International Research Workshop about mobile communication
as a cultural, spatial and social phenomenon
We invite researchers who work with mobile communication as a cultural, spatial and social phenomenon to join us for this two-day round-table workshop hosted by the Media Studies Department at Aarhus University. We will emphasize the spatial aspects of mobile communication and mobile internet. The workshop aims to reflect and discuss general theoretical perspectives, empirical case studies and methodological implications of studying mobile internet and locative media in relation to mobility and place. We have invited an international panel of speakers in order to encourage and facilitate the development of an international research network on mobile communication.
Topics to be analyzed and discussed:
In connection to the workshop, we are organizing the Ph.D. course,Researching Mobile and Locative Media - Methods and Ethics. It takes place Wednesday, March 28, 2012. 11 am – 6 pm. In this course, we will emphasize the methodological approaches, as well as the ethical questions that surround the empirical study of mobile and locative media. For more information about the course, please contact Sarah Schorr, e-mail:imvsgs@hum.au.dk.
There will be a limited number of participants in theworkshop. Deadline for submitting an abstract for presentation is 15. January 2012. The abstract shouldbe no longer than 250 words. All participants will receive a response by 1February. Please send your abstract to Sarah Shorr: imvsgs@hum.au.dk
