Newsletter 28 November 2008
New Publication
Congratulations
Call for Papers
New Publication
Tania Lewis (ed) TV Transformations: Revealing the Makeover Show (Routledge 2008). See
attached brochure. As well as Tania’s contributions, this book (originally published as a special
edition of Continuum) contains chapters by CRNers Frances Bonner and Meredith Jones.
Congratulations
A well-deserved honour for Mark McLelland who has been promoted to Associate Professor.
Congratulations, Mark.
Call for Papers
A conference that might be of interest to some of our research groups:
The Centre for Public Culture and Ideas (CPCI), Griffith University with support from the
Innovative European Union Centre is hosting a three-day international conference from the 15th17th April, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Surfers Paradise in Queensland, Australia.
This conference is affiliated with Griffith University's Strategic Research Program on 'Social
Change and Well-Being' and we are currently seeking interested participants from Australia, New
Zealand and beyond to contribute to this event. We invite contributions that address the topic of
creativity and sustainable solutions for social inclusion from any perspective. The deadline for
abstracts is 16th January, 2009.
Topics for discussion at the conference include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Community arts-based projects, creativity and cultural expression
Festivals and carnivals as spaces for multi-culturalism and cosmopolitanism
Rural communities, creativity and social inclusion
Youth culture, cosmopolitanism, citizenship and political engagement
Embodiment, performativity and pathways to inclusion
Creative projects as a tool for social inclusion among indigenous cultures
Street art and civic participation
Creative projects and the prevention of juvenile crime and delinquency
Creativity, social inclusion and the role of education
The internet and communities of creative interest
Creativity, social inclusion and DIY initiatives
Ageing, leisure and social inclusion
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Urban regeneration, city spaces and cultural participation
I kindly ask you to please circulate this email and the attached call for papers to your colleagues.
Further information and conference updates can be found at the Centre for Public Culture and
Ideas website http://www.griffith.edu.au/cpci
ARC Cultural Research Network
crn@uq.edu.au