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Call for Papers Theme: Global Humanitarianism and Media Culture Type: Interdisciplinary Conference Institution: University of Sussex Location: Brighton (United Kingdom) Date: 6.–8.2.2015 Deadline: 30.10.2014 __________________________________________________ This conference intends to bring together scholars and students working across a range of disciplines to consider the relationships between global humanitarianism and media culture from a variety of critical and theoretical perspectives. As Keith Tester has argued, modern humanitarianism and the institutions and technologies of media culture are inextricably entwined. In recent decades various scholars have analysed the relationship between media representations and moral sentiments, from the emergence of “humanitarian narratives” in the eighteenth century (Thomas Lacquer) to the “humanitarian optics” of today (Eyal Weizman). This conference seeks to contribute to our understanding of the histories and futures of global humanitarianism by focusing attention on diverse intersections between media technologies and what Didier Fassin has called “the politics of precarious lives.” We welcome proposals for twenty-minute scholarly or practice presentations that consider global humanitarianism’s media cultures, including but not limited to print media, film, photography, television, video and digital media. Please send abstracts (250 words) plus short bio to: ghmc.confere...@sussex.ac.uk Deadline for abstracts: 30 October 2014 Keynote speakers: Professor Lilie Chouliaraki (London School of Economics) Professor Suzanne Franks (City University) Dr. Shohini Chaudhuri (University of Essex) Contact: Dr Michael Lawrence Department of Media and Film University of Sussex Silverstone Sb 212 Brighton BN1 9RG United Kingdom Email: ghmc.confere...@sussex.ac.uk Web: http://www.ghmcconference.com __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
