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Diasporic Communications: Transnational &
Local Cross-currents
London, 5-7 September 2001
The Centre for Communication and Information Studies of the
University of Westminster (CCIS) and the University of North London, in association with
the European Institute for Communication and Culture (Euricom) intends to hold a
Colloquium on diasporic communication and audiences at the Harrow Campus of the University
of Westminster in London.
Although diasporas and globalization are distinct phenomena, the
outcome of their combination is a potent one. As far as communications are concerned, the
transnationalization of the media has enhanced and intensified the relationship between
diasporas and globalization processes. Electronic media increasingly link producers and
audiences across national boundaries and initiate processes of deterritorialization and
reterritorialization of diasporic identities. In doing so they set in motion
processes of reconfiguration of place, space and culture and have a considerable impact on
the everyday. In this context, established notions of the nation-state, of tradition and
heritage and of citizenship and modes of belonging are challenged and transformed.
The Colloquium aims to bring together academics to discuss these processes and their
broader implications. In keeping with the traditions established in Colloquia organised
with Euricom, the organisers do not wish to prioritise any particular method or approach
within the scope of the overall topic. We would, however identify the following general
themes as being particularly interesting to us:
- intersections of the transnational and local in diasporic
communications
- diasporic communications and diasporic identities
- diasporic audiences and diasporic cultural politics
- diasporic cutural production and consumption: the interplay
between integration, cultural separatism and hybridity
- diasporic cultural practices
Papers are invited on any of these topics, or upon other issues
defined by prospective participants. The colloquium organisers intend to pursue
publication of selected papers presented during the event
Prospective participants should send abstracts of about 200 words
to Dr. Roza Tsagarousianou (tsagarr@westminster.ac.uk)
or Shehina Fazal (s.fazal@unl.ac.uk) as soon as
possible, and in any event by Friday 23 March 2001. Invitations will be issued by the end
of April 2001.
For more information on the colloquium visit http://www.westminster.ac.uk/media/diasporas
For further information about the European Institute for Communication & Culture, and
publications from previous colloquia, visit the Euricom website at: http://www2.arnes.si/guest/ljjavno1/euricom.html
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