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Call for Papers "Beyond Boundaries: Media, Culture and Identity in Europe" International Conference Bahcesehir University Istanbul (Turkey) 2-3 October 2009 __________________________________________________ What is Europe according to its others? An essence, an origin, a center? Or is it nothingness, a void or chiasm? Where is Europe? In diasporic or migrant spaces? How is Europe different from the West? Can an identity be made European? Could it be Eurocentric or Euro-chiasmic? Can one leave one's cultural frame to take on another? Can one transnationalize and/or regionalize a national identity or vice versa? Can the European Union create a single entity or a grand signifier of Europe out of multiple differences? What is the role of communication, media, and culture in such exchanges, transformations, processes and practices? Can we account for the similarities, proximities, and relations or should we focus on the differences, cleavages, and tensions? This conference aims to explore the questions above and how such questions surface in media and cultural texts, ranging from everyday practices to media representations. The papers may deal with various meanings of Europe and its relation to non-European cultures, and how these are experienced or altered at the level of media, culture, and identity. Possible paper topics are: - Eurocentrism and its alternatives - Transnationalism and nationalisms - Global, regional, and local media and culture - Diasporic and migrant culture and identities - Gender equality and cultural diversity - Tactics and strategies of dialogue between cultures - Symbolic representations of Europe in various cultural practices - Theories of European cinema, media and culture - Challenges for European cinema, media, and cultural studies - European communication studies and strategies - The EU policies on media, communication, and culture Confirmed Keynote Speakers (alphabetically listed): Prof. Angela McRobbie (University of London, Goldsmiths College, Media and Communications) Prof. Kevin Robins (Based in Istanbul and a visiting fellow at Goldsmiths College, University of London) Prof. William Uricchio (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Comparative Media Studies) Other speakers will be announced in the coming weeks. Please send a 300-word abstract with the name and institutional affiliation of the speaker (mailing address & email address) to: [email protected] Deadline for abstracts: June 15, 2009. Deadline for acceptance information: June 29, 2009. Deadline for submitting the completed papers: September 20, 2009. Deadline for papers for conference proceedings: October 18, 2009. The conference is organized by an EU funded project, European Media and Cultural Studies and Media Awareness, jointly run by Bahcesehir University (Istanbul, Turkey), University of Potsdam (Potsdam, Germany) and University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (Potsdam, Germany). For further details about the conference please visit: http://www.emcs.bahcesehir.edu.tr/conference.html For further details about the project please visit: http://www.emcs.bahcesehir.edu.tr/ The language of the conference is English. Contact: Aysegul Kesirli Conference Assistant Phone: +90 (212) 381 0764 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.emcs.bahcesehir.edu.tr/conference.html __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
