Geograhies of Media

Call for Papers
Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting
Boston, MA
Last Day for Session Registration: October 31, 2007

Geographies of Media
Co-Sponsored by the Political Geography Specialty Group, the Cultural Geography Specialty Group, the Critical Geography Specialty Group, the Communication Geography Specialty Group

We are seeking papers that examine geographies of the various forms of media, including cinema, television, the Internet, music, art, advertising, newspapers and magazines, video and animation etc. These sessions should include contributions to current issues surrounding these media, beginning with constructions of space & place, cultural, society, and identity.

We are hoping to present a wide range of both topic and context and seek participants interested in the geographical implications - social, political, cultural, and economic - that are often contained within the spaces and places of different forms of media. Media extend beyond their original form and so papers should also envision these geographies as part of a broader industrial and political complex in which culture is an economic commodity set within the broader frame of a global and postmodern era, and with the links between these realms and our daily lived experiences, from our cities to streets to living rooms to imaginations. These contexts invite inquiries into the production, distribution, exhibition, and consumption of all types of media and we encourage critical, pedagogical and discursive contributions. We would also welcome inquiries from anyone wishing to act as a discussant in a session.

To present a paper you must do the following before October 31, 2007:

1. Compose an abstract following the AAG guidelines

2. Register online with the AAG to obtain a personal ID number

3. Email Presenter Identification Number (PIN) and abstract before October 31, 2007 to Jason Dittmer <j.dittmer@ucl.ac.uk>

For further information please contact:
" Jason Dittmer <j.dittmer@ucl.ac.uk>
" Chris Lukinbeal <christopher.lukinbeal@asu.edu>
" Jim Craine <james.w.craine@csun.edu>