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News	Home JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS Click here for the latest academic job postings in communication, media studies, journalism, and more. (Latest posting: 9 November 2007) 20 November 2007 New Book New from Rowman & Littlefield Global Communications: Toward a Transcultural Political Economy Edited by Paula Chakravartty and Yuezhi Zhao The terrain covered in this book is state, capital, media, and democracy; the context is the current phase of globalization. The authors are drawn from around the world to present interesting, local studies while taking account of the global processes of structure and power. Global Communications is a fine example of what political economy of communication stands for analytical insights based on rigorous, empirical study and hard-hitting analysis presented in a readable style. It was a pleasure to read this book and I recommend it highly! -Manjunath Pendakur, Dean, College of Mass Communication & Media Arts, Southern Illinois University Carbondale It's exceptionally rare to read a book that makes you sit up and wonder. Global Communications does just that. It cuts away at the mainstream endorsement of globalization by paying heed to local experience and transnational theorization. The pomposity and puffery that dominate the topic are severely compromised by this welcome addition to the critical communications literature. -Toby Miller, University of California, Riverside; author, Global Hollywood and Cultural Citizenship This provocative book takes a new approach toward understanding the uneven flows of global communications. Rather than guiding its discussion by geography, types of media, or traditional separations of power and resistance, Global Communications examines political economic power and communication in relation to historically specific encounters with modernity. It underscores lived experiences in its approach to globalization showing that the state and the market can both be sites of empowerment, just as civil society might also be a site of repression. Taking a political-economic analysis of communication and culture, this dynamic group of international authors looks beyond developments in the North American information and culture industries to map new forms of citizenship and exclusion. The chapters spotlight China, Ghana, India, Japan, Palestine, Russia, Singapore, and Venezuela, and foreground the transnational formations of the European Union, the pan-Arab and Spanish-speaking markets, and civil society actors in sub-Saharan African, the Middle East, and North America. Theoretically driven and empirically grounded, Global Communications defines communication broadly to include production, circulation, and consumption and addresses urgent questions about the inequalities of globalization and the possibilities of hybrid cultural forms and practices. Contributors Boatema Boateng, Mari Castañeda, Robert Duffy, Robert Everton, Koichi Iwabuchi, Olessia Koltsova, Marwan Kraidy, Arthur Martins-Aginam, Soek-Fang Sim, Helga Tawil Souri, and Sunera Thobani About the Author Paula Chakravartty is associate professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is the author of several articles on the political economy and culture of high-tech development in India, as well as on migration, labor, and nationalism in India and the U.S. She is the co-author of Globalization and Media Policy and her current research focuses on the politics of info-development and civil society in Brazil and India. Yuezhi Zhao is associate professor and Canada Research Chair in the Political Economy of Global Communication at Simon Fraser University, Canada. She is the author of Media, Market, Democracy in China, co-author of Sustaining Democracy?, and co-editor of Democratizing Global Media. Her forthcoming book is entitled: Communication in China. August 2007, 372 pages ISBN 978-0-7425-4044-6 (0-7425-4044-8)$79.95 cloth 9 November 2007 New Book Feminist Interventions in International Communication: Minding the Gap, edited by Katharine Sarikakis and Leslie Regan Shade. Rowman and Littlefield, 2008. This cutting-edge work critiques today's global mediascape through feminist perspectives, highlighting concerns of policy, power, labor, and technology. Starting with the general state of international communications, the book uses feminist political-economic and policy analyses to explore the globalization of media industries, including questions about women's employment and media content that is globally produced and consumed. A top-notch group of authors covers cases on online news, pornography and explicit material, political participation and democracy, policies for women's development, violence against women, labor practices and information workers, print media and publishing, public "telecentres," media coverage of HIV/AIDS, and more. Providing fresh feminist insights into international communication, this essential book shows the important strides taken toward women's justice in these areas and how far there is yet to go. TOC I. REVISITING INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS STUDIES 1. Revisiting International Communication: Approach of the Curious Feminist Katharine Sarikakis and Leslie Regan Shade 2. Feminist Issues and the Global Media System Margaret Gallagher 3. Public/Private: The Hidden Dimension of International Communications Gillian Youngs 4. Women, Participation and Democracy in the Information Society Ursula Huws II GENDERING POLICY REGIMES 5. The Expediency of Women Alison Beale 6. Gender Sensitive Communications Policies for Women's Development: Issues and Challenges Kiran Prasad 7. The Spectral Politics of Mobile Communication Technologies: A Feminist Analysis of International Policies Barbara Crow and Kim Sawchuk 8. The Global Structures and Cultures of Pornography: The Global Brothel Katharine Sarikakis and Zeenia Shaukut III. MEDIATING MEANINGS-MEDIATING REGIMES OF POWER 9. Mediations of Domination: Gendered Violence Within and Across Borders Yasmin Jiwani 10. From Religious Fundamentalism to Pornography? The Female Body as Text in Arabic Song Video Salam Al-Mahadin 11. Female Faces in the Millennium Development Goals: Reflections in the Mirrors of Media Nancy Van Leuven, C. Anthony Giffard, Sheryl Cunningham, Danielle Newton 12. Deadly Synergies: Gender Inequality, HIV/AIDs, and the Media Patricia Made 13. Online News: Setting New Gender Agendas Jayne Rodgers IV LABOURING INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS 14. Convergences: Elements of a Feminist Political Economy of Labor and Communication Vincent Mosco, Catherine McKercher, and Andrew Stevens 15. Women, Information Work, and the Corporatization of Development Lisa McLaughlin 16. Empire and Sweatshop Girlhoods: The Two Faces of the Global Culture Industry Leslie Regan Shade and Nikki Porter V. GLOCALIZING MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGIES 17. Feminist Print Cultures in the Digital Era Simone Murray 18. Communication and Women in Eastern Europe: Challenges in Reshaping the Democratic Sphere Valentina Marinescu 19. 'GodZone'? NZ's Classification of Explicit Material in an Era of Global Fundamentalism Mary Griffiths 20. Grounding Gender Evaluation Methodology (GEM) for Telecenters: The Experiences of Ecuador and the Philippines Claire Bure 7 November 2007 New Book New Book: Knowledge Workers in the Information Society Edited by Catherine McKercher and Vincent Mosco Lexington Books, 360 pages, ISBN 0-7391-1780-7/978-0-7391-1780-4 Knowledge Workers in the Information Society addresses the changing nature of work, workers, and their organizations in the media, information, and knowledge industries. These knowledge workers include journalists, broadcasters, librarians, filmmakers and animators, government workers, and employees in the telecommunications and high tech sectors. Technological change has become relentless. Corporate concentration has created new pressures to rationalize work and eliminate stages in the labor process. Globalization and advances in telecommunications have made real the prospect that knowledge work will follow manufacturing labor to parts of the world with low wages, poor working conditions, and little unionization. McKercher and Mosco bring together scholars from numerous disciplines to examine knowledge workers from a genuinely global perspective. "At last, we have a book that gives knowledge workers back their agency. With analytical clarity and shrewd judgment, McKercher and Mosco have drawn together an impressive range of contributions from around the world that illustrate vividly, in all their complexity, the hard choices that knowledge workers make each day to balance their urge to creativity with their need to scrape a living and defend working conditions. This is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand knowledge work as it is in the real world, as opposed to the fantasies of policy gurus."—Ursula Huws, Analytica Social and Economic Research "This book focuses on the most neglected group in the literature on our information-intensive economy: workers. After authoring several articles on this topic themselves, McKercher and Mosco are to be complimented for advancing this focus by bringing together authors in Europe, North America, and Asia to address the conditions of the diverse work force in the information economy: workers in journalism, film, libraries, telecommunication, digital equipment factories and call centers."—Bella Mody, University of Colorado List of Contributors Enda Brophy, Dean Colby, Wan-Wen Day, Greig de Peuter, Greg Downey, Rob Duffy, Colin T. Fones-Wolf, Elizabeth A. Fones-Wolf, Gregor Gall, Maris L. Hayashi, Helen Johnson, Jyotsna Kapur, Deepa Kumar, Christopher R. Martin, Pere Masip, Catherine McKercher, Lisa McLaughlin, Josep Lluis Mico, Vincent Mosco, Ian Nagy, Vanda Rideout, Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Sid Shniad, Andrew Stevens, John L. Sullivan, James F. Tracy, and Yuezhi Zhao 5 November 2007 Call for Papers Announcement for the American Edition of GMJ Special Fall 2008 issue on The Right to Communicate: History, current debates, and future challenges Deadline for Submissions: May 15, 2008 Editor: Aliaa Dakroury Graduate Section Editor: Mahmoud Eid Global Media Journal—American Edition invites submissions of articles from scholars for the refereed section as well as research papers from students for the graduate research section for the Fall 2008 issue on “The Right to Communicate” (RTC). Article (19) of the United Nations 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights is considered to be the cornerstone of the concept of the human right to communicate. It states that “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.” However, the RTC contains within it many ambiguities, especially today where the advance of technology is creating new kinds of media. And so, many questions need to be answered. For instance, what is the RTC? Does the RTC mean a total freedom of expression regardless of frontiers? And what are those frontiers? How can this right be practiced? And what are the mechanics of its enforcement? Who are the agents enforcing a such right? What are the current global debates on the RTC, and how valid are they? Finally, what are the future global challenges to achieve such an idealistic right? A major goal of this issue is to contribute to an intellectual and multi-disciplinary framework of the RTC that will help better understand different emerging issues in the practice of this important and complex human right. Further, this issue aims to explore the interplay between the various global legislations which frame the RTC. For instance, one might consider the language found within Article 19 of the 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its relationship to the diverse ethical practices and beliefs exercised in different corners of the world. The editors are seeking innovative and critical approaches to the RTC, especially within the context of today’s digital era. Given the cross- and inter-disciplinary boundaries of the theme, contributions from scholars, activists, practitioners, and other related professionals are welcome. Potential articles and research papers may draw on various theories and approaches from different fields such as, but not limited to, communication, human rights, political economy, sociology, law, media studies, etc. Articles and research papers might address, but not be limited to, such topics as: - Intellectual and philosophical history of the right to communicate - Freedom of speech - Media access to information - Media ownership - ICTs and the right to communicate - Ethnicity, hybridity, and identity - International development - Internet and participation - Global digital divide - Intellectual property rights - e-democracy, e-voting, and e-government. All articles and research papers must be submitted as Microsoft Word attachments no later than May 15, 2008. For submission guidelines, please go to http://lass.calumet.purdue.edu/cca/gmj/gmj_submission_guidelines.htm. Articles which do not follow appropriate submission guidelines will not be considered. Please direct all inquires and submissions of the refereed section to Aliaa Dakroury, Communication Program, Carleton University, at: adakrour@connect.carleton.ca. For the graduate research section, please direct all inquiries and submissions to Mahmoud Eid, Department of Communication, University of Ottawa, at: meid@uottawa.ca. 29 October 2007 New Journal Issue Global Media Journal - African Edition has launched its first issue at www.sun.ac.za/gmja . The second issue is planned for May 2008. This journal, edited by Gabriel J. Botma, and hosted by Stellenbosch University in South Africa, focuses on the role of African mass media (print, broadcast, advertising, public relations and telecommunications) on a wide range of issues including in national development, globalization, democracy, international diplomacy, conflict and conflict resolution, and regulations. Considering the lack of scholarly works in international journals about African mass media, the journal is an attempt to bridge that gap by offering an in-depth analysis of African mass media, thus other subjects will be entertained. Included in the first edition is research articles on New Media Development in Africa by Isaac Esipisu and Nixon Kariithi; The Nigerian press coverage of political conflicts in a pluralistic society by Ekeanyanwu Nnamdi Tobechukwu; The Swazi Press and its Contribution to Good Governance by Richard Charles Rooney; Developing a communication strategy framework for the Southern Africa: Regional Hunger & Vulnerability Programme by Lydie Terblanche; and Coverage of crime and violence in Nigerian media: matters arising by E.O. Soola. Also in this edition is professional articles on racism in the media and the history of black journalism in South Africa by Herman Wasserman and Simphiwe Sesanti respectively, as well as MA thesis abstracts from Addis Ababa University and contributions by graduate students from the University of Stellenbosch. The journal welcomes a variety of theoretical and methodical approaches. Authors are welcome to submit articles presented at conferences. Deadline for submissions is 30 March, 2008 (for the second issue). Submissions should be sent by email as file attachment. Graduate students, faculty members and professionals should send their submissions to Botma at gbotma@sun.ac.za Gabriel J. Botma is a lecturer at the Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. The Global Media Journal, devoted to exploring the world of communication, was launched online in fall of 2002. Since then, this groundbreaking publication has steadily and firmly established itself as a journal to address diverse interests of students, teachers, scholars, researchers, and institutions engaged in international activities, particularly communication. 28 October 2007 New Book From P2P protocols to al-Qaeda, a new approach to network culture THE EXPLOIT: A Theory of Networks Alexander R. Galloway and Eugene Thacker University of Minnesota Press \| 208 pages \| 2007 ISBN 978-0-8166-5043-9 \| hardcover \| $57.00 ISBN 978-0-8166-5044-6 \| paperback \| $18.95 Electronic Mediations Series, volume 21 Alexander R. Galloway and Eugene Thacker challenge the widespread assumption that networks are inherently egalitarian. Instead, they contend that there exist new modes of control entirely native to networks, modes that are at once highly centralized and dispersed, corporate and subversive. In this provocative book, they argue that a whole new topology must be invented to resist and reshape the network form. "The Exploit is that rare thing: a book with a clear grasp of how networks operate that also understands the political implications of this emerging form of power. It cuts through the nonsense about how ‘free’ and ‘democratic’ networks supposedly are, and it offers a rich analysis of how network protocols create a new kind of control. Essential reading for all theorists, artists, activists, techheads, and hackers of the Net." —McKenzie Wark, author of A Hacker Manifesto For more information, including the table of contents, visit the book’s webpage: http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/G/galloway_exploit.html 23 October 2007 New Book A new book in the Global Media Series with the State University of New York Press: http://www.sunypress.edu/details.asp?id=61516 Negotiating Democracy Media Transformations in Emerging Democracies Isaac A. Blankson - editor Patrick D. Murphy - editor SUNY series in Global Media Studies $75.00 Hardcover - 285 pages Release Date: October 2007 ISBN10: N/A ISBN13: 978-0-7914-7233-0 Explores the relationship between media and democracy against the broader background of globalization. Negotiating Democracy addresses issues that have defined the challenges and consequences of media transformation faced by new and emerging democracies. These issues include the dismantling of national broadcasting systems, the promotion of private independent and pluralistic media, the clash between liberal democratic and authoritarian political traditions, negotiations about the appropriate broadcast language, and the potential for free press and for freedom of speech. The contributors use examples from countries such as Cambodia, Bulgaria, Iran, Nigeria, and Taiwan to not only provide detailed analysis of regional and/or nation-specific cases of media, but also to identify transnational patterns that help deepen the understanding of the media’s role in globalization. “I like the inclusion of the wide and diverse selection of nations, all the more so because most of them aren’t ‘the usual suspects.’ Most of the contributors are relatively new, fresh voices in the field and in a good position to present new perspectives. The topic is highly significant, very important, and as yet has not been addressed in this particular form.” — Donald R. Browne, author of Ethnic Minorities, Electronic Media and the Public Sphere: A Comparative Approach “This book provides rich, interesting historical and very useful contemporary descriptive material. The cases illustrated show a nice variety of primary concerns, from private media monopolies in Guatemala and Bulgaria, to media globalization in Bulgaria, to press freedom and media democratization.” — Joseph Straubhaar, coauthor of Media Now: Understanding Media, Culture, and Technology Contributors include Isaac A. Blankson, Dal Yong Jin, Marwan M. Kraidy, Elza Ibroscheva, Laura Lengel, Noemi Marin, Drew McDaniel, Patrick D. Murphy, Chuka Onwumechili, Maria Raicheva-Stover, Kuldip R. Rampal, Rick Rockwell, Mehdi Semati, Doobo Shim, Judy Rene Sims, and Kent Wilkinson. At Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Isaac A. Blankson is Associate Professor of Communication and Public Relations and Patrick D. Murphy is Professor of Mass Communications. Murphy is the coeditor (with Marwan M. Kraidy) of Global Media Studies: Ethnographic Perspectives. Introduction: Media and Democracy in the Age of Globalization Patrick D.Murphy PART I. REGIONAL TRENDS IN MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY 1. Media Independence and Pluralism in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges of Democratization and Liberalization Isaac A. Blankson 2. Vestiges of Authoritarianism: Monopoly Broadcasting in Central America Rick Rockwell 3. Emerging Media Transformations in the New Europe: Past and Future Challenges Noemi Marin and Laura Lengel PART II. STATE CONTROL, LIBERALIZATION, AND DEMOCRATIC REFORM 4. An Awakening in Cambodia: From Failed State to a Media-Rich Society Drew O. McDaniel 5. First Democracy in Chinese History: Media’s Role in the Democratization of Taiwan Kuldip R. Rampal 6. Nigeria: Equivocating while Opening the Broadcast Liberalization Gates Chuka Onwumechili 7. Media, the State, and the Prodemocracy Movement in Iran Mehdi Semati 8. Transformations and Development of the Korean Broadcasting Media Doobo Shim and Dal Yong Jin PART III. TELEVISION, RADIO, GLOBALIZATION, AND DEMOCRACY 9. Reality Television, Politics, and Democratization in the Arab World Marwan M. Kraidy 10. Democracy Sponsored by NAFTA? Mexican Television in the Free Trade Era Kenton T. Wilkinson 11. First Green Is Always Gold: An Examination of the First Private National Channel in Bulgaria Elza Ibroscheva and Maria Raicheva-Stover 12. Globalization and the Privatization of Radio in Greece: Influences, Issues and Consequences Judy Rene Sims 22 October 2007 Conference call for papers Second Call for papers: Journalism in a Violent World This is a second call for papers for this conference. The first deadline for abstracts has yielded some very interesting contributions, and has enabled us to focus the program more precisely. Now we are putting out the call again, with refined emphasis and an extended deadline of November 15, 2008. Abstracts can be short - 100 to 200 words will suffice. A website with conference details as they are confirmed will be available in November. The Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma will hold its inaugural conference at the University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario, on February 9 & 10, 2008. The Forum has been created under the auspices of Western’s Graduate Program in Journalism. In association with The Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma, at the University of Washington, and supported by the International News Safety Institute, the Forum will provide a continuing Canadian focus for research, curriculum development, conferences, workshops and seminars for journalists, students and academics across Canada on issues arising from trauma – part of the daily currency of journalism. The theme of the inaugural conference will be: Journalism in a Violent World. The conference is intended to foster interaction between journalists, academics and students. The emphasis on the first day of the integrated program will be on immediate, professional considerations, shifting more towards research issues on the second day. Research panels, incorporating some submissions already received, are being assembled around the following themes: The impact of covering violence and trauma on journalists The impact of such coverage on others - e.g., victims, relatives, communities, etc. The consequences or journalism (coverage, reportage) of the traumatisation of journalists. What should we be telling the next generation of journalists about all this and who do we mean by "we"? While all new submissions will be considered, the greatest need is for submissions relating to 3 and 4 above. Academic researchers wishing to contribute papers of up to 25 pages for discussion at this conference should submit an abstract by NOVEMBER 15, 2007, to the address below. An editorial board will examine all submissions and issue acceptances no later than December 1, 2007. Research participants will be assigned to themed discussion panels to be held on February 10, 2008, at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Abstracts or enquiries should be emailed to Jane Hawkes at journalismforum@uwo.ca A paper summarizing the conference proceedings will be published in The Canadian Journal of Media Studies. A fee of $200 ($150 for advance registration) will be applied. Fee for students will be $50 ($30 for advance registration). Fees may be waived in some circumstances. 21 October 2007 Conference call for papers 8th International Conference on Organizational Discourse: Translations, Transformations and Transgressions Queen Mary, University of London, 23 rd -25 th July, 2008 Conference Theme In keeping with past conferences, the theme for the 8th Conference is framed in broad terms with a focus on aspects of discursive production and re-production in and around organizations. It is designed to encompass the discursive social processes involved in naming, fixing and transforming the social aspects of organization which are deployed by social actors engaging in organizing and/or being organised. On this basis, the sub-themes of the conference (i.e. translations, transformations and transgressions) should be read as indicative rather than exhaustive. They are intended to highlight a range of contemporary issues pertinent to the discursive analysis of organizations and organizing. While the three concepts are fluid and interpenetrating, they could be deployed separately. Papers are invited on talk and text which address issues of social representation, social construction and social interaction in relation to any aspect of organization or organizing in relation to these themes. Contributions may adopt any epistemological perspective but we are concerned to achieve a balance between empirical studies and conceptual/theoretical contributions. Full details about the conference can be found at: http://www.managementmarketing.unimelb.edu.au/icrodsc/call.cfm Guidelines for Submission All submissions and conference communications will be conducted by email. Prospective contributors interested in presenting a paper should send an abstract of approx. 