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Call for submissions for an edited volume on global media, cultures, and identities
We are seeking chapter proposals for an edited volume on global media, cultures, and identities. The volume will examine the relationship between culture, media, and identity in a global world from various disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives, in different geographic locations, and with respect to a range of media, both old and new. The collection will combine theoretical reflections with concrete analyses of the modes in which global media shape cultural identities and, conversely, cultural formations influence the political economy of global media.

How do we conceptualize the global culture, media, and identity problematic after the interventions of postcolonialism and poststructuralism, for instance, or as anthropologists, scholars of communication, historians, and literary scholars? Is the global in global television the same as the global audience of the internet? What do media representations of specific cultural discourses of food, fashion, travel, community, or civic engagement tell us about the contingent nature of notions of global identity at work here? Through such questions, the collection will critically examine the very categories and imaginaries of global media, global culture, and global identity.

Submissions are welcome on all relevant topics related to the broad focus of the collection. Contributors are requested to submit a proposal of 500 words as well as a brief biographical note to Rohit Chopra at rchopra73_at_gmail.com by September 10, 2008. We will be seeking a publisher for the collection shortly afterward. Full chapters would be due by early 2009.

Project /Volume Editors

Rohit Chopra, Assistant Professor of Communication, Santa Clara University, Email: rchopra73_at_gmail.com

Radhika Gajjala, Associate Professor, Department of Interpersonal Communication, School of Communication Studies, Bowling Green State University, Email: radhik_at_bgsu.edu

Rohit Chopra
Department of Communication
Santa Clara University
Email: rchopra73@gmail.com

CFP Bremen

CALL FOR PAPERS "MEDIA CULTURE IN CHANGE" Date: April 29th to May 1st 2009Venue: University of Bremen, Germany 54th Annual Conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK) Our present cultures cannot be understood beyond the media. If one understands cultures in the widest sense of the word as the whole conflicting way of living, knowing and acting of a major group of people, then they are communicatively mediated: Through communication we become socialized within cultures, and cultural practices are to a large degree expressed in communication. These processes of communication occur increasingly via technical media, beginning with newspapers and journals, through television, radio and film up to the so-called hybrid media of computers and mobile phones. In this sense we can understand our present cultures as media cultures. Taking this as a starting point the conference “Media Culture in Change” has a threefold objective: First aim is to discuss how to describe media cultures within media and communication studies theoretically and empirically. Secondly, the subject of the conference is to reflect how change can be described adequately and also how it can be operationalised. Third, the conference addresses the question of the significance of research on media cultures for the theoretical development of media and communication studies. Papers on the following topic fields are welcome:• Concepts of media culture• Empirical media culture research• Historical dimension of media cultural change• Present relevance of media cultural change• Media politics, public sphere and political discourse cultures• Integration, segregation and conflicts in media cultures• Cultures of journalism, production and organisation• Contents, formats and discourses of media cultures• Everyday life, appropriation and socialisation in media cultures Invited keynote speakers are:• Hans Adler, University of Wisconsin, Madison• Claus Leggewie, Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen• Robin Mansell, London School of Economics and Political Science• David Morley, Goldsmiths College University of London For further information on the conference and the full call for papers please visit the web page http://www.dgpuk2009.de/index_en.html. Abstracts must be submitted by 15th October 2008 via the online abstract management system, accessible via this web page after 1st September 2008. Responsible for local organisation: Andreas Hepp (Andreas.Hepp@uni-bremen.de ).

seen in le monde; chinese blockbuster

Un blockbuster chinois fait fureur en Asie

Epopée guerrière de John Woo et film le plus cher du cinéma chinois (80 millions de dollars), Red Cliff est en passe de battre les records de recette en Chine et en Asie - avant de se lancer à la conquête du reste du monde. Sorti le 10 juillet en Chine, il a franchi en quatre jours la barre des 100 millions de yuans (9,2 millions d'euros) de recettes, un record. Le démarrage fut excellent en Corée, à Hongkong et à Taïwan. Longue de cent quarante minutes, cette première partie d'un diptyque est exclusivement destinée à l'Asie. Le public y est familier de l'histoire, située il y a mille huit cents ans, à la période chaotique des Trois Royaumes, et déclinée dans d'innombrables adaptations ; l'Occident aura droit, en principe, à un seul film, plus digeste, en 2009.


En Chine, le distributeur de Red Cliff, le groupe d'Etat China Film, qui a le monopole de la distribution des superproductions étrangères, lui a fait place nette : pas moins de 1 400 copies ont été tirées, un record. Qu'importe que le réalisateur, John Woo, soit originaire de Hongkong et qu'il ait effectué le plus clair de sa carrière récente à Hollywood : ce tour de force visuel - effets spéciaux concoctés par l'Américain Craig Hayes (Robocop et Matrix), des figurants par milliers, une bataille navale - marque son retour triomphant en Chine. Et puis ce film sur son passé flamboyant renvoie à la Chine une image de grandeur qui permet d'éviter les débats auxquels mènent les scénarios contemporains.


Huit ans après Tigre et dragon, d'Ang Lee, un autre Chinois (Taïwanais) exilé, et plus gros succès "chinois" dans le monde à ce jour, on mesure les efforts déployés : une trentaine de films à gros budget ont cherché à renouveler le succès du film historique. Financé en Asie, Red Cliff rassemble les producteurs les plus ambitieux de la région, comme le japonais Avex, le coréen Showbox, le taïwanais CMC Entertainment Group, et une pléthore d'investisseurs chinois regroupés autour de China Film Group.


Brice Pedroletti

Source: lemonde.fr

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CALL FOR PAPERS
Rethinking Visual Narratives from Asia: Intercultural and Comparative Perspectives


The Department of Fine Arts at the University of Hong Kong will host an international conference on Rethinking Visual Narratives from 8-9 June 2009. The conference will bring together approximately fifteen scholars presenting new and original research to discuss how visual narratives function in different cultures and exploring connections and interactions between the arts of Asia and that of Asia and the West. The papers and discussion will consolidate academic understanding of visual narrative theories and augment them through analysis of their potential as a tool for exploring inter-cultural interactions and questioning cross-cultural assumptions. The focus will be on the visual with a cross-cultural dimension and dating to any time period within a broadly defined art historical discipline and material culture studies.

Possible panel topics include, but are not limited to – The place of narrative: architecture and the disposition of imagery Theories of narration
Word and image: illustration and interpretation
Printed texts and images: semiotic dialogue
The social embeddedness of narrative
Narratology
The role of non-narrative or anti-narrative elements in imagery

Papers will be hosted on the conference website by the end of April 2009. It is expected that a conference proceedings will be published.

Abstracts due on 5 September 2008 by email to -

Dr. Alexandra Green
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Fine Arts, University of Hong Kong
Email: greenar@hkucc.hku.hk


Dr. Alexandra Green
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Fine Arts
Main Building Rm. 235
University of Hong Kong

Email: greenar@hkucc.hku.hk

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Journal of Media Practice Call for Papers Special Issue: A Decade of Media Practice: Changes, Challenges and Choices The Journal of Media Practice is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2009! To mark this anniversary, the Journal is looking for contributions from colleagues involved in media practice around the world, whether as teachers or practitioners. The current decade is witnessing vast changes in the production, consumption and forms of media. With digital technology, video art, documentary, film and other visual media are all going through interesting changes at the institutional, artistic and audience levels. Web 2.0 is blurring the lines between the production and consumption of media, and is opening up new spaces of expression in societies where state censorship hinders freedom of speech in traditional media. It is also instigating changes in web design. Satellite television is consolidating itself as the primary medium in places like the Middle East. Digital radio is opening up new possibilities for broadcasting. More synergies are being created between different media forms, whether between the internet and television, the internet and documentary, or any number of other possibilities. The Journal invites international contributions responding to the changes and challenges in the media practice landscape over the last decade, be it television, radio, video art, documentary, film, screenwriting, the internet, the press, or any other form of print, audio, visual or audiovisual media, and the choices that those changes and challenges have created for media practitioners, institutions and audiences. In addition to academic articles, the Journal encourages the submission of: - Interviews with key media personnel and artists - Reflections by media practitioners on their own practice (whether within institutions or as independent practitioners) - Reviews of exhibitions and other media events - Critical pieces about changes in technology, content and delivery of media products and tools, or the work of media institutions around the world Articles should be 5000 words, reviews 500-1000 words, and critical pieces and reflections between 1000-3000 words. The Editor is happy to discuss other possibilities with potential contributors prior to the deadline below. All submissions are subject to peer review. Please send all completed submissions to jmp@rhul.ac.uk. The deadline to receive all completed material (full articles, reviews etc.) is October 17, 2008. Informal queries, speculative abstracts and proposals can be sent to the Editor Lina Khatib: lina.khatib@rhul.ac.uk in advance of the October deadline. Dr Lina KhatibDepartment of Media ArtsRoyal Holloway, University of LondonEgham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UKhttp://www.rhul.ac.uk/Media-Arts/staff/khatib.htmEditor: Journal of Media PracticeCo-Editor: Middle East Journal of Culture & Communication_________________________________________________________________ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000009ukm/direct/01/

