[Air-l] Fwd: ::fc-announce:: CfP OURMedia 2007

[Barry Saunders]

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From: Ellie Rennie <ERennie at groupwise.swin.edu.au>
Date: Oct 3, 2006 10:02 AM
Subject: ::fc-announce:: CfP OURMedia 2007
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Call for Papers

OURMedia VI
International Conference
Sydney, Australia, April 9-13 2007


'Sustainable Futures: Roles and Challenges for Community, Alternative and
Citizens' Media in the 21st century'


Until recently, media participation occurred almost exclusively within the
sphere of community and alternative media. Now it is a widespread
phenomenon. Online mainstream news sites encourage readers to participate
through blogs while others, like OhmyNews in South Korea, are substantially
written by readers. Rupert Murdoch purchased MySpace with the intention of
turning 'a free social network into a colossal marketing machine' (Wired,
Jul 2006). What is the future of community and alternative media within this
landscape?

For over five decades community media advocates have campaigned for access
to media platforms and promoted media literacy as part of a strategy to give
voice to underrepresented groups. With the rise of broadband Internet, the
core community media philosophies of access and participation have been
realised on a greater scale than ever before. Media participation has now
spread beyond the community-based, not-for-profit realm and into the
commercial and government sectors. The cultural transformation taking place
has profound implications for audiences, practitioners and policy-makers
alike. Is there a social benefit in the rise of user-led media? What becomes
of alternative, or citizens' media when media participation is a
'mainstream' activity? Do we need community governance or will commercial
models prevail?

Research into 'citizens' media' (radical media, médias libres, participatory
media, tactical media, community media, and grassroots media) can assist us
to understand the cultural changes taking place and the implications for the
public sphere. This conference will draw together expertise from theorists,
policy-makers and develop viable pathways that ensure the sustainability of
citizens' media.

For a full CfP and other information visit the OURMediaVI webpage:
www.ourmedia07.net
or contact
Juan Salazar: j.salazar at uws.edu.au
Ellie Rennie: erennie at swin.edu.au

Abstracts due October 31, 2006





Dr Ellie Rennie
Research Fellow
Institute for Social Research
ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation
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