1,000 words to the conference organisers by 11th January 2008. Notification of acceptance of papers will be given by 3rd March 2008. Abstracts should be typed using double spacing and include: the title of the paper; the name(s), and affiliation(s) of the author(s) and an author contact address, e-mail and telephone number. Submissions should be sent as an email attachment (saved as a Word document or a text file) to Cliff Oswick at: sbm-discourse08@qmul.ac.uk 11 October 2007 Conference call for papers Media, Spiritualities and Social Change June 4-7, 2008 Center for Media, Religion and Culture, School of Journalism and Mass Communication University of Colorado, Boulder; www.mediareligion.org; www.Colorado.edu/journalism/cmrc This interdisciplinary conference seeks proposals for papers and panels exploring the ways in which media culture, civic engagement and spiritualities intersect to form practices, discourses and the material expressions of social change. In an era of globalization, the media age has introduced a new set of conditions and opportunities for the nature, practice and integration of spirituality and civic engagement. Increasingly, the concept of “spirituality” has become recontextualized, reinserted and reimagined within discourses about social and environmental change. Integral to this project are the media, which provide salient values and symbols to a synthesis of public and private identities, practices and beliefs. New spiritual sensibilities articulate with new imaginaries of the civic sphere through media culture. Key questions are how and where values, practices and beliefs are articulated as spiritual and socially transformational. In the interest of bridging theory and practice, we welcome submissions from scholars, activists, NGOs and health, business, and media professionals who wish to engage in an intellectual discussion about the engines of social change and its expressions through media culture and spiritual life. Papers and panels may employ any of a number of perspectives, issues and methodologies including but not limited to the following: Economics; conscious capitalism; late capitalism Environmental, sustainable or “green” practices, products and beliefs Ethics; morality; truth; philosophy; religion and spirituality Media culture; media technologies and applications; media institutions/policy Popular culture; cultural studies; material culture Society; community; citizenship; public-private partnerships Activism; social justice; social movements; positive politics; philanthropy Globalization; public sphere; civil society; governance and control “New”/alternative spiritualities Gender; race; age; class; identities Methodologies and theory Ideology; power; discourse Abstracts and panel proposals due: Dec. 1, 2007 to: Dr. Monica Emerich, Monica.emerich@colorado.edu. By mail: Monica Emerich, Center for Media, Religion and Culture, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Colorado, 1511 University Ave., 478 UCB, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0478. This conference is co-sponsored and presented in association with Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado; The Reynolds School of Journalism and Center for Advanced Media Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno; and The Fred W. Smith Ethics Seminar Series with the financial support of the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, Las Vegas, NV, USA. 15 September 2007 New ebook New book "Alternatives on media content, journalism, and regulation." While alternative content producers and media policy advocates are the frequent objects of study by communication scholars, the practitioners committed to grassroots and participatory processes and the academics who so eagerly analyze them seldom interact directly. This past May in San Francisco, the annual conference of the International Communication Association--one of the largest associations of communication scholars worldwide--welcomed alternative media and grassroots organizations to its proceedings. The theme of the conference--Creating Communication: Content, Control, and Critique--provided a fitting occasion for direct involvement by people working to transform the media landscape. Three so-called grassroots panels gave the stage to organizations leading efforts to promote practices and policies that support the creation and circulation of alternative voices. An interesting and lively discussion between practitioners and academics ensued. Now, practitioners' contributions from these panels are available as an ebook entitled "Alternatives on media content, journalism, and regulation." Edited by Seeta Peña Gangadharan, Benjamin De Cleen and Nico Carpentier, and published by the University of Tartu Press, this book brings together the fascinating stories of how civil society intervenes (sometimes successfully, sometimes less successfully) in the creation of alternative content, in the organization of alternative journalism, and in the attempts to influence the regulation that impacts upon the communicative processes. The pdf version of the book can be downloaded (for free) from this URL: http://www.researchingcommunication.eu/reco_book2.pdf (please note there is an underscore between reco and book2) It is part of the Researching and Teaching Communication Book Series, which you can find at this URL: http://www.researchingcommunication.eu/ Alternatively, you can visit the website we have built on the basis of all the ebook contributions. The URL of that website is: http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~ncarpent/grass/grassindex.html 11 September 2007 Call for Book Chapters What Not to Do: Lessons From the George W. Bush Administration Researchers, scholars, and professionals—with specialization in all major fields of public policy and communication—are invited to submit original papers based on case studies or critical analysis for consideration in a timely book, What Not to Do: Lessons From the George W. Bush Administration, to be edited by Yahya R. Kamalipour and Richard Rupp of Purdue University Calumet, USA. While many histories will be written about the Bush Administration, we seek to offer a volume that will appear just as President Bush is nearing the end of his eight years in office. This book will illustrate that virtually every public policy initiated by the current US government has been flawed or failed for a number of readily identifiable reasons. The proposed book will give equal weight to the domestic and international policies and statements of the Bush Administration. In doing so, it will: Assemble a respected group of contributors with specialized knowledge in all major fields of public policy who can objectively assess the Bush Administration’s design and execution of significant public policy initiatives; Identify a common set of explanations—drawing on multiple disciplines--that account for the wide array of counterproductive and ineffective public policies spanning the eight years of the Bush Administration; Demonstrate that in virtually every sector of international and domestic public policy, the Bush Administration consistently made text-book errors in judgment and decision making. Assess the consequences of the Bush Administration’s foreign policies in areas including the war on terror, Iraq, Afghanistan, relations with the major powers and international organizations, and anti-poverty and development programs in the Global South; Document and analyze the words and actions of the Bush Administration in various domestic realms including civil liberties, civil rights, education, environment, energy, fiscal and monetary policy, immigration, judicial appointments, and campaign and election reform Please email your proposal (title and brief abstract), a 50-word biography, and your complete contact information by October 15, 2007. Each essay will be limited to 2000-2500 words (10-12 double-spaced typed pages), written according to the latest edition of the American Psychological Association (APA), and submitted by February 15, 2008. Proposals and inquiries should be emailed to either Yahya Kamalipour at ykamalip@purdue.edu or Richard Rupp at rrupp@calumet.purdue.edu 31 August 2007 Call for Papers The Geographies of Journalism A special issue of Aether: the journal of media geography (http://130.166.124.2/~aether/) Guest editor: Mike Gasher, Concordia University Journalists are not simply innocent bystanders or detached witnesses preparing objective, mirror images of society. Rather, they are active participants in the construction of our realities. What does this mean for our understanding of how journalism produces space, demarcates community, divides the world into “us” and “them,” of how news circulates to audiences? We are seeking submissions for a special theme issue on “The Geographies of Journalism,” devoted to addressing these and related questions. We welcome a broad range of theoretical and methodological approaches to the theme, investigating a broad spectrum of media and journalism forms. Topics might include, but are not limited to: horizons and boundaries of news coverage locations of journalistic practice journalism as cartography communities of journalism news consumption constructions of space, place and identity affective geographies of news circulation of news and media audiences as communities on-line news spaces journalism as representational practice mediating globalization hyper-local news coverage Submissions must be no more than 25 double-spaced pages in length, with a minimum of special formatting. Electronic submission is preferred, as a PDF or Word document. All articles must include: a title page without the author’s name (to ensure blind review), an abstract of no more than 250 words, and separate pages for notes and references. The Chicago Manual of Style should be consulted for all style questions and, if in doubt, a glance at a recent issue of the Annals of the Association of American Geographers should resolve any issues. Images and information graphics may be included in the body of your text or may be the basis of the article itself. However, to facilitate online reproduction and layout please also supply these as separate digital files. For further information, contact the Aether editor (Chris Lukinbeal, lukinbeal@asu.edu). Submissions should be sent no later than March 1, 2008 to Mike Gasher at gashmj8590@yahoo.ca 7 August 2007 Call for Papers Communication, Culture & Critique Communication, Culture & Critique (CCC) is ICA’s latest publication and the first new journal to emerge from the Association for more than a decade. CCC will provide an international forum for critical, interpretive, and qualitative research examining the role of communication and cultural criticism in today's world. The journal welcomes high quality research and analyses from diverse theoretical and methodological approaches from all fields of communication, media and cultural studies. Sites for enquiry include all kinds of text- and print-based media, as well as broadcast, still and moving images and electronic modes of communication including the internet and mobile telephony. Communication, Culture & Critique welcomes contributions examining the role of communication from all theoretical perspectives and using all forms of inquiry. As well as ‘traditional’ scholarly research and theory-focused articles (approx. 7000 – 8500 words in length), we also welcome shorter research notes and commentaries (approx. 1500 words), together with scholarly reviews of cultural artefacts (eg books, films, DVDs, websites/blogs) which might be of interest to other readers. Please see below for separate CFP for the ‘Comments, Crits and Notes’ section. Whilst CCC has no interest in perpetuating the unhelpful binary of quantitative/qualititative in terms of the kinds of submissions it will accept, the journal will specifically encourage scholarship which is critically informed, methodologically imaginative and careful in its exposition and argument. We believe that by providing a new outlet for critical, interpretive and qualitative work, our contributors will push the boundaries of considering the role that communication and culture play in our local and global world. We expect to publish well-argued, rigorous and thoughtful work which asks more questions than it answers. We aim to provide a lively forum for debate, dialogue and doubt. In the coming years, we will be inviting contributions on topical themes and encouraging interdisciplinary and cross-over work which uses innovative approaches and methods to cast new light on some of the urgent issues facing our planet. Bringing a critical lens to the social, cultural and political dimensions of our media-saturated world is a crucial task in which the academy must engage if we are to be of any real use to the societies in which we work and play. We must recognize the salience of geography on communication flow, the importance of gender on lived experience, the place of poverty in the knowledge society and the historical antecedents of contemporary events, if our work is to have any real meaning for or influence in the lives of real people in the real world. If you would like further information about contributing to the journal, please contact me by email. Karen Ross Editor rossk@liverpool.ac.uk Call for Comments, Crits & Notes Informed opinion, in the form of commentary, has always enlivened critical and cultural studies, whether focused on a current issue or something long debated. We are therefore seeking short commentaries and critiques to complement the longer articles to be published in CCC, so as to ensure a lively mix of content and format. These short-order pieces should be no longer than 1500 words and should take the form of an op-ed piece rather than a scholarly article. However, if your contribution includes references to published works or media texts these should be cited appropriately. We also welcome research notes on work-in-progress: these notes should be no longer than 3000 words. I look forward to receiving your comments, crits or research notes in due course. If you would like to discuss a possible contribution to the CCN section, please get in touch with me by email, as below. Carolyn M. Byerly Associate Editor, Comments, Crits and Notes cbyerly@earthlink.net General Guidance When to submit: Articles may be submitted to CCC for publication at any time, although we will be putting out a call for a special themed issues in 2008 and subsequent years. Copyright: By submitting an article to CCC, you are agreeing that it is not under review for any other journal, edited collection, or conference proceedings. Preparing your manuscript Citation style: The academic citation style used in CCC follows the most recent American Psychological Association (APA) Manual of Style, currently the 5th edition. Go to the APA site for a list of FAQs which will help - http://www.apastyle.org/faqs.html#12. You can also look at Blackwell’s other ICA journals and follow the citation and referencing style of articles: go to Blackwell Publishing’s website and then to any of the following: Human Communication Research, Communication Theory, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication or Journal of Communication Manuscript submission Submitting a manuscript to CCC can only be done via the online submission process at Manuscript Central. Before accessing the online submission site, you should have the following ready to upload: manuscript title (limit 50 words) running head (limit 50 characters) abstract (150-200 words) email address(es) and institution(s) of co-authors, if any an anonymized version of the manuscript a cover page containing author(s) name(s), contact details and title. Submitting your article through Manuscript Central Go to the CCC Manuscript Central website at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cccr If you have not used the website before, you will need to create an account. To do this, click on "create account" all the way in the upper right-hand corner of the page. Follow the instructions to create an account. Fields marked with "req" are compulsory to complete. Note: the password you select must be at least 8 characters long. After you have created your account, click "log in." You should see a welcome screen with two options: Author Center and Reviewer Center. To submit a manuscript, click on "Author Center," then "Click here to submit a new manuscript" in the Author Resources column. Provide all requested information and upload your document(s). Note: Manuscript Central allows you to upload figures and tables separately; please do NOT choose this option. If you have tables and figures, they should be incorporated into the main manuscript. Acknowledgment of receipt will be sent by email shortly after your submission is processed by the online submission system. Submitted articles will not be returned. Authors should retain an original copy. Reviewing procedure and decision-giving All articles will be double-blind reviewed by at least two reviewers. The decision of the editors and reviewer comments will be returned by email. We hope to complete the reviewing process in timely fashion and anticipate a turnaround of between three and six months from initial submission to final decision. Jobs Institution - Department - (Review date/Deadline) California State University, Northridge - Department of Journalism, 2 positions - (15 Jan 2008) University of Washington Tacoma - Video Production and Film/Television Studies - (1 Dec 2007) Southern Illinois University Carbondale - Dept. of Cinema and Photography, 2 positions - (30 Nov 2007) Wilfrid Laurier University - The Brantford Campus - Contemporary Studies - (3 Dec 2007) McMaster University - Dept. of Communication Studies and Multimedia - (15 Dec 2007) Carleton University - School of Journalism and Communication - (16 Nov 2007) University of Colorado Boulder - School of Journalism and Mass Communication, 2 positions - (12 Nov 2007) Niagara University - Dept. of Communication Studies - (15 Jan 2008) Department of Journalism - 2 positions California State University, Northridge Screening begins: 15 January 2008 Spanish-Language Journalism CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE Northridge, California 91330 Department: Journalism Effective Date of Appointment: August 2008 http://www.csun.edu/journalism (Subject to Budgetary Approval) Rank: Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) Salary: Dependent on background and qualifications Qualifications: Master of Arts degree in Journalism or related field and a minimum of three years full-time professional news media experience as a reporter, editor, or producer. Fluency in written and spoken Spanish is required. Demonstrated evidence of successful teaching experience is desired. Sufficient knowledge of both the Spanish language media and Spanish speaking communities to prepare students to report on these communities is preferred. A terminal degree (Ph.D.) is required for granting tenure. Exceptional and substantial publication, broadcast, journalistic, or news management experience meriting national professional recognition may be considered as an equivalency for the terminal degree. Demonstrated ability and commitment to work effectively with an ethnically and culturally diverse student population. CSUN is a Learning Centered University. The successful candidate will be expected to join faculty and staff in a commitment to active learning, to the assessment of learning outcomes, and to multiple pathways that enable students to graduate. At time of appointment, the successful candidate, if not a U.S. citizen, must have authorization from the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services to work in the United States. Evidence of degree(s) required at time of hire. Responsibilities: Teach courses in the Interdisciplinary minor in Spanish language journalism including news writing and a course on the history, processes, and reporting in the Spanish language press. Ability to teach in the graduate program and in one or more of the following specialties such as new media, law, mass communication and popular culture, theory, history, media and society is highly desirable. Faculty members are expected to combine effective teaching with a continuing commitment to research and/or creative activity. Application Deadline: Screening of applications will begin January 15, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, a current curriculum vitae with complete professional and academic history, three references with complete contact information (address, telephone, and email), three current letters of recommendation, and an unofficial transcript. Inquiries and nominations should be addressed to: Chair – Search and Screen Committee Department of Journalism California State University, Northridge 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge, CA 91330-8311 General Information: California State University, Northridge, long known for the intellectual, social and cultural relevance of its 200 academic programs and engaged centers, embraces both innovation – in community service and hands-on experience – and rigor. A minority serving university in a globally diverse region, it is a national leader in preparing teachers for K-12 and first generation college students for graduate studies. 1,700 of its 34,000 students are international. Located in the San Fernando Valley, with 1.8 million people, Cal State Northridge is a park-like campus, 20 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Cal State Northridge is a welcoming university; we value accessibility, academic excellence and student achievement. For more information about the University, check our website: http://www.csun.edu/. In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, California State University, Northridge has made crime-reporting statistics available on-line at http://www-admn.csun.edu/publicsafety/police/crimereport.htm. Print copies are available in the library and by request from the Office of Public Safety and the Office of Faculty Affairs. Applicants who wish to request accommodations for a disability may contact the Office of Equity and Diversity, (818) 677-2077. The university is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, age, disability, disabled veteran or Vietnam-era veteran status. Generalist, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE Northridge, California 91330 Department: Journalism Effective Date of Appointment: August 2008 http://www.csun.edu/journalism (Subject to Budgetary Approval) Rank: Assistant/Associate Professor (Tenure Track) Salary: Dependent on background and qualifications Qualifications: Earned terminal degree (Ph.D.) in Journalism, Mass Communication, or related field preferred. Candidates who have been admitted to/are enrolled in a Ph.D. program will also be considered. A terminal degree is required for granting tenure. Candidates with a M.A. degree in Journalism, Mass Communication, or a related discipline with exceptional and substantial publication, broadcast, journalistic, or news management experience meriting national professional recognition may be considered as an equivalency for the terminal degree. A minimum of three years full-time professional news media experience and demonstrated evidence of successful teaching experience at the college or university level preferred. Demonstrated ability and commitment to work effectively with an ethnically and culturally diverse student population. CSUN is a Learning Centered University. The successful candidate will be expected to join faculty and staff in a commitment to active learning, to the assessment of learning outcomes, and to multiple pathways that enable students to graduate. At time of appointment, the successful candidate, if not a U.S. citizen, must have authorization from the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services to work in the United States. Evidence of degree(s) required at time of hire. Responsibilities: Teach courses in the department’s news-editorial core that includes courses in reporting, editing, feature writing, and investigative reporting. Ability to teach in the graduate program and one or more of the following specialties such as new media, law, mass communication and popular culture, theory, history, media and society is highly desirable. Faculty members are expected to combine effective teaching with a continuing commitment to research and/or creative activity. Application Deadline: Screening of applications will begin January 15, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, a current curriculum vitae with complete professional and academic history, three references with complete contact information (address, telephone, and email), three current letters of recommendation, and an unofficial transcript. Inquiries and nominations should be addressed to: Chair – Search and Screen Committee Department of Journalism California State University, Northridge 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge, CA 91330-8311 General Information: California State University, Northridge, long known for the intellectual, social and cultural relevance of its 200 academic programs and engaged centers, embraces both innovation – in community service and hands-on experience – and rigor. A minority serving university in a globally diverse region, it is a national leader in preparing teachers for K-12 and first generation college students for graduate studies. 