Hier ein interessanter Call for Paper für eine Konferenz im kommenden Juli, Deadline des Calls ist im März (vielen Dank an Theo Hug für die Weiterleitung!):

MEDIA EVENTS, GLOBALIZATION AND CULTURAL CHANGE

Friday 6th July - Saturday 7th July 2007, University of Bremen

 Media Events have become an important area of international media and communication studies research. The international conference "Media Events, Globalization and Cultural Change" will articulate these discussions. Topics of the conference are:

 - Defining and theorising media events

- Exploring processes of ritualization, as worked out in and around media events

- Studies on the relation of media events and (global) popular culture

- Analysing media events production and consumption

- Transnational media flows, global media events and the global public sphere

- The role of digital media (the internet, weblogs etc.) within media events

 For the complete call and more information please visit the conference website at:

http://http://www.media-events-bremen07.org