CFP
EAAS BIENNIAL CONFERENCE
APRIL 7-10, 2006
NICOSIA, CYPRUS
CONFERENCE THEME:
"Conformism, Non-conformism and Anti-conformism in the Culture of the United States"
Workshop Title:
Cyberspace Revisited: Digital Revolution vs. Transnational Digital Convergence
Chairs: Dr. Tatiani Rapatzikou (trapatz@enl.auth.gr) and Dr. Allan Lloyd-Smith (a.lloyd-smith@uea.ac.uk)
The initial enthusiasm that the emergence and popularization of cyberspace technology spawned in the 1980s has now given way to critical thinking. The power it has in influencing common sense and globally manipulating the way knowledge and information is disseminated has altered the way we view and appreciate reality, think about the world and ourselves in it. This interdisciplinary two-session workshop will seek to address, within the context of American literature, politics and culture, the following issues: globalization; identity formation; political and social activism; capitalism and commodity culture; digital modes of representation.
For enquiries and abstract submissions (150-200 words) please email:
trapatz@enl.auth.gr
a.lloyd-smith@uea.ac.uk