FLOW Conference 2008 Call For Responses
Call for Responses
FLOW Conference 2008
October 9-11, 2008
The University of Texas at Austin
www.FlowTV.org <http://flowtv.org/?page_id=1335>
Deadline for 150-word abstracts: June 15, 2008
Flow Conference 2008 is the 2nd biannual conference for FlowTV.org, a
University of Texas at Austin graduate student-run, online academic journal
focusing on television and media culture.
Flow Conference 2008 will resemble traditional academic meetings in name
only: There will be no panels, no papers, and no plenary sessions. Instead,
the event will feature a series of roundtables, each organized around a
compelling question. Respondents are asked to submit a 150-word abstract
addressing one of the roundtable questions as listed on our conference Web
site: http://flowtv.org/?page_id=1335
Some roundtable topics include:
New Formations of Stardom in Contemporary Media Culture
Viral Videos and Political Participation
Online and Offline Fan Communities
TV and the Question of “The Mainstream”
Televised Religion
Music Fans and Copy Protection
The DTV Conversion
Media Policy, Media Reform, and Media Criticism
Game Studies in The Academy
Electronic Waste and Media Studies
Global Television Flow
Digital Aura and Web 2.0
Feminisms & Feminists in the Public Sphere
Talent-Based Reality Shows and The American Dream
Visit the conference Web site for a complete list of roundtable questions in
full detail.
We especially encourage responses that address issues of race, class,
gender, sexuality, age, and ability, as well as international perspectives.
Please e-mail flowconference2008@gmail.com with a 150-word abstract and the
title of the roundtable you are responding to in the subject of the email by
June 15, 2008. Please respond to only one roundtable topic. Include your
full name, e-mail address, and affiliation in your e-mail.
We will inform participants of acceptance via e-mail by July 15, 2008.
Upon acceptance, respondents will be asked to expand their abstract to a
600-800 word position paper, due by September 15, 2008.
In an effort to include a wide range of participants (i.e., scholars, fans,
critics, activists, policymakers, industry professionals, etc.), we
encourage wide distribution of this call.
If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at
flowconference2008@gmail.com
Graduate Junction
I’ve been asked to circulate a link to the following site which Daniel
Colgate (University of Durham) has set up to help graduate researchers
make contact with other researchers interested in their work.
“The idea is to connect people who would otherwise not be aware of
each other, perhaps in different groups, departments, institutions or
countries. Increasing communication can prevent duplication of effort
and help the spread of new ideas, benefiting the entire research
community.”
Sounds like a great idea to me so hope you all might have a look at the site.
Google Online Marketing Challenge
If you were a marketing student, what would you do with $200? Groups of students from colleges and universities worldwide will be given $200 to spend on AdWords campaigns for local businesses as part of a Google Online Marketing Challenge.
Participating students will team in groups of four to six to work with small or local businesses that have Web sites but are not already using AdWords. Each group will have three consecutive weeks between February 10 and May 24 to outline a strategy, run a campaign, and assess results for its designated business. Two competition reports, one at the start of the three-week period and a second at the campaign’s conclusion, are required of participating teams.
read more at http://internetmarketingandmessages.blogspot.com/2008/01/google-hooks-students-with-online.html