Communication and Digital Culture
Call for Papers
Citizen
Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association
National Conference
Boston, MA
April 11-14, 2012
The Communication and Digital Culture Area of the Popular Culture Association is soliciting proposals for panels and individual papers that explore questions of citizenship in a network society.
How has the penetration of information technology into everyday life reframed our understanding of what it means to be a citizen? How has our concept of agency, participation, public space, & the public sphere shifted in response to the proliferation of new media practices? How do popular representations of mediated social engagement—from cyberbullying to the Arab Spring—define & delimit our terms for digital citizenship?
Possible topics include:
Rights, Privileges, & Responsibilities
Participation/Engagement
The Politics of Public Information
Violence & Social Media
Network Agency
New Media Mutualists & Libertarians
Publicity & Publics
Game Worlds & Immersive Realms
Hactivists & Other Bad Subjects
Digital Diasporas
Submit a 250-word proposal to:
Mark Nunes, Chair
Department of English, Technical Communication, and Media Arts
Southern Polytechnic State University
Marietta, GA 30060-2896
mnunes@spsu.edu
Deadline for Submissions: December 15, 2011
Note: Communication and Digital Culture is a themed area. Submissions off-theme should be submitted to:
Internet Culture Area Chair, Montana Miller, montanm@bgnet.bgsu.edu