<div dir="ltr"><p class="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">Digital
Korea: History, Use, and Effects of New Communication Technologies</span></b></p>
<p class="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">Perspectives
on Contemporary Korea Conference Series V</span></i></p>
<p class="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">November 13-14, 2015 at the University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">One of the hallmarks
of contemporary Korea is the incredible rate of development, adoption, and
integration of new communication technologies. With this access to new
communication technologies now part of the very fabric of Korean society, it
becomes important to examine the history, use, and effects of Korean digital media
– the internet, social media, mobile phones, etc. How has Korea’s particular
history shaped the development of new communication technologies and new media
use in the country? What sectors of Korean society are using new media and in
what ways? How do values, norms, and personal attributes interplay with
individual’s use of digital media? How does new media use and adoption play out
between generations? What has been the impact of digital media in politics and
society as well as everyday life?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">Digital Korea: History, Use, and
Effects of New Communication Technologies</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif"> aims to showcase innovative scholarly work examining
various subjects concerning the role of social media, mobile phones, and other
new communication technologies in in the case of Korea. The conference will be
open to all methodological and disciplinary traditions. Theory-driven research
and innovative methodological approaches are particularly welcome. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">Some specific
avenues of inquiry include but are not limited to papers that:</span></p>
<blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><p class="" style><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">Can
speak to the context and history around new media development and adoption in
Korea; that chart the benefits or the drawbacks of new media and illuminate (unintended)
consequences;</span></p><p class="" style><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">Explore
the everyday individual uses of new media in civic domains;</span></p><p class="" style><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">Study
the utilization of new media in the areas of health, sustainability, and the
environment;</span></p><p class="" style><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">Examine
patterns of digital media use and their consequences in politics and society</span></p><p class="" style><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">Use new
media as a lens to interpret culture and contextualize current events or that
situate new media trends within a cultural and recent history;</span></p><p class="" style><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">Document
and critique the approach to new media by government and corporate
conglomerates including but not limited to advertising, censorship, propaganda,
and dissemination of information; </span></p><p class="" style><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">Grapple
with issues of access and digital diversity;</span></p><p class="" style><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">Relate
Korean values and traditions to new media trends; and,</span></p><p class="" style><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">Infer
what new media means for the future of Korean society; and</span></p><p class="" style><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">Investigate
any other topics/approaches relevant to the themes of new media/new
communication technologies in the case of Korea.</span></p></blockquote>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">Conference meals and
lodging will be included for one accepted participant per paper. Modest travel
grants to defray the costs of attendance may be available to accepted
participants by application.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">Organizer: Nojin
Kwak (Nam Center/Department of Communication Studies, University of Michigan)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">Sponsors: Nam Center
for Korean Studies, University of Michigan</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">Guidelines for Submission</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif"> 1. <u>Deadline</u>: All submissions must be
made no later than Friday, July 31, 2015 in U.S. Eastern Time.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif"> 2. <u>Categories of Submission</u>: Two
categories of submission may be accepted: full papers or abbreviated papers (approximately
5-8 pages). Full papers strongly preferred. Abbreviated papers must contain a
description of methodology and findings. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">3. <u>Author Information</u>:
All submissions, including abbreviated papers, must include a separate cover
page and an abstract with approximately 250 words. The cover page should
include the following information: Title, name(s) of the author(s),
affiliation, mailing address, email address of corresponding author, and a phone
number. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">4. <u>Submission
Method</u>: Send in MS Word via email to </span><a href="mailto:digitalkorea@umich.edu"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">digitalkorea@umich.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">5. Final Papers:
Accepted submissions will need to submit final papers by Friday, October 16,
2015.</span></p>
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