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Tehran and Qom, Iran, November 9-12, 2008The Second International Conference on Religion and Media
FARSI
The Second International Conference on Religion and Media

Call for Papers

The Second International Conference on Religion and Media invites proposals for papers. The conference will be open to a wide spectrum of issues divided into two main areas as below:


First Area: Religion and Media* Communication

1) Religion and Media Theories

  • Religion and media effect theories
  • Religion and media, from convergence to divergence
  • Media, religion and the sources of belief and knowledge
  • Language of the media and language of the religion

2) Religion and Media Functions

  • Religion and education in the media
  • Religion and news in the media
  • Religion and entertainment in the media
  • Religion and media propaganda
  • Religion and social convergence in the media
  • Religion and different types of media programs (series, news, talk shows, documentaries …)

3) Religion, Media and Cultural Studies

  • Media, religion, individual and social identity
  • Media, religion and new family relations
  • Media, religion and gender
  • Media, religion and leisure time
  • Media, religion and culture of consumption

4) Religion, Media and Globalization

  • Media and global religion
  • Media, religion and global peace
  • Media, religion and the future of the world
  • Media and plural religions
  • The significance of media in the formation of trans-national religious movements, identities and ideologies

Second Area: Religion in the Media

1) Media and virtual religion

  • Media and level of faith
  • Media and reduction of religion
  • Media and traditional religious Media

2) Media and Religious Studies

  • Media and religious beliefs
  • Media and religious concepts (faith, virtue, sin...)
  • Media and religious ethics
  • Media and fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence)
  • Media and religious experience
  • Media and religious rituals

3) Media and Sanctity

  • The nature of “the sacred” in the media
  • Media and the representations of sacred Figures or Icons
  • Media and sacred texts
  • Media and sacred times and places
  • Media and sacred institutions

4) Case studies

  • Case study of religious channels like GOD TV, Islam Channel …
  • Case study of (TV or radio) serials and movies with religious themes
  • Case study of (TV or radio) programs related to religious occasions

*Note: Please remember that, in all these issues, our emphasis is on Television and Radio as the most popular and influential media in most societies.

Paper proposals should be submitted by June 15, 2008. They should be no longer than250 words, and should include the following information:

  • Title
  • Name(s), title(s), institutional affiliation and address(es) of authors
  • Abstract

Papers must be in English or Farsi and proposals should be sent as an attachment in rtf or pdf format along with CV, to . A committee will evaluate proposals, and applicants will be notified of their status by the end of June. Full papers of accepted proposals should be submitted by September 30, 2008. There are no styles or formatting requirements but we ask that you limit your papers to a maximum of 30 pages.

All presenters must register and deadline for registration is August 30, 2008.