Call for papers
Born in the 1960s, videogames matured in a few decades into a major cultural and economic phenomenon. In the meantime, the success they enjoy among teenagers has been fueling numerous controversies, conducted by non-practitioners and focusing mainly on the following topics: addiction, disconnection from reality, the conditioning of imaginaries.
Game studies have shown the limits of this "risk paradigm", namely by scrutinizing the reality of gaming practices and the representations unfolding in videogames.
Furthermore, while gender forms the anthropological frame of the phenomena of subjectivation and objectivation specific to videogames, we might observe that, as far as French academia is concerned, this approach remains virtually unthinkable for scholarly analysis..
The main aim of this conference is to investigate, in a perspective attuned to gender problematics, videogames themselves (content analysis, myth and saga studies, consideration of gaming categories) ; the modalities (technical, aesthetic, economic) of their production ; their reception (gamers and their practices, playful and subversive uses, discourses on videogames) ; the way they relate to other cultural products (film, literature, visual arts and so on).
Even if the relevance of some approaches seems self-evident (cultural studies, queer studies, aesthetics, communication studies, history, philosophy, ethnology, sociology, psychology), we encourage participation from a wide range of viewpoints. We are indeed convinced that game studies have to be built upon a plurality of approaches and methodologies. Hence, multidisciplinary proposals will be particularly appreciated.
Deadlines
300 word abstracts in French or in English (as well as a short CV) should be submitted by Friday 30th September 2011.
Announcement of accepted proposals will be made by the end of December. Further details will be provided at the time of acceptance
Please send your abstracts to :
fanny.lignon@univ-lyon1.fr and
sonia.zinck@univ-lyon1.fr
Scientific coordination :
Fanny Lignon, MCF études cinématographiques et audiovisuelles, UMR ARIAS, université Lyon 1 - IUFM.
fanny.lignon@univ-lyon1.fr
Scientific Commitee :
- Nicolas Auray
MCF sociologie, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, UMR LTCI
- Catherine Beavis
Professor, Literacy and New Media, Institute of Educational Research, Griffith University, Queensland
- Diane Carr
Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies, London Knowledge Lab, Institute of education, London
- Suzanne de Castell
Professor, Curriculum and Instruction (Literacy, New Media and Educational Technologies), Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby British Columbia
- Marc Cerisuelo
PU études cinématographiques et audiovisuelles, université de Provence, EA LESA
- Elise Domenach
MCF études cinématographiques, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, EA CERCC
- Elsa Dorlin
MCF philosophie, université Paris 1, EA philosophies contemporaines, équipe EXeCO
- Catherine Driscoll
Associate Professor, Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney
- Laurent Jullier
PU études cinématographiques et audiovisuelles, université Nancy 2, EA IRCAV
- Sandra Laugier
PU philosophie, université Paris 1, EA philosophies contemporaines, équipe EXeCO
- Annie Lechenet
MCF philosophie, université Lyon 1 - IUFM, UMR Triangle
- Raphaëlle Moine
PU études cinématographiques et audiovisuelles, université Nancy 2, EA IRCAV
- Bernard Perron
Professeur, études cinématographiques, Ludiciné, Université de Montréal, Québec
- Eric Sanchez
MCF didactique des sciences de la vie et de la terre et TICE, Institut Français de l'Education, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, EMA S2HEP, équipe EducTice. Professeur associé, université de Sherbrooke, Québec.
- Michelle Zancarini-Fournel
PU émérite d'histoire contemporaine, université Lyon 1, LARHRA, équipe genre et société
Organizer :
Mehdi Derfoufi, EA LISAA, université Paris 3.
mehdi.derfoufi@tausendaugen.com
Organising Commitee :
Mireille Baurens,
UMR ICAR, université Grenoble 3
Francis Bergé,
université Lyon 1 - IUFM
Sigolène Couchot-Schiex,
EMA ECP, université Lyon 1 - IUFM
Fanny Gallot,
UMR LARHRA, université Lyon 1 - IUFM
Annie Lechenet,
UMR Triangle, université Lyon 1 - IUFM
Fanny Lignon,
UMR ARIAS, université Lyon 1 - IUFM
Christine Morin-Messabel,
EA GRePS, université Lyon 2
Vincent Porhel,
UMR LARHRA, université Lyon 1 - IUFM
Ingeborg Rabenstein-Michel,
EA CR2A, université Lyon 1 - IUFM
Herilalaina Rakoto-R.,
EMA ECP, université Lyon 1 - IUFM
Muriel Salle,
EA CRIS, université Lyon 1 - IUFM
Conference homepage :
http://web.lyon.iufm.fr/gem/jvd/
Please feel free to contact the organizers for any further questions.