[csaa-forum] Arab Spring Symposium call for papers

[Diana Bossio]

Global Media Journal Australian Edition together with the Australian
and New Zealand Communications Association present The Arab Spring: A
Symposium on Social Media and the Politics of Reportage 
**A reminder that the deadline for papers for "The Arab Spring: A
Symposium on Social Media and the Politics of Reportage" is COB April
1st, 2012**
 
**Researchers utilising global examples which cover the different uses
of social media and the interaction between ‘traditional’ and
‘alternative’ media practitioners during the protests
 are also encouraged to apply**

The Arab Spring: A Symposium on Social Media and the Politics of
Reportage" 
Friday June 8, 2012 
Advanced Technologies Centre, Swinburne University 
Melbourne Australia 
Special issues editors Diana Bossio and Saba Bebawi
With special keynote addresses from Dr Adel Iskandar and Professor Alan
Knight
This symposium proposes to both theoretically and empirically consider
the social, political and cultural ramifications of interactions between
'mainstream' and 'alternative' reportage practices and their meaning in
a digital media age, seeking to derive conceptualisations of social
media and the politics of reportage.  
Proposals for presentations are now invited to be submitted for
inclusion in the one-day symposium program.  Interested participants
should email a 200-word abstract for a 20-minute presentation during the
seminar. 
We are seeking abstracts from authors that present new analyses of the
changes and tensions that have occurred in the relations between the
different forms of reportage, especially with the rise in popularity of
social media platforms in times of crisis. Specifically we are
interested in papers that critically examine the supposed dichotomy
between what is perceived as the authenticity, authority and credibility
of traditional journalism and the efficiencies and audience-driven
content of alternative media practice.   
Research that explores the following themes would be welcomed: 
The different uses of social media during the Arab Spring protests
The interaction between ‘traditional’ and ‘alternative’ media
practitioners during the protests
Specific ethical issues in reportage that arose during the interaction
between mainstream and alternative media practitioners during the
protests
How has mainstream media practice positioned itself within a discourse
that has suggested the Arab Spring protests as a ‘social media
revolution’?
How can the Arab Spring protests be used a point of reference or case
study to discuss this interaction between ‘traditional’ and ‘alternative’
media platforms?
How has the political and policy landscape transformed nationally and
internationally in the past decade? 

Participants will be invited to submit a paper for publication in the
Issue 3, 2012 of the Global Media Journal Australian Edition.
 Abstract deadline:  COB April 1, 2012 
Please email abstracts as word document attachments to Seminar
organisers: Diana Bossio dbossio at swin.edu.au or Saba Bebawi
sbebawi at swin.edu.au  
About the Journal
The Australian Edition is a member of the innovative and original
Global Media Journal ( http://lass.calumet.purdue.edu/cca/gmj/ ): an
online-only, open access, global resource for communication and media
studies scholarship, with independent editions around the world. The
Australian edition of Global Media Journal invites the submission of
essays and research reports that focus on any aspects in the field of
Communication, Media and Journalism. The Global Media Journal continues
to expand worldwide, adding new editions, including African, Australian,
and Persian editions.
More information is available at: http://www.commarts.uws.edu.au/gmjau
Submission Guidelines:
http://www.commarts.uws.edu.au/gmjau/submissions.html
Dr Diana Bossio
Lecturer
Media and Communications
Swinburne University
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