{"id":317,"date":"2019-12-20T18:04:56","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T17:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the7.io\/construction\/?p=317"},"modified":"2020-03-27T18:00:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T17:00:42","slug":"cfp-workshop-media-representations-of-law-and-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isils.net\/isils\/cfp-workshop-media-representations-of-law-and-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"CfP Workshop \u2018Media Representations of Law and Justice: Middle Eastern Perspectives\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h6>Call for Papers for the International Workshop \u2018Media Representations of Law and Justice: Middle Eastern Perspectives\u2019<\/h6>\n<p>Submission Deadline: 08 Jan 2020<\/p>\n<p>Call for papers: <a href=\"https:\/\/isils.net\/isils\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CallforPapers_MediaRepresentationsofLawandJustice.pdf\">Call+for+Papers_Media+Representations+of+Law+and+Justice<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA) in cooperation with the Institute of Oriental Studies, University of Leipzig is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the international and interdisciplinary Workshop \u2018Media Representations of Law and Justice: Middle Eastern Perspectives\u2019 in Germany at the Institute of Oriental Studies, University of Leipzig, 12 \u2212 13 March 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Law and\/in popular culture has been an emerging field of research (at least) since the 1980s. Its initial prominence was primarily limited to North America \u2013 the main hub of popular legal culture which, through various kinds of movies and television shows, impinged on what people generally believe about law and legal institutions. By now, the interrelation of law and popular culture has made its way into European legal academia. In addition, transnational comparative studies on how law and justice are portrayed in movies and fictional television dramas have been conducted, providing additional insight for both scholars of law and media studies.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the law and\/in popular culture discourse has been largely restricted to Europe and North America. Research usually centers on \u2018Western\u2019 legal culture and its cinematic\/televised representations. Oftentimes, non-\u2018Western\u2019 legal traditions and systems are only portrayed as supposed counter-examples to the liberal state under the rule of law that is promoted in dominant popular culture.<\/p>\n<p>The AGYA workshop on \u2018Media Representations of Law and Justice: Middle Eastern Perspectives\u2019 moves away from this established regional focus by including Middle Eastern legal regimes and their respective local media depictions. We particularly invite contributions on Arabic-language cinematic and television formats (including those on more recent streaming services and social media sites) screening legal system in either contemporary or historical perspective. We also welcome papers on legal dramas from neighboring countries in the \u2018Greater Middle East\u2019, as well as comparative studies to allow for broader transnational perspectives. By enabling a conversation not only between different regional sites of media production, but also among various disciplines, a range of analytical methods will be tested and employed to analyze the means and ends to which a legal system is portrayed in popular formats.<\/p>\n<p>Topics, themes, and issues to be explored include, but are not confined to the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cultural representations of domestic legal systems and legal traditions in contemporary courtroom dramas;<\/li>\n<li>The political framework in which legal dramas are produced and its impact on both content and format;<\/li>\n<li>Audiences, viewers, and their changing perceptions of the law;<\/li>\n<li>The impact of satellite TV and online streaming services on legal dramas, their production, and content;<\/li>\n<li>Plots, characters, and sociopolitical critique in legal dramas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The workshop is organized by AGYA member Lena-Maria M\u00f6ller (Institute of Oriental Studies, University of Leipzig\/Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg) and AGYA alumna Hanan Badr (Institute for Media and Communication Studies, Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin). Travel costs and accommodation for confirmed speakers will be covered by AGYA. Funding is still subject to approval.<\/p>\n<p>Those interested in presenting papers are invited to send a tentative title, an abstract of around 300-500 words, and a short biography to Lena-Maria M\u00f6ller (moeller@mpipriv.de) by 08 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Notifications of acceptance will be announced by 15 January 2020 and draft papers will be due by 15 February 2020. The workshop language will be English. 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