Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 23:09:35 EDT
Subject: Re: resend CFP?


FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
>
>After two very successful conferences in Tampere, Finland, Crossroads
>in Cultural Studies has moved to Birmingham.  The first and second
>conferences attracted over 500 participants from all continents
>proving how important it is to meet each other in these 'virtual'
>times!  We have much pleasure, therefore, in inviting you to the Third
>International Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference.
>
>The conference aims to be a meeting place for people within cultural
>studies to make contacts, exchange views and gain inspiration from
>each other on all topics that interest such a diverse international
>community. Thus, we encourage participation from different countries,
>disciplines and cultural backgrounds, and from a wide range of
>research interests.  We are following the model for the last
>conference, by inviting you to propose and organise your own sessions.
>We found that this system produced more cohesive sessions and allowed
>more time for useful discussion.
>
>At this point we invite proposals from Session Organisers on topics of
>interest.  Sessions would usually comprise five individual papers.  We
>assume that concepts such as:
>
>* cultures of everyday life
>* social and cultural theory
>* media
>* difference and identity
>* globalisation and diaspora
>* power and knowledge
>* new technologies
>* the city
>* culture and economy
>* cultural policy
>
>will be tackled in the sessions and plenaries, but again it is up to
>you to make this a conference that will indicate where cultural
>studies is going next.  I hope to see you all in Birmingham!
>
>Yours sincerely,
>
>Ann Gray
>Chair of the Organizing Committee
>
>
>SPEAKERS
>---------
>
>In the first and second Crossroads conferences, the plenary speakers
>included Ien Ang, Barrie Axford, Catherine Belsey, Antony Easthope,
>Paul Gilroy, Jostein Gripsrud, Lawrence Grossberg, Joke Hermes,
>Patricia Hill Collins, Johan Fornas, Eeva Jokinen, Sonia Livingstone,
>George Ritzer, Steven Seidman, Soile Veijola, Philip Wexler, Paul
>Willis, and Handel K. Wright, and a great deal of key figures in the
>field of cultural studies gave their papers in the sessions. It is
>premature to announce what the names will be in 2000, but we will
>again do our best to introduce to you the current and most interesting
>people and themes.
>
>HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR OWN SESSION?
>---------------------------------
>If you would like to organize a session, just send us a title
>and an up to 150 words description of the theme (a session
>abstract), along with your complete contact information.
>Session proposals must be sent to us by September 30. Names of
>the sessions that are accepted by the conference organizer
>will be listed in the Invitation Programme published in
>November 1999. You may also want to look for others sharing
>your areas of interest in the Crossroads list. The acceptance
>of a session in the final programme is provisional until the
>session organizer has sent us the abstracts and registration
>forms of at least five participants, and made sure that they
>have paid their registration fees. In November, the session
>organizers will be sent a session organizer's manual to inform
>them about the details.
>
>
>ORGANIZERS
>----------
>
>Crossroads 2000 is organised by the Department of Cultural Studies and
>Sociology, School of Social Sciences, University of Birmingham,
>supported by a cross-disciplinary organizing committee.  We are
>grateful to the the Department of Sociology and Social Psychology,
>University of Tampere, and Network Cultural Studies, who did such a
>good job in organizing the first two conferences and for sharing their
>experience and expertise with us.
>
>CONFERENCE TOWN AND VENUE
>--------------------------
>
>At this stage we assume that the conference fee will be about =A3140 -
>150.  There will be an early bird registration.  Detailed information
>on conference fee and associated conference costs, including
>accommodation, will be listed on the website in the coming months.
>
>INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET
>--------------------------
>
>The Conference Home Page with several useful links to other websites:
>
>http://www.bham.ac.uk/crossroads/
>
>REGISTRATION OF INTEREST ------------------------
>
>Those wishing to receive information on the Conference should register
>on-line.  Your name and e-mail address will be retained and you will
>receive our Invitation Program which will be published in November
>1999.
>
>Please complete the form and return it (preferably by e-mail) to:
>
>Crossroads in Cultural Studies Department of Cultural Studies & Sociology
>University of Birmingham
>Birmingham
>B15 2TT
>U.K.
>e-mail: crossroads-AT-css.bham.ac.uk
>
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>
>Name:
>
>Organization:
>
>Postal address:
>
>City:
>
>Country:
>
>email:
>tel:
>fax:
>
>Please send me an Invitation Programme.
>
>
>Title of paper:
>
>I am willing to organize a session called (title of the session):
>Description of the session (of up to 150 words):
>
>
>
>
>
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>Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker
>Division of Environmental Management & Design
>Lincoln University, Canterbury
>PO Box 84
>Aotearoa New Zealand
>E-mail: Rixeckes-AT-kea.lincoln.ac.nz
>Fax: 64-03-325-3841
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>
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