The European Conference on Media, Communication, and Film 2016

The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) invites you to participate in The European Conference on Media, Communication and Film 2016 (EuroMedia2016) and enjoy the beautiful seaside city of Brighton, UK. Held alongside ECAH2016, ECCS2016, and LIBEURO2016 at the Waterfront Hotel from Monday, July 11 - Thursday, July 14, 2016, 2016, join us as we discuss this year’s conference theme, "Justice" along with EuroMedia2016 conference chair Professor Gary E. Swanson, invited speakers and more! EuroMedia2015 welcomed over 150 delegates from more than 30 different countries last year and we look forward to continuing this international event in 2016. 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/euromedia2016/ Enquiries: euromedia@iafor.org Join IAFOR at EuroMedia2016 to: -Deliver your 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 Media, Communication and Film -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/euromedia2016-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, Hawaii, Barcelona and the UK on our website. The 2016 conference theme The EuroMedia2016 conference theme is "Justice". The arts are ideally suited to reflect on justice. The various symbolic definitions of justice from the Fasces of ancient Rome to the status of the lady blindfolded and holding a set of scales puts an abstract ideal into a concrete and publicly recognizable form. The arts can also be an effective device for dealing with some of the other more sinister ideas and practices that relate to justice, crime and punishment. In the past, even in what are now modern open societies barbaric forms of punishment were meted out to those found guilty of violating the law. Dostoyevsky's novel Crime and Punishment was an exercise of engagement in a painful discussion of the possible moral justification for committing a serious crime for a higher purpose, including ridding the world of a worthless or evil individual whose resources might be put to better use. However, the implication that those who see the greater good may be permitted to act above the law does not sit comfortably with many critics. The plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, although it failed taking lives of the conspirators including the young German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), has never been given a universal moral imprimatur by those who hold a more pacifist outlook. Similarly, literature and the arts can look into the depths in a way that philosophical discussion is restricted to the conceptual level and religious discourse is better suited to symbolic reflections. Other fields in the humanities are similarly preoccupied with justice: the political act of writing, whether literature or history, involves shaping narratives and contentious issues of meaning, to see truth as justice. To expand the theme to the media: some modern TV series look into justice issues from a legal point of view, but also probe the psychology of many types of people on both sides of the law. What do these contribute to the better understanding of the complexities of human nature and human emotion exposed in them? Does justice have a dark side, or is this the outcome of it being manipulated? Questions like these have been with us throughout the ages. Do they exist as boundaries for reflection rather than questions to be answered? IAFOR looks forward to welcoming you to Brighton, UK. ECAH2016, ECCS2016, LibEuro2016, and EuroMedia2016 will be part of a series of events taking place in Brighton, UK from Monday, July 11 - Thursday, July 14, 2016. 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/ EuroMedia2016 Conference Chairs and Featured Speakers Professor Gary E. Swanson EuroMedia 2016 Conference Chair CEO D’image Studios Former Hansen Endowed Chair in Journalism and Distinguished Journalist-in-Residence at the University of Northern Colorado, USA Professor Baden Offord ECCS2016 Conference Chair Director and Professor of Cultural Studies and Human Rights, Centre for Human Rights Education, Curtin University, Australia. Vice President-International, Cultural Studies Association of Australasia. Donald E. Hall ECCS2016 Conference Chair Herbert J. and Ann L. Siegel Dean Lehigh University, USA Professor Stuart D. B. Picken ECAH2016 Conference Chair Chair, Japan Society of Scotland Chair, IAFOR IAB About IAFOR and its events IAFOR welcomes thousands of academics to our conferences each year, which range in size from around 100 to in excess of 500 attendees. They do so because of the supportive and nurturing research environment, because of the unique networking opportunities, and because of the strength of the organization’s platform. Our conferences are meticulously planned and programmed under the direction of prominent academics to ensure that they offer programs of the highest level, and are also quite unique in the way in which they are supported by some of the world’s leading academic institutions, including the University of London (UK), Virginia Tech (USA), Monash University (Australia), Barcelona University (Spain), Waseda University (Japan), the National Institute of Education (Singapore), and The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKSAR). IAFOR’s credibility has enabled it to become a genuine pioneer, and has grown to be the most respected and trusted organization encouraging international, intercultural and interdisciplinary study. The organization is a formative influence in providing new research avenues and visionary development solutions necessary in our rapidly emerging globalized world. We welcome you to engage in this expanding global academic community of individuals and network of institutions, and look forward to seeing you at one of our future events, as we look forward to breaking new ground, together. To learn more about IAFOR - http://iafor.org

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