[Discussion] call for papers

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The University of Bah=E7esehir, in collaboration with=20

Richmond, the American International University in London, announce the =
2nd Annual, "Media and Cultural Studies" Conference:

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 Globalization, Americanization and Contemporary Popular Culture

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Istanbul, Turkey

May 20-22, 2004

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www.iletisim.bahcesehir.edu.tr/globconf

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This year, the theme of the "Media and Cultural Studies" conference will =
be Globalization, Americanization and Contemporary Popular Culture. The =
conference will be held at the Goethe Institute, located in central =
Istanbul. The organizers invite paper proposals addressing any aspect of =
the conference theme. Papers from a wide variety of disciplines (Media =
Studies, Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, Sociology, Political Economy, =
American Studies, Urban Studies, History, Anthropology, etc.), and of =
varying methodologies, are welcome. Possible topics include, but are not =
limited to:

  a.. the global and the local in popular culture
  b.. non-American and/or non-Western influences on global culture
  c.. new directions in the cultural imperialism debate
  d.. postmodern culture & hyper-reality
  e.. popular culture after "9-11"
  f.. electronic communications and transnational networks in =
contemporary popular culture
  g.. methodological approaches to the study of popular culture
  h.. the role of economics in globalization/Americanization
  i.. local, regional, national and/or transnational efforts to regulate =
the spread of globalization/Americanization
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In addition to paper presentations, there will be a number of keynote =
speeches by internationally recognized scholars. Details on the =
speakers, and the titles of their talks, will be posted on the =
conference website at a future date.

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There will be a conference registration fee of 50 Euros. Graduate =
students and participants from institutions located in low-income and =
lower-middle-income economies are eligible for a reduced conference fee. =
See http://www.worldbank.org/data/countryclass/classgroups.htm for a =
list of low-income and lower-middle-income economies. A list of hotels, =
located in close proximity to the conference location and with specially =
negotiated prices, will also be posted to the conference website.=20

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Abstracts should be 500 words in length, and should give some indication =
as to the theoretical grounding of the paper. The deadline for abstracts =
is February 15, 2004.  Notification of acceptance/rejection will be no =
later than March 6, 2004.=20

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Submissions must contain the following information: (1) name, (2) =
title/position, (3) institutional affiliation, (4) email, telephone and =
postal address, (5) abstract. Abstracts should be sent in main body of =
the email (NOT as attachments) to BOTH of the following:

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S=FCheyla Kirca Schroeder (skirca@bahcesehir.edu.tr)=20

Christian Christensen (cochristensen@yahoo.com)

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Conference Organizers:=20

S=FCheyla Kirca Schroeder, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Communication

University of Bah=E7esehir, Istanbul.=20

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Christian Christensen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Communication

University of Bah=E7esehir, Istanbul

=20

Alex Seago, Ph.D.

Professor & Department Chair

Dept. of Humanities & Social Sciences

Richmond, The American International University in London

=20

This conference is made possible through generous support from the =
following:=20

  a.. The Goethe Institut - Istanbul
  b.. The Consulate General of Sweden in Istanbul
  c.. The British Council - Istanbul
Assist. Prof. Dr. S=FCheyla Kirca
Faculty of Communication
Bahcesehir University
Istanbul, Turkey
Office: 90-212-4421816 (x203)
Fax: 90-212-4423184

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<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D5>The University of Bah=E7e&#351;ehir, =
in collaboration=20
with 
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D5>Richmond, the American International =
University in=20
London, announce the 2nd Annual, =93Media and Cultural =
Studies=94=20
Conference:
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<FONT=20
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and=20
Contemporary Popular Culture<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
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<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D5>Istanbul, Turkey
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D5>May 20-22, 2004
<FONT=20
size=3D5>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
size=3D5>www.iletisim.bahcesehir.edu.tr/globconf
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
This year, the theme of the =93Media and Cultural Studies=94 =
conference will=20
be Globalization, Americanization and Contemporary Popular =
Culture. The=20
conference will be held at the Goethe Institute, located in central =
Istanbul.=20
The organizers invite paper proposals addressing any aspect of the =
conference=20
theme. Papers from a wide variety of disciplines (Media Studies, Gender =
Studies,=20
Cultural Studies, Sociology, Political Economy, American Studies, Urban =
Studies,=20
History, Anthropology, etc.), and of varying methodologies, are welcome. =