1,700 of its 34,000 students are international. Located in the San Fernando Valley, with 1.8 million people, Cal State Northridge is a park-like campus, 20 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Cal State Northridge is a welcoming university; we value accessibility, academic excellence and student achievement. For more information about the University, check our website: http://www.csun.edu/. In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, California State University, Northridge has made crime-reporting statistics available on-line at http://www-admn.csun.edu/publicsafety/police/crimereport.htm. Print copies are available in the library and by request from the Office of Public Safety and the Office of Faculty Affairs. Applicants who wish to request accommodations for a disability may contact the Office of Equity and Diversity, (818) 677-2077. The university is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, age, disability, disabled veteran or Vietnam-era veteran status. Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (IAS) Program - Video Production and Film/Television Studies University of Washington Tacoma Screening begins: 1 December 2007 Assistant Professor The Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (IAS) Program at the University of Washington Tacoma invites applications for a full-time, tenure track assistant professor position in Video Production and Film/Television Studies. The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D. in Communication, Film/Television Studies, Media Studies or a closely related field by the time of appointment. We seek applicants with interdisciplinary interests and a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and active scholarship in one or more of the following areas: Film/Television Studies, visual literacy and cultural studies. Qualified candidates should have demonstrated expertise in teaching introductory courses in video production and will also be required to teach theory/studies courses in their area of expertise. The candidate will have an opportunity to work in a program that believes in the integration of theory and practice in the development of both critical scholars and skilled professionals. The Communication curriculum is situated within a critical and cultural studies framework and we welcome candidates who explore the symbolic power of the media. The candidate will have the opportunity to help shape the development of a new four-year university. The candidate should be able to demonstrate scholarly accomplishment and a research agenda commensurate with rank. The University of Washington Tacoma faculty engages in teaching, research, and service in an interdisciplinary context and are expected to participate in lower division teaching. Appointment effective September 16, 2008, contingent upon budgetary approval. One of three campuses of the University of Washington, UWT is a metropolitan university that currently offers undergraduate and graduate education to students of a wide variety of ages and backgrounds in the South Puget Sound region. In the fall of 2006, the campus admitted its first freshman cohort. This non-residential campus is located in both new and historic facilities in downtown Tacoma. For information about UWT, see our website at http://www.tacoma.washington.edu/ To apply, submit electronically to iasearch@u.washington.edu a letter delineating your interests and qualifications, a description of research interests and teaching philosophy, a curriculum vitae, samples of scholarly work, evidence of teaching effectiveness that may include class syllabi of production and theory courses and student evaluations, and three letters of reference. Screening of credentials will begin December 1, 2007 and continue until the position is filled. For additional information, please contact Bill Kunz at bkunz@u.washington.edu or by telephone at (253) 692-5638. The University of Washington is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. The University is building a culturally diverse faculty and staff and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered veterans. Department of Cinema and Photography Southern Illinois University Carbondale Review of Applications Begins: 30 November 2007 Title/rank: Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Film Date of Appointment: August 16, 2008 Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and expertise Requirements: Terminal degree (MFA or PhD) required. Filmmaker with ability to teach courses in Super8, 16mm, and digital film production, including HD. Applicants should have experience directing, including working with actors, and be qualified by experience and training to offer courses in this area as well as courses in two or more of the following areas: cinematography, lighting, production management, sound design, screenwriting, computer animation. Also desirable is an ability to complement and fit into an interdisciplinary program that emphasizes the development of independent, critical, and well-rounded artists and has a strong legacy of experimental and documentary practice and studies. Note: ABD candidates must provide official evidence of completion of the earned degree prior to the date of appointment. If candidate is unable to do so, this position will be changed to an appointment at the rank of Instructor with lower salary. Responsibilities: Teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses in a college with diverse undergraduate and graduate programs and theory & research, professional, and fine arts orientations; pursuit of active creative/research agenda, and university service. The Department: The Department of Cinema and Photography offers undergraduate courses in the history, theory, criticism, and production of cinema, photography, video and digital media and also contributes to graduate curricula in college-wide MA, MS, MFA and PhD programs. Our department has a holistic, fine arts- and humanities-based understanding of media as social, cultural and artistic practice. We are committed to graduating media artists, scholars, and engaged citizens who make critical and original interpretations of contemporary media—who can create alternatives, both in production and theory—and to creating an intellectual climate of active engagement and support for both faculty and student work. The College: The College of Mass Communications and Media Arts includes the School of Journalism, the Departments of Cinema & Photography and Radio-TV, and WSIU Public Broadcasting, housing the University’s public radio and television stations. Each year, the college sponsors the Big Muddy Film Festival, one of the oldest university-affiliated festivals in the country, which has brought politically and aesthetically challenging film and video to the region for nearly thirty years. The Global Media Research Center, established in 2004, works to foster inquiry into global media issues and to establish national and international exchanges for research, teaching and creative work in the area. The University: Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, located in scenic southern Illinois, approximately 100 miles southeast of St. Louis and 350 miles south of Chicago, is a comprehensive state-supported research institution offering associate, baccalaureate, master’s specialist, doctoral, and professional degree programs to approximately 22,000 students. It is the second largest research institution in the state. The Shawnee National Forest, famous for its rugged, hilly terrain and natural beauty, and several lakes are within close proximity to Carbondale and the University campus. Date of Appointment: August 16, 2008 Deadline for Application: Review of applications will begin on November 30, 2007, and continue until position is filled. Required Documentation: Letter of application, curriculum vitae, and names and contact information of three references to: Professors Susan Felleman and R. William Rowley, Co-Chairs Search Committee, Film Department of Cinema and Photography Mail Code 6610 Southern Illinois University Carbondale 1100 Lincoln Drive Carbondale IL 62901 SIUC is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer that strives to enhance its ability to develop a diverse faculty and staff and to increase its potential to serve a diverse student population. All applications are welcomed and encouraged and will receive consideration. Department of Cinema and Photography Southern Illinois University Carbondale Review of Applications Begins: 30 November 2007 Title/Rank: Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Visual Culture/Media Studies Date of Appointment: August 16, 2008 Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and expertise Requirements: Ph.D. with a specialization in critical/cultural studies of digital arts. ABD candidates must provide official evidence of completion of the earned doctorate prior to the date of appointment. If the candidate hired is unable to do so, this position will be offered at the rank of Instructor with lower salary. Must show evidence of an active research agenda or publishing record. Specialization must be demonstrated through one or more of the following: conference papers, dissertation topic, books, peer-reviewed articles or other publications under review, exhibition and/or curation of creative work. Visual Culture/Media Studies requires a specialization in the critical/cultural studies of digital arts to teach in the evolving interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate programs in the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts. Preference given to candidates who demonstrate expertise in contemporary arts practices and new media art; have a background in photography studies; address the interdisciplinary nature of media culture and issues of class, race, gender and/or sexuality; and can contribute to the intellectual mission of the Global Media Research Center. Duties: The successful candidate will develop graduate and undergraduate courses, engage in scholarship/creative activities, and pursue external research funding all in the area of digital culture and media arts. Required teaching responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, courses in the history, theory, and aesthetics of the still image. Depending on the successful candidate's area of interest, electives may include studies courses in video art; emerging media; postmodernity and globalization in art and culture; political economy of digital media; and the emergence of new forms of narrative, performance and documentary. The Department: The Department of Cinema and Photography offers undergraduate courses in the history, theory, criticism, and production of cinema, photography, video and digital media and also contributes to graduate curricula in college-wide MA, MS, MFA and PhD programs. Our department has a holistic, fine arts- and humanities-based understanding of media as social, cultural and artistic practice. We are committed to graduating media artists, scholars, and engaged citizens who make critical and original interpretations of contemporary media—who can imagine and create alternatives, both in production and theory—and to an intellectual climate of active engagement and support for both faculty and student work. The College: The College of Mass Communications and Media Arts includes the School of Journalism, the Departments of Cinema & Photography and Radio-TV, and WSIU Public Broadcasting, housing the University’s public radio and television stations. Each year, the college sponsors the Big Muddy Film Festival, one of the oldest university-affiliated festivals in the country, which has brought politically and aesthetically challenging film and video to the region for nearly thirty years. The Global Media Research Center, established in 2004, works to foster inquiry into global media issues and to establish national and international exchanges for research, teaching and creative work in the area. The University: Southern Illinois University Carbondale, located in scenic southern Illinois, approximately 100 miles southeast of St. Louis and 350 miles south of Chicago, is a comprehensive state-supported research institution offering associate, baccalaureate, master’s specialist, doctoral, and professional degree programs to approximately 22,000 students. It is the second largest research institution in the state. The Shawnee National Forest, famous for its rugged, hilly terrain and natural beauty, and several lakes are within close proximity to Carbondale and the University campus. SIUC is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer that strives to enhance its ability to develop a diverse faculty and staff and to increase its potential to serve a diverse student population. All applications are welcomed and encouraged and will receive consideration. Deadline for Application: Review of applications will begin on November 30, 2007 and continue until filled. Required Documentation: Send letter of application, curriculum vita, and names and contact information of three references to: Professor Sarah Kanouse, Chair Search Committee, Visual Culture/Media Studies Department of Cinema and Photography Mail Code 6610 1100 Lincoln Drive Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, IL 62901 SIUC is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer that strives to enhance its ability to develop a diverse faculty and staff and to increase its potential to serve a diverse student population. all applications are welcomed and encouraged and will receive consideration. Contemporary Studies - Film, Documentary Wilfrid Laurier University - The Brantford Campus Closing Date: 3 December 2007 Contemporary Studies - Film, Documentary The Brantford Campus of Wilfrid Laurier University invites applications for one position at the rank of Assistant Professor (tenure track or limited term appointment) beginning July 2008. The successful candidate will teach courses in Brantford’s core, liberal arts Contemporary Studies Program and its unique Journalism Program (emphasizing critical thinking as paramount to quality journalism). The candidate’s research program must include evidence of using visual texts as a medium to examine multidisciplinary problems; a means by which to explore social and cultural issues; and an alternative to traditional written texts in the classroom. Preference will be given to candidates who have hands-on, digital, non-linear video production experience. Evidence of quality teaching is also required. A PhD or a degree considered terminal in a relevant discipline is preferred. Applicants are required to send TWO COPIES of their application package, including a 1-2 page cover letter, a full curriculum vitae, one sample publication, the names and contact information of three references (e-mail contact information is acceptable), and evidence of teaching effectiveness (such as evaluations and/or a dossier) to: Contemporary Studies Search Committee Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford Campus 73 George Street Brantford, Ontario N3T 2Y7 E-mail applications will not be accepted. Wilfrid Laurier University is committed to equity and values diversity. We welcome applications from qualified individuals of all genders and sexual orientations, persons with disabilities, Aboriginal persons, and persons of a visible minority. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Members of the designated groups must self-identify to be considered for employment equity. Candidates may self-identify, in confidence, to Dr. Bruce Arai, Acting Dean of Laurier Brantford. We thank all respondents in advance for their interest in Wilfrid Laurier University. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The deadline for applications is December 3, 2007. For further information please contact: Dr. Peter Farrugia Associate Professor and Coordinator, Contemporary Studies Wilfrid Laurier University 73 George Street Brantford ON N3T 2Y3 (519) 756-8228 x5707 pfarrugi@wlu.ca Department of Communication Studies and Multimedia McMaster University Closing Date: 15 December 2007 The Department of Communication Studies and Multimedia at McMaster University invites applications for a tenure track appointment, effective July 1, 2008, at the rank of Assistant Professor. Preference will be given to applicants qualified to teach in communication and media studies including areas such as promotional culture, news media, media organizations, communication and culture, media and social activism, media audiences and effects, and new media content and consumption. The current minimum salary at the rank of Assistant Professor is $55,015.00 per annum. Qualifications should include a PhD. in Communication Studies, or closely related field, teaching experience and demonstrated ability to teach at the undergraduate level, and an established record of scholarly research in the fields of communication and media studies. The successful candidate will normally teach five one-term courses in an academic year and participate in the research and administrative activities of the department. Communication Studies and Multimedia is a department in which faculty members engage in professional and academic teaching, scholarly research, and new media arts production. The department has also established interdisciplinary ties with other academic units in Humanities, Social Sciences and Science, and is currently in the process of developing a Master’s degree in Communication and New Media. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and Permanent Residents will be given priority. McMaster University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community, and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. The University encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including women, members of visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, and persons with disabilities. Candidates are asked to provide the following materials: a letter of application, curriculum vitae, copies of two recent scholarly papers or chapters, three letters of reference, and teaching evaluations. All documentation submitted in support of your application becomes the property of the University and is not returnable. Applications that arrive before December 15, 2007 will receive full consideration. Please submit applications (electronic applications accepted) to: Graham Knight, Chair Department of Communication Studies & Multimedia McMaster University – TSH 330 1280 Main St. West Hamilton, Ontario Canada L8S 4M2 cmstdir@mcmaster.ca School of Journalism and Communication Carleton University Closing Date: 16 November 2007 Subject to budgetary approval, Carleton University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in the Mass Communication Program of the School of Journalism and Communication. The Program offers degrees at undergraduate, masters and doctoral levels, and has a combined enrolment of 900 students. It is a leader in the study of communication and is seeking an individual of exceptional abilities to augment its strengths in teaching and scholarship. The Mass Communication Program has recently undergone a process of curriculum renewal and will be introducing concentrations in Image, Politics and Persuasion; Media Institutions and Industries; and Communication and Identity. Candidates are expected to demonstrate teaching experience and research expertise in at least two of these three areas. Application packages must include evidence of teaching performance. Carleton University is strongly committed to fostering diversity within its community as a source of excellence, cultural enrichment and social strength. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our faculty and its scholarship, including but not limited to women visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. The applications of Canadians and Permanent Residents will be given priority. The anticipated starting date of the appointment is July 1, 2008. Applicants should provide detailed curriculum vitae and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to: Dr. Karim H. Karim Chair, Search Committee School of Journalism and Communication Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6 Application packages should be sent it hard copy. Emailed or faxed materials will not be accepted. The closing date for applications is November 16, 2007. School of Journalism and Mass Communication - 2 positions University of Colorado at Boulder Deadline: 12 November 2007 Assistant/Associate Professor in Digital Communication & New Media The School of Journalism & Mass Communication seeks candidates with primary interests in the area of journalism and news media who are well-versed in and equipped to teach multimedia/online/digital news production, dissemination and uses. Those interests would be demonstrated in both the person’s teaching assignments and research/creative work. We seek to educate students to value the traditions of a free and responsible media that support a democratic society, and to become ethical and productive members of the news media and their communities. We also seek to engage our scholarly communities as well as our constituent industries, whose leaders tell us they look increasingly to the academy for help in coping with this fast-changing news environment. This colleague will teach two courses per semester in the newsgathering and media studies sequences at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and serve on graduate committees. For this position a Ph.D. is preferred and professional experience in journalism with a new media emphasis is highly desired. Candidates holding a master’s degree with extensive professional experience in digital media will be considered. Any candidate appointed will have demonstrated an ability to think through larger conceptual issues raised by digital media and have a clear agenda for peer-reviewed research publications and/or juried creative production that can lead to tenure. We hope to hire at the assistant professor level, but associate rank will be considered. Appointment will begin in August 2008. For more details, go to: www.colorado.edu/journalism.. Please submit a cover letter, resume and the names and contact information of three references at www.jobsatcu.com and refer to posting number 802090. Application review will start Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, and will continue until the position is filled. Professor Michael Tracey is Search Chair. Assistant/Associate Professor in Environmental Journalism The School of Journalism & Mass Communication seeks candidates with an active program of research or creative work in the public communication of environmental issues. The successful candidate will be expected to take an active role in our nationally recognized Center for Environmental Journalism (CEJ), which offers interdisciplinary graduate level courses as well as programs to help professional journalists understand and communicate the scientific, political, economic and social underpinnings of environmental issues. The candidate’s research could be in areas such as environmental science, climate change or risk communication. This colleague will teach two courses per semester — conceptual and skills courses in the newsgathering and media studies sequences at both the undergraduate and graduate levels — and will serve on graduate thesis committees. Candidates must have a Ph.D. and professional experience is also highly valued. We hope to hire at the assistant professor level, but associate rank will be considered. Appointment will begin in August 2008. For more details, go to: www.colorado.edu/journalism. Please submit a cover letter, resume and the names and contact information of three references, at www.jobsatcu.com and refer to posting number 802088. Application review will start Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, and will continue until the position is filled. Professor Len Ackland is Search Chair.The University of Colorado is committed to diversity in education and employment. Department of Communication Studies Niagara University Deadline: 15 January 2008 Niagara University, a private Catholic institution sponsored by the Vincentian Community, is seeking a tenure track Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies starting in fall 2008. The Department of Communication Studies at Niagara University has a focus on social justice and seeks to instill in its students the important contribution that mass media can play in bettering the human condition. Recognizing that communication is an essential part of society, the program is designed to give students a strong background in professional and liberal arts concerns with respect to the mass media. The candidate will be expected to have a background in critical mass communication studies and be able to teach courses in Media Literacy, Stereotyping in the Media, Politics and the Media, Media Theory/History, and media electives drawn from the candidate’s area of specialization. Candidate would also be expected to participate in departmental duties including student advising. An active program of research, potential for scholarly publication, and service to the University, the profession and the community are also expected. Required qualifications include: a Ph.D. in Communication or a closely related discipline and demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching and research. Send letter of application, curriculum vita, and three letters of reference to Mark Barner, Chair, Communication Studies Department, Dunleavy Hall, Niagara University, Niagara University, NY 14109, barner@niagara.edu. First consideration will be given to applications received by January 15, 2008 but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Niagara University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Page created: 24 April 2006 Page last updated: 9November 2007

