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Call for Papers
Media and the Arab Spring - The Road Ahead
Ifrane, Morocco on 11 - 12 June 2014
Hosted by the Communication Studies Program of the School of Humanities and
Social Sciences at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane
The wave of protests, revolts, rebellions, and developments commonly
referred to as the 'Arab Spring' raises serious questions about the
relationship between information and communication technologies (ICTs),
popular uprisings, and the political economies of media. In a region where
traditional media have been under strict government control, the Internet
and social networks provide a space for youth to articulate their political
views and organize their political actions. However, research demonstrates
that the dynamics of media and political action go beyond the role that
social media played in the unfolding of the events. Research also shows
that Arab states are attempting to deter the power of the internet and are
engaging in various efforts to contain its influence through regulation and
surveillance.
This conference seeks to provide a venue to research related to the
intersections of technology, political mobilization, civil society, media
policy, and culture. Submissions from all theoretical and methodological
perspectives are welcome. We invite scholars working in the fields of media
studies, communication studies, and cultural studies to send an abstract of
the proposed paper to be presented and/or the planned panel. We seek
contributions that analyze the current state of affairs as well as
implications for the future.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Media Coverage of the Arab Spring
2. Theorizing Media and Social Change
3. Arab Spring, Gender, and Media
4. Discourses about Women's Rights and Gender Equality in Arab Media
5. Digital Activism and Citizen Journalism
6. Social Media and Political Participation
7. The intersections between Online Media, Public Sphere, and Democracy
8. Mediations and Interventions of the Arab Diaspora in the West
9. Emerging Forms of Community and Alternative Media
10. State and Global Surveillance, Media Freedom, and Political Power
11. Journalistic Professionalism and Questions of Ethics
12. Audience Reception in Changing Media Environments
13. Implications on Media Policy and Regulation
The two-day conference will take place June 11-12, 2014 at Al Akhawayn
University in Ifrane Morocco. Al Akhawayn University is an independent,
public, not-for-profit, coeducational Moroccan university committed to
educating future citizen-leaders of Morocco and the world through a
globally-oriented, English-language, liberal-arts curriculum based on the
American model.
Submissions
You may submit single contributions or panel session proposals. For single
contributions, please submit abstracts of approximately 250 words.
Presentations will be 15 minutes long. For panel sessions, you may also
submit proposals for panel sessions (90 minutes long). Submissions should
contain both a panel description of 500 words and abstracts of
approximately 250 words for each contribution.
The submission must include the title, the presenter's name, affiliation,
email and postal address, as well as a short biography.
Please submit your abstracts and proposals as Word files or PDF files to
mas.conference2014@??? by 27 January 2014. Review results will be
communicated by 17 February 2014.
Registration Fee
Registration and payment for the conference on site. Registration fee
including meals for the 2 days of conference: Faculty US$150; Students
US$75.
Contact information
k.oumlil@??? or b.zaid@???
http://mediaandarabspring.blogspot.com
Communication Studies Program
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane
Conference Organizing Committee
Dr. Kenza Oumlil, Dr. Bouziane Zaid
Regards,
Kenza Oumlil, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication & Gender
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Al Akhawayn University
P. O. Box 1383
Avenue Hassane II, Ifrane 53000, Morocco
Office: BLDG 6 Room 107
Phone: 212 535 86 2473
Fax: 212 535 86 2977
http://www.aui.ma/
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Call for Papers
Media and the Arab Spring – The Road Ahead
Ifrane, Morocco on 11 – 12 June 2014
Hosted by the Communication Studies Program of the School of Humanities and
Social Sciences at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane
The wave of protests, revolts, rebellions, and developments commonly
referred to as the ‘Arab Spring’ raises serious questions about the
relationship between information and communication technologies (ICTs),
popular uprisings, and the political economies of media. In a region where
traditional media have been under strict government control, the Internet
and social networks provide a space for youth to articulate their political
views and organize their political actions. However, research demonstrates
that the dynamics of media and political action go beyond the role that
social media played in the unfolding of the events. Research also shows
that Arab states are attempting to deter the power of the internet and are
engaging in various efforts to contain its influence through regulation and
surveillance.
This conference seeks to provide a venue to research related to the
intersections of technology, political mobilization, civil society, media
policy, and culture. Submissions from all theoretical and methodological
perspectives are welcome. We invite scholars working in the fields of media
studies, communication studies, and cultural studies to send an abstract of
the proposed paper to be presented and/or the planned panel. We seek
contributions that analyze the current state of affairs as well as
implications for the future.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Media Coverage of the Arab Spring
2. Theorizing Media and Social Change
3. Arab Spring, Gender, and Media
4. Discourses about Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in Arab Media
5. Digital Activism and Citizen Journalism
6. Social Media and Political Participation
7. The intersections between Online Media, Public Sphere, and Democracy
8. Mediations and Interventions of the Arab Diaspora in the West
9. Emerging Forms of Community and Alternative Media
10. State and Global Surveillance, Media Freedom, and Political Power
11. Journalistic Professionalism and Questions of Ethics
12. Audience Reception in Changing Media Environments
13. Implications on Media Policy and Regulation
The two-day conference will take place June 11-12, 2014 at Al Akhawayn
University in Ifrane Morocco. Al Akhawayn University is an independent,
public, not-for-profit, coeducational Moroccan university committed to
educating future citizen-leaders of Morocco and the world through a
globally-oriented, English-language, liberal-arts curriculum based on the
American model.
Submissions
You may submit single contributions or panel session proposals. For single
contributions, please submit abstracts of approximately 250 words.
Presentations will be 15 minutes long. For panel sessions, you may also
submit proposals for panel sessions (90 minutes long). Submissions should
contain both a panel description of 500 words and abstracts of
approximately 250 words for each contribution.
The submission must include the title, the presenter’s name, affiliation,
email and postal address, as well as a short biography.
Please submit your abstracts and proposals as Word files or PDF files to
mas.conference2014@??? by 27 January 2014. Review results will be
communicated by 17 February 2014.
Registration Fee
Registration and payment for the conference on site. Registration fee
including meals for the 2 days of conference: Faculty US$150; Students
US$75.
Contact information
k.oumlil@??? or b.zaid@???
http://mediaandarabspring.blogspot.com
Communication Studies Program
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane
Conference Organizing Committee
Dr. Kenza Oumlil, Dr. Bouziane Zaid
Regards,
Kenza Oumlil, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication & Gender
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Al Akhawayn University
P. O. Box 1383
Avenue Hassane II, Ifrane 53000, Morocco
Office: BLDG 6 Room 107
Phone: 212 535 86 2473
Fax: 212 535 86 2977
http://www.aui.ma/