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Seventh Annual Cultural Studies Association (U.S.)Marriott (at the Plaza), Kansas CityApril 16-18, 2009 Expected plenary speakers include:Michael Bérubé, Pennsylvania State UniversityMarc Bousquet, Santa Clara UniversityOrit Halpern, New School for Social ResearchMichele Janette, Kansas State UniversityE. Patrick Johnson, Northwestern UniversityKarim Murji, Open University (U.K.)Cary Nelson, University of IllinoisAmit Rai, Florida State UniversitySangeeta Ray, University of MarylandMaria Josefina Saldaña-Porillo, New York UniversityJeff Williams, Carnegie Mellon University Also, the popular Journal Salon feature will continue. Journals expectedare:Cultural CritiqueCultural Studies/ Critical Methodologies Dialectical AnthropologyFlowGendersMediations Deadline for Proposals: September 15, 2008. This conference, which uses Open Conference Systems developed by the PublicKnowledge Project , enables participants to submitabstracts online at http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/conf/submit.php?cf=5. Thewebsite for submissions will open August 15, 2008. Call for Papers and Sessions The Cultural Studies Association (U.S.) invites participation in its SeventhAnnual Meeting from all areas and on all topics of relevance to CulturalStudies, including but not limited to literature, history, sociology,geography, anthropology, communications, popular culture, cultural theory,queer studies, critical race studies, feminist studies, postcolonialstudies, media and film studies, material culture studies, performance andvisual arts studies. All participants in the Sixth Annual meeting must pay registration fees byMarch 16, 2009, to be listed and participate in the program. See theregistration page of this website for details about fees. If you have any questions about procedures for submission or other concerns,please e-mail us at: csaus@pitt.edu. We welcome proposals in the followingfour categories: 1. INDIVIDUAL PAPERS Proposals for individual papers are due September 15, 2008. Successful papers will reach several constituencies of the organization andwill connect analysis to social, political, economic, or ethical questions. They should be submitted online on the conference website. Successfulsubmission will be acknowledged. If you do not receive an acknowledgmentwithin 24 hours, please resubmit. The acknowledgment will say that yourproposal has been ''successfully submitted,'' which does NOT mean yourproposal has been accepted. All paper proposals require: a. The name, email address, department and institutional affiliation of theauthor, entered on the website.b. A 500-word abstract for the 20-minute paper entered on the website.c. Any needed audio-visual equipment must be noted following the abstract inthat space on the site. 2. PRE-CONSTITUTED PAPER SESSIONS, ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS, OR WORKSHOP SESSIONSProposals for pre-constituted sessions are due September 15, 2008. Roundtables are sessions in which panelists offer brief remarks, but thebulk of the session is devoted to discussion among the panelists andaudience members. Workshops are similarly devoted primarily to discussion,but they focus on practical problems in such areas as teaching, research, oractivism. No paper titles may be included for roundtables or workshops. Pre-constituted sessions should NOT be submitted on the website, but shouldbe sent to csaus@pitt.edu with the words ''Session Proposal'' in the subjectline. All proposals will be acknowledged, but please allow at least twobusiness days before inquiring. All session proposals require: a. The name, email address, phone number, and department and institutionalaffiliation of the proposer. b. The names, email addresses, and department and institutional affiliationsof each participant. c. A 500-word overview of the session, including identifying the type ofsession (panel, roundtable, workshop) proposed. For paper sessions, alsoinclude 500-word abstracts of each of the papers. Paper sessions should havethree or four papers. d. A request for any needed audio-visual equipment. All AV equipment must berequested with the proposal. 3. DIVISION SESSIONSDivision sessions are due September 15, 2008. A list of divisions is available at http://www.csaus.pitt.edu . Divisions may elect to post calls on thatsite for papers and procedures for submission to division sessions or handlethe creation of their two division sessions by other means. Division chairswill submit their two panels/workshops/roundtables directly to the programcommittee by September 15, 2008 (directions will be sent to the divisionchairs). Proposals for divisions should NOT be submitted on the website orto csaus@pitt.edu. 4. SEMINAR PROPOSALSProposals for seminars are due September 15, 2008. Seminars are small-group (maximum 15 individuals) discussion sessions forwhich participants prepare in advance of the conference. In previous years,preparation has involved shared readings, pre-circulated ''position papers''by seminar leaders and/or participants, and other forms of pre-conferencecollaboration. We particularly invite proposals for seminars designed toadvance emerging lines of inquiry and research/teaching initiatives withinCultural Studies broadly construed. We also invite seminars designed togenerate future collaborations among conference attendees. Once a limitednumber of seminar topics and leaders are chosen, the seminars will beannounced through the CSA's various public e-mail lists. Participants willcontact the seminar leader(s) directly who will then inform the ProgramCommittee who will participate in the seminar. Seminars will be marked inthe conference programs as either closed to non-participants or open toother conference attendees as auditors (or in other roles). Examples ofsuccessful seminar proposals from previous years are linked in here (if youare reading this on the website). All seminar proposals require:a. A 500-word overview of the topic designed to attract participants andclear instructions about how the seminar will work, including details aboutwhat advanced preparation will be required of seminar participants.b. The name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and departmentaland institutional affiliation of the leader(s) proposing the seminar.c. A brief bio or one page CV of the leader(s) proposing the seminar.d. A request for any needed audio-visual equipment. All AV equipment must berequested with the proposal. Since seminars typically involve discussion ofpreviously circulated papers, such requests must be explained. Seminar proposals should be sent to: Bruce Burgett, Professor and Interim Director, Interdisciplinary Arts andSciencesUniversity of Washington Bothellburgett@u.washington.edu and Colin Danby, Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences,University of Washington Bothell danby@u.washington.edu Those interested in participating in (rather than leading) a seminar shouldconsult the list of seminars and the instructions for signing up for them,available at http://www.csaus.pitt.edu afterOctober 15, 2008. Deadline to sign up will be November 14, 2008. Deadlinefor seminar leaders to submit final lists of participants (minimum 8individuals, in addition to the seminar leader or leaders) will be November21, 2008.

