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15 June 2006 | Opportunities, Politics | Ernesto Aguilar

MEDIA & PROPAGANDA CONFERENCE (MAY 2007)
20 YEARS OF PROPAGANDA?

Critical Discussions & Evidence on the Ongoing
Relevance of the Herman & Chomsky Propaganda Model

Conference Date/Place: May 15-17, 2007
University of Windsor Communication Studies (Windsor, Canada)

Conference Chair: Dr. Paul D. Boin (pboin@uwindsor.ca)
Conference Website: http://www.uwindsor.ca/propaganda

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

The year 2008 will mark the 20th Anniversary of the publishing of the book Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of Mass Communication (Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky, Pantheon, 1988). In this book the authors put forth a model, the Propaganda Model (PM), as a way of understanding the way our mass media system interrelates with our economy, political system, and society in general. Since putting forth their propaganda model there have been both praise and criticism of this model, and there have also been many changes and technological advances in our entire communication and media landscape.

This May 2007 conference and Spring 2008 publication will, though vigorous debate/discussion and fresh insight, make great strides in critically analyzing (revising/updating) the ongoing relevance of the Herman/Chomsky Propaganda Model as a useful model for understanding 21st century media and society.

CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS & PRESENTERS
Noam Chomsky Edward Herman Sut Jhally
James Curran Robert McChesney Janet Wasco Vincent
Mosco DeeDee Halleck Robert Hackett Peter Golding
James Compton Jim Wittebols
Valerie Scatamburlo-D’Annibile …and many more!!!

Official Call for Papers & Panels To Be Posted Mid-June/06

For More Information Contact:

Dr. Paul D. Boin (pboin@uwindsor.ca)

or

Visit the Website: http://www.uwindsor.ca/propaganda

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