TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
School of Communication
3100 Cleburne Avenue
Houston, Texas 77004
The School of Communication is sponsoring its 33rd Intercultural Communication Conference April 24, 2014, on the campus of Texas Southern University. This year’s theme is “The Global Impact of African-American Music in the Digital Age of Communication."
African-American music, from gospel to jazz and rock n roll to hip-hop, has had a profound impact on people in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, as well as in Europe and Asia. The purpose of this conference is to describe those influences through analyzing the lyrics and music of musical artists whose work inspire, promote and, at times, provoke social change, often through digital media (more recently). You are invited to submit proposals abstracts for papers, panels, or creative presentations that concern African-American music and its cultural and social influences on the global society in which we live. Some of the areas we are interested in having covered during the conference include but are not limited to the following:
African-American Music and Social Change African-American Music and Intercultural Communication
African-American Musical Icons History of African-American Music
African-American Music and Pop Culture African-American Music and the Entertainment Industry
African-American Music and American