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27 november 2009
Call for papers, Participating in a mediated world.
KNAW, Trippenhuis, Kloveniersburgwal 29, Amsterdam.
Conference organized by the Platform for Communication, Media, and Information (CMI) within the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).
The dramatic changes that our media environments have undergone in the past years have profoundly impacted our daily lives. Notions of time and space have changed; boundaries between the public and the private have been blurred; and the meaning of closeness and distance in interpersonal relationships has been radically altered. This new, mediated world creates many opportunities for individuals, but also confronts them with risks and dangers. The fundamental question thus becomes how individuals participate in a mediated world. How do individuals integrate media technologies into their daily lives? How do they develop the competencies to be able to navigate in a mediated world? How do individuals negotiate their role as user and producer of information? How do they deal with the redefinition of important areas of social life ranging from politics and education to health and entertainment?
To address these and other questions, the Platform for Communication, Media, and Information (CMI) within The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) will organize a conference entitled “Participating in a mediated world” on November 27, 2009. The CMI platform has organized various successful workshops in 2008 and 2009 in which an agenda for future interdisciplinary research was developed. Moreover, the CMI platform is in continuous contact with NWO to establish an interdisciplinary theme program targeted at media, communication, and information scholars. In line with these activities, the conference “Participating in a mediated world” aims at bringing together junior and senior scholars from various backgrounds to get familiar with each other’s work; to learn from each other; and to discuss possibilities of future joint research efforts. It is the conviction of the CMI Platform that the opportunities and problems of participating in a mediated world can only be understood through the combination of different theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches. As a result, the CMI Platform invites communication scientists, media scholars, and information scientists to present their work at the conference. Presentations at the conference can include empirical or theoretical work and can be based both on research that has already been done and on work in progress. The presentations should fit in with one or more of the following four areas:
- Health and health promotion in a mediated world
- Political engagement and citizenship in a mediated world
- Cultural production and consumption in a mediated world
- Education and learning in a mediated world.
Abstracts (200 – 400 words) with a short description of the rationale, main topic, and, if necessary, methods and results should be submitted before September 15 as an email attachment to bernadette.peeters@bureau.knaw.nl. The abstracts can be submitted in Dutch or English. The abstract should include the name(s) of the author(s), current function(s), affiliation(s), and contact address(es). The submissions will be evaluated by an internal review board. Presenters will be notified in early October about the board’s decision. To stay informed about the activities of the CMI platform before the conference, presenters are also encouraged to join the LinkedIn group “Platform for Communication, Media, and Information”
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