7th International Conference on Media, Religion and Culture

Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada

August 9 - 13, 2010

Hosted in one of the world's most diverse cities, the 7th International Conference on Media, Religion and Culture invites papers and panels addressing a wide range of content and methodological approaches. Past meetings have brought to the fore research into both very old and very new mediums of communication, with traditions ranging from ancient indigenous practice to the most recent cyber-ritual, from settings in the global north and south. Scholars as well as practitioners and professionals in the fields of media, religion and culture may submit abstracts for consideration. Graduate students are always very welcome.

Topics may include (but are not limited to):

* Issues specific to Canadian media, religions and cultures
* The place of journalism at the nexus of media, religion and culture
* Investigations of media and culture associated with non-Christian traditions
* Studies involving hyperlocal examples of media/religion and culture
* Ways in which media, religion and culture can be taught within university curriculum
* Gender and our understanding of media, religion and culture

Proposals for panels (including three or four participants) and papers will be accepted online at: https://www.softconf.com/a/cmrc2010/

Abstracts must include the title, the participant name(s) and institutional affiliation, contact information and a description of the proposal, up to 500 words in length. (For panel submissions, each proposed paper may have up to 500 words included in the abstract, ie. panel abstracts may run to 2,000 words in total.)  The presentation of each paper will be approximately 15 minutes in length. All presentations will take place in rooms which are accessible, and which have computer, video and audio equipment (you may use your own laptop, or use a USB key or CD/DVD if required for your presentation).

NB: If you need earlier notification for grant/support purposes, please indicate this in the text of your abstract.

Important dates:

Paper and panel proposals due: Monday, March 8, 2010  NB:  Deadline extended to March 15, 2010

Applicants notified by April 6, 2010 NB: Because of deadline extension for submissions, some notifications may not go out until April 13, 2010.