CFP: Media Education Futures

CFP: Media Education Futures, 8-9 May, 2014

The International Conference on Media Education Futures examines media literacies and education from various perspectives. The conference highlights participation, well-being and citizenships as the current Nordic perspectives in media education and discusses media and information literacies contributing to inter-cultural dialogue on the globe. The goal is to display and promote research in the field along with the practices of media education.

The conference program on the 8th to 9th May 2014 will consist of keynote lectures, presentations, and panel discussions.
Submissions are invited from academics working at the nexus of the media education and media literacy with particular questions on:

What are the future media literacies?
What methods will be used to research and evaluate future media literacies?
How media education policies and research are in dialogue globally?
How the media environment is changing among generations?
What are the 21st Century media skills for students and teachers?
All original, unpublished papers presented at the conference will be eligible to be considered for the Yearbook of The International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media by NORDICOM via a double-blind review process.

For the actors of the practical field, an exhibition space for materials, posters and publications will be provided at the conference venue. More information: kaisa.e.toivonen@uta.fi

The keynote speakers and other representatives will include Professor Divina Frau-Meigs, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3 and UNESCO chair ’savoir-devenir’ in digital sustainable development, Professor Li Xiguang, Tsinghua University, Chair of UNITWIN Network for Media and Information Literacy, Professor Zhang Yanqiu, Communication University of China, Associate Professor Pål Aarsand, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and Assistant Professor Johanna Sumiala, University of Helsinki.

Venue: University on Tampere
Tampere, Finland

Abstract submission:
To propose a paper, please send a 500 word abstract and a brief biographical statement to
mediaeducation@uta.fi by November 30, 2013.

Registration fee:
The early-bird conference fee is 100€ before March 10, late registration fee is 140€, students 50€. The registration fee includes conference folder, coffee breaks, 2 x lunch, and social programme.

Important dates:
Deadline for submission of abstracts: November 30, 2013
Notification of acceptance: February 10, 2014

Contact:
Please check periodically the Conference web site www.uta.fi/cmt/mediaeducationfutures
email: mediaeducation@uta.fi

The conference is organized by the School of Communication, Media and Theatre (www.uta.fi/cmt) and the School of Education (www.uta.fi/edu) at the University of Tampere, in cooperation with NORDICOM (www.nordicom.gu.se), Finnish Youth Research Network (www.nuorisotutkimusseura.fi), Finnish Society on Media Education (www.mediaeducation.fi), and Finnish Centre for Media Education and Audiovisual Media MEKU (www.meku.fi).

Professor
Sirkku Kotilainen
School of Communication
University of Tampere
sirkku.kotilainen@uta.fi