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20 November 2007
New Book

New from Rowman & Littlefield

Global Communications: Toward a Transcultural Political Economy

Edited by Paula Chakravartty and Yuezhi Zhao

The terrain covered in this book is state, capital, media, and democracy; the context is the current phase of globalization. The authors are drawn from around the world to present interesting, local studies while taking account of the global processes of structure and power. Global Communications is a fine example of what political economy of communication stands for analytical insights based on rigorous, empirical study and
hard-hitting analysis presented in a readable style. It was a pleasure to read this book and I recommend it highly! -Manjunath Pendakur, Dean, College of Mass Communication & Media Arts, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

It's exceptionally rare to read a book that makes you sit up and wonder. Global Communications does just that. It cuts away at the mainstream endorsement of globalization by paying heed to local experience and transnational theorization. The pomposity and puffery that dominate the topic are severely compromised by this welcome addition to the critical communications literature. -Toby Miller, University of California, Riverside; author, Global Hollywood and Cultural Citizenship

This provocative book takes a new approach toward understanding the uneven flows of global communications. Rather than guiding its discussion by geography, types of media, or traditional separations of power and resistance, Global Communications examines political economic power and communication in relation to historically specific encounters with modernity. It underscores lived experiences in its approach to globalization showing that the state and the market can both be sites of empowerment, just as civil society might also be a site of repression. Taking a political-economic analysis of communication and culture, this dynamic group of international authors looks beyond developments in the North American information and culture industries to map new forms of citizenship and exclusion. The chapters spotlight China, Ghana, India, Japan, Palestine, Russia, Singapore, and Venezuela, and foreground the transnational
formations of the European Union, the pan-Arab and Spanish-speaking markets, and civil society actors in sub-Saharan African, the Middle East, and North America. Theoretically driven and empirically grounded, Global Communications defines communication broadly to include production, circulation, and consumption and addresses urgent questions about the inequalities of globalization and the possibilities of hybrid cultural forms and practices.