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From: "Imre Szeman" Subject: [cultstud-l] Cultural Spaces (Book Series)To: g-csacont@mcmaster.ca, ,, Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" CULTURAL SPACES / University of Toronto Press CULTURAL SPACES is a book series that explores the rapidly changingtemporal, spatial, and theoretical boundaries of contemporary culturalstudies. Culture has long been understood as the force that defines anddelimits societies in fixed spaces. The recent intensification ofglobalizing processes, however, has meant that it is no longer possible– if it ever was – to imagine the world as a collection of autonomous,monadic spaces, whether these are imagined as localities, nations,regions within nations, or cultures demarcated by region or nation. Theaim of this interdisciplinary series is to publish bold new analysesand theories of the spaces of culture, as well as investigations of thehistorical construction of those cultural spaces that have influencedthe shape of the contemporary world. Series editors: Richard Cavell (University of British Columbia), JasminHabib (University of Waterloo) and Imre Szeman (McMaster University). Book proposals and manuscript submissions welcomed. Please contact: Siobhan McMenemy, smcmenemy@utpress.utoronto.ca, (416)978-2239 x231 For more information about the series, visit:http://www.utppublishing.com/pubstore/merchant.ihtml?id=58&step=2. Books in the Series: - Peter Ives, Gramsci’s Politics of Language: Engaging the BakhtinCircle and the Frankfurt School - Sarah Brophy, Witnessing AIDS: Writing, Testimony, and the Work ofMourning - Shane Gunster, Capitalizing on Culture: Critical Theory for CulturalStudies - Jasmin Habib, Israel, Diaspora, and the Routes of National Belonging - Serra Tinic, On Location: Canada’s Television Industry in a GlobalMarket - Evelyn Ruppert, The Moral Economy of Cities: Shaping Good Citizens - Mark Coté, Richard Day, and Greig de Peuter, eds, Utopian Pedagogy:Radical Experiments Against Neoliberal Globalization - Michael McKinnie, City Stages: Theatre and Urban Space in a GlobalCity - David Jefferess, Postcolonial Resistance: Culture, Liberation, andTransformation - Mary Gallagher, ed., World Writing: Poetics, Ethics, andGlobalization (forthcoming) - Maureen Moynagh, Political Tourism and Its Texts (forthcoming) Editors:Richard Cavell: rcavell@interchange.ubc.caJasmin Habib: jhabib@uwaterloo.caImre Szeman: szeman@mcmaster.ca Editorial Advisory Board:Lauren Berlant, University of ChicagoHomi K. Bhabha, Harvard UniversityHazel V. Carby, Yale UniversityRichard Day, Queen’s UniversityChristopher Gittings, University of Western OntarioLawrence Grossberg, University of North CarolinaMark Kingwell, University of TorontoHeather Murray, University of TorontoElspeth Probyn, University of SydneyRinaldo Walcott, OISE/University of Toronto

Crossroads 2008 in Jamaica

Well, for those willing to have an eye on my research, I'll be presenting a paper at Crossroads 2008 in Jamaica. Needless to say, the apprentice work + MBA + participation @ a student orchestra did not leave me a lot of time for research...

So, the paper is entitled "Watching TV makes sense". About the emergence of a possible public sphere in East Asia through the consumption of Asian TV programs...

Still have a week to write the paper ;)

Here's the outline from UMAT conf. Any comments are welcome ;)

Watching television makes sense
The consumption of Asian television programs in Asia: a forthcoming sign of an epistemic community in Asia
Ubiquitous media, Asian transformations
Public sphere in Asia
Aska Monty, iCAT (Institute for Communication Arts and Technology), Hallym University

Introduction
a phenomenon dating back to the 1980s 1990s preceded by the consumption of mainly Western programs
the consumption of Asian programs as “foreign programs in Asia translates/echoes/reflects technological changes in Asia, the emergence and confirmation of audiovisual powers, as producers of soft power and cultural contents, better designed for an Asian audience

Asian consumption: a two-fold phenomenon
a negative response to the Western media imperialism
a positive answer towards a multi-polar power system in Asia

Public sphere, epistemic community
Different stages of the formation and gathering of Asian people
from the grass root level of consumption to the political/utopian level of polity constitution
Why study television programs?
Television as an interface between the public and the private sphere leading to the constitution of the social welfare (Mandeville)
the role of market as established by Rosanvallon: Can Television, as well as market, pacify relations inter alii?

Television as a political tool
Television moulds preferences: the Nation/State defines what the audience watches
News and sports, reflection of the national psyche, last bastions to resist against transnational flows of television consumption?

Television as a soft power
Television as a source of political representativeness
A way to change perceptions
Television programmes as weapons of soft power in Asia (i.e. anime, dramas, films…)
Litterature on public sphere and epistemic community
The structural transformation of the public sphere. An inquiry into a category of bourgeois society (Habermas, 1989)

Communication and citizenship. Journalism and the public sphere (Dahlgreen, Sparks, 1991)

Imagined communities (Anderson)

Consumption in Asia (Chua)

Articles
UNESCO report (Nordenstreng and Varis, 1974): one-way flow of cultural production from the developed to the developing world

The economics of Television Program Production and Trade in Far East Asia (Waterman, Rogers, 2000)

Media imperialism revisited: some findings from the Asian case (Chadha, Kavoori 2000)



Methodology
Quantitative analysis:
Broadcasting strategies in eight Asian countries, among private and public broadcasters regarding imports of Asian programs

Qualitative analysis:
Interviews of television programs consumers about their viewing habits, their perception of foreign programs and their preferences

Raised issue:
Can the consumption of television programs in Asia foster and shoulder the emergence of a public sphere or an epistemic community in Asia? 
Consumption of television and sharing common values; mould for a common epistemic community in Asia
1.1 The discovery of the sameness/closeness through television programs
Identification process in the making
Cross border allegiance of taste
An offer shaped by the audience (market driven approach)
A comprehension of the unknown other eased by television consumption




1.2 Hindrances
transnational flows based on pop culture… dramas, cartoons
is light entertainment able to erase cultural differences, misperceptions?
Counterbalanced by the distanced relation to the media and the reception theories
The burden of history (colonial past…) and biased perceptions of the other moulded by past propaganda


II. Consumption of television programs in Asia: a political stance
2.1 Contestation and resistance force
a voice for the repressed in some Asian regimes, a voice of contestation in Asian communist authoritarian regimes, hence an enlightenment process in Asia through media consumption?
a resistance to American cultural imperialism or a resistance to the Japanese cultural imperialism in some cases
to be qualified in the proportion of American programs broadcasted generally in Asia, reflection of the legacy of history and the effects of media liberalization (Uruguay round)
to be qualified by the proportion of Japanese anime, dramas, products of the Japanese soft power, in Asia. Japan as a benchmark in Asia


2.2  A means to build an Asian community, polity
Consumption of Asian television programs and the emergence of a new cultural, transnational geopolitical map in Asia: the cultural contents producers versus the cultural contents consumers, translating, echoing new balances of power in Asia
Importers and exporters; the role of the State in fostering television contents or placing watchdogs on television programming in Asia
A polity threatened by a new kind of media imperialism produced by leading Asian states?
Hindrances: the preference for the local in a number of television fields (news, entertainment)
Qualifying the possibility of detachment towards local programs, news as the very last bastion of national sovereignty (however qualified by the way people consume news, and the way the news programs are produced)
III. Consumption of television programs and epistemic community/Asian polity: a down top process led by heterogeneous social categories
3.1  Public sphere and Habermas approach: its validity to the Asian context
Interactive approach valid in the Asian context: the discursive reason
Studies still on the making about forums, fans communicating to each other concerning their consumption of television programs
Public sphere and Asian youth: alternative ways of consuming culture and constructing shared values; shifting patterns of consumption in Asian programs
The Asian prosumers in the web.20 context : consumers and passers by of Asian programs (cf youtube and the case of Korean dramas, online consumption of Asian dramas in China…)
Current stage: clusters and networks rather than a true public sphere, epistemic community on the making

3.2 Redefining public opinion and public sphere? New modalities
Consumption of television programs in Asia calling for a redefinition of the very notion of public sphere
the consumption of television programs blurs the limits/frontiers between public and private sphere
the personal taste, mark of the very intimate, is made public

conclusion
Asian public sphere, epistemic community as a horizon
Cultural transnational flows and consumption as a founding basis for Asian cosmopolitanism

arte & china

TÉLÉVISION
Arte cherche à s'implanter sur l'immense marché chinois de la production audiovisuelle
LE MONDE | 12.05.08 | 14h42 • Mis à jour le 12.05.08 | 14h42PÉKIN ENVOYÉ SPÉCIAL



Avec, en moyenne, un milliard de téléspectateurs chaque jour, les télévisions chinoises intéressent les chaînes étrangères. Echanges et contacts se multiplient.

Fin mars, une délégation de la chaîne franco-allemande Arte, conduite par son président Gottfried Langenstein et son vice-président Jérôme Clément, s'est rendue à Pékin et à Shanghaï pour y rencontrer les patrons des chaînes chinoises, négocier la vente de programmes et esquisser des accords de production. "La Chine joue un rôle important dans nos programmes, confie M. Langenstein. Nous avons diffusé plus d'une trentaine de films et de fictions qui y ont été produits et nous comptons développer nos liens avec l'ensemble des télévisions chinoises."


