[csaa-forum] Association for Cultural Studies - Summer Institute - UPDATE

[Gilbert B. Rodman]

_*ACS Summer Institute*_

The _*Association for Cultural Studies* 
<http://www.cultstud.org/>_*(ACS)* presents the inaugural _*ACS Summer 
Institute* <http://www.acssi2011.ugent.be/index.php>_ to be held *11-15 
July 2011* at the Department of Educational Studies of Ghent University 
in Belgium. The theme of the Summer Institute is *Critical Literacies.*

The traditional notions of literacy have been challenged by developments 
such as digitization, globalization and multiculturalism. During the 
Summer Institute we will question and discuss these challenges from a 
critical perspective, working at the intersection of cultural studies 
and education. We will take into account the expansion of the notion of 
a singular literacy to multiliteracies and focus on what this shift 
implies for media literacy, digital literacy, (cross)cultural literacy, 
academic literacy, corporal literacy, etc.

The Summer Institute will provide an intensive, extensive and rewarding 
pedagogical experience for postgraduate students and postdoctoral 
researchers who will have the opportunity to spend the week discussing 
and learning from keynote presentations, lectures, workshops and 
seminars delivered by 5 *keynote speakers* and a *faculty staff* of 
leading cultural studies scholars from around the world. The overall 
*participatory* and *informal* character of the Summer Institute will 
give voice to the participants by offering a forum to address issues 
related to their own work specifically as well as issues of general 
interest. In addition, social activities from receptions and meals to 
informal gatherings will provide opportunity for participants, lecturers 
and organizers to intermingle and stimulate further conversation.

*Keynotes:*

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      Joke Hermes (Hogeschool Inholland/University of Amsterdam, The
      Netherlands)

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      Carol Stabile (University of Oregon, United States)

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      Ted Striphas (Indiana University, United States)

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      Keyan Tomaselli (University of Kwazulu-Natal, South-Africa)

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      John Willinsky (Stanford University, United States)

*Confirmed Faculty Staff: *

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      Abdulhamied Alromaithy (Culture Arabia, United Arab Emirates)

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      Ursula Ganz-Blaettler (University of St. Gallen, Switzerland)

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      Jan Hein Hoogstad (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

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      Mikko Lehtonen (University of Tampere, Finland)

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      Gilbert Rodman (University of Minnesota, United States)

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      An van. Dienderen (Royal Academy of Art, University College Ghent,
      Belgium)

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      Handel Kashope Wright (University of British Columbia, Canada)

The Summer Institute will be held in the tradition of the Crossroads 
conference, bringing together participants from a wide range of 
disciplines to explore what it means to conduct cultural studies. We 
therefore encourage participation from researchers who work in 
disciplines such as cultural studies, cultural anthropology, film 
studies, media studies, literary theory and criticism, discourse 
analysis, new literacy studies, educational studies, rhetorical 
criticism, etc.

Visit the ACS Summer Institute _website 
<http://www.acssi2011.ugent.be/index.php>_ 
(http://www.acssi2011.ugent.be/index.php) for information about 
registration and accommodation, or contact: _ACSSI2011 at UGent.be 
<mailto:ACSSI2011 at UGent.be>_. We strongly advise participants to 
register and secure accommodation as early as possible.

The _Association of Cultural Studies <http://www.cultstud.org/>_ is the 
premiere international association of cultural studies and hosts the 
biennial _Crossroads <http://cultstud.org/index.php?s=crossroads>_ in 
Cultural Studies Conference. Starting with Ghent in 2011, the ACS 
intends to host a biennial Summer Institute.