Contributors
Boatema Boateng, Mari Castañeda, Robert Duffy, Robert Everton, Koichi
Iwabuchi, Olessia Koltsova, Marwan Kraidy, Arthur Martins-Aginam, Soek-Fang
Sim, Helga Tawil Souri, and Sunera Thobani

About the Author
Paula Chakravartty is associate professor in the Department of Communication
at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is the author of several articles on the political economy and culture of high-tech development in India, as well as on migration, labor, and nationalism in India and the U.S. She is the co-author of Globalization and Media Policy and her current research focuses on the politics of info-development and civil society in Brazil and India. Yuezhi Zhao is associate professor and Canada Research
Chair in the Political Economy of Global Communication at Simon Fraser University, Canada. She is the author of Media, Market, Democracy in China, co-author of Sustaining Democracy?, and co-editor of Democratizing Global Media. Her forthcoming book is entitled: Communication in China.

August 2007, 372 pages
ISBN 978-0-7425-4044-6 (0-7425-4044-8)$79.95 cloth

9 November 2007
New Book

Feminist Interventions in International Communication: Minding the Gap, edited by Katharine
Sarikakis and Leslie Regan Shade. Rowman and Littlefield, 2008.

This cutting-edge work critiques today's global mediascape through feminist perspectives,
highlighting concerns of policy, power, labor, and technology. Starting with the general state of
international communications, the book uses feminist political-economic and policy analyses to
explore the globalization of media industries, including questions about women's employment and
media content that is globally produced and consumed. A top-notch group of authors covers cases on
online news, pornography and explicit material, political participation and democracy, policies for
women's development, violence against women, labor practices and information workers, print media
and publishing, public "telecentres," media coverage of HIV/AIDS, and more. Providing fresh
feminist
insights into international communication, this essential book shows the important strides taken
toward women's justice in these areas and how far there is yet to go.

TOC

I. REVISITING INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS STUDIES

1. Revisiting International Communication: Approach of the Curious Feminist
Katharine Sarikakis and Leslie Regan Shade

2. Feminist Issues and the Global Media System
Margaret Gallagher

3. Public/Private: The Hidden Dimension of International Communications
Gillian Youngs

4. Women, Participation and Democracy in the Information Society
Ursula Huws

II GENDERING POLICY REGIMES

5. The Expediency of Women
Alison Beale

6. Gender Sensitive Communications Policies for Women's Development: Issues and Challenges
Kiran Prasad

7. The Spectral Politics of Mobile Communication Technologies: A Feminist Analysis of International
Policies
Barbara Crow and Kim Sawchuk

8. The Global Structures and Cultures of Pornography: The Global Brothel
Katharine Sarikakis and Zeenia Shaukut

III. MEDIATING MEANINGS-MEDIATING REGIMES OF POWER

9. Mediations of Domination: Gendered Violence Within and Across Borders
Yasmin Jiwani

10. From Religious Fundamentalism to Pornography? The Female Body as Text in Arabic Song Video
Salam Al-Mahadin

11. Female Faces in the Millennium Development Goals: Reflections in the Mirrors of Media
Nancy Van Leuven, C. Anthony Giffard, Sheryl Cunningham, Danielle Newton

12. Deadly Synergies: Gender Inequality, HIV/AIDs, and the Media
Patricia Made

13. Online News: Setting New Gender Agendas
Jayne Rodgers

IV LABOURING INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS

14. Convergences: Elements of a Feminist Political Economy of Labor and Communication
Vincent Mosco, Catherine McKercher, and Andrew Stevens

15. Women, Information Work, and the Corporatization of Development
Lisa McLaughlin

16. Empire and Sweatshop Girlhoods: The Two Faces of the Global Culture Industry
Leslie Regan Shade and Nikki Porter

V. GLOCALIZING MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGIES

17. Feminist Print Cultures in the Digital Era
Simone Murray

18. Communication and Women in Eastern Europe: Challenges in Reshaping the Democratic Sphere
Valentina Marinescu

19. 'GodZone'? NZ's Classification of Explicit Material in an Era of Global Fundamentalism
Mary Griffiths

20. Grounding Gender Evaluation Methodology (GEM) for Telecenters: The Experiences of Ecuador and
the Philippines
Claire Bure

7 November 2007
New Book

New Book: Knowledge Workers in the Information Society

Edited by Catherine McKercher and Vincent Mosco
Lexington Books, 360 pages, ISBN 0-7391-1780-7/978-0-7391-1780-4

Knowledge Workers in the Information Society addresses the changing nature of work, workers, and their organizations in the media, information, and knowledge industries. These knowledge workers include journalists, broadcasters, librarians, filmmakers and animators, government workers, and employees in the
telecommunications and high tech sectors. Technological change has become relentless. Corporate concentration has created new pressures to rationalize work and eliminate stages in the labor process.
Globalization and advances in telecommunications have made real the prospect that knowledge work will follow manufacturing labor to parts of the world with low wages, poor working conditions, and little unionization. McKercher and Mosco bring together scholars from numerous disciplines to examine knowledge workers from a genuinely global perspective.

"At last, we have a book that gives knowledge workers back their agency. With analytical clarity and shrewd judgment, McKercher and Mosco have drawn together an impressive range of contributions from around the world that illustrate vividly, in all their complexity, the hard choices that knowledge workers make each day to balance their urge to creativity with their need to scrape a living and defend working conditions. This is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand knowledge work as it is in the real world, as opposed to the fantasies of policy gurus."—Ursula Huws, Analytica Social and Economic Research

"This book focuses on the most neglected group in the literature on our information-intensive economy: workers. After authoring several articles on this topic themselves, McKercher and Mosco are to be complimented for advancing this focus by bringing together authors in Europe, North America, and Asia to address the conditions of the diverse work force in the information economy: workers in journalism, film, libraries, telecommunication, digital equipment factories and call centers."—Bella Mody, University of Colorado

List of Contributors
Enda Brophy, Dean Colby, Wan-Wen Day, Greig de Peuter, Greg Downey, Rob Duffy, Colin T. Fones-Wolf, Elizabeth A. Fones-Wolf, Gregor Gall, Maris L. Hayashi, Helen Johnson, Jyotsna Kapur, Deepa Kumar, Christopher R. Martin, Pere Masip, Catherine McKercher, Lisa McLaughlin, Josep Lluis Mico, Vincent Mosco, Ian Nagy, Vanda Rideout, Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Sid Shniad, Andrew Stevens, John L. Sullivan, James F. Tracy, and Yuezhi Zhao

5 November 2007
Call for Papers

Announcement for the American Edition of GMJ
Special Fall 2008 issue on

The Right to Communicate: History, current debates, and future challenges

Deadline for Submissions: May 15, 2008
Editor: Aliaa Dakroury
Graduate Section Editor: Mahmoud Eid

Global Media Journal—American Edition invites submissions of articles from scholars for the refereed section as well as research papers from students for the graduate research section for the Fall 2008 issue on “The Right to Communicate” (RTC).

Article (19) of the United Nations 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights is considered to be the cornerstone of the concept of the human right to communicate. It states that “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.” However, the RTC contains within it many ambiguities, especially today where the advance of technology is creating new kinds of media. And so, many questions need to be answered. For instance, what is the RTC? Does the RTC mean a total freedom of expression regardless of frontiers? And what are those frontiers? How can this right be practiced? And what are the mechanics of its enforcement? Who are the agents enforcing a such right? What are the current global debates on the RTC, and how valid are they? Finally, what are the future global challenges to achieve such an idealistic right?

A major goal of this issue is to contribute to an intellectual and multi-disciplinary framework of the RTC that will help better understand different emerging issues in the practice of this important and complex human right. Further, this issue aims to explore the interplay between the various global legislations which frame the RTC. For instance, one might consider the language found within Article 19 of the 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its relationship to the diverse ethical practices and beliefs exercised in different corners of the world.

The editors are seeking innovative and critical approaches to the RTC, especially within the context of today’s digital era. Given the cross- and inter-disciplinary boundaries of the theme, contributions from scholars, activists, practitioners, and other related professionals are welcome. Potential articles and research papers may draw on various theories and approaches from different fields such as, but not limited to, communication, human rights, political economy, sociology, law, media studies, etc.

Articles and research papers might address, but not be limited to, such topics as:

-         Intellectual and philosophical history of the right to communicate
-         Freedom of speech
-         Media access to information
-         Media ownership
-         ICTs and the right to communicate
-         Ethnicity, hybridity, and identity
-         International development
-         Internet and participation
-         Global digital divide
-         Intellectual property rights
-         e-democracy, e-voting, and e-government.

All articles and research papers must be submitted as Microsoft Word attachments no later than May 15, 2008. For submission guidelines, please go to http://lass.calumet.purdue.edu/cca/gmj/gmj_submission_guidelines.htm. Articles which do not follow appropriate submission guidelines will not be considered.

Please direct all inquires and submissions of the refereed section to Aliaa Dakroury, Communication Program, Carleton University, at: adakrour@connect.carleton.ca. For the graduate research section, please direct all inquiries and submissions to Mahmoud Eid, Department of Communication, University of Ottawa, at: meid@uottawa.ca.

29 October 2007
New Journal Issue

Global Media Journal - African Edition has launched its first issue at www.sun.ac.za/gmja . The second issue is planned for May 2008.

This journal, edited by Gabriel J. Botma, and hosted by Stellenbosch University in South Africa, focuses on the role of African mass media (print, broadcast, advertising, public relations and telecommunications) on a wide range of issues including in national development, globalization, democracy, international diplomacy, conflict and conflict resolution, and regulations. Considering the lack of scholarly works in international journals about African mass media, the journal is an attempt to bridge that gap by offering an in-depth analysis of African mass media, thus other subjects will be entertained.

Included in the first edition is research articles on New Media Development in Africa by Isaac Esipisu and Nixon Kariithi; The Nigerian press coverage of political conflicts in a pluralistic society by Ekeanyanwu Nnamdi Tobechukwu; The Swazi Press and its Contribution to Good Governance by Richard Charles Rooney; Developing a communication strategy framework for the Southern Africa: Regional Hunger & Vulnerability Programme by Lydie Terblanche; and Coverage of crime and violence in Nigerian media: matters arising by E.O. Soola. Also in this edition is professional articles on racism in the media and the history of black journalism in South Africa by Herman Wasserman and Simphiwe Sesanti respectively, as well as MA thesis abstracts from Addis Ababa University and contributions by graduate students from the University of Stellenbosch.

The journal welcomes a variety of theoretical and methodical approaches. Authors are welcome to submit articles presented at conferences. Deadline for submissions is 30 March, 2008 (for the second issue). Submissions should be sent by email as file attachment. Graduate students, faculty members and professionals should send their submissions to Botma at gbotma@sun.ac.za

Gabriel J. Botma is a lecturer at the Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

The Global Media Journal, devoted to exploring the world of communication, was launched online in fall of 2002. Since then, this groundbreaking publication has steadily and firmly established itself as a journal to address diverse interests of students, teachers, scholars, researchers, and institutions engaged in international activities, particularly communication.

28 October 2007
New Book

From P2P protocols to al-Qaeda, a new approach to network culture

THE EXPLOIT: A Theory of Networks
Alexander R. Galloway and Eugene Thacker
University of Minnesota Press | 208 pages | 2007
ISBN 978-0-8166-5043-9 | hardcover | $57.00
ISBN 978-0-8166-5044-6 | paperback | $18.95
Electronic Mediations Series, volume 21

Alexander R. Galloway and Eugene Thacker challenge the widespread assumption that networks are inherently egalitarian. Instead, they contend that there exist new modes of control entirely native to networks, modes that are at once highly centralized and dispersed, corporate and subversive. In this provocative book, they argue that a whole new topology must be invented to resist and reshape the network form.

"The Exploit is that rare thing: a book with a clear grasp of how networks operate that also understands the political implications of this emerging form of power. It cuts through the nonsense about how ‘free’ and ‘democratic’ networks supposedly are, and it offers a rich analysis of how network protocols create a new kind of control. Essential reading for all theorists, artists, activists, techheads, and hackers of the Net." —McKenzie Wark, author of A Hacker Manifesto

For more information, including the table of contents, visit the book’s webpage:
http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/G/galloway_exploit.html

23 October 2007
New Book

A new book in the Global Media Series with the State University of New York Press: http://www.sunypress.edu/details.asp?id=61516

Negotiating Democracy
Media Transformations in Emerging Democracies

Isaac A. Blankson - editor
Patrick D. Murphy - editor

SUNY series in Global Media Studies
$75.00 Hardcover - 285 pages
Release Date: October 2007

ISBN10: N/A
ISBN13: 978-0-7914-7233-0

Explores the relationship between media and democracy against the broader background of globalization.

