RESEARCHING CITIZEN MEDIA WORKSHOP

http://citizenmediaseries.org/series-events/researching-citizen-media-workshop/

Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies @ctismanchester

University of Manchester

15-16 September 2016

Heightened distrust in traditional forms of governance and mainstream media industries has given rise to alternative repertoires of action that now occupy a prominent place in public consciousness across the globe. In this context, unaffiliated individuals and collectives have come to play an important role in articulating various forms of political and aesthetic expression, whether in physical sites (as in the case of street art and parkour), on virtual platforms (blogging, mockumentaries, fansubbing), or across hybrid environments that combine embodied and digital practices, as in the case of documentary film-making. In producing and disseminating such citizen media content, engaged individuals and collectives seek to reclaim public and digital spaces in pursuit of noninstitutionalized agendas, effect aesthetic or socio-political change, and express personal desires and aspirations.

Conducting research in this fluid, fast changing and sometimes high risk environment poses numerous methodological and ethical challenges that are yet to be adequately explored. This event will offer a platform for discussing these challenges and sharing research experiences that involve different forms and platforms of citizen media.

Speakers

The event will feature:

• Keynote Speakers: Lilie Chouliaraki, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Cristina Flesher Fominaya, University of Aberdeen
• Panel presentations by doctoral and early career researchers.

For information on confirmed speakers and abstracts, click here.

Venue

Conference Room (C1.18), Graduate School (Arts, Languages and Cultures)

Ellen Wilkinson Building | Oxford Road | Manchester M13 9PL

• The Ellen Wilkinson Building is number 77 on the Campus Map.
• Travel directions can be found here.

Attendance

We are able to offer a limited number of places to doctoral students and citizen media scholars wishing to attend this event. To book a place, please send an expression of interest to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 22 August 2016. Your request should include a short statement explaining how your thesis/current research fits the workshop theme. The Workshop organisers will reply to colleagues by the end of August.

Workshop Organizers

The workshop is organized by the editors of a new Routledge series, Critical Perspectives on Citizen Media.

Send your queries to: Mona Baker (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Luis Pérez-González (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).