2nd Global Conference
Monday 9th August - Wednesday 11th
August 2004
Prague, Czech Republic
Call for Papers
Keynote Speaker:
Owen Kelly
author, developer
and lecturer in
multimedia at Arcada Polytechnic, Espoo, Finland
"Cultural Issues in Developing 3d Worlds"
This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary conference aims to explore, examine and critically engage with the issues and implications created by the emergence of new media for human living and culture. In particular the project will encourage innovative trans-disciplinary dialogues in wrestling with theoretical and practical debates which surround the cultural contexts within which emerging media and technological advances are occurring.
Papers, presentations, workshops and reports are invited on any of the following themes;
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defining the characteristics and features of 'new' media
- histories and theories of new media
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visual culture and the impact of entertainment
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digital communications and ways of relating
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new media in political contexts; new forms of citizenship
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new media in social and economic contexts; the 'modern' society
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culture, cybercultures, virtual reality and the impact of technologies
- the rise of the internet, www, and online 'communities'
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interaction, interactivity and interfaces
- private and public space; regulation; risk;
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issues of access and control; knowledge management; security issues
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social movements and the shaping of individual and collective identities
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the impact and implications of increasing globalisation
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cyberprotest, activism, anti-globalisation and social mobilisation
This is purely an indicative list - papers are welcome on any related theme. There will also be an opportunity for a ‘problem-solving’ consultative exercise whereby projects in development from any context can be presented to the delegates for feedback and responses.
Papers will be considered on any related theme. 300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 7th May 2004. If your paper is accepted for presentation at the conference, an 8 page draft paper should be submitted by Monday 19th July 2004.
All papers accepted for and presented at the conference will be published as an ISBN eBook. Selected papers accepted for and presented at this conference will be published in a hard copy themed volume. One themed volume from the previous is in press.
300 word abstracts should be submitted to both the Organising Joint Chairs; abstracts may be in Word, WordPerfect, PDF or RTF formats.
| Christopher
Macallister Department of Politics and IR, University of Kent at Canterbury Canterbury United Kingdom |
Dr
Rob Fisher c/o Learning Solutions Priory House 149B Wroslyn Road Freeland, Oxfordshire OX29 8HR |
The conference aims to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and exciting.