Negotiating Democracy addresses issues that have defined the challenges and consequences of media transformation faced by new and emerging democracies. These issues include the dismantling of national broadcasting systems, the promotion of private independent and pluralistic media, the clash between liberal democratic and authoritarian political traditions, negotiations about the appropriate broadcast language, and the potential for free press and for freedom of speech. The contributors use examples from countries such as Cambodia, Bulgaria, Iran, Nigeria, and Taiwan to not only provide detailed analysis of regional and/or nation-specific cases of media, but also to identify transnational patterns that help deepen the understanding of the media’s role in globalization.

“I like the inclusion of the wide and diverse selection of nations, all the more so because most of them aren’t ‘the usual suspects.’ Most of the contributors are relatively new, fresh voices in the field and in a good position to present new perspectives. The topic is highly significant, very important, and as yet has not been addressed in this particular form.” — Donald R. Browne, author of Ethnic Minorities, Electronic Media and the Public Sphere: A Comparative Approach

“This book provides rich, interesting historical and very useful contemporary descriptive material. The cases illustrated show a nice variety of primary concerns, from private media monopolies in Guatemala and Bulgaria, to media globalization in Bulgaria, to press freedom and media democratization.” — Joseph Straubhaar, coauthor of Media Now: Understanding Media, Culture, and Technology

Contributors include Isaac A. Blankson, Dal Yong Jin, Marwan M. Kraidy, Elza Ibroscheva, Laura Lengel, Noemi Marin, Drew McDaniel, Patrick D. Murphy, Chuka Onwumechili, Maria Raicheva-Stover, Kuldip R. Rampal, Rick Rockwell, Mehdi Semati, Doobo Shim, Judy Rene Sims, and Kent Wilkinson.

At Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Isaac A. Blankson is Associate Professor of Communication and Public Relations and Patrick D. Murphy is Professor of Mass Communications. Murphy is the coeditor (with Marwan M. Kraidy) of Global Media Studies: Ethnographic Perspectives.
Introduction: Media and Democracy in the Age of Globalization
Patrick D.Murphy

PART I. REGIONAL TRENDS IN MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY

1. Media Independence and Pluralism in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges of Democratization and Liberalization
Isaac A. Blankson

2. Vestiges of Authoritarianism: Monopoly Broadcasting in Central America
Rick Rockwell

3. Emerging Media Transformations in the New Europe: Past and Future Challenges
Noemi Marin and Laura Lengel

PART II. STATE CONTROL, LIBERALIZATION, AND DEMOCRATIC REFORM

4. An Awakening in Cambodia: From Failed State to a Media-Rich Society
Drew O. McDaniel

5. First Democracy in Chinese History: Media’s Role in the Democratization of Taiwan
Kuldip R. Rampal

6. Nigeria: Equivocating while Opening the Broadcast Liberalization Gates
Chuka Onwumechili

7. Media, the State, and the Prodemocracy Movement in Iran
Mehdi Semati

8. Transformations and Development of the Korean Broadcasting Media
Doobo Shim and Dal Yong Jin

PART III. TELEVISION, RADIO, GLOBALIZATION, AND DEMOCRACY

9. Reality Television, Politics, and Democratization in the Arab World
Marwan M. Kraidy

10. Democracy Sponsored by NAFTA?
Mexican Television in the Free Trade Era
Kenton T. Wilkinson

11. First Green Is Always Gold: An Examination of the First Private National Channel in Bulgaria
Elza Ibroscheva and Maria Raicheva-Stover

12. Globalization and the Privatization of Radio in Greece: Influences, Issues and Consequences
Judy Rene Sims

22 October 2007
Conference call for papers

Second Call for papers: Journalism in a Violent World

This is a second call for papers for this conference. The first deadline for abstracts has yielded some very interesting contributions, and has enabled us to focus the program more precisely. Now we are putting out the call again, with refined emphasis and an extended deadline of November 15, 2008.

Abstracts can be short - 100 to 200 words will suffice.

A website with conference details as they are confirmed will be available in November.

The Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma will hold its inaugural conference at the University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario, on February 9 & 10, 2008. The Forum has been created under the auspices of Western’s Graduate Program in Journalism.

In association with The Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma, at the University of Washington, and supported by the International News Safety Institute, the Forum will provide a continuing Canadian focus for research, curriculum development, conferences, workshops and seminars for journalists, students and academics across Canada on issues arising from trauma – part of the daily currency of journalism.

The theme of the inaugural conference will be: Journalism in a Violent World. The conference is intended to foster interaction between journalists, academics and students. The emphasis on the first day of the integrated program will be on immediate, professional considerations, shifting more towards research issues on the second day.

Research panels, incorporating some submissions already received, are being assembled around the following themes:

The impact of covering violence and trauma on journalists
The impact of such coverage on others - e.g., victims, relatives, communities, etc.
The consequences or journalism (coverage, reportage) of the traumatisation of journalists.
What should we be telling the next generation of journalists about all this and who do we mean by "we"?

While all new submissions will be considered, the greatest need is for submissions relating to 3 and 4 above.

Academic researchers wishing to contribute papers of up to 25 pages for discussion at this conference should submit an abstract by NOVEMBER 15, 2007, to the address below. An editorial board will examine all submissions and issue acceptances no later than December 1, 2007. Research participants will be assigned to themed discussion panels to be held on February 10, 2008, at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.

Abstracts or enquiries should be emailed to Jane Hawkes at journalismforum@uwo.ca

A paper summarizing the conference proceedings will be published in The Canadian Journal of Media Studies.

A fee of $200 ($150 for advance registration) will be applied. Fee for students will be $50 ($30 for advance registration). Fees may be waived in some circumstances.

21 October 2007
Conference call for papers

8th International Conference on Organizational Discourse: Translations, Transformations and Transgressions
Queen Mary, University of London, 23 rd -25 th July, 2008

Conference Theme

In keeping with past conferences, the theme for the 8th Conference is framed in broad terms with a focus on aspects of discursive production and re-production in and around organizations. It is designed to encompass the discursive social processes involved in naming, fixing and transforming the social aspects of organization which are deployed by social actors engaging in organizing and/or being organised. On this basis, the sub-themes of the conference (i.e. translations, transformations and transgressions) should be read as indicative rather than exhaustive. They are intended to highlight a range of contemporary issues pertinent to the discursive analysis of organizations and organizing. While the three concepts are fluid and interpenetrating, they could be deployed separately.

Papers are invited on talk and text which address issues of social representation, social construction and social interaction in relation to any aspect of organization or organizing in relation to these themes. Contributions may adopt any epistemological perspective but we are concerned to achieve a balance between empirical studies and conceptual/theoretical contributions.

Full details about the conference can be found at: http://www.managementmarketing.unimelb.edu.au/icrodsc/call.cfm

Guidelines for Submission

All submissions and conference communications will be conducted by email. Prospective contributors interested in presenting a paper should send an abstract of approx. 1,000 words to the conference organisers by 11th January 2008. Notification of acceptance of papers will be given by 3rd March 2008.

Abstracts should be typed using double spacing and include: the title of the paper; the name(s), and affiliation(s) of the author(s) and an author contact address, e-mail and telephone number.

Submissions should be sent as an email attachment (saved as a Word document or a text file) to Cliff Oswick at: sbm-discourse08@qmul.ac.uk

11 October 2007
Conference call for papers

Media, Spiritualities and Social Change
June 4-7, 2008
Center for Media, Religion and Culture, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of Colorado, Boulder; www.mediareligion.org; www.Colorado.edu/journalism/cmrc

This interdisciplinary conference seeks proposals for papers and panels exploring the ways in which media culture, civic engagement and spiritualities intersect to form practices, discourses and the material expressions of social change. In an era of globalization, the media age has introduced a new set of conditions and opportunities for the nature, practice and integration of spirituality and civic engagement. Increasingly, the concept of “spirituality” has become recontextualized, reinserted and reimagined within discourses about social and environmental change. Integral to this project are the media, which provide salient values and symbols to a synthesis of public and private identities, practices and beliefs. New spiritual sensibilities articulate with new imaginaries of the civic sphere through media culture. Key questions are how and where values, practices and beliefs are articulated as spiritual and socially transformational.

In the interest of bridging theory and practice, we welcome submissions from scholars, activists, NGOs and health, business, and media professionals who wish to engage in an intellectual discussion about the engines of social change and its expressions through media culture and spiritual life. Papers and panels may employ any of a number of perspectives, issues and methodologies including but not limited to the following:

Economics; conscious capitalism; late capitalism

Environmental, sustainable or “green” practices, products and beliefs

Ethics; morality; truth; philosophy; religion and spirituality

Media culture; media technologies and applications; media institutions/policy

Popular culture; cultural studies; material culture

Society; community; citizenship; public-private partnerships

Activism; social justice; social movements; positive politics; philanthropy

Globalization; public sphere; civil society; governance and control

“New”/alternative spiritualities

Gender; race; age; class; identities

Methodologies and theory

Ideology; power; discourse

Abstracts and panel proposals due: Dec. 1, 2007 to: Dr. Monica Emerich, Monica.emerich@colorado.edu. By mail: Monica Emerich, Center for Media, Religion and Culture, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Colorado, 1511 University Ave., 478 UCB, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0478.

This conference is co-sponsored and presented in association with Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado; The Reynolds School of Journalism and Center for Advanced Media Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno; and The Fred W. Smith Ethics Seminar Series with the financial support of the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, Las Vegas, NV, USA.

15 September 2007
New ebook

New book "Alternatives on media content, journalism, and regulation."

While alternative content producers and media policy advocates are the frequent objects of study by communication scholars, the practitioners committed to grassroots and participatory processes and the academics who so eagerly analyze them seldom interact directly.

This past May in San Francisco, the annual conference of the International Communication Association--one of the largest associations of communication scholars worldwide--welcomed alternative media and grassroots organizations to its proceedings. The theme of the
conference--Creating Communication: Content, Control, and Critique--provided a fitting occasion for direct involvement by people working
to transform the media landscape. Three so-called grassroots panels gave the stage to organizations leading efforts to promote practices and policies that support the creation and circulation of alternative voices. An interesting and lively discussion between practitioners and academics ensued.

Now, practitioners' contributions from these panels are available as an ebook entitled "Alternatives on media content, journalism, and
regulation." Edited by Seeta Peña Gangadharan, Benjamin De Cleen and Nico Carpentier, and published by the University of Tartu Press, this book brings together the fascinating stories of how civil society intervenes (sometimes successfully, sometimes less successfully) in the creation of alternative content, in the organization of alternative journalism, and in the attempts to influence the regulation that
impacts upon the communicative processes.

The pdf version of the book can be downloaded (for free) from this URL: http://www.researchingcommunication.eu/reco_book2.pdf
(please note there is an underscore between reco and book2)

It is part of the Researching and Teaching Communication Book Series, which you can find at this URL:
http://www.researchingcommunication.eu/

Alternatively, you can visit the website we have built on the basis of all the ebook contributions. The URL of that website is:
http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~ncarpent/grass/grassindex.html

11 September 2007
Call for Book Chapters

What Not to Do: Lessons From the George W. Bush Administration

Researchers, scholars, and professionals—with specialization in all major fields of public policy and communication—are invited to submit original papers based on case studies or critical analysis for consideration in a timely book, What Not to Do: Lessons From the George W. Bush Administration, to be edited by Yahya R. Kamalipour and Richard Rupp of Purdue University Calumet, USA. While many histories will be written about the Bush Administration, we seek to offer a volume that will appear just as President Bush is nearing the end of his eight years in office. This book will illustrate that virtually every public policy initiated by the current US government has been flawed or failed for a number of readily identifiable reasons.

The proposed book will give equal weight to the domestic and international policies and statements of the Bush Administration. In doing so, it will:

Assemble a respected group of contributors with specialized knowledge in all major fields of public policy who can objectively assess the Bush Administration’s design and execution of significant public policy initiatives;

Identify a common set of explanations—drawing on multiple disciplines--that account for the wide array of counterproductive and ineffective public policies spanning the eight years of the Bush Administration;

Demonstrate that in virtually every sector of international and domestic public policy, the Bush Administration consistently made text-book errors in judgment and decision making.

Assess the consequences of the Bush Administration’s foreign policies in areas including the war on terror, Iraq, Afghanistan, relations with the major powers and international organizations, and anti-poverty and development programs in the Global South;

Document and analyze the words and actions of the Bush Administration in various domestic realms including civil liberties, civil rights, education, environment, energy, fiscal and monetary policy, immigration, judicial appointments, and campaign and election reform

Please email your proposal (title and brief abstract), a 50-word biography, and your complete contact information by October 15, 2007. Each essay will be limited to 2000-2500 words (10-12 double-spaced typed pages), written according to the latest edition of the American Psychological Association (APA), and submitted by February 15, 2008.

Proposals and inquiries should be emailed to either Yahya Kamalipour at ykamalip@purdue.edu or Richard Rupp at rrupp@calumet.purdue.edu

31 August 2007
Call for Papers

The Geographies of Journalism
A special issue of Aether: the journal of media geography (http://130.166.124.2/~aether/)
Guest editor: Mike Gasher, Concordia University

Journalists are not simply innocent bystanders or detached witnesses preparing objective, mirror images of society. Rather, they are active participants in the construction of our realities. What does this mean for our understanding of how journalism produces space, demarcates community, divides the world into “us” and “them,” of how news circulates to audiences? We are seeking submissions for a special theme issue on “The Geographies of Journalism,” devoted to addressing these and related questions. We welcome a broad range of theoretical and methodological approaches to the theme, investigating a broad spectrum of media and journalism forms.

Topics might include, but are not limited to:

horizons and boundaries of news coverage

locations of journalistic practice

journalism as cartography

communities of journalism

news consumption

constructions of space, place and identity

affective geographies of news

circulation of news and media

audiences as communities

on-line news spaces

journalism as representational practice

mediating globalization

hyper-local news coverage

Submissions must be no more than 25 double-spaced pages in length, with a minimum of special formatting. Electronic submission is preferred, as a PDF or Word document. All articles must include: a title page without the author’s name (to ensure blind review), an abstract of no more than 250 words, and separate pages for notes and references. The Chicago Manual of Style should be consulted for all style questions and, if in doubt, a glance at a recent issue of the Annals of the Association of American Geographers should resolve any issues.

Images and information graphics may be included in the body of your text or may be the basis of the article itself. However, to facilitate online reproduction and layout please also supply these as separate digital files. For further information, contact the Aether editor (Chris Lukinbeal, lukinbeal@asu.edu).

