Call for Presentations for 8th Global Conference: Cybercultures

The Global Conference on Cybercultures is an inter- and multi-disciplinary gathering that critically engages with issues in information technologies and cybermedia. The conference will meet May 15th - 17th, 2013 in Prague, Czech Republic. A Call for Presentations includes papers, presentations, workshops, and reports along the following themes:

1. Cyberspace and Cyberculture
Theories and Concepts of Cyberspace and Cyberculture. Identifying Key Features and Issues

2. Cybercultures and Online Communities
Emerging Practices in Social Networking. The Shaping of Individual and Collective Identities. Webnography. Changing Social Identity in Cyberspace. State, Transnational and Commercial Control of Social and Private Spaces. Concepts and Meaning of Online Community.

3. Cyber-Subcultures
Multi-National, Cross-Continental, Cross-Generational and Online Diaspora Communities. Youth, Fan and Alternative Cultures Online. Changing Social Identity in Cyberspace.

4. Design for Social Networking
Design and Communication Strategies and Practices. Accessibility, Usability and Design Standardization. Creativity Support in Interactive Media. Mobile Communication Futures. Web 3.0 Projects and Concepts. Creative Commons.

5. Cybercultures and Politics
Governance and Control in the Online Environment. Cyber-Democracy and the Impact on National and Global Politics. Surveillance and Privacy in the Online World. Cyber-Activism and Social Mobilisation. Digital Divide. Digital Rights in Virtual Environments. Cybercrime vs. Ethical Hacking.

6. Cybermedia and Cyberjournalism
New Media Discourses. Digital Communications and Free Speech. Censorship and Content Regulation. Grassroots Journalism, Activism and Hactivism.

7. New Media Literacies
Educational Use of Virtual Environments and Videogames. Cultures of Online Learning. Online Research Networking. Global and Local Learning in the Age of Convergent Cultures.

8. Digital and Interactive Arts
Digital Artistic Practices and Aesthetics. Performative and Collaborative Use of Digital Media. Transmedia Storytelling. Biotechnologies.

The deadline for an abstract (300 words) is Friday, November 30th, 2012. For more information, visit:
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/critical-issues/cyber/cybercultures/ca...