[URBANTH-L]Call for Papers - New Media and the Global Diaspora

[Roxanne O'Connell]

NEW MEDIA & THE GLOBAL DIASPORA
Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island
October 5-7, 2007

The Global Communication Program and the Center for Global and  
International Studies at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode  
Island, are sponsoring a symposium addressing the relationship of New  
Media to the global diaspora. The symposium focuses primarily on the  
migrations of the past 100 years and how the “living traditions”  
transmitted by these communities are continually subject to loss,  
gain and interpretation. New Media plays a role, both direct and  
indirect, in this process as these traditions become transplanted  
into their “new home.”

The symposium has the following objectives:

* To encourage academic discourse focused on transnational migratory  
populations and the role new media plays in transmitting and  
sustaining their living traditions.
* To create a forum for researchers in the liberal arts and other  
disciplines studying the nature, significance and consequence of  
global migration
* To provide a concert performance of traditional music and dance  
illustrating the vitality of these living traditions.

We envision this symposium as a celebration of global communication,  
the liberal arts, and Roger Williams University's mission to “bridge  
the world.”


Deadline for Submissions: April 1, 2007

The New Media & the Global Diaspora Symposium will focus primarily on  
the migrations of the past 100 years and how the “living traditions”  
transmitted by these communities are continually subject to loss,  
gain and interpretation. New Media plays a role, both direct and  
indirect, in this process as these traditions become transplanted  
into their “new home.”

We envision this symposium as a celebration of global communication,  
the liberal arts, and the university's mission to “bridge the world.”  
We also hope to provide opportunities for undergraduate research  
through a panel reserved for Phi Beta Delta, the honor society for  
International Studies, and by involving students in the planning and  
execution of the event.

We intend that this symposium provide a forum for researchers in the  
many disciplines studying the nature, significance and consequence of  
global migration. We welcome papers and panel proposals in the fields  
of politics, anthropology, sociology, communication, rhetoric, arts,  
literature and history with a particular focus on how New Media  
differentiates the 20th century immigrant experience from earlier  
migrations. We include, as the closing event of the symposium, a  
concert and dance illustrating some of the living traditions these  
communities have nurtured in their “new home.”

Paper Submissions
Authors should submit research paper proposals consisting of a 300-  
to 500-word abstract via the online form (http://faculty.rwu.edu/ 
roconnell/callForm.html). Do not submit full papers. The abstracts  
should give a clear sense of the scope of the research and the method  
of inquiry used. Conclusions should be highlighted for works that  
have been completed by the submission deadline. Do not send full  
research papers for consideration. However, authors of proposals  
accepted for presentation at the conference must submit complete  
research papers, not exceeding 30 pages, to their discussant two  
weeks prior to the conference.

Panel submissions
All submissions should be submitted using the form available at  
http://faculty.rwu.edu/roconnell/callForm.html. Panel organizers  
should include  a description of the session’s focus, the issues to  
be discussed, and a list of panelists (potential and confirmed),  
including affiliation in the abstract field.

All paper and panel proposals will be coded and identifying  
information will be removed prior to proposal review.

All abstracts and panel proposals must received by April 1, 2007.  
Authors will be notified by May 20, 2007.

Additional Info
Details can be found at http://faculty.rwu.edu/roconnell
Questions about paper proposal submissions can be directed to the  
symposium planning office at roconnell at rwu.edu.

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Roxanne M. O'Connell
Assistant Professor of Visual Communication
Associate Editor, Reason & Respect: A Journal of Civil Discourse
Secretary, Phi Beta Delta - RWU Chapter Epsilon Rho
Roger Williams University - NC 101 - http://www.rwu.edu
Spring 2007 Office Hours: Mondays and Thursdays 1:00-2:00 pm;  
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Co-Director, New Media & the Global Diaspora Symposium, RWU October  
2007 - http://faculty.rwu.edu/roconnell
Co-Chair, AEJMC Visual Communication Division, "Best of the Web"  
Competition, August 2007
Webmaster, 21st Annual Visual Communication Conference, Estes Park  
Colorado, June 2007 - http://www.campviscomm.org
Webmaster, VisComm Division, National Communication Association
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