| The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) invites you to participate in the Second European Conference on Media, Communication and Film (EuroMedia 2015), and enjoy the beautiful seaside city of Brighton, UK. Held alongside the Second European Conference on Literature and Librarianship, the Third European Conference on Arts and Humanities, and the Second European Conference on Cultural Studies, at the Thistle Hotel from July 13 - 16, 2015, join us as we discuss this year's conference themes, "Human Rights, Justice, Media and Culture" and "Power" along with Keynote Speakers Paul Lowe and Regenia Gagnier, featured speakers Marcus Chidgey and Rodney Hill, conference chairs Professors Stuart D.B. Picken, Gary Swanson, Baden Offord, Donald E. Hall and more! EuroMedia2014 welcomed delegates from more than 35 different countries last year and we look forward to continuing this international event in 2015. To submit an abstract for presentation or participate as an audience member, please visit the website or contact us for more information. Submit an abstract: http://iafor.org/cfp Visit the conference website: http://iafor.org/conferences/euromedia2015/ Enquiries: euromedia@iafor.org Join IAFOR at EuroMedia2015 to: - Deliver your own research findings to a global audience - Have your work published in the conference proceedings and considered for peer-reviewed, open access IAFOR Journals - Benefit from IAFOR's interdisciplinary focus by hearing the latest research in the fields of Arts and Humanities, Media, Communication, Film, Cultural Studies, Literature and LIbrarianship - Participate in a truly international, interdisciplinary and intercultural event - Participate in interactive audience sessions - Access international networking opportunities - Discounts on registration fees are available for those able to pay registration fees early. Please see the registration page for details: http://iafor.org/euromedia2015-registration - If you have attended an IAFOR conference within the past year, or belong to an affiliated university or institution, we offer a 10 percent discount in appreciation of your support. - See the full schedule of our conferences in Japan, Dubai, and the UK at http://iafor.org/events The 2015 conference themes are "Human Rights, Justice, Media and Culture" and "Power" Theme 1: "Human Rights, Justice, Media and Culture" Human rights praxis and ideas of justice are now core fields of investigation for cultural studies, media studies and Asian studies scholars. One example of this is how cultural research into the convergence of new media with everyday life, has brought into relief the growing significance of how struggles for freedom and justice are enabled by flows of social media. Various communities and peoples are now enabled to make claims for social recognition within human rights frameworks and language like never before. Cultural studies as a discipline is specifically attuned to studying questions of human rights and justice. As a field it is connected to human rights discourse and praxis through its ethical foundations and 'activating knowledge' as Stuart Hall once put it. One of the essential motivations of cultural studies scholars is to focus on the struggles evident in structures and institutions of power, representation, identity and subjectivity. This is undertaken with specific attention to power and its manifestation and negotiation in the cultural arena of everyday life. As a consequence, cultural studies researchers investigate ideas of justice and agency in compelling and innovative ways. They see agency, for example, as being implicated in the formation of moral, legal, political and ethical frameworks that are experienced in everyday lives, and which can be seen explicitly in the media. As cultural studies/human rights scholar John Erni notes, 'cultural studies has long been attentive to the complex interpenetrations of power, agency, and the social imaginary.' A central aim of this conference is to examine ideas of 'justice' and 'human rights' in relation to media and cultural production. The hope is to enable useful exchange, connection and dialogue around the praxis of human rights and to clarify the implications of how cultural transformation and the media are closely connected to social and political change in the everyday life of individuals, communities and nations. Theme 2: "Power" Power as a commodity has challenged the minds of social scientists and philosophers while its exercise has always fascinated historians. From classical thinkers' works such as Aristotle's Politka or Machiavelli's Il Principe through modern figures who manipulate power in the media, like Silvio Berlusconi or Rupert Murdoch, to the vast networks that support major heads of state, power has been a necessity to some or like an aphrodisiac to others. The dynamics of power and its associations with wealth and status now shape the contemporary world more visibly than ever. It is a research challenge to all fields of the social sciences to offer some explanation of its magnetism and its mechanisms. We expect this theme to excite a number of stimulating research paths, and look forward to their outcomes as we gather in Brighton in 2015. The organizers encourage submissions that approach this theme 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 inter/disciplinary and theoretical perspectives. Submissions are organized into the following thematic streams: Media - Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations - Digital Media and Use of New Technology in Newsgathering - Communication Theory and Methodology - Critical and Cultural Studies, Gender and Communication - Media Disaster Coverage - Media History - International Communication - Law, Policy and Media Ethics - Newspapers and Magazines as Print/Digital Media - Mass Communication - Broadcast Media and Globalization - Journalism - Education and Scholastic Journalism - Sports, Media and Globalization - Media Management and Economics - Political Communication and Satire - Visual Communication - Media and Education: Training journalists - Social Media and Communication Technology Film - Film Direction and Production - Film Criticism and Theory - Film and Literature: Artistic Correspondence - Biography - Film History - Documentary History - Archive-Based Studies - Films and Digital Distribution (Use of the Internet and video sharing) IAFOR looks forward to welcoming you to Brighton, UK. EuroMedia 2015 will be part of a series of events taking place in Brighton, UK from July 1-16. These events are international, intercultural, and interdisciplinary and will cover topics such as psychology, education, business, sustainability, literature, media and more. Please visit the UK events page of the IAFOR website for details: http://iafor.org/conferences/european-conferences/ |
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