[Air-l] Upcoming conferences/publications of interest

[J Sternberg]

Katie Bessiere wrote:
 >
 > I'm compiling a list of upcoming conferences or publications of 
interest to be sent to CIT section members of the American Sociological 
Association.  If any of you know of any upcoming conferences that might 
be of interest to sociologists studying technology issues, or any 
publications or CFP, please send them my way so I can add them to the list!
 >
 > Thanks a lot!
 >
 > Katie


One group that might be of interest is the Media Ecology Association, 
which holds an annual convention (see preliminary CFP copied below), and 
also has a print journal, Explorations in Media Ecology, that welcomes 
submissions on issues related to technology and society. Details about 
the journal are available at 
http://www.media-ecology.org/publications/journal.html

Regards,

Janet Sternberg, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Associate Chair
Department of Communication and Media Studies
Fordham University
Bronx, NY 10458-9993 USA

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Preliminary Call for Papers
The Eighth Annual Convention of the
Media Ecology Association in
Mexico City

"Technology and Transformation"

*June 6-10, 2007*

Featuring speakers from Canada, the United States, Spain, and Latin 
America, including *Eric McLuhan*, *Jay Bolter*, and *Katherine Hayles*.
With the aim of fostering an academic tradition begun with the New York, 
St. Louis, and Toronto schools of media ecology, the /Tecnológico de 
Monterrey, Campus Estado de México/ invites your participation, as 
presenters or attendants, in the Eighth Annual Convention of the Media 
Ecology Association, to be celebrated in Mexico City from June 6-10, 2007.

The /Tecnológico de Monterrey/ was founded in 1943 by a group of Mexican 
entrepreneurs and executives. It is a private educational institution, 
independent from any political or religious group. The /Tecnólogico de 
Monterrey/ system has a nationwide presence and also extends its 
educational services abroad to other Latin American countries and other 
cities of the world.

The convention coordinators and organizing committee invite the 
submission of papers, roundtable and panel discussions, workshops, 
films, multimedia presentations, performances, and any other proposals 
relating to all aspects of the media ecology tradition founded by 
McLuhan, Mumford, Ong, Postman, and others.

As Neil Postman asserted, a new technology does not merely add something 
to a culture; it transforms everything. The transformation is ecological 
and the consequences of the change are always fast, often unpredictable, 
and largely irreversible. And, as Marshall McLuhan reminded us, the 
technology reshapes and restructures patterns of social interdependence 
along with every aspect of our personal lives.

Join us to continue this dialogue about "Technology and Transformation," 
and its impact on society, from the media ecology perspective.**

Completed papers are eligible for the Top Paper Award and Linda Elson 
Scholar Award for Top Student Paper.  Please indicate your interest in 
competing for either award on a separate title page with full contact 
information, making sure to remove all identifying information from the 
text pages.  Competitive papers should be formatted in accordance with 
the fifth edition of the /Publication Manual of the American 
Psychological Association/.

The MEA is an international organization, and our 2007 convention is a 
defining moment for us, as it will our first annual meeting held outside 
the United States. Please join us as we celebrate and commemorate this 
important rite of passage. Conference attendees will also have the 
opportunity to participate in special guided bilingual tours to 
Teotihuacán, site of the some of largest pyramids in Mexico and one of 
the most extraordinary archeological sites in the Western Hemisphere, 
and to downtown Mexico City, including the major cultural and historic 
sites in the Centro Histórico (The/ Zócalo /or Constitution Square, 
Metropolitan Cathedral, the ruins of the Great Temple of the Aztecs, the 
National Palace with its murals by Diego Rivera), the monuments of 
Reforma Avenue, and the museums of Chapultepec Park (the Archeaology 
Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Rufino Tamayo Museum of Contemporary Art, 
and the National History Museum, located in the famed Castle of 
Chapultepec). 
 


Please send all inquiries and electronic copies of papers and proposals 
to the *convention coordinators:*

*[Spanish Language]*
*Fernando Gutiérrez*
Department of Communication
Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Estado de México
KM 3.5 Carr. Lago de Guadalupe
Atizapán de Zaragoza, Estado de México
52 55-5864 5612 (voice)
52 55-5864 5319 (fax)
fgutierr at itesm.mx

*[English Language]*
*Thom Gencarelli*
Department of Broadcasting
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ 07043
973-655-7339 (voice)
973-655-5432 (fax)
__gencarellit at mail.montclair.edu_
Submission deadline:* December 15, 2006*
For more information about the Media Ecology Association and the 
Convention, please go to http://www.media-ecology.org