Note: The ASA has a 3:00pm EST deadline today for submissions. ________________________________ From: citasa-bounces@list.citasa.org [mailto:citasa-bounces@list.citasa.org] On Behalf Of Keith Hampton Sent: 04 December 2008 13:13 To: citasa@list.citasa.org Subject: [CITASA] Call for Papers: CITASA @ ASA 2009 CALL FOR PAPERS Section on Communication and Information Technologies (CITASA) American Sociological Association Annual Meeting August 8-11 2009 San Francisco, CA DEADLINE: January 14, 2009 CITASA SESSIONS Session 1: Cultural Divergences and Convergences: Mediated Communication, Community, and Social Networks Organizer: Laura Robinson, Santa Clara University Through social networking, commerce, or political activism, many internet users engage in a host of mediated communities and social networks. To date, little attention has been paid to how cultural context shapes differentiated use of IT both within and beyond national borders. This session takes on this challenge by examining how new media practices diverge or converge in different cultural settings both in the United States and internationally. Papers will explore differences and similarities between how different cultural groups use mediated communication to initiate, sustain, or strengthen different forms of community and/or social networks. Session 2: Sociology of Communications and IT Organizer: Keith N. Hampton, University of Pennsylvania Open session on any topic related to the study of the sociology of communications, media, or information and communication technologies. Quantitative, qualitative, conceptual, critical, and theory contributions are welcome. Topics may include: health, politics, work, relationships, virtual environments, social networks, media, teaching, software, hardware, the Internet, cell phones, mobile computing, etc. Session 3: Round Tables Organizer: Steven G. Hoffman, SUNY Buffalo Open Submission HOW TO SUBMIT: All submissions must be made via the ASA online system. Organizers cannot consider papers sent to them directly. Only completed papers, not abstracts or letters of intent, may be considered by session organizers. Details on the submission process and participation policies can be found at: http://www.asanet.org/cs/root/leftnav/meetings/2009_call_for_papers IMPORTANT REMINDER: If you select one of the above sessions as your 1st or 2nd preference (as part of the ASA online submission process), in the event that your paper is not accepted for a CITASA session, organizers will do their best to forward your paper to additional sessions for consideration. However, you are also strongly urged to select the box to have your paper forwarded to a Roundtable Session. Keith Hampton, Program/Section Chair ---------------------------------------- Keith N. Hampton Assistant Professor Annenberg School for Communication University of Pennsylvania 3620 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 F: 215.898.2024 www.mysocialnetwork.net<http://www.mysocialnetwork.net>