Society for Cinema & Media Studies Conference - http://www.cmstudies.org Philadelphia, PA, March 6-9, 2008 Call for workshop participants: Children's Media Culture and Media Education in a Global Context Children's media culture is a fast-growing, globally converging industry. The global aspect of the commercialization of children's media is routinely acknowledged in recent research; but the majority of writing continues to focus on the mediated practices of children in economically and technologically advanced locations. The purpose of this workshop is twofold: (1) to investigate what the globalization of children's media culture means in a variety of specific geopolitical contexts, which may include but are not limited to the US, Japan and Western Europe; (2) and to compare the creative and pedagogical responses to global commercialization -- whether they are institutionalized or grassroots -- that have been generated in these contexts. The workshop aims to go beyond simply juxtaposing nation-states in an international comparison. While the nation-state is a legitimate context of discussion, particularly where children's media and media education are at least partially under state control, so are cities and regions, but also diasporic and virtual communities. We welcome brief case studies that discuss conflicts or negotiations between global children's television, film, digital and print media, advertising across platforms, etc., and efforts to make sense of, control, censor, subvert or adapt global children's media in various contexts. The ultimate goal is to create a forum for identifying and discussing both shared, "global" themes and issues that are specific to certain contexts and cases; and for sharing resources for research, pedagogical strategies, and the seeds of continuing collaborations. Please send Anikó Imre a short statement of your potential contribution: [log in to unmask] Queries also welcome. ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org