Après avoir privilégié la coproduction cinématographique en investissant dans les films du réalisateur Wong Kar-Wai (2046) ou de Zhang Yimou (Les Triades de Shangai), Arte veut développer la coproduction de documentaires et de spectacles vivants (opéras, concerts...) appréciés des téléspectateurs chinois. "Il s'agit de proposer des émissions sur la Chine et de faire une place à ses créateurs", explique M. Clément. "Nous souhaitons montrer la formidable mutation politique et économique du pays en ne négligeant pas les questions qui fâchent", poursuit-il. Un discours accueilli "favorablement" par les responsables des groupes audiovisuels chinois (CCTV, Beijing TV, Shanghai Media Group).

Dans un premier temps, des échanges de catalogues vont être mis en place, puis Arte pourrait coproduire des documentaires historiques développés par les chaînes thématiques chinoises. Des négociations devraient aussi s'engager pour que la télévision franco-allemande ait accès aux archives des chaînes chinoises. Les dirigeants de l'audiovisuel chinois se sont dit intéressés par cette télévision diffusée en deux langues malgré le passé guerrier entre les deux pays. La direction de Beijing TV a ainsi souhaité que le rapprochement entre Chinois et Japonais suive la même voie. "La réconciliation entre les peuples passe souvent par la culture. Elle permet de mieux comprendre l'autre", a-t-elle souligné.

Le marché local de la production audiovisuelle est immense. Selon le State Administration for Radio, Film and Television, l'organisme officiel de régulation chinois, près de 150 000 heures de programmes seraient produites chaque année par plus d'un millier de chaînes, dont de nombreuses télévisions locales. La publicité, limitée à six minutes par heure, rapporterait près de 8 milliards d'euros par an. Ces statistiques officielles sont toutefois approximatives du fait de l'amalgame des moyens de diffusion (hertzien, câble, satellite).

Ainsi, les chaînes étrangères accessibles par le câble et en accès payant sont-elles théoriquement interdites. Seuls les résidences diplomatiques et les grands hôtels sont autorisés à les diffuser. Mais près de 10 millions de foyers les capteraient grâce à des antennes paraboliques illégales. "Pour beaucoup de Chinois, le petit écran est le seul moyen d'information et d'ouverture sur le monde, insiste Guo Hua, responsable des acquisitions internationales de CCTV6, la chaîne consacrée au cinéma qui diffuse des films étrangers sous-titrés en mandarin.


L'OEIL VIGILANT DE LA CENSURE


A leur manière, les chaînes relaient le discours politique sur la nouvelle "société harmonieuse" voulue par Pékin. On en trouve des traces dans les documentaires historiques, les séries policières, les feuilletons qui connaissent un succès grandissant dans le pays. Sous l'oeil vigilant de la censure, ces productions revisitent l'Histoire chinoise en gommant ses aspects les plus négatifs comme les excès de la Révolution culturelle et n'hésitent pas à aborder les problèmes de corruption, mal récurrent qui ronge le pays. La télé-réalité est aussi très regardée.

Mais cette ouverture a ses limites. Les productions étrangères - notamment les dessins animés nippons et de rares séries américaines - ne sont pas diffusées aux heures de grande écoute. Une décision politique pour limiter l'influence et les "déviances" occidentales auprès de téléspectateurs qui passent chaque jour trois heures devant la télévision.

Daniel Psenny
Article paru dans l'édition du 13.05.08.

to be read

"Music That Moves: Popular Music, Distribution and Network Technologies" in Cultural Studies, 16:2 (2002), pp. 213-232.

book review

Back to a serious mouse mode... gotta review this haha

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Journal Culture, Language and Representation, ISSN: 1697-7750, seekscontributions for its 2009 and 2010 issues. The 2009 is an open call for original articles that engage in any relevant areaof cultural analysis: the Arts, literature, film, education, linguistics andcommunication, cultural history, anthropology, sociology, etc. Theoreticaldiscussions as well as empirical analysis of specific cases or texts arewelcome. The 2010 issue will be devoted to “Popular Culture in the Age ofGlobalization”. Deadline for submissions: Articles for the 2009 issue should reach the Editors no later than 30th, October2008.Articles for the 2010 issue should reach the Editors before the 15th, September2009. For any enquiries, you may contact Jose R. Prado at prado@ang.uji.es The guidelines for publication can be obtained from the Journal’s web page:www.clr.uji.esJournal Culture, Language and Representation is indexed in the MLA, ABELL, ISOC(CINDOC), and appears in the LATIN INDEX. Please send two hard copies and a WORD or RTF document of your completedmanuscript to:Jose R. PradoDept. Estudis AnglesosCampus Riu SecUniversitat Jaume I12071 CastellonSpain

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Call for Papers and PresentationsContinuities and Innovations: Popular Print Cultures – Past andPresent, Local and GlobalUniversity of AlbertaEdmonton, Alberta, Canada27-30 August 2008 Papers and presentations are invited for any aspect of the conferencetheme. Proposals should be 200 to 300 words in length and clearly statethe central theme or argument, the kind of popular print or relatedmedia to be considered, and its social and cultural location in timeand place.Please indicate any equipment requirements (data projector;conference computer; overhead projector; video or dvd player; audioplayer, etc). A brief resumé should accompany each proposal, statingthe proposer’s name, address, contact information, and relevantacademic, professional, or personal background and knowledge of form ofpopular print culture discussed.Send proposals and resumés by email as pasted-in documentsor attachments in an up-to-date format to: popprint@ualberta.caOr mail hard copies to: Popprint, Kirsten MacLeod,Department of English and Film Studies, University of Alberta,Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E5. Questions to either address.Deadline for proposals is 30 May 2008. But space on theprogram is limited, and proposals will be considered on a first-come,first-accommodated basis. This conference and popular arts festival consider what most peopleread, here and elsewhere, now and in the past. Popular printcharacteristically includes both words and images, and is intertwinedwith music and performance. In these forms it has been and continues tobe one of the most powerful cultural forces in history, morphing intonew media and new technologies, from the phonograph record throughradio, film, and television to video games and the internet.Popular print culture is now a global phenomenon, withstriking similarities in what most people read, anywhere. Yet there arealso striking local differences, inflections, and variations in whatmost people read, here or elsewhere. “Continuities and Innovations”will bring together all those interested in popular printculture--readers and writers, publishers and fans, librarians andcollectors, teachers and students, and of course researchers in manyacademic disciplines.Proposals are invited from all of these groups, directlyaddressing the conference theme, or taking up any aspect of “PopularPrint Cultures, Past and Present, Local and Global.” Topics can includerelations between popular print and other media, between popular and“high” literatures, between words and images, between words and music,between past and present forms, and so on. Presentations may be fromwriters, readers, publishers, teachers, students, distributors,sellers, librarians, illustrators, opponents, promoters, adapters toother media, fans, collectors, et al. Papers and presentations can beon any relevant topic—reading popular print and creating it, writing itand illustrating it, publishing it and selling it, counteracting it ortransforming it, adapting it and influencing it, censoring it andliving it, and more. Participants may consider popular print andpolitics, religion, sexuality, class, ethnicity, “race,” nationality,or any other theme.Google “Edmonton Alberta” and “University of Alberta” forinformation on the venue. Program and other information, includingtravel and accommodation details, regularly updated, will be availableon the conference website: www.arts.ualberta.ca/popprint -- Gary Kelly FRSCUniversity ProfessorDepartment of English and Film StudiesUniversity of AlbertaEdmonton, ABT6G 2E5Canada(780) 492-0561gkelly@ualberta.ca

