International Conference in Hong Kong
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULAR CULTURE AND EDUCATION IN ASIA
Hong Kong Institute of Education, 11-13 December 2008
CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE: 31 August 2008
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http://home.ied.edu.hk/~hkpop/conference.html
Please circulate this message among your colleagues!
Best wishes,
Phil Benson
Professor
Dept of English
Hong Kong Institute of Education
We invite you to join us at the First International Conference on Popular Culture and Education in Asia at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. The conference will bring together researchers from a variety of disciplines to focus on the implications of global flows of popular culture for educational practices and youth development. We welcome papers that elucidate changing patterns in Asian and global popular culture, as well as papers that explore implications and applications of youth engagement with popular culture inside and outside the classroom.
We welcome researchers and scholars from Sociology, Cultural Studies, Media Studies, Anthropology, Language and Literacy, Music, Visual Studies, Asian Studies, Education and other disciplines that take popular culture seriously to join us in this event. The first two days of the conference will be devoted to academic presentations. The third day of the conference will also feature practical workshops for local teachers on popular culture and pedagogy.
Dani Wang
Email: hkpop@ied.edu.hk
Visit the website at http://home.ied.edu.hk/~hkpop/conference.html
July 19, 2008 at 3:00 pm
I recommend the novel, The Twilight’s Last Gleaming On Public Education as a wonderful point of departure for discussions regarding popular culture and the education of youth. A portion of this intriguing, socially relevant, and enlightening story may be viewed online by contacting the publisher at http://www.Xlibris.com,clicking on their Bookstore link, then Searching by title. The story possesses many of the elements commonly found in just about every school system throughout the Untied States. The plot contains more than a few strategically placed twists sure to maintain readers’ interest, and leads to a well-conceived and logical conclusion designed to leave readers with a sense of time well invested in the reading of this story. Check it out for youself, then see how you can help promote solutions.