ICA 2010 in Singapore: Previewing This Year's Theme Sessions
Francois Cooren, U de Montreal and Timothy Kuhn, U of Colorado
As you know, this year's conference theme is "Matters of Communication: Political, Cultural and Technological Challenges," a theme that was meant to invite scholars and researchers to think about communication as the nexus where the material and immaterial dimensions of our world meet with each other. Our world is made...
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ICA Report: Communications Scholars "Clip Our Own Wings" with Copyright Confusion
Bruce Williams, U of Virginia and Pat Aufderheide, American U
A communications scholar wants to analyze popular sitcoms, but decides not to because she doesn't know if she can record and store them legally. Another communications scholar wants to include images of the advertisements his book critiques, but the publisher insists on his getting permissions for all of them; the...
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President's Message: Culture Clash
Barbie Zelizer, U of Pennsylvania
In mid March, the Chinese Information Office of the State Council released a report titled Full Text of Human Rights Record of the United States in 2009. Comprising nearly 10 pages of human rights violations in the United States, the report chronicled a panoply of incidents culled from the U.S....
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Cultural Research and Political Theory: New Intersections
Nick Couldry, Goldsmiths College, U of London
How should we understand the shape of democratic politics? What contribution can work on culture and communication make here? Exciting new intersections are emerging between research on communications and culture and new work in political theory. In Singapore the ICA Philosophy of Communication division will hold a preconference to explore...
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ICA Preconference: Health Communication Campaigns: Issues and Strategies in Asia, Australia, and Southeast Asia, 22 June 2010
Dave Buller, Klein-Buendel
The Health Communication Division invites all ICA members to attend its preconference ahead of the ICA meetings in Singapore. The preconference is hosted by the Singapore Health Promotion Board and the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University. It will be held at the Health Promotion...
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The 'Chindia' Challenge to Global Communication: An ICA Preconference
Daya Thussu, U of Westminster, London
Most scholars of communication and media are not up to speed with the rapid transformation of the media scene in Asia - the world's most populous and economically dynamic continent. With Singapore hosting the annual conference for the International Communication Association, it made perfect sense to examine the impact of...
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Conference Newsletter Unveiled
Emily Karsnak, ICA Staff
The ICA Conference Newsletter was launched in March as our excitement continues to mount for the upcoming conference in Singapore. The first issue covered topics such as tips for conference registration and booking travel to Singapore; a look at Singapore Airlines, ICA's official airline; and an exposé on some of...
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Singapore's Neighborhoods and Ethnic Enclaves: A Visitor's Guide
Emily Karsnak, ICA Staff
Singapore is a city of convergence; it is a place where eclectic cultures and religions peacefully coexist, where tradition and the past meet innovation and modernity. These different, though essential, components of Singapore's makeup do not just exist in separate realms of the city; instead, they intermingle and blend in...
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Student Column: Preparing for Your Thesis
Michele Khoo, Nanyang Technological U and Malte Hinrichsen, U of Amsterdam
My time as a student is coming to an end. Looking back, I cannot believe that I have spent more than 20 years in school. I have finally submitted my amended thesis. If everything goes smoothly, I should be done with my studies in another couple of months. Hence, I...
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