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Call for Papers International Conference on "Globalization: Cultures, Institutions andSocioeconomics" To be held in Hong Kong, December 12-13, 2008 Co-Sponsored by The Chinese University of Hong Kong and WashingtonUniversity in St. Louis Along the recent trend of globalization, perhaps one of the most significantfocal points is the study on issues related to "Greater China," a notionthat originally entails potential economic integration of China, Taiwan, andHong Kong (including Macau) and has lately been broadened to includeSingapore, Southeast Asian Chinese communities, and overseas Chinese inother countries. Despite some political repercussions, Greater China hasbecome an indisputable economic reality today. But economy is not thestrongest element at play; rather, a more prevalent and consequential factoris culture and the underlying formal institutions and informal socialcustoms. This conference is designed to study the causes and consequences ofglobalization from cultural, institutional and socioeconomic perspectives,focusing more on topics related to Greater China. It invites scholars toinvestigate: * What perspectives can we deploy to investigate the different and yetsimilar cosmopolitan cultures of Hong Kong, Taipei, Shanghai, Beijing,Singapore, Macau, Shenzhen, and others? * How do cultures of these cities work in practice and how are theyembedded in everyday-life situations as locatable phenomena? * What approaches can we use to explore the experience of place andspace, the dynamics between local and global, culture and economy, and thedilemmas of knowledge? * How do states, empires and nations, corporations, shops and goods,literature, music, film, etc., figure in our examination of the cultures ofconsumption and production? * How do places develop meanings for people? What are the strugglesover defining who belongs in a place? * What role do travel, information technology, and other means ofcommunication play in shaping a global city network among these three citiesand beyond? The conference will feature several distinguished keynote andplenary-session speakers, including Nobel Laureate Douglass North andProfessors Frank Dikotter, Robert Hegel, Chang-Tai Hsien, Gordon Mathews,Hui Wang, and Shaoguang Wang. All sessions will be held on the ChineseUniversity of Hong Kong campus, while the conference dinner will be housedat the world-known Hong Kong Jockey Club. Although we prefer complete papers, submissions of long abstracts will beconsidered. Submissions of organized sessions are also welcome. Allsubmissions must be made through e-mail to all the co-chairs of the programcommittee no later than May 31, 2008: Lingchei Letty Chen(llchen@artsci.wustl.edu), Ann Louise Huss (ahuss@cuhk.edu.hk), Laikwan Pang(crsdept@cuhk.edu.hk), and Ping Wang (pingwang@artsci.wustl.edu). Weanticipate having the preliminary program posted by June 15, 2008.

CFP

Call for Papers 4th World Congress of Korean Studies Theme: Korean Studies Interfacing with the World The organizing committee of the 4th World Congress of Korean Studiesannounces a call for papers to all academics and professionals in Korean studies. TheWorld Congress, co-organized by the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) and Kyushu University, will be held from Sept. 22-24, 2008 at Kyushu University,Fukuoka, Japan. As one of the prominent Korean studies conference in the world, it willprovide scholars with an opportunity to share their latest academic achievements and developfriendships in the field of Korean studies. -Date: Mon. Sept. 22 ~ Weds. Sept. 24, 2008 -Venue: Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan -Official Languages: Korean, English -Jointly organized by the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS), KyushuUniversity, International Society for Korean Studies (ISKS), Pacific and Asia Conference on Korean Studies (PACKS), Korean Studies Association of Australasia (KSAA), Association for Korean Studies in Europe (AKSE), Central Asian Association for Korean Studies (CAAKS) and the Committee on Korean Studies-Association for Asian Studies (CKS-AAS) -website:www.aks.ac.kr/congress -Schedule 21st of Sept. (Sun): Banquet 22nd of Sept. (Mon): Opening Ceremony, Sessions Keynote Speech - Robert Buswell(UCLA) - Masao Okonoki(Keio University) 23rd of Sept. (Tue): Sessions, Closing Ceremony 24th of Sept. (Weds): Post-conference Cultural Tour(Optional) ----Sessions---- 1. Designated Session (Individual Proposal) -History -Sociology -Culture/ Anthropology -Political Science -Economics/Trade/Industry -Law -Art -Folklore -Literature -Education -Science/Technology -Philosophy -Religion -Language 2. Free Paper Session (Panel Proposal) This session is to present participants' interests and reflections on Korean studies. A panel proposal including the topic of the session and organizingplan is required. 3. Special Session (Individual Proposal) -How Korea is Reflected in Foreign Textbooks -Korean Language Studies for Foreigners/Korean Nationals Residing Abroad -History of Cultural Exchange between Korea and Japan -National Studies in Korea vs. Korean Studies around the World *Each panelist has 30 minutes. There is a 20 minute time limit for thepresentation and 10 minute for discussion. ---Eligibility Scholars and professionals, including graduate students pursuing a master'sor doctorate ---Submission Paper submissions will only be accepted online through the World Congress ofKorean Studies homepage (www.aks.ac.kr/congress) from April 1 - May 10, 2008. Once you have submitted your paper, you will receive an e-mail confirmationwithin 2 working days. The abstracts will be reviewed based on content andsuitability. Selected presenters will be contacted individually by May 30, 2008 and notified aboutthe guidelines. Submission of the full paper (10-15 pages) is due via e-mail byAug. 31, 2008 to korea2008@aks.ac.kr. * The abstract cannot exceed 1000 words in English or 350 words in Korean. **For the free paper session, a panel proposal, abstract and CV of eachpanelist is required. ***Congress homepage will be accessible starting Tuesday, April 1, 2008. ---Accommodation & Fee Full meal coverage (Sept. 21 Dinner ~ 24 Breakfast) and 3 nights lodging(Sept. 21- 23, 2 per room) will be provided for all congress participants. (An extra feewill be charged if you require a single room.) -Registration fee: US$ 50, KRW 50,000, JPY 5,000 (Cultural Tour is notincluded.) (Student fee: US$ 30, KRW 30,000, JPY 3,000) ---Korean Studies Junior Scholar Thesis Award We cordially invite students in Korean studies to apply for the JuniorScholar Thesis Award. To apply, please check the box 'KOREAN STUDIES JUNIOR SCHOLAR THESIS AWARD' on your abstract submission form. The committee will screenyour paper and select the best thesis. Awardees will be acknowledged for theirachievements. Master and doctorate students are eligible to apply for this award. ---Contact Secretariat: The Academy of Korean Studies - website: www.aks.ac.kr/congress - E-mail: korea2008@aks.ac.kr - TEL: +82-31-709-9843 - FAX: +82-31-809-9945

CFP Call for papers

Call for Papers 4th World Congress of Korean Studies Theme: Korean Studies Interfacing with the World The organizing committee of the 4th World Congress of Korean Studiesannounces a call for papers to all academics and professionals in Korean studies. TheWorld Congress, co-organized by the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) and Kyushu University, will be held from Sept. 22-24, 2008 at Kyushu University,Fukuoka, Japan. As one of the prominent Korean studies conference in the world, it willprovide scholars with an opportunity to share their latest academic achievements and developfriendships in the field of Korean studies. -Date: Mon. Sept. 22 ~ Weds. Sept. 24, 2008 -Venue: Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan -Official Languages: Korean, English -Jointly organized by the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS), KyushuUniversity, International Society for Korean Studies (ISKS), Pacific and Asia Conference on Korean Studies (PACKS), Korean Studies Association of Australasia (KSAA), Association for Korean Studies in Europe (AKSE), Central Asian Association for Korean Studies (CAAKS) and the Committee on Korean Studies-Association for Asian Studies (CKS-AAS) -website:www.aks.ac.kr/congress -Schedule 21st of Sept. (Sun): Banquet 22nd of Sept. (Mon): Opening Ceremony, Sessions Keynote Speech - Robert Buswell(UCLA) - Masao Okonoki(Keio University) 23rd of Sept. (Tue): Sessions, Closing Ceremony 24th of Sept. (Weds): Post-conference Cultural Tour(Optional) ----Sessions---- 1. Designated Session (Individual Proposal) -History -Sociology -Culture/ Anthropology -Political Science -Economics/Trade/Industry -Law -Art -Folklore -Literature -Education -Science/Technology -Philosophy -Religion -Language 2. Free Paper Session (Panel Proposal) This session is to present participants' interests and reflections on Korean studies. A panel proposal including the topic of the session and organizingplan is required. 3. Special Session (Individual Proposal) -How Korea is Reflected in Foreign Textbooks -Korean Language Studies for Foreigners/Korean Nationals Residing Abroad -History of Cultural Exchange between Korea and Japan -National Studies in Korea vs. Korean Studies around the World *Each panelist has 30 minutes. There is a 20 minute time limit for thepresentation and 10 minute for discussion. ---Eligibility Scholars and professionals, including graduate students pursuing a master'sor doctorate ---Submission Paper submissions will only be accepted online through the World Congress ofKorean Studies homepage (www.aks.ac.kr/congress) from April 1 - May 10, 2008. Once you have submitted your paper, you will receive an e-mail confirmationwithin 2 working days. The abstracts will be reviewed based on content andsuitability. Selected presenters will be contacted individually by May 30, 2008 and notified aboutthe guidelines. Submission of the full paper (10-15 pages) is due via e-mail byAug. 31, 2008 to korea2008@aks.ac.kr. * The abstract cannot exceed 1000 words in English or 350 words in Korean. **For the free paper session, a panel proposal, abstract and CV of eachpanelist is required. ***Congress homepage will be accessible starting Tuesday, April 1, 2008. ---Accommodation & Fee Full meal coverage (Sept. 21 Dinner ~ 24 Breakfast) and 3 nights lodging(Sept. 21- 23, 2 per room) will be provided for all congress participants. (An extra feewill be charged if you require a single room.) -Registration fee: US$ 50, KRW 50,000, JPY 5,000 (Cultural Tour is notincluded.) (Student fee: US$ 30, KRW 30,000, JPY 3,000) ---Korean Studies Junior Scholar Thesis Award We cordially invite students in Korean studies to apply for the JuniorScholar Thesis Award. To apply, please check the box 'KOREAN STUDIES JUNIOR SCHOLAR THESIS AWARD' on your abstract submission form. The committee will screenyour paper and select the best thesis. Awardees will be acknowledged for theirachievements. Master and doctorate students are eligible to apply for this award. ---Contact Secretariat: The Academy of Korean Studies - website: www.aks.ac.kr/congress - E-mail: korea2008@aks.ac.kr - TEL: +82-31-709-9843 - FAX: +82-31-809-9945

