[Mediaresearchhub-News] MRH e-Update on Media & Communications Policy Research, September 28, 2007

Fri Sep 28 11:17:00 EDT 2007

Media Research Hub e-Update for September 28, 2007

Please find below a list of upcoming news and events announcements
relevant to media policy research that we thought you would be
interested in.  For up-to-date news
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Proposals due by October 15 for Media / Communications Policy Research
Grants

The SSRC is pleased to announce a new round of small grants
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/grants/small-grants-project> for
academic-advocacy collaboration in the media and communications field.
This project will provide grants of up to $7,500 for research that
supports efforts to change the media / telecommunications
infrastructure, practices, policies or content. The grants are intended
for short-term work, completable and usable by advocacy partners within
the next 4-12 months. Proposals for this round must be submitted online
<http://www.mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/grants>  by October 15, 2007 by
5PM EST in order to be eligible for funding. Grant recipients will be
announced by November 16, 2007. 

Relevant links: Small Grants description, Call for Proposals
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/grants/small-grants-project/index_html
> , Grants criteria
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/grants/research-criteria> , Guide to
applying online for a small grant
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/grants/small-grants-project/guide-to-s
ubmitting-a-proposal-for-a-small-grant> .

Call for Papers: Media at lse Electronic Working Papers
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/call-for-papers-media-lse-electro
nic-working-papers/>  

The Department of Media and Communications at the London School of
Economics and Political Science invites academics and PhD students to
submit papers to the Media at lse Electronic Working Papers series. Papers
should address the social, political, economic and cultural context of
the media and communications. Read More...
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/call-for-papers-media-lse-electro
nic-working-papers/> 

One-Day Symposium on "The Myth of the Global Internet" October 17 in
Brussels
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/one-day-symposium-the-myth-of-the
-global-internet/>  

October 10, 2007, the European Communication Research and Education
Association (ECREA) will host a free symposium entitled "The Myth of the
Global Internet: Unequal Infrastructures, Invisible Controles, Multiple
Cultures" in Brussels, Belgium. This One-Day Symposium precedes the
ECREA Symposium, "Equal Opportunities and Communication Rights:
Representation, Participation and the European Democratic Deficit," held
in Brussels on October 11-12th. Read More...
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/one-day-symposium-the-myth-of-the
-global-internet/> 

<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/nyls-november-conference-amateur-
hour/> 

NYLS November Conference: "Amateur Hour"
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/nyls-november-conference-amateur-
hour/>  

On November 2, 2007, the New York Law School (NYLS) will host an
"Amateur Hour" Conference that convenes leaders in business, law and
technology to address the opportunities and challenges of user-generated
creativity to traditional media, entertainment law, and business.
Participants can register online and will be eligible to earn CLE
credit. Read More...
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/nyls-november-conference-amateur-
hour/> 

<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/call-for-submissions-media-justic
e-and-feminist-futures/> 

Call for Submissions: "Media Justice and Feminist Futures"
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/call-for-submissions-media-justic
e-and-feminist-futures/>  

The Department of Women's Studies at the College of Arts and Sciences,
University of Albany, invites students and community activists to submit
proposals for their Sixth Annual Women's Studies Student Conference, to
be held in Albany, NY on November 29-30, 2007. The conference will
highlight the use of media for feminist social justice and critical
studies of women and gender. Deadline for submissions is October 19,
2007. Read More...
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/call-for-submissions-media-justic
e-and-feminist-futures/> 

<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/civilmedia07-unconference-partici
pation-2.0/> 

"UnConference" on Community Media and Web 2.0 in Salzburg, November
15-17
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/civilmedia07-unconference-partici
pation-2.0/>  

CivilMedia07 invites media activists, scholars, educators, politicians,
and the interested public to participate in an open conference on topics
of community media, Web 2.0 and political participation. The conference
will be held on November 15-17, 2007 in Salzburg, Austria. Read More...
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/civilmedia07-unconference-partici
pation-2.0/> 

Call for Papers for 2008 ICA Conference (due November 1)
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/call-for-papers-for-2008-ica-conf
erence-due-november-1/>  

"Communicating for Social Impact" is the Conference Theme for the 2008
International Communications Association conference, being held in
Montreal, Canada from May 22-26, 2008. The ICA has issued a call for
papers for the conference, with submissions due by November 1, 2007.
Read More...
<http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/call-for-papers-for-2008-ica-conf
erence-due-november-1/> 

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