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:<BR=20
style=3D"mso-special-character: line-break"><BR=20
style=3D"mso-special-character: line-break"></FONT></P>
<UL style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=3Ddisc>
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list .5in"><FONT=20
  face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>the global and the local in popular=20
  culture</FONT></LI>
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list .5in"><FONT=20
  face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>non-American and/or non-Western =
influences on=20
  global culture</FONT></LI>
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list .5in"><FONT=20
  face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>new directions in the cultural =
imperialism=20
  debate</FONT></LI>
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list .5in"><FONT=20
  face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>postmodern culture &amp;=20
  hyper-reality</FONT></LI>
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list .5in"><FONT=20
  face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>popular culture after =
=939-11=94</FONT></LI>
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list .5in"><FONT=20
  face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>electronic communications and =
transnational=20
  networks in contemporary popular culture</FONT></LI>
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list .5in"><FONT=20
  face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>methodological approaches to the =
study of=20
  popular culture</FONT></LI>
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list .5in"><FONT=20
  face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>the role of economics in=20
  globalization/Americanization</FONT></LI>
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list .5in"><FONT=20
  face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>local, regional, national and/or =
transnational=20
  efforts to regulate the spread of =
globalization/Americanization</FONT></LI></UL>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
size=3D3>In addition to paper presentations, there will be a number of =
keynote=20
speeches by internationally recognized scholars. Details on the =
speakers, and=20
the titles of their talks, will be posted on the conference website at a =
future=20
date.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
size=3D3>There will be a conference registration fee of 50 Euros. =
Graduate=20
students and participants from institutions located in low-income and=20
lower-middle-income economies are eligible for a reduced conference fee. =
See=20
</FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.worldbank.org/data/countryclass/classgroups.htm"><FONT=
=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
size=3D3>http://www.worldbank.org/data/countryclass/classgroups.htm</FONT=
></A><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3> for a list of low-income and =
lower-middle-income=20
economies. A list of hotels, located in close proximity to the =
conference=20
location and with specially negotiated prices, will also be posted to =
the=20
conference website. </FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
size=3D3>Abstracts should be 500 words in length, and should give some =
indication=20
as to the theoretical grounding of the paper. The deadline for abstracts =
is=20
<B><U>February 15, 2004</U></B>.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; =

Notification of acceptance/rejection will be no later than March =
6, 2004.=20

<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
Submissions must contain the following information: (1) name, =
(2)=20
title/position, (3) institutional affiliation, (4) email, telephone and =
postal=20
address, (5) abstract. Abstracts should be sent in main body of the =
email (NOT=20
as attachments) to BOTH of the following:
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
S=FCheyla =
K&#305;rca=20
Schroeder (skirca@bahcesehir.edu.tr) 
Christian Christensen (<A=20
href=3D"mailto:cochristensen@yahoo.com"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: =
none">cochristensen@yahoo.com</A>)
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
Conference Organizers: 
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">S=FCheyla K&#305;rca Schroeder,=20
Ph.D.<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Assistant Professor, Faculty of=20
Communication<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">University=20
of Bah=E7e&#351;ehir, Istanbul.=20
<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Christian Christensen,=20
Ph.D.<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Assistant Professor, Faculty of=20
Communication<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">University of=20
Bah=E7e&#351;ehir, Istanbul<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Alex=20
Seago, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p>
Professor &amp; Department Chair
Dept. of Humanities &amp; Social Sciences
Richmond, The American International University in =
London
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
This conference is made possible through generous support from =
the=20
following: 
<UL style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=3Ddisc>
 <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: =
list .5in"><FONT=20
 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>The Goethe Institut =96 =
Istanbul</LI>
 <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: =
list .5in"><FONT=20
 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>The Consulate General of Sweden in=20
 Istanbul</LI>
 <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: =
list .5in"><FONT=20
 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>The British Council =96=20
Istanbul</LI></UL></DIV>
<DIV>Assist. Prof. Dr. S=FCheyla =
Kirca Faculty of=20
Communication Bahcesehir University Istanbul, Turkey Office:=20
90-212-4421816 (x203) Fax: =
90-212-4423184 </DIV></BODY></HTML>

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