[artinfo] MeCCSA PGN Conference, Coventry University

[Francien Broekhuizen]

Transformative Practice and Theory: Where We Stand Today

Call for Papers - MeCCSA PGN Conference 2015

Department of Media, Coventry University

2nd - 3rd of July 2015

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 2nd of March 2015

Confirmed speakers: Dr. Clare Birchall (King's 
College London), Dr. Rebecca Coleman(Goldsmiths 
University), Prof. Gary Hall (Coventry 
University).

The multidisciplinary fields of media, 
communication and culture face the challenge of 
constantly responding to the changing landscape 
which they study. In recent years, these fields 
have shifted considerably due to the rise in 
digital and open media, which have opened up new 
spaces for debate. Our negotiation with, and use 
of, theory has been transformed through the turn 
to affect, and the ways in which we are now 
articulating the relationship between bodies, 
images and environments as permeable and 
interconnected. Practice has also been 
transformed, as engagement with what were 
traditionally more "static" objects has been 
effected due to the disrupted power relations 
between producer and consumer, allowing for 
further engagement beyond production.

In response to these changes our conference 
focuses on unique approaches to review the way 
pre-existing notions, ideas and practices in 
research can be reimagined. We want to promote 
how the use of creative and original ways of 
research enables the reframing of traditional 
ideas to fit with the needs of today. Invited 
speakers will contribute by sharing how their own 
work pushes the potentials of theory and practice 
in the contexts of visual and sensory culture, 
data subjects and open access scholarship.

We invite early career academics, Masters and PhD 
students to share their work and contribute to 
the MeCCSA PGN 2015 conference. All contributions 
which fall within the theme of 'Transformative 
Practice and Theory' will be considered; topics 
for presentations might include (but are not 
limited to):Ð


·         Race, Gender and Sexuality in Networked Societies

·         Material/Virtual Embodiment

·         Open Media

·         Rethinking Space, Place and Time

·         Open Pedagogies

·         Digital Cultures/Communities

·         Digital Films and Visual Cultures

·         Immersive, Mobile & Interactive Communications

·         Evolving Methods and Methodologies

·         Digital Research Ethics

·         Gaming/Game Culture

·         Posthumanism

·         Disrupted Privacy and Transparency

·         Visual and Sensory Cultures


Abstracts of up to 250 words, plus the title of 
your paper and up to four key words, should be 
submitted by 2nd March 2015 
to <file:///C:/Users/Francien/Dropbox/MeCCSA%20Conference/CFP/team@meccsapgn2015.co.uk>team at meccsapgn2015.co.uk. 
Alternatively, you may submit a link to a 
publicly accessible video abstract of no more 
than 1 minute in length. Please also include your 
name, contact details, and institutional 
affiliation.



The fee for the conference will be £40 with an 
early bird price of £30. We are able to provide a 
limited number of bursaries. If you would like to 
be considered for financial assistance please 
provide a personal statement and a letter from 
your department indicating their inability to 
fund your participation when submitting your 
abstract.



For further information about the conference 
please 
visit <http://www.meccsapgn2015.co.uk/>www.meccsapgn2015.co.uk and 
follow us on twitter @MeCCSAPGN2015 or contact 
the organising committee 
at <mailto:team at meccsapgn2015.co.uk>team at meccsapgn2015.co.uk.ÐÐÐ