Calls for papers
Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, 7-11 March 2006
Session: Global Mobilities and the Knowledge Society
Deadline: 30 September, 2005
“The development of modern ‘knowledge societies’ is inextricably linked to global flows of people, objects, ideas and information. Creating and maintaining webs of knowledge across the globe has been eased by new communication technologies but remains essentially an embodied practice. Consequently, a multitude of intersecting mobilities are involved in the production, dissemination and application of knowledge. We invite papers that analyze motivations for, experiences with and outcomes of different forms of global mobilities, or contribute to conceptual debates about their role in processes of knowledge creation and dissemination.”
If you are interested in participating in this session, please send your abstract (of no more than 250 words) to one of the session organizers: Heike Joens, University of Nottingham (heike.joens@nottingham.ac.uk) Michael Hoyler, Loughborough University (M.Hoyler@lboro.ac.uk)
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PLACE: Location and Belonging in New Media Contexts
Edited by Danny Butt, Jon Bywater and Nova Paul
Deadline: 14 October, 2005
“Knowledge in the new media environment may circulate rapidly, but it is still located in human subjects who develop knowledge and identification within physical and social locations. The aim of this publication is to directly address silences within new media discourse on place, as well as understand how long-held attachments to place are transforming in the contemporary media context.”
Abstracts of 500 words, along with a 200 word bio should be sent to (info@culturalfutures.place.net.nz)