11 January
2020
The Queens
Hotel, Leeds, United Kingdom
It is an
unobjectionable fact that media participate in the formation of our daily lives
by creating identities, images, and by generally influencing our views. This
applies not only to politics (i.e. political campaigns) but also to the
formation of how we see ourselves and others. Popular culture, on the other
hand, also affects our daily lives by fostering images and ideologies, and by selling
a way of life that is presented as acceptable or non-acceptable.
However, in
recent years there has been a decrease in the trust in mainstream media which
has come under criticism for bias and discriminatory representation while
social media has become a platform for influencing the public. While it is
still the content from the mass media that is being shared on social media and
while it is still the mass media that set the agenda, the public has started to
selectively join various groups on social media platforms, thus creating forums
for exchange of information which is not always factual and there is lots of
space for manipulation.
The media
system is thus changing and with the proliferation of fake news and alternative
websites offering alternative facts, we live in the age of propaganda and wars
for the dissemination of information. In addition, growing anti-intellectualism
and populism in the West, especially promoted by the Far-Right politicians and
activists, means that many members of the public dismiss information from
experts who are seen as elites and thus not trustworthy. All of this created a
situation in which many do not trust official sources of information and the
public is more prone to propaganda than ever.
Popular
culture has also been in the spotlight in regards to Oscars and the fact not
many black films obtain awards and that not many women obtain awards for film
directors. Thus, the criticism is that the film production is still
predominantly white and male, while other voices and narratives struggle to
enter this arena. The social media movement has changed this to an extent by
bringing criticism to Oscars and similar awards, and the mainstream media have
picked up on this criticism, thus attracting anger from the Far-Right viewers
who turned to social media sphere and alternative websites to look for places
where PC and human rights are directly challenged and misinterpreted.
Papers are
invited (but not limited to) for the following panels:
- Trust in the media
- Fake news and alternative websites
- Far Right and the Media
- Donald Trump and the Media
- Media Bias
- Media representation
- Social media and information exchange
- Social media and politics
- Representation in Popular Culture
- TV shows and identity
- Film and identity
- Audience studies
- History of media and popular culture
- Oscar awards and women
- Social media movements for equality in popular culture
- Women and Film
- Women Film Directors
Prospective
participants are also welcome to submit proposals for their own panels. Both
researchers and practitioners are welcome to submit proposals.
Submissions
of abstracts (up to 500 words) with an email contact should be sent to Dr
Martina Topić (martinahr@gmail.com) by 15 September 2019. Decisions will be
sent by 15 October 2019 and registrations are due by 15 December 2019.
The
conference fee is GBP 180, and it includes the registration fee, conference
materials and meals for a whole day of the conference.
Centre for
Research in Humanities and Social Sciences is an organisation originally
founded in December 2013 in Croatia. Since July 2016 the Centre is registered
in Leeds, UK.
Participants
are responsible for finding funding to cover transportation and accommodation
costs during the whole period of the conference. This applies to both
presenting and non-presenting participants. The Centre will not discriminate
based on the origin and/or methodological/paradigmatic approach of prospective
conference participants.
Contact
Info:
Dr Martina
Topic
Contact
Email: martinahr@gmail.com
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