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CfP: "Networks of transnational and transcultural communication concepts in theory, methodology and research" at TU Dortmund - Deadline June 1st, 2012

The conference "Networks of transnational and transcultural communication
concepts in theory, methodology and research" is organized by the International and Intercultural Communication section of the German Communication Association (DGPuK). It takes place from November 22 - 24, 2012 at Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism, TU Dortmund University, Germany.

These questions serve as landmarks for the conference, which aims at updating
the concept of the network in transnational and transcultural communication research.

* Which potentials and pitfalls may the network approach entail for the study of transnational and transcultural communication processes?
* Which scenarios of cross-border communication – e.g. from the fields of journalism studies, political or organizational communication, media, economics, sociology or computer-mediated communication – really deserve to be called a network?
* Which methodological challenges need to be tackled in transcultural and
transnational network analyses?
* Whatt does “network” actually mean – and how does it relate to alternative terms and concepts, such as hybridity, translation, connectivity and the public sphere?

The contributions will be grouped in three thematic blocks:
a) theory
b) methodology
c) empirical analysis

Submissions for the conference should be made in English. Please send your proposal for a 20-minute presentation to the organizers (Mail: iic2012@brost.org) no later than June 1, 2012 (using a pdf or a doc file). All submissions will be subjected to anonymous review based on the criteria
of originality, relevance, theoretical foundation, appropriateness of the methods used, clarity of language, and reference to the conference theme. Submitters will be informed by July 13, 2012, about the outcome of the selection process.

Contact:
Dipl.-Journ. Tobias Eberwein/
Prof. Dr. Susanne Fengler/
Dipl.-Geogr. Julia Lönnendonker, M.A.
Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism
TU Dortmund University
Otto-Hahn-Straße 2
D-44227 Dortmund
Tel.: 0231 - 755-4152
Fax: 0231 - 755-4131

http://www.brost.org/

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