[Asis-l] DOCAM'12 call for papers

[Bernd Frohmann]

DOCAM'12 revised CALL FOR PAPERS


DOCAM'12 is the ninth annual meeting of the Document Academy, an 
international network of scholars, artists and professionals in various 
fields, who are interested in the exploration of the concept of the 
document as a resource for scholarly, artistic, and professional work.

The aim of The Document Academy is to foster a multi-disciplinary space 
for experimental and critical research on the document in the widest 
sense, drawing on scholarship, traditions and experiences from the arts 
and humanities, social sciences, education, and from such diverse fields 
as information, media, museum, archival, cultural, and science studies.

The Document Academy originated as a co-sponsored effort by the Program 
of Documentation Studies, University of Tromsø, Norway, and the School 
of Information, University of California, Berkeley. The 2012 conference 
is hosted by the Faculty of Information & Media Studies at the 
University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada.

The conference is scheduled to begin with a reception and keynote 
presentation on Wednesday evening, August 15, and to continue with 
presentations and discussions from 9 a.m. on Thursday, August 16, to 
6:00 p.m. on Friday, August 17. To preserve the atmosphere of open-ended 
discussion of previous DOCAM conferences, DOCAM'12 will feature only 
plenary sessions and a poster session to allow for additional exchange 
of ideas.

Keynote speaker:
Dr. John Durham Peters
Craig Baird Professor, Department of Communication Studies, University 
of Iowa

Dr. Peters is internationally recognized as a preeminent media historian 
and social theorist. His acclaimed first book, Speaking into the Air: A 
History of the Idea of Communication, traces broad historical, 
philosophical, religious, cultural, legal, and technological contexts of 
the study of communication. His many publications address, among others, 
the topics of mass communication, free speech, liberalism, media ethics, 
the information society, and the concept of information itself.

Papers and posters may address:

DOCUMENT THEORY (general , conceptual, and theoretical research)
DOCUMENT ANALYSIS (case studies, methodological issues, projects, history)
DOCUMENT STRUCTURE, CREATION, AND DESIGN (creative and practical work)

All presentations following the keynote presentation will be allotted 40 
minutes, including discussion.

Poster size: 20 in. x 30 in. or 30 in. x 40 in. Posters will be on 
display throughout the conference, and open discussion is encouraged.

Conference language is English.

The file formats for proposals and papers are RTF, MS Word, or PDF.
All proposals should include:

* description: a short (500 words) description of the work to be presented;
* names of all contributors;
* addresses, including email contacts;
* up to 5 keywords.
Paper proposals should also include:
* explanation of how they will be presented (verbally only, with 
presentation software, video, performance, or demonstration);
* special equipment needs.

Please submit proposals for papers and posters to Dr. Bernd Frohmann at 
the Faculty of Information & Media Studies at the University of Western 
Ontario: frohmann at uwo.ca. Please include "DOCAM 2012" in the subject 
line of all correspondence, including proposal and paper submissions.

Submission deadline for proposals: 15 March 2012
Receipt will be confirmed within one week; decisions will be announced 
by 1 April 2012.

Submission deadline for papers (in RTF, MS Word, or PDF format): 1 
August 2012.

For more information contact the co-chairs of DOCAM’12:

Bernd Frohmann, Associate Professor
Faculty of Information & Media Studies
The University of Western Ontario
London, ON N6A 5B7
CANADA
email: frohmann at uwo.ca

Pamela McKenzie, Associate Professor
Faculty of Information & Media Studies
The University of Western Ontario
London, ON N6A 5B7
CANADA
email: pam.mckenzie at uwo.ca