----- Original Message ----- From: "Éric GEORGE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 1:51 PM Subject: [Air-l] Against the Neoliberal Tide: Media and Democracy in the 21st Century
> Against the Neoliberal Tide: Media and Democracy in the 21st Century > An International Conference of the Union for Democratic Communications > November 3- 6, 2005, Boca Raton, Florida > Hosted by the Department of Communication > Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida > > Call for Participation Proposal Deadline: May 1, 2005 > > As people from nations around the world look to the prospect of self > determination in a new century they are increasingly confronted with > the social and economic ultimatums of for-profit transnational > corporations. While the neoliberal agenda would have us believe that > the market is a natural phenomenon, that agenda calls for the > complete, no-holds-barred business domination of the media and almost > every other human and natural resource, thus further jeopardizing the > possibilities for democratic debate, dissent, and meaningful social > change. > > The Union for Democratic Communications invites proposals for > presentations, roundtables, workshops and panels from artists, > activists, and media scholars that examine and critique the > connections between the political, economic and cultural program of > neoliberalism, labor and other social movements, artistic expression, > media ownership and concentration, intellectual property, and > democratic media. We especially seek submissions that explore > community and global alternatives to neoliberalism, corporate > globalization and other systems of domination. > > Featured speakers will be complemented by presenters on a wide range > of topics, video and other media presentations, and tables with > information about regional organizations involved in activism and > democratic communications. > > The conference will be held at the Holiday Inn in Boca Raton, > Florida, and hosted by the Department of Communication at Florida > Atlantic University. Boca Raton is on the Atlantic coast in south > Palm Beach County, approximately 25 miles from both the Fort > Lauderdale and West Palm Beach airports, and 50 miles north of Miami. > The temperature in November is in the seventies, and conference > participants will have easy access to the beach and the tides of the > Atlantic Ocean. > > Please send proposals of 200 to 250 words. Artists should include > samples of the work they will be presenting in the form of slides, > VHS tapes, CD-Roms, and DVDs. Please send three hard copies of your > proposal, or an email with the proposal in the body of the email > message, to: > > Stefanie Gapinski > Comparative Studies > Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters > Florida Atlantic University > 777 Glades Road > Boca Raton, Florida 33431-0991 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Inquiries can be made to Mike Budd at [EMAIL PROTECTED], 561-297-3856, > fax: 561-297-2615. > > For more information please visit the UDC Website: http://www.udc.org > > Limited conference travel funding assistance for student and > low-income presenters will be available. Please send a request along > with your proposal. > > Source : http://www.udc.org/conf2005/conf2005.html > _______________________________________________ > Air-l-aoir.org mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org ============================================================================= Si necesita retirarse de la lista envie un mensaje a: [EMAIL PROTECTED] con una unica linea : unsubscribe r-caldas Este mensaje lo debe enviar desde la cuenta electronica que usO para inscribirse Para inscribirse en la lista envie un mensaje a: [EMAIL PROTECTED] con una unica linea : subscribe r-caldas Los mensajes que circulan en la lista los puede consultar en : http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
