CALL FOR PAPERS The Fifth Annual Convention of the Media Ecology Association RIT Campus, Rochester, New York Sponsored by The Department of Communication & the William A. Kern Professor in Communications College of Liberal Arts Rochester Institute of Technology MEDIA ENVIRONMENTS AND THE LIBERAL ARTS June 10-13, 2004 How do changing media environments influence the ways in which people express themselves, communicate with each other, and pass on knowledge to future generations? From cities to cyberspace, and ancient writing systems to digital communication technologies, media help shape human interaction, understanding and organization. This conference explores the various ways in which past, present and emerging media environments influence human life in general, and its self-examination via the liberal arts disciplines. These include the subjects of inquiry and the way research is conducted, changes in human and mass communication, policy-making and evaluation, individual expression and representation, formation and change in cultural attitudes, media representations of natural environments, emerging digital expression (hyperfiction, digital poetry, electronic music), and the social impact of media. What is Media Ecology? "It is the study of media environments, the idea that technology and techniques, modes of information and codes of communication play a leading role in human affairs."-Lance Strate You are invited to submit papers, panels, workshop proposals, and short film and video works related to the conference theme. Complete papers may be entered for the Top Paper Award or the Linda Elson Scholarship Award (Top Student Paper). Please indicate entry on submissions. Submission deadline December 1, 2003 Send submission to: Dr. Sue Barnes Department of Communication College of Liberal Arts Rochester Institute of Technology 92 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, New York 14623-5604 (585) 475-4695 or (585) 475-6649 email: sbbgpt@rit.edu Conference Blog: www.rit.edu/~sbbgpt/mea-rit/ MEA Website: www.media-ecology.org