***************************************************************** * PLEASE POST PLEASE DISTRIBUTE PLEASE POST * ***************************************************************** CALL FOR CONFERENCE PAPERS MAINSTREAM(S) AND MARGINS: CULTURAL POLITICS IN THE 90'S The Center for the Study of Communication of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst is organizing a conference on "Mainstream(s) and Margins" to be held on APRIL 3, 1992. The purpose of the conference is to link academic case studies and center-margin theoretical debates from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Research and session topics will include (but are not limited to): * Post-Colonial Theories * Marginalization in the global context * Critical Ethnographies * Nationalism/New Social Movements * Feminist Studies * Pedagogy * North-South/East-West controversies * Methodological issues related to the study of marginalization * New Technologies * Cinema Studies * Cultural Industries The deadline for submission of abstracts (150-300 words) is DECEMBER 1, 1991. Final papers for selected participants will be due in February 1992. Along with the abstract, please indicate your institutional affiliation and status (e.g., faculty or graduate student) and whether you will require audio-visual equipment for your presentation. The day-long conference will be organized as a series of seminars involving scholars, students and researchers from a variety of social disciplines. An edited volume of selected research papers demonstrating the interdisciplinary possibilities of the center- margin discourse is planned. Conference Organizers: * Shakuntala Rao and Susan Leggett Sponsors: * The Center for the Study of Communication, UMass/Amherst - Michael Morgan, Director * The Department of Communication, UMass/Amherst - Jarice Hanson, Chair * Dreamworlds, Inc.: The Foundation for Media Education and Research - Sut Jhally, Director PLEASE SEND ABSTRACTS AND INQUIRIES TO: Mainstream(s) and Margins The Center for the Study of Communication Department of Communication, Machmer Hall University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003 USA Internet : [log in to unmask] Fax : (413) 545-6399 VoiceMail : (413) 545-2341 (E-mail submissions are encouraged but not required.)