Submissions should be sent no later than March 1, 2008 to Mike Gasher at gashmj8590@yahoo.ca

7 August 2007
Call for Papers

Communication, Culture & Critique

Communication, Culture & Critique (CCC) is ICA’s latest publication and the first new journal to emerge from the Association for more than a decade. CCC will provide an international forum for critical, interpretive, and qualitative research examining the role of communication and cultural criticism in today's world. The journal welcomes high quality research and analyses from diverse theoretical and methodological approaches from all fields of communication, media and cultural studies. Sites for enquiry include all kinds of text- and print-based media, as well as broadcast, still and moving images and electronic modes of communication including the internet and mobile telephony.

Communication, Culture & Critique welcomes contributions examining the role of communication from all theoretical perspectives and using all forms of inquiry. As well as ‘traditional’ scholarly research and theory-focused articles (approx. 7000 – 8500 words in length), we also welcome shorter research notes and commentaries (approx. 1500 words), together with scholarly reviews of cultural artefacts (eg books, films, DVDs, websites/blogs) which might be of interest to other readers. Please see below for separate CFP for the ‘Comments, Crits and Notes’ section.

Whilst CCC has no interest in perpetuating the unhelpful binary of quantitative/qualititative in terms of the kinds of submissions it will accept, the journal will specifically encourage scholarship which is critically informed, methodologically imaginative and careful in its exposition and argument. We believe that by providing a new outlet for critical, interpretive and qualitative work, our contributors will push the boundaries of considering the role that communication and culture play in our local and global world.

We expect to publish well-argued, rigorous and thoughtful work which asks more questions than it answers. We aim to provide a lively forum for debate, dialogue and doubt. In the coming years, we will be inviting contributions on topical themes and encouraging interdisciplinary and cross-over work which uses innovative approaches and methods to cast new light on some of the urgent issues facing our planet. Bringing a critical lens to the social, cultural and political dimensions of our media-saturated world is a crucial task in which the academy must engage if we are to be of any real use to the societies in which we work and play. We must recognize the salience of geography on communication flow, the importance of gender on lived experience, the place of poverty in the knowledge society and the historical antecedents of contemporary events, if our work is to have any real meaning for or influence in the lives of real people in the real world. If you would like further information about contributing to the journal, please contact me by email.

Karen Ross
Editor
rossk@liverpool.ac.uk

Call for Comments, Crits & Notes
Informed opinion, in the form of commentary, has always enlivened critical and cultural studies, whether focused on a current issue or something long debated. We are therefore seeking short commentaries and critiques to complement the longer articles to be published in CCC, so as to ensure a lively mix of content and format. These short-order pieces should be no longer than 1500 words and should take the form of an op-ed piece rather than a scholarly article. However, if your contribution includes references to published works or media texts these should be cited appropriately. We also welcome research notes on work-in-progress: these notes should be no longer than 3000 words. I look forward to receiving your comments, crits or research notes in due course. If you would like to discuss a possible contribution to the CCN section, please get in touch with me by email, as below.

Carolyn M. Byerly
Associate Editor, Comments, Crits and Notes
cbyerly@earthlink.net

General Guidance
When to submit: Articles may be submitted to CCC for publication at any time, although we will be putting out a call for a special themed issues in 2008 and subsequent years.

Copyright: By submitting an article to CCC, you are agreeing that it is not under review for any other journal, edited collection, or conference proceedings.

Preparing your manuscript
Citation style: The academic citation style used in CCC follows the most recent American Psychological Association (APA) Manual of Style, currently the 5th edition. Go to the APA site for a list of FAQs which will help - http://www.apastyle.org/faqs.html#12. You can also look at Blackwell’s other ICA journals and follow the citation and referencing style of articles: go to Blackwell Publishing’s website and then to any of the following: Human Communication Research, Communication Theory, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication or Journal of Communication

Manuscript submission
Submitting a manuscript to CCC can only be done via the online submission process at Manuscript Central. Before accessing the online submission site, you should have the following ready to upload:

manuscript title (limit 50 words)
running head (limit 50 characters)
abstract (150-200 words)
email address(es) and institution(s) of co-authors, if any
an anonymized version of the manuscript
a cover page containing author(s) name(s), contact details and title.

Submitting your article through Manuscript Central
Go to the CCC Manuscript Central website at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cccr

If you have not used the website before, you will need to create an account. To do this, click on "create account" all the way in the upper right-hand corner of the page.

Follow the instructions to create an account. Fields marked with "req" are compulsory to complete.

Note: the password you select must be at least 8 characters long.

After you have created your account, click "log in." You should see a welcome screen with two options: Author Center and Reviewer Center.

To submit a manuscript, click on "Author Center," then "Click here to submit a new manuscript" in the Author Resources column.

Provide all requested information and upload your document(s).

Note: Manuscript Central allows you to upload figures and tables separately; please do NOT choose this option. If you have tables and figures, they should be incorporated into the main manuscript.

Acknowledgment of receipt will be sent by email shortly after your submission is processed by the online submission system. Submitted articles will not be returned. Authors should retain an original copy.

Reviewing procedure and decision-giving
All articles will be double-blind reviewed by at least two reviewers. The decision of the editors and reviewer comments will be returned by email. We hope to complete the reviewing process in timely fashion and anticipate a turnaround of between three and six months from initial submission to final decision.

Jobs

Institution - Department - (Review date/Deadline)
California State University, Northridge - Department of Journalism, 2 positions - (15 Jan 2008)
University of Washington Tacoma - Video Production and Film/Television Studies - (1 Dec 2007)
Southern Illinois University Carbondale - Dept. of Cinema and Photography, 2 positions - (30 Nov 2007)
Wilfrid Laurier University - The Brantford Campus - Contemporary Studies - (3 Dec 2007)
McMaster University - Dept. of Communication Studies and Multimedia - (15 Dec 2007)
Carleton University - School of Journalism and Communication - (16 Nov 2007)
University of Colorado Boulder - School of Journalism and Mass Communication, 2 positions - (12 Nov 2007)
Niagara University - Dept. of Communication Studies - (15 Jan 2008)

Department of Journalism - 2 positions
California State University, Northridge
Screening begins: 15 January 2008

Spanish-Language Journalism
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE Northridge, California 91330
Department: Journalism
Effective Date of Appointment: August 2008
http://www.csun.edu/journalism
(Subject to Budgetary Approval)
Rank:   Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)
Salary:   Dependent on background and qualifications
Qualifications: Master of Arts degree in Journalism or related field and a minimum of three years full-time professional news media experience as a reporter, editor, or producer. Fluency in written and spoken Spanish is required. Demonstrated evidence of successful teaching experience is desired. Sufficient knowledge of both the Spanish language media and Spanish speaking communities to prepare students to report on these communities is preferred. A terminal degree (Ph.D.) is required for granting tenure. Exceptional and substantial publication, broadcast, journalistic, or news management experience meriting national professional recognition may be considered as an equivalency for the terminal degree. Demonstrated ability and commitment to work effectively with an ethnically and culturally diverse student population.
CSUN is a Learning Centered University. The successful candidate will be expected to join faculty and staff in a commitment to active learning, to the assessment of learning outcomes, and to multiple pathways that enable students to graduate.
At time of appointment, the successful candidate, if not a U.S. citizen, must have authorization from the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services to work in the United States.
Evidence of degree(s) required at time of hire.

Responsibilities: Teach courses in the Interdisciplinary minor in Spanish language journalism including news writing and a course on the history, processes, and reporting in the Spanish language press. Ability to teach in the graduate program and in one or more of the following specialties such as new media, law, mass communication and popular culture, theory, history, media and society is highly desirable. Faculty members are expected to combine effective teaching with a continuing commitment to research and/or creative activity.
Application Deadline: Screening of applications will begin January 15, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, a current curriculum vitae with complete professional and academic history, three references with complete contact information (address, telephone, and email), three current letters of recommendation, and an unofficial transcript.
Inquiries and nominations should be addressed to:

Chair – Search and Screen Committee
Department of Journalism
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8311

General Information: California State University, Northridge, long known for the intellectual, social and cultural relevance of its 200 academic programs and engaged centers, embraces both innovation – in community service and hands-on experience – and rigor. A minority serving university in a globally diverse region, it is a national leader in preparing teachers for K-12 and first generation college students for graduate studies. 1,700 of its 34,000 students are international. Located in the San Fernando Valley, with 1.8 million people, Cal State Northridge is a park-like campus, 20 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Cal State Northridge is a welcoming university; we value accessibility, academic excellence and student achievement. For more information about the University, check our website: http://www.csun.edu/.

In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, California State University, Northridge has made crime-reporting statistics available on-line at
http://www-admn.csun.edu/publicsafety/police/crimereport.htm. Print copies are available in the library and by request from the Office of Public Safety and the Office of Faculty Affairs.

Applicants who wish to request accommodations for a disability may contact the Office of Equity and Diversity, (818) 677-2077.

The university is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, age, disability, disabled veteran or Vietnam-era veteran status.

Generalist, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE Northridge, California 91330
Department: Journalism
Effective Date of Appointment:    August 2008
http://www.csun.edu/journalism
(Subject to Budgetary Approval)
Rank:   Assistant/Associate Professor (Tenure Track)
Salary:   Dependent on background and qualifications
Qualifications: Earned terminal degree (Ph.D.) in Journalism, Mass Communication, or related field preferred. Candidates who have been admitted to/are enrolled in a Ph.D. program will also be considered. A terminal degree is required for granting tenure. Candidates with a M.A. degree in Journalism, Mass Communication, or a related discipline with exceptional and substantial publication, broadcast, journalistic, or news management experience meriting national professional recognition may be considered as an equivalency for the terminal degree. A minimum of three years full-time professional news media experience and demonstrated evidence of successful teaching experience at the college or university level preferred. Demonstrated ability and commitment to work effectively with an ethnically and culturally diverse student population.
CSUN is a Learning Centered University. The successful candidate will be expected to join faculty and staff in a commitment to active learning, to the assessment of learning outcomes, and to multiple pathways that enable students to graduate.

At time of appointment, the successful candidate, if not a U.S. citizen, must have authorization from the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services to work in the United States.
Evidence of degree(s) required at time of hire.

Responsibilities: Teach courses in the department’s news-editorial core that includes courses in reporting, editing, feature writing, and investigative reporting. Ability to teach in the graduate program and one or more of the following specialties such as new media, law, mass communication and popular culture, theory, history, media and society is highly desirable. Faculty members are expected to combine effective teaching with a continuing commitment to research and/or creative activity.
Application Deadline: Screening of applications will begin January 15, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, a current curriculum vitae with complete professional and academic history, three references with complete contact information (address, telephone, and email), three current letters of recommendation, and an unofficial transcript.
Inquiries and nominations should be addressed to:

Chair – Search and Screen Committee
Department of Journalism
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8311

General Information: California State University, Northridge, long known for the intellectual, social and cultural relevance of its 200 academic programs and engaged centers, embraces both innovation – in community service and hands-on experience – and rigor. A minority serving university in a globally diverse region, it is a national leader in preparing teachers for K-12 and first generation college students for graduate studies. 1,700 of its 34,000 students are international. Located in the San Fernando Valley, with 1.8 million people, Cal State Northridge is a park-like campus, 20 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Cal State Northridge is a welcoming university; we value accessibility, academic excellence and student achievement. For more information about the University, check our website: http://www.csun.edu/.

In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, California State University, Northridge has made crime-reporting statistics available on-line at
http://www-admn.csun.edu/publicsafety/police/crimereport.htm.
Print copies are available in the library and by request from the Office of Public Safety and the Office of Faculty Affairs.

Applicants who wish to request accommodations for a disability may contact the Office of Equity and Diversity, (818) 677-2077.
The university is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, age, disability, disabled veteran or Vietnam-era veteran status.

Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (IAS) Program - Video Production and Film/Television Studies
University of Washington Tacoma
Screening begins: 1 December 2007

Assistant Professor

The Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (IAS) Program at the University of Washington Tacoma invites applications for a full-time, tenure track assistant professor position in Video Production and Film/Television Studies. The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D. in Communication, Film/Television Studies, Media Studies or a closely related field by the time of appointment.

We seek applicants with interdisciplinary interests and a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and active scholarship in one or more of the following areas: Film/Television Studies, visual literacy and cultural studies. Qualified candidates should have demonstrated expertise in teaching introductory courses in video production and will also be required to teach theory/studies courses in their area of expertise.

The candidate will have an opportunity to work in a program that believes in the integration of theory and practice in the development of both critical scholars and skilled professionals. The Communication curriculum is situated within a critical and cultural studies framework and we welcome candidates who explore the symbolic power of the media.

The candidate will have the opportunity to help shape the development of a new four-year university. The candidate should be able to demonstrate scholarly accomplishment and a research agenda commensurate with rank. The University of Washington Tacoma faculty engages in teaching, research, and service in an interdisciplinary context and are expected to participate in lower division teaching. Appointment effective September 16, 2008, contingent upon budgetary approval.

One of three campuses of the University of Washington, UWT is a metropolitan university that currently offers undergraduate and graduate education to students of a wide variety of ages and backgrounds in the South Puget Sound region. In the fall of 2006, the campus admitted its first freshman cohort. This non-residential campus is located in both new and historic facilities in downtown Tacoma. For information about UWT, see our website at http://www.tacoma.washington.edu/

To apply, submit electronically to iasearch@u.washington.edu a letter delineating your interests and qualifications, a description of research interests and teaching philosophy, a curriculum vitae, samples of scholarly work, evidence of teaching effectiveness that may include class syllabi of production and theory courses and student evaluations, and three letters of reference.

Screening of credentials will begin December 1, 2007 and continue until the position is filled. For additional information, please contact Bill Kunz at bkunz@u.washington.edu or by telephone at (253) 692-5638.

The University of Washington is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. The University is building a culturally diverse faculty and staff and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered veterans.

Department of Cinema and Photography
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Review of Applications Begins: 30 November 2007

Title/rank: Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Film
Date of Appointment: August 16, 2008
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and expertise

Requirements:
Terminal degree (MFA or PhD) required. Filmmaker with ability to teach courses in Super8, 16mm, and digital film production, including HD. Applicants should have experience directing, including working with actors, and be qualified by experience and training to offer courses in this area as well as courses in two or more of the following areas: cinematography, lighting, production management, sound design, screenwriting, computer animation. Also desirable is an ability to complement and fit into an interdisciplinary program that emphasizes the development of independent, critical, and well-rounded artists and has a strong legacy of experimental and documentary practice and studies. Note: ABD candidates must provide official evidence of completion of the earned degree prior to the date of appointment. If candidate is unable to do so, this position will be changed to an appointment at the rank of Instructor with lower salary.

