CFP: “AGENCY, INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, AND THE ECONOMICS OF CREATIVITY”
Cultural Studies Association Conference April 19-21, 2007
Portland, Oregon
Seeking cultural, critical, and historical analyses for panel considering the impact of convergent and interactive technologies on creativity and the entertainment industries. E-mail 500-word abstract (include name, title, department/institution) by 10-11-06 to panel co-chairs dhanan [at] usc [dot] com **AND** dtraverssacott [at] mac [dot] com (subject line: “CSA Panel submission").
Of particular interest are those papers which consider the ways convergent and interactive technologies impact and/or facilitate:
Creativity and innovation
Artists and audiences
Audience “agency” and “power”
Amateur cultural producers and “democracy”
The creative professional, amateur hobbyists, wages, and the marketplace
Media mega-mergers
Proliferation of creative product
Marketing and distribution
Intellectual property
Medium specificity
DIY and interactive narratives
Mobile communication technologies and entertainment
Authoring software and diversity of ideas
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