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The Association for Cultural Studies (ACS) is delighted to announce
the second <b>ACS Institute</b>, which will be held from 22-26
July 2013 at the Department of Media and Communication Studies,
Faculty of Cultural Studies, of Alpen Adria Universitaet Klagenfurt
in Austria. The theme of the 2013 Institute is "The Sights/Sites of
Cultural Studies."<br>
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The ACS Institute will be a forum for critical discussions of
important perspectives on cultural studies today. Our paired theme
is intended to forge productive and provocative conversations
between two related, yet distinct, sets of issues. On the one hand,
we will explore the question of where cultural studies can (and
should) best be practiced in the 21st century, and what (if any)
meaningful common ground exists between the different existing
formations of cultural studies. On the other hand, we will engage
in a special focus on visual culture, and the question of what
cultural studies can contribute to a deeper understanding of a world
dominated by images.<br>
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The Institute will provide an intense and rewarding pedagogical
experience for postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers
who will have the opportunity to spend the week learning from
lectures and seminars delivered by five keynote speakers and a
faculty staff of leading cultural studies scholars from around the
world. The following keynote speakers have been confirmed: Ien Ang
(University of Western Sydney, Australia), John Clarke (Open
University, UK), Lothar Mikos (University of Film and Television,
Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany), Nicholas Mirzoeff (New York
University, USA) and Constance Penley (University of California,
Santa Barbara, USA).<br>
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Following on the great success of the inaugural ACS Institute in
2011 (at the University of Gent (Belgium)), the 2013 edition of the
Institute will bring together people from a wide range of
disciplines to explore what it means to conduct cultural studies. We
invite and encourage participation from researchers who work in
disciplines such as cultural studies, visual studies, film studies,
media studies, cultural sociology, cultural anthropology, literary
theory and criticism, discourse analysis, new literacy studies,
educational studies, rhetorical criticism etc.<br>
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Those interested in participating are invited to take notice of the
above mentioned dates. The website for the Institute -- <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://acssi2013.aau.at">http://acssi2013.aau.at</a>
-- is currently under construction, but will soon be fully
operational. Email inquiries can be addressed to <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:acssi2013@aau.at">acssi2013@aau.at</a>.
Practical information about registration and a full list of
Institute keynotes and faculty will be disseminated in due course.<br>
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The Association of Cultural Studies <a
class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.cultstud.org/"><http://www.cultstud.org/></a>
is the premiere international association of cultural studies and
hosts the biennial Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
Gil Rodman<br>
Chair, Association for Cultural Studies<br>
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