urban Codes. 4. Alternative Music Cultures Histories, Representations, Discourses and Independent Scenes. Popular Music Theory. The Visual Turn. Urban and Alternative Classes, Intertextualities and Intermedialities. Postmodernity and Beyond. Clubbing and Scenes. Hip Hop and Rap. Dark Wave Scenes - EMO, Post-Gothic, and Underground Electronica. 5. The Urban Underground The Rise and Fall of the Experimental Subcultures, Scenes, Fashions and Styles. Alternative and Underground Dance, Electronica, Hip Hop, and Punk and Post-Rock Scenes. 6. Queer Theory and Urban Alternative Cultures Gendered Music and Fashion. The Role of the City in Gendered Freedom and Libertine Lifestyles. Pride Parades. 7. The City, Fashion, and Identity Identity Creation. Style and Branding. Politics of Cool. Pretties, Freaks and Uglies. 8. Visions of Alternative Sound Cultures in Massmedia The Visual Aspects of Alternative Entertainment. The Evolution of Music and Thematic Television. Media Structure of Music Video. Explicit TV and Censorship. Urban Styles and Extreme Sports. 9. Urban Subcultures in Online World Urban Identity and Global/Glocal Membership. Globalization/Localisation of Underground Music Experience. Copyright/Copyleft. The Role of Internet in the Transformation of Music Industry. The Impact of User-generated Content. What to send: 300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 30th November 2012. 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 15th February 2013. 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 key words E-mails should be entitled: Urban Popcultures 3 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). 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 Jordan Copeland: copeland@lasalle.edu Daniel Riha: rihad@inter-disciplinary.net Rob Fisher: up3@inter-disciplinary.net The conference is part of the 'Critical Issues' 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 the conference will be eligible for publication in an ISBN eBook. Selected papers may be developed for publication in a themed hard copy volume(s). For further details of the conference, please visit: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/critical-issues/cyber/urban-popcultures/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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The World Symposium on Global Encounters in Southeast Asian Performing Arts

The World Symposium on Global Encounters in Southeast Asian Performing Arts 1st to 3rd February 2013 Bangkok, Thailand Conference in Bangkok, Thailand I wish to inform you of the forthcoming symposium to be hosted by Bangkok University, Thailand and University of Victoria, Canada, which may be of particular interest to you, your colleagues and students. The World Symposium on Global Encounters in Southeast Asian Performing Arts: International Theatre Festival, Conference and Workshop to be held in Bangkok, Thailand on 1-3 February, 2013.The main objective of the symposium is to function as a platform of exploration, in search of a lasting live performance culture that can establish an influential and sustainable position in Southeast Asia, regardless of whether it is expressed in traditional, contemporary or postmodern form. It is a communal gathering for performing arts academics, practitioners and enthusiasts with the aim of establishing a productive dialogues and common ground with regard to ways in which Southeast Asian creative arts will survive under the tremendous pressure of the global spectrum of changes currently taking place. There will be 4 distinctive themes of the conference panels; 'performance and new media', 'traditional performance in the changing world', 'spectrum of contemporary vs. intercultural performance', and 'transnationalism and globalization'. The themes of the international theatre festival and workshop are also both interrelated and operated under the themes. If you would like to contribute and participate, please go to http://www.buworldsymposium.com/home.php The deadline for abstracts are on the 30th of September, 2012. The symposium team is looking forward to meeting and greeting you here in Bangkok, Thailand. Regards, The symposium team Enquiries: buworldsymposium2013@gmail.com Web address: http://www.buworldsymposium.com/home.php

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