[Air-l] CFP Media Ecology Association Convention, June 5-8, 2003

J. Sternberg netberg at compuserve.com
Sun Sep 29 14:03:59 PDT 2002


The Fourth Annual MEA Convention
Sponsored by
The Hofstra University School of Communication
And Hofstra Cultural Center
Hempstead, New York

NB: Dormitory accommodations will be available on a limited basis.

Remapping Communication Environments
June 5-8, 2003

How is technology reshaping our media landscape?
* New communication platforms and old communication environments
* Information technology and place
* Ghettoes in the global village - the technology divide
* Urban and suburban communication environments
* Media content
* Media and religion
* Ethics in media
* Transforming public life and private life
* Creating social spaces
* Digital economics and the changing media landscape
* Sustainable digital communities
* Non-technological communication in a media world
* Understanding new communication environment in media history
* Media and cultural change
* Language and the new communication technologies

We welcome proposals for individual papers, presentations, roundtables,
workshops, screenings, performances or other kinds of special sessions that
are either theme-based or appropriate to the study of media ecology.
Diverse theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of media
environments, including historical, philosophical, aesthetic, literary,
psychological, sociological, anthropological, political, economic, and
scientific investigations, applied, and pedagogical perspectives are
welcome. Complete papers may be considered for top competitive paper award
or top student paper award through a refereed process.

Deadline for submission of abstracts and proposals is January 15, 2003

Send two copies of abstracts and/or proposals to:
Conference
Professor Carol J. Drummer, MEA
School of Communication
Room 318 Dempster Hall
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY, 11549-1110

Questions? Contact the Convention Coordinators:

Susan Drucker
druckers at ix.netcom.com
516-463-5304

Barbara Kelly
Barbara.M.Kelly at hofstra.edu
516-463-4100

Further details are available at http://www.media-ecology.org




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