The new issue of Politics and Culture is now available forviewing/reading at: http://aspen.conncoll.edu/politicsandculture/arts.cfm?id=73

Interstice

Interstice: Literary and Cultural Studies ******************************************************
Table of Contents
"'Chav': The Emergence of a New Identity" by James K. Walker
"(Visual) Consumption of Cosmopolitanism in Taipei" byChien-ting Albert Lin
"The Mechanical Universe of Russell H. Greenan'sNightmare" by Tom Whalen
"Remapping Ethnic American Literature and Culture:Integrating Literary Texts and Traditions" by Yi-pingWu
"'Neither fish nor flesh': Leopold Bloom and Hybridityas Alternatives in James Joyce's Ulysses" by Shan-YunHuang

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WS in Korea

The 16th Cultural Program for Foreign Students and Scholars in KoreanStudies The Academy of Korean Studies is pleased to announce its 2008 CulturalProgram for Foreigners. As an important part of the mission of AKS is tocultivate scholars and young leaders who can contribute to the developmentof Korean studies, the Academy has organized this intensive culturalprogram for those in Korean Studies. The cultural program is composed ofvarious components such as special lectures on Korea, intensive readingsand discussions in Korean, field trips, excursions, and traditionalcultural activities. Program PeriodJuly 24 - August 21, 2008 (4 weeks) Language of the ProgramThe entire program will be conducted in Korean. It is crucial thatparticipants have sufficient fluency in Korean to understand undergraduatelevel lectures and participate in discussions. Qualifications and Application Requirements 1. Undergraduate students of second year or above and/or graduate studentsin Korean studiesa) Application Form with a photo (3.5 X 4.5 cm): You can download the formfrom our website at http://www.aks.ac.kr/EngHome. Download : http://www.aks.ac.kr/eng_home/upload/notice_file/Application2008.docb) All official university transcripts: Photocopies are not acceptable.Records of all courses must be in Korean or English. c) A copy of the score report for Korean language proficiency: Applicantsare required to submit their score on the Korean Proficiency Test conductedby Korea Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation (http://www.kice.re.kr) orthe evaluation sheet included in the application form. d) Letter of Recommendation (1)? Letters of recommendation should be submitted in a sealed and signedenvelope with application. 2. Professional researchers and/or university lecturers in Korean Studiesa) Application Form with a photo b) Certificate of Employmentc) Curriculum Vitae * Applicants should initially send these documents by E-mail or fax andsubsequently send the original documents by mail no later than March 31 Period of submission February 1 - March 31. 2008Applications received after the deadline will be considered for thefollowing year's program. Notification of the Acceptance Applicants will be notified of their acceptance after the SelectionCommittee has completed the review of applications. Acceptance letters willbe sent to those accepted by April 20 by e-mail and announced at www.aks.ac.kr/eng_home/main/main.asp Financial SupportThe Academy of Korean Studies will cover the cost of registration, courses,accommodations, and meals during the program as well as expenses incurredduring field trips and excursions. All participants are responsible fortheir travel expenses to and from Korea. Arrival and DepartureParticipants should arrange their travel to arrive and depart Korea withina period of 2 days before and after the program. All participants areexpected to arrange their transportation between the AKS and the airport. PrivilegesParticipants will have access to the facilities of the Academy, includingthe library, photocopy room, tennis courts, and so on. Contact Address Ms. Nansook JungInternational Support DivisionThe Center for Information on Korean CultureThe Academy of Korean Studies50 Unjung-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-791 Korea Tel : +82-31-709-9843 / Fax : +82-31-709-9945 / E-mail : lovekorea@aks.ac.kr

CFP Fukuoka

4th World Congress of Korean Studies Theme: Korean Studies Interfacing with the World The organizing committee of the 4th World Congress of Korean Studiesannounces a call for papers to all academics and professionals in Koreanstudies. The World Congress, co-organized by the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) andKyushu University, will be held from Sept. 22-24, 2008 at KyushuUniversity, Fukuoka, Japan. As one of the prominent Korean studies conference in the world, it willprovide scholars with an opportunity to share their latest academicachievements and develop friendships in the field of Korean studies. - Date: Mon. Sept. 22 ~ Weds. Sept. 24, 2008 - Venue: Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan - Official Languages: Korean, English - Jointly organized by the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS), KyushuUniversity, International Society for Korean Studies (ISKS), - Pacific and Asia Conference on Korean Studies (PACKS), KoreanStudies Association of Australasia (KSAA), - Association for Korean Studies in Europe (AKSE), - Central Asian Association for Korean Studies (CAAKS) and theCommittee on Korean Studies-Association for Asian Studies (CKS-AAS) Schedule Date Schedule - 21st of Sept. (Sun) Banquet 22nd of Sept. (Mon) Opening Ceremony Sessions 23rd of Sept. (Tue) SessionsClosing Ceremony 24th of Sept. (Weds) Post-conference Cultural Tour Optional Sessions - Designated Session (Individual Proposal) ? History ? Sociology ?Culture/ Anthropology ? Political Science ? Economics/Trade/Industry ? Law ? Art ? Folklore ? Literature ? Education ?Science/Technology ? Philosophy ? Religion ? Language - Free Paper Session (Panel Proposal) This session is to present participants? interests and reflections onKorean studies. A panel proposal including the topic of the session and organizing plan isrequired. - Special Session (Individual Proposal) ? How Korea is Reflected in Foreign Textbooks ? Korean Language Studies for Foreigners/Korean Nationals Residing Abroad ? History of Cultural Exchange between Korea and Japan ? National Studies(??) in Korea vs. Korean Studies around the World *Each panelist has 30 minutes. There is a 20 minute time limit for thepresentation and 10 minute for discussion. Eligibility Scholars and professionals, including graduate students pursuing amaster?s or doctorate Submission Paper submissions will only be accepted online through the World Congressof Korean Studies homepage (www.aks.ac.kr/congress) from April 1 - May 10,2008. Once you have submitted your paper, you will receive an e-mail confirmationwithin 2 working days. The abstracts will be reviewed based on content and suitability. Selected presenters will be contacted individually by May 30, 2008 andnotified about the guidelines. Submission of the full paper (10-15 pages) is due via e-mail by Aug. 31,2008 to korea2008@aks.ac.kr. * The abstract cannot exceed 1000 words in English or 350 words in Korean. **For the free paper session, a panel proposal, abstract and CV of eachpanelist is required. ***Congress homepage will be accessible starting Tuesday, April 1, 2008. Accommodation & Fee Full meal coverage (Sept. 21 Dinner ~ 24 Breakfast) and 3 nights lodging(Sept. 21- 23, 2 per room) will be provided for all congress participants. (An extra fee will be charged if you require a single room.) ? Registration fee: US$ 50, KRW 50,000, JPY 5,000 (Cultural Tour is notincluded.) (Student fee: US$ 30, KRW 30,000, JPY 3,000) Korean Studies Junior Scholar Thesis Award We cordially invite students in Korean studies to apply for the JuniorScholar Thesis Award. To apply, please check the box ?KOREAN STUDIES JUNIOR SCHOLAR THESISAWARD? on your abstract submission form. The committee will screen your paper and select the best thesis. Awardeeswill be acknowledged for their achievements. Master and doctorate students are eligible to apply for this award. Contact Secretariat: The Academy of Korean Studies - E-mail: korea2008@aks.ac.kr - TEL: +82-31-709-9843 -FAX: +82-31-809-9945

