Youth, Media and Culture in the Asia Pacific Region

A two-day symposium exploring the practices and expanding field of research around youth and the media.

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• Caulfield campus map and contact information

Monash University, Caulfield campus, Melbourne 30th November and 1st December 2006
Conference Conveners: Dr Usha M Rodrigues, Journalism, Monash University, Dr Belinda Smaill, Visual Culture, Monash University

Aims

• To create a dialogue between researchers working across disciplines and across cultural borders.

• To identify the key concerns for scholars working in the Asia Pacifi c in regards to traditional and new media.

• To foster links between scholars, industry professionals and practitioners.

Themes

1. Youth consumption and production of media.

2. Hybrid cultures, subcultures and issues of globalisation

3. The role of commercial media, public service broadcasting and community media.

4. The impact of new media, especially the manner in which it facilitates new formations of community and identity.

Keynote Speakers

• Bill Osgerby, London Metropolitan University

• Stephanie Donald, University of Technology Sydney

• Ian Weber, Texas A&M University

• List of Papers Accepted
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• Additional information about the symposium
• Registration Form
• Asia Pacific Media Educator
• Possible accommodation around Caulfield and Melbourne City

Call for papers: the conference conveners invite papers that address issues pertaining to youth media and culture in the Asia Pacifi c region, especially in
relation to the conference themes. Please send abstracts of no more than 300 words and a biography of no more than 100 words to belinda.smaill@arts.monash.edu.au no later than the 31st of July. Please note: Small travel and accommodation grants available for a limited number of postgraduate researchers.

Please note: Small travel and accommodation grants available for a limited number of Australian postgraduate researchers.

Some of the papers presented at the Youth, Media and Culture in the Asia Pacific Region symposium would be published in a 'special section' of the next edition of Asia Pacific Media Educator journal.

Please note that the journal focuses on applied research and practice. However, cultural/media studies papers which focus on raising the standards of media practice would be considered as well. Those submitting papers for peer-review and publication in APME are strongly encouraged to visit the journal web site to view the information for contributors.

The deadline for peer-review papers for APME is: October 27.

Peer-reviewed papers should not exceed 6000 words (excluding references and bibliography) in length. The 'special section' on youth, media and culture will be co-edited by the symposium conveners.

Conference generously funded by:
The Asia Pacifi c Futures Research Network
Monash University - Faculty of Arts, School of English, Communications and Performance Studies, and School of Humanities, Communications & Social Sciences.

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