Responsibilities:
Teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses in a college with diverse undergraduate and graduate programs and theory & research, professional, and fine arts orientations; pursuit of active creative/research agenda, and university service.

The Department:
The Department of Cinema and Photography offers undergraduate courses in the history, theory, criticism, and production of cinema, photography, video and digital media and also contributes to graduate curricula in college-wide MA, MS, MFA and PhD programs. Our department has a holistic, fine arts- and humanities-based understanding of media as social, cultural and artistic practice. We are committed to graduating media artists, scholars, and engaged citizens who make critical and original interpretations of contemporary media—who can create alternatives, both in production and theory—and to creating an intellectual climate of active engagement and support for both faculty and student work.

The College:
The College of Mass Communications and Media Arts includes the School of Journalism, the Departments of Cinema & Photography and Radio-TV, and WSIU Public Broadcasting, housing the University’s public radio and television stations. Each year, the college sponsors the Big Muddy Film Festival, one of the oldest university-affiliated festivals in the country, which has brought politically and aesthetically challenging film and video to the region for nearly thirty years. The Global Media Research Center, established in 2004, works to foster inquiry into global media issues and to establish national and international exchanges for research, teaching and creative work in the area.

The University:
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, located in scenic southern Illinois, approximately 100 miles southeast of St. Louis and 350 miles south of Chicago, is a comprehensive state-supported research institution offering associate, baccalaureate, master’s specialist, doctoral, and professional degree programs to approximately 22,000 students. It is the second largest research institution in the state. The Shawnee National Forest, famous for its rugged, hilly terrain and natural beauty, and several lakes are within close proximity to Carbondale and the University campus.

Date of Appointment: August 16, 2008

Deadline for Application: Review of applications will begin on November 30, 2007, and continue until position is filled.

Required Documentation:

Letter of application, curriculum vitae, and names and contact information of three references to:

Professors Susan Felleman and R. William Rowley, Co-Chairs
Search Committee, Film
Department of Cinema and Photography
Mail Code 6610
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1100 Lincoln Drive
Carbondale IL 62901

SIUC is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer that strives to enhance its ability to develop a diverse faculty and staff and to increase its potential to serve a diverse student population. All applications are welcomed and encouraged and will receive consideration.

Department of Cinema and Photography
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Review of Applications Begins: 30 November 2007

Title/Rank: Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Visual Culture/Media Studies
Date of Appointment: August 16, 2008
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and expertise

Requirements:
Ph.D. with a specialization in critical/cultural studies of digital arts. ABD candidates must provide official evidence of completion of the earned doctorate prior to the date of appointment. If the candidate hired is unable to do so, this position will be offered at the rank of Instructor with lower salary. Must show evidence of an active research agenda or publishing record. Specialization must be demonstrated through one or more of the following: conference papers, dissertation topic, books, peer-reviewed articles or other publications under review, exhibition and/or curation of creative work. Visual Culture/Media Studies requires a specialization in the critical/cultural studies of digital arts to teach in the evolving interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate programs in the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts. Preference given to candidates who demonstrate expertise in contemporary arts practices and new media art; have a background in photography studies; address the interdisciplinary nature of media culture and issues of class, race, gender and/or sexuality; and can contribute to the intellectual mission of the Global Media Research Center.

Duties:
The successful candidate will develop graduate and undergraduate courses, engage in scholarship/creative activities, and pursue external research funding all in the area of digital culture and media arts. Required teaching responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, courses in the history, theory, and aesthetics of the still image. Depending on the successful candidate's area of interest, electives may include studies courses in video art; emerging media; postmodernity and globalization in art and culture; political economy of digital media; and the emergence of new forms of narrative, performance and documentary.

The Department:
The Department of Cinema and Photography offers undergraduate courses in the history, theory, criticism, and production of cinema, photography, video and digital media and also contributes to graduate curricula in college-wide MA, MS, MFA and PhD programs. Our department has a holistic, fine arts- and humanities-based understanding of media as social, cultural and artistic practice. We are committed to graduating media artists, scholars, and engaged citizens who make critical and original interpretations of contemporary media—who can imagine and create alternatives, both in production and theory—and to an intellectual climate of active engagement and support for both faculty and student work.

The College:
The College of Mass Communications and Media Arts includes the School of Journalism, the Departments of Cinema & Photography and Radio-TV, and WSIU Public Broadcasting, housing the University’s public radio and television stations. Each year, the college sponsors the Big Muddy Film Festival, one of the oldest university-affiliated festivals in the country, which has brought politically and aesthetically challenging film and video to the region for nearly thirty years. The Global Media Research Center, established in 2004, works to foster inquiry into global media issues and to establish national and international exchanges for research, teaching and creative work in the area.

The University:
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, located in scenic southern Illinois, approximately 100 miles southeast of St. Louis and 350 miles south of Chicago, is a comprehensive state-supported research institution offering associate, baccalaureate, master’s specialist, doctoral, and professional degree programs to approximately 22,000 students. It is the second largest research institution in the state. The Shawnee National Forest, famous for its rugged, hilly terrain and natural beauty, and several lakes are within close proximity to Carbondale and the University campus. SIUC is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer that strives to enhance its ability to develop a diverse faculty and staff and to increase its potential to serve a diverse student population. All applications are welcomed and encouraged and will receive consideration.

Deadline for Application: Review of applications will begin on November 30, 2007 and continue until filled.

Required Documentation:
Send letter of application, curriculum vita, and names and contact information of three references to:

Professor Sarah Kanouse, Chair
Search Committee, Visual Culture/Media Studies Department of Cinema and Photography
Mail Code 6610
1100 Lincoln Drive
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL 62901

SIUC is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer that strives to enhance its ability to develop a diverse faculty and staff and to increase its potential to serve a diverse student population. all applications are welcomed and encouraged and will receive consideration.

Contemporary Studies - Film, Documentary
Wilfrid Laurier University - The Brantford Campus
Closing Date: 3 December 2007

Contemporary Studies - Film, Documentary
The Brantford Campus of Wilfrid Laurier University invites applications for one position at the rank of Assistant Professor (tenure track or limited term appointment) beginning July 2008. The successful candidate will teach courses in Brantford’s core, liberal arts Contemporary Studies Program and its unique Journalism Program (emphasizing critical thinking as paramount to quality journalism). The candidate’s research program must include evidence of using visual texts as a medium to examine multidisciplinary problems; a means by which to explore social and cultural issues; and an alternative to traditional written texts in the classroom. Preference will be given to candidates who have hands-on, digital, non-linear video production experience. Evidence of quality teaching is also required. A PhD or a degree considered terminal in a relevant discipline is preferred.

Applicants are required to send TWO COPIES of their application package, including a 1-2 page cover letter, a full curriculum vitae, one sample publication, the names and contact information of three references (e-mail contact information is acceptable), and evidence of teaching effectiveness (such as evaluations and/or a dossier) to:

Contemporary Studies Search Committee
Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford Campus
73 George Street
Brantford, Ontario
N3T 2Y7

E-mail applications will not be accepted. Wilfrid Laurier University is committed to equity and values diversity. We welcome applications from qualified individuals of all genders and sexual orientations, persons with disabilities, Aboriginal persons, and persons of a visible minority. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Members of the designated groups must self-identify to be considered for employment equity. Candidates may self-identify, in confidence, to Dr. Bruce Arai, Acting Dean of Laurier Brantford. We thank all respondents in advance for their interest in Wilfrid Laurier University. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The deadline for applications is December 3, 2007.

For further information please contact:
Dr. Peter Farrugia
Associate Professor and Coordinator, Contemporary Studies
Wilfrid Laurier University
73 George Street
Brantford ON
N3T 2Y3
(519) 756-8228 x5707
pfarrugi@wlu.ca

Department of Communication Studies and Multimedia
McMaster University
Closing Date: 15 December 2007

The Department of Communication Studies and Multimedia at McMaster University invites applications for a tenure track appointment, effective July 1, 2008, at the rank of Assistant Professor. Preference will be given to applicants qualified to teach in communication and media studies including areas such as promotional culture, news media, media organizations, communication and culture, media and social activism, media audiences and effects, and new media content and consumption. The current minimum salary at the rank of Assistant Professor is $55,015.00 per annum.

Qualifications should include a PhD. in Communication Studies, or closely related field, teaching experience and demonstrated ability to teach at the undergraduate level, and an established record of scholarly research in the fields of communication and media studies. The successful candidate will normally teach five one-term courses in an academic year and participate in the research and administrative activities of the department.

Communication Studies and Multimedia is a department in which faculty members engage in professional and academic teaching, scholarly research, and new media arts production. The department has also established interdisciplinary ties with other academic units in Humanities, Social Sciences and Science, and is currently in the process of developing a Master’s degree in Communication and New Media.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and Permanent Residents will be given priority. McMaster University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community, and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. The University encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including women, members of visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, and persons with disabilities.

Candidates are asked to provide the following materials: a letter of application, curriculum vitae, copies of two recent scholarly papers or chapters, three letters of reference, and teaching evaluations. All documentation submitted in support of your application becomes the property of the University and is not returnable. Applications that arrive before December 15, 2007 will receive full consideration. Please submit applications (electronic applications accepted) to:

Graham Knight, Chair
Department of Communication Studies & Multimedia
McMaster University – TSH 330
1280 Main St. West
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada L8S 4M2

cmstdir@mcmaster.ca

School of Journalism and Communication
Carleton University
Closing Date: 16 November 2007

Subject to budgetary approval, Carleton University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in the Mass Communication Program of the School of Journalism and Communication. The Program offers degrees at undergraduate, masters and doctoral levels, and has a combined enrolment of 900 students. It is a leader in the study of communication and is seeking an individual of exceptional abilities to augment its strengths in teaching and scholarship.

The Mass Communication Program has recently undergone a process of curriculum renewal and will be introducing concentrations in Image, Politics and Persuasion; Media Institutions and Industries; and Communication and Identity. Candidates are expected to demonstrate teaching experience and research expertise in at least two of these three areas. Application packages must include evidence of teaching performance.

Carleton University is strongly committed to fostering diversity within its community as a source of excellence, cultural enrichment and social strength. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our faculty and its scholarship, including but not limited to women visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. The applications of Canadians and

Permanent Residents will be given priority.

The anticipated starting date of the appointment is July 1, 2008. Applicants should provide detailed curriculum vitae and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to:

Dr. Karim H. Karim
Chair, Search Committee
School of Journalism and Communication
Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1S 5B6

Application packages should be sent it hard copy. Emailed or faxed materials will not be accepted. The closing date for applications is November 16, 2007.

School of Journalism and Mass Communication - 2 positions
University of Colorado at Boulder
Deadline: 12 November 2007

Assistant/Associate Professor in Digital Communication & New Media
The School of Journalism & Mass Communication seeks candidates with primary interests in the area of journalism and news media who are well-versed in and equipped to teach multimedia/online/digital news production, dissemination and uses. Those interests would be demonstrated in both the person’s teaching assignments and research/creative work. We seek to educate students to value the traditions of a free and responsible media that support a democratic society, and to become ethical and productive members of the news media and their communities. We also seek to engage our scholarly communities as well as our constituent industries, whose leaders tell us they look increasingly to the academy for help in coping with this fast-changing news environment. This colleague will teach two courses per semester in the newsgathering and media studies sequences at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and serve on graduate committees. For this position a Ph.D. is preferred and professional experience in journalism with a new media emphasis is highly desired. Candidates holding a master’s degree with extensive professional experience in digital media will be considered. Any candidate appointed will have demonstrated an ability to think through larger conceptual issues raised by digital media and have a clear agenda for peer-reviewed research publications and/or juried creative production that can lead to tenure. We hope to hire at the assistant professor level, but associate rank will be considered. Appointment will begin in August 2008. For more details, go to: www.colorado.edu/journalism.. Please submit a cover letter, resume and the names and contact information of three references at www.jobsatcu.com and refer to posting number 802090. Application review will start Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, and will continue until the position is filled. Professor Michael Tracey is Search Chair.

Assistant/Associate Professor in Environmental Journalism
The School of Journalism & Mass Communication seeks candidates with an active program of research or creative work in the public communication of environmental issues. The successful candidate will be expected to take an active role in our nationally recognized Center for Environmental Journalism (CEJ), which offers interdisciplinary graduate level courses as well as programs to help professional journalists understand and communicate the scientific, political, economic and social underpinnings of environmental issues. The candidate’s research could be in areas such as environmental science, climate change or risk communication. This colleague will teach two courses per semester — conceptual and skills courses in the newsgathering and media studies sequences at both the undergraduate and graduate levels — and will serve on graduate thesis committees. Candidates must have a Ph.D. and professional experience is also highly valued. We hope to hire at the assistant professor level, but associate rank will be considered. Appointment will begin in August 2008. For more details, go to: www.colorado.edu/journalism. Please submit a cover letter, resume and the names and contact information of three references, at www.jobsatcu.com and refer to posting number 802088. Application review will start Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, and will continue until the position is filled. Professor Len Ackland is Search Chair.The University of Colorado is committed to diversity in education and employment.

Department of Communication Studies
Niagara University
Deadline: 15 January 2008

Niagara University, a private Catholic institution sponsored by the Vincentian Community, is seeking a tenure track Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies starting in fall 2008.

The Department of Communication Studies at Niagara University has a focus on social justice and seeks to instill in its students the important contribution that mass media can play in bettering the human condition. Recognizing that communication is an essential part of society, the program is designed to give students a strong background in professional and liberal arts concerns with respect to the mass media.

The candidate will be expected to have a background in critical mass communication studies and be able to teach courses in Media Literacy, Stereotyping in the Media, Politics and the Media, Media Theory/History, and media electives drawn from the candidate’s area of specialization. Candidate would also be expected to participate in departmental duties including student advising.

An active program of research, potential for scholarly publication, and service to the University, the profession and the community are also expected. Required qualifications include: a Ph.D. in Communication or a closely related discipline and demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching and research.

Send letter of application, curriculum vita, and three letters of reference to Mark Barner, Chair, Communication Studies Department, Dunleavy Hall, Niagara University, Niagara University, NY 14109, barner@niagara.edu. First consideration will be given to applications received by January 15, 2008 but applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Niagara University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

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