Tuesday, May 15, 2007

New Media & the Global Diaspora Conference
5 to 7 October 2007
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States

This symposium focuses on the migrations of the past 100 years
- how New Media's role, both direct and indirect, in the
transmission by these communities of "living traditions" has
resulted in loss, gain and interpretation.

The symposium has the following objectives:

  • To encourage academic discourse focused on transnational migratory populations and the role new media plays in transmitting and sustaining their living traditions.
  • To create a forum for researchers in the liberal arts and other disciplines studying the nature, significance and consequence of global migration
  • To provide a concert performance of traditional music and dance illustrating the vitality of these living traditions.
The deadline for abstracts/proposals is 1 June 2007.