[Bilimsel Haber] CFP: Media and the End of the World (11/10/06; 4/13/07-4/14/07)

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

Call for Papers:
Apocalypse Now? Media and the End of the World Conference

We invite panel and individual-paper proposals for the "Apocalypse Now?
Media and the End of the World Conference," to be held at Plymouth State
University (Plymouth, New Hampshire) April 13-14, 2007.

The members of the conference committee are seeking contributions that
explore noteworthy coverage patterns, representations and themes, in
various media forms, pertaining to the longstanding idea of the end of
the world. Participants are encouraged to interpret the conference theme
broadly and innovatively. Individual presentations will be limited to 20
minutes in length.

Possible topics include, but are certainly not limited to, discussions,
representations, and/or media preoccupations connected to the prophecies
of Nostradamus, Mayan prophecies, the Millennial agenda, or any
catastrophic event that could potentially bring about the end of the
world. Appropriate approaches include verbal, aural, textual, and/or
visual analysis of news content, documentaries, films, television
programs, and related media offerings.

We encourage submissions from scholars, educators, and students at all
levels, and from disciplines including anthropology, communication,
cultural studies, film studies, history, journalism, media studies,
popular culture, sociology, and television studies. Selected papers
will be published (with author's permission) in a special anthology
pertaining to the conference theme. As a bonus, please note that the
conference dates allow presenters to take advantage of a much-needed
weekend getaway before the end-of-semester "insanity" kicks in!

Persons submitting individual-paper proposals are asked to submit a
one-page abstract with complete contact information (name, institutional
affiliation, mail and e-mail addresses, and contact telephone number).
Panel proposals (featuring three paper-presentations total) should
include panel title, brief description of panel theme, name of the panel
chair, one-page abstracts of each paper in the panel, and complete
contact information for each presenter on the panel (name, institutional
affiliation, mail and e-mail addresses, and contact telephone number).
In order to be considered, all proposals must be received no later than
November 10, 2006. Individuals will be notified of the status of their
proposals within three weeks of the submission deadline.

Please mail or e-mail conference proposals to: Media and the End of the
World Conference, Attn: Kylo-Patrick Hart, Department of Communication
and Media Studies, Plymouth State University, 17 High Street, MSC 60,
Plymouth, NH 03264, USA; krhart at plymouth.edu

For specific inquiries prior to submitting a proposal, please contact
Kylo-Patrick Hart at (603) 535-3122 or krhart at plymouth.edu


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Kylo-Patrick R. Hart, Ph.D.
Chair and Associate Professor
Plymouth State University
Department of Communication and Media Studies
17 High Street, MSC 60
Plymouth, New Hampshire 03264
USA

(603) 535-3122
krhart at mail.plymouth.edu
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