Conf in Athens, CFP

CALL FOR PAPERS 3rd International Conference on Digital Interactive Media in Entertainment and Arts DIMEA 2008 10-12 September 2008Athens Information Technology (AIT), Athens, GreeceConference Web site: http://www.dimea2008.org Paper and Art/Demos Submission Deadline: April 30ieth, 2008 =================================================================== The advances in computer entertainment, multi-player/online gaming, technology-enabled art, culture and performance have created new forms of entertainment that attract, immerse and absorb their participants. The phenomenal success of such a "culture" to initiate a mass audience in patterns and practices of its own consumption has supported the evolution ofan enormously powerful mass entertainment, digital art and performance industry extendingdeeply into every aspect of our lives, leading further to major societal and business contacting changes. The International Conference on Digital Interactive Media in Entertainment and Arts (DIMEA),in cooperation with ACM, is the premier forum for the presentation of societal, businessand technological advances and research results in cross-disciplinary areas related withdigital interactive media in entertainment, art and creative technologies. This conferenceis dedicated to build common ground between research, design and development, learningand collaboration in its myriad digital media forms: one of its many objectives is theexploration of 'play & learn', demonstrating new arenas and applications for digital gaming and incorporating leading edge technologies, designs and models in our changingviews about what is involved in gaming. DIMEA 2008 is jointly organized by Athens Information Technology (AIT), ACM SpecialInterest Group on Computer Human Interaction (ACM SIGCHI, Singapore Chapter) and theSociety for Excellence and Innovation in Interactive Experience Design (InExDe) DIMEA 2008 will bring together academics, technologists, artists, designers, and industry representatives to address and advance the leading edge of new digital andinteractive media. Who should attend: Academics, Animators, Artists, Designers, Developers, Educators, Engineers, Game Designers, Industry Professionals, Media Industry, Video Producers, Directors, Writers, Performers, Photographers, Videographers, Researchers, Students. Anyone who wants to be inspired to adopt advanced ways in industry, society, business, research and teaching, expand their knowledge on a wide variety of topics within the field of digital media, network with cross-disciplinary experts from digital media professionals to academic experts, and evolve with this ever-changing field! The following, non exclusive, topics are called for: - Entertainment, Art and TechnologyLocation-based and Pervasive Gaming, Mobile Entertainment, Digital Games in Practice, Computer Entertainment Research, Open-Source Gaming Engines, Implications for Multimedia and Web Design, Artistic Games, Commercial Games, Edutainment, Educational/Serious Games, Interactive Games, Games as Pedagogy, Analysis of Games, e-Performance (e-Opera, e-Theatre, e-Concert, ...), Virtual Exhibitions and Museums - New Media Emerging TechnologiesPersonal Broadcasting (Podcasting and Vlogging), Novel Applications for Mobile Phones, Social and Interactive Computing Applications, Collaborative Spaces/Environments, Innovative Applications of Technology in the Arts, Mixed Reality and Enhanced Visualization, Context-aware Environments and Devices, Immersive Learning Experiences, Communication Technologies and Systems for Digital Media, Advanced Authoring and Composition of Media, Advanced Interaction, Targeted/Personalized Media, Adaptable Media and AI - Code ArtAlgorithmic Art, Software Art, Net Art, Installation Art, Tangible Computing, Sonic Art - Digital Visual and Auditory MediaDigital Photography, Digital Imaging as Art, Advances in 3D Modelling, Digital Printing, Non-Photorealistic Rendering, Digital Sound and Music, Digital Music Synthesis and Composition, Graphics and Animations, Digital Comics - Moving MediaDigital Video, Distance Collaboration/Performance, Computer Animation, Interactive Movies - Culture of New MediaNetwork Culture, Philosophy of New Media, Digital Identity - Interactive StoriesDigital Narrative, Digital Asset Management, Semantic Web Technologies, Interactive Television and Cinema, Game Design and Storytelling SUBMISSIONS Full Paper Submissions======================Prospective authors are invited to submit full technical papers of not more than 8 pages, including tables, figures and references. Papers should present original research related to the above mentioned scientific areas, not published elsewhere. Full paper submissions should adhere to the ACM SIG Proceedings style guidelines. The respective templates may be found at: http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html Please use the style "Strict Adherence to SIGS style - (Sheridan Printing)" on that page. Demo/Art/Game Submissions=========================Practitioners in the DIMEA2008 areas are invited to submit not more than 1 page short description of their Digital Art Work/Demo/Game to be considered for demonstration at DIMEA2008. Papers or Demo/Art/Game short descriptions may be submitted electronically at the DIMEA2008 online paper submission service. Until the online paper submission system is opened up to prospective authors and practitioners, papers or demo/art/game short descriptions may be submitted by e-mail to: sots@ait.edu.gr In either submission process, authors are advised to contact the Conference Organizers (sots@ait.edu.gr), in case they have not received an acknowledgement of paper receipt within two days of submission. Full papers will be peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers from the International Technical Program Committee in a single-blind process. Demo/Art Work/Game submissions will be reviewed by the respective Chairs and their formulated committees. Tutorials and Seminars, Special Sessions, Exhibitions and Industrial Demos will additionally be organized during DIMEA2008. IMPORTANT DATES Full Paper Submission: April 30, 2008 Demo/Art Work/Game Submission: April 30, 2008Notification of Acceptance: May 30, 2008 Camera-ready Paper Submission: June 15, 2008 CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP CALL Sponsorship offers an effective way of demonstrating your interest in and commitment to digital interactive media technologies and their impact in diverse applications fields spanning the entertainment and art areas. Corporate sponsorship can offer companies publicity and the ability to influence current and future leaders in digital interactive media technologies research and development. We will recognize and acknowledge the generosity of all of our sponsors on the DIMEA 2008 website (www.dimea2008.org) and in the conference program (to be available in print and on-line). Please send an e-mail to sots@ait.edu.gr , kpro@ait.edu.gr , mpal@ait.edu.gr if you would like to pledge your sponsorship. More details can be found at: http://www.dimea2008.org ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Honorary Conference ChairChristos Halkias, AIT, Greece General Conference ChairsSofia Tsekeridou, AIT, GreeceAdrian David Cheok, ACM SIGCHI, National University of Singapore, SingaporeKonstantinos Giannakis, InExDe, GreeceJohn Karigiannis, InExDe, Greece Technical Program ChairsRyohei Nakatsu, Kwansei Gakuin University, JapanKevin Wong, Murdoch University, AustraliaThanassis Tiropanis, University of Southampton, UK Special Sessions ChairsKrzysztof Walczak, Poznan University of Economics, PolandNikos Nikolaidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Art & Demos ChairsNaoko Tosa, Kyoto University, JapanManthos Santorineos, School of Fine Arts, Fournos Center for Art and New Technology, GreeceThomas Rist, University of Augsburg, Germany Local Arrangements ChairsSofia Tsekeridou, AIT, GreeceAristodemos Pnevmatikakis, AIT, GreeceKonstantinos Giannakis, InExDe, GreeceJohn Karigiannis, InExDe, Greece Publications ChairAristodemos Pnevmatikakis, AIT, Greece Exhibitions ChairsDavid Fuschi, Giunti Interactive Labs, ItalyVassilis Kyriazis, Telmaco S.A., Greece TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE (tentative) Antonis Argyros, University of Crete, FORTH, GreeceStephen Barrass, University of Canberra, AustraliaPhilip Branch, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Andrew Brooks, MIT Media Lab, Cannytrophic Design LLC, USA Marcello Carrozzino, IMT Lucca Institute for Advanced Studies, ItalyAndrew Chiou, Central Queensland University, AustraliaAngelo Ciarlini,Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilNuno Correia, New University of Lisbon, PortugalJohn Dack, Sonic Arts, Middlesex University, UKAbdennour El Rhalibi, Liverpool John Moores University, UKChek Yang Foo, Temasek Informatics & IT School, SingaporeLance Fung, Murdoch University, AustraliaAnastasia Georgaki, University of Athens, GreeceYutaka Ishibashi, Nagoya Institute of Technology, JapanArnav H. Jhala, North Carolina State University, USACarmen Juan, Technical University of Valencia, SpainHaruhiro Katayose, Kwansei Gakuin University, JapanDimitrios Kontarinis, Velti SA, GreeceMichael Kwok, IBM, CanadaPeter Loh Kok Keong, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeArtur Lugmayr, Tampere University of Technology, FinlandMoises Manas, Polytechnical University of Valencia, SpainNipan Maniar, University of Portsmouth, UKPanos Markopoulos, Eindhoven University of Technology, NetherlandsCarsten Matysczok, UNITY AG, GermanyRamon Molla Vaya, Technical University of Valencia, SpainPeter Nelson, University of Edinburgh, UKElina M.I. Ollila, Nokia Research, FinlandSamir Otmane, Evry University, FranceNarcis Pares, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, SpainGeorge Pavlidis, Cultural and Educational Technology Institute, GreeceYusuf Pisan, University of Technology, AustraliaLazaros Polymenakos, Athens Information Technology, GreeceCristina Portales, Polytechnic University of Valencia, SpainShri Rai, Murdoch University, AustraliaChristian Reimann, Siemens AG, GermanyGemma San Cornelio, Open University of Catalonia, SpainShigeru Sakurazawa, Future University-Hakodate, JapanNobuya Suzuki, Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences, Japan Isis Truck, University Paris 8, FranceLucia Vera, University of Valencia, SpainCharles Woodward, VTT Technical Research Centre, FinlandR. Michael Young, North Carolina State University, USASebastian Zander, Swinburne University of Technology, AustraliaSuiping Zhou, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore ______________________________Dr. Sofia TsekeridouAssistant ProfessorAthens Information Technology - AITBuilding B7, 19.5 km Markopoulo Ave.PEANIA 190 02, Athens, GreeceTel: +30 210 6682804 (Int.: 5804)Fax: +30 210 6682703E-mail: sots@ait.edu.grwww.ait.edu.gr

CFP Conference in Leeds

Call For Papers

Important Dates:

Abstracts (DEADLINE EXTENDED): 28 January 2008
Acceptance Notification: 3 March 2008
Full papers: 30 April 2008
Email: ics-pg-conference@leeds.ac.uk


Communication and Space/ Place

2nd Postgraduate Conference
University of Leeds, Institute of Communications Studies
Leeds, United Kingdom
Friday, 6 June 2008

Following the great success of last year's first PhD conference, the Institute of Communications Studies (ICS) at the University of Leeds will be hosting a second post-graduate conference for research in communications and media. We invite students from all disciplines at the Master's or Doctoral level to present research that pertains to the conceptualisation and/or observation of 'space/place' in relation to communication, media and culture.

Although Space and Place can be understood broadly, the theoretical and material implications of their relationship to media and communications are important to studies in this field. The two words, taken either together or separately, are crucial to all manner of media and communications structures/networks/economies/policies, such as the discursive 'space' of contemporary politics, shifting conceptions of public and private 'places', the focus on flows between locales in a global capitalist economy, the importance of creative 'space' in the culture industries, the decentralised 'space' of online 'citizen media', and so on. While a look at various definitions of either word reveals at once their potential compatibilities and irreconcilabilities, the linguistic convergence marked by each word's functionality as both verb and noun presents us with myriad possibilities of thinking Space and Place.
Spaces and places may be 'real' or 'virtual' environments and locales; sites of expansion or contraction; material realisations or policies of freedom or restriction. Space/Place can also be understood in terms of culture and discursive relationships; they can be formations where the identities of groups and individuals are explored and/or constructed, and where notions of human agency encounter forces and ideologies that influence and are influenced by the ways that social actors and institutions communicate.

The following are some possible areas of inquiry:


The problematic dichotomies of public-private, 'real'-virtual, spaces and places for the use/consumption of media.


Meaning/Representation: The spaces and places in which media and communication are produced and consumed have a profound relationship to how 'meaning' is derived from them. How are people from different cultures, ethnicities, etc. represented by and in media and communications?


What are the policies that shape the relationship of communication, space/place, and 'stakeholders' (public, state, market, NGOs etc) how is space/place regulated? How do space/place relate to prohibition of communication, or the use of various media as propaganda?


The spaces and places in which media and communication are produced and consumed have a profound relationship to how 'meaning' is derived from them. To what extent, and in which ways, are media and communications spaces/places contingent (or not) on aspects of each other and on media producers and consumers?


Are there barriers to participation in certain media/communications spaces/places? How does power operate in these spaces/places? How are new formations of power relationships developed with relation to space/place? How are old formations changing or being reinforced in contemporary media?


What happens at the edges and intersections of spaces/places, i.e. when traditional media meet the Internet, or when communications cross over between genres and media? Does a place necessarily constitute a space, and vice versa? Are they fluid; are they mutually exclusive?

Please submit an abstract by 28 January 2008 with a general description of your research paper, indicating your topic, theoretical framework, research questions or hypotheses, and methodological considerations. The abstract should not exceed 500 words and should be attached to your email in a common document format (MS Word compatible, Word Perfect). Should your proposal be accepted, we will ask you to provide a full paper before the conference.

All accepted full papers will be read, discussed and commented on by members of the academic staff from the Institute of Communications Studies who have expertise in your topic, method, or theoretical framework. This can be a golden opportunity for you to refine your thoughts, openly share your concerns, and receive constructive critique from professors and fellow postgraduate students working in your area. It is also a great chance to start building or expanding your professional and academic network. Following the conference your paper will be published in the forthcoming ICS Postgraduate Conference proceedings open access online journal.

Contact Information:

Email: ics-pg-conference@leeds.ac.uk
Conference Website: http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~cspaa/ics-pg-conference/

Important Dates:

Abstracts: 28 January 2008
Acceptance Notification: 3 March 2008
Full papers: 30 April 2008

Please indicate the following in the body of your email:

Title of presentation as it appears on the abstract
Name
Affiliaton (program and university)
Level and year of study (ex. Master's, 2nd year)
Phone number
E-mail address
Mailing address
A/V requirements (computer/projector, film projector, VCR/DVD, stereo, etc.)
Other requirements (table, easel, hooks, display materials).
Mobility and other special needs requirements (wheel chair access, etc.)

We look forward to receiving your abstracts, and thank you for your interest!

-The Organising Committee.

CFP on popular culture

The Popular Culture Working Group of the International Association for Media and Communication Research announces its call for papers for the IAMCR Congress in Stockholm, Sweden (July 20-25, 2008). The conference theme for the 2008 Congress is "Media and Global Divides." Web details for the conference are available at: http://www.jmk.su.se/ contents/sidor/english/info/scientific_conference.phpIAMCR website: http://iamcr.org/ Papers from a range of perspectives on popular culture topics will be considered. Abstracts should be a maximum of 400 words, and should outline the proposed topic and give a clear indication of the general perspective and theoretical orientation of the paper. Please include your name and title (as you would like it to appear on the programme), job title, department, university, and full contact details. Email will be the normal form of communication with you. Abstracts must be received by me by February 1st 2008. Email as Word attachment or RTF attachment to garry.whannel@beds.ac.uk.I will let you know whether your proposed paper can be included in the programme by March 1st 2007.The deadline for full papers is June 15, 2008. Please note that as a policy, IAMCR does not permit multiple submission of identical abstracts to more than one section. Questions specifically about the Popular Culture Working Group should come to me at garry.whannel@beds.ac.uk. For general information about the conference, please do NOT contact me. Instead try the IAMCR website or the conference website (listed above). Please note that I have no responsibility for conference registration fees and cannot comment on your eligibility for reduced rates. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who would like to be involved in the Popular Culture Working Group, even if you do not intend to submit a proposed paper for 2008. I will then keep you informed of future plans. Email to Garry Whannel at garry.whannel@beds.ac.uk and please included your name and contact details. Professor Garry WhannelCentre for International Media Analysis, Research and ConsultancySchool of Media Art and DesignUniversity of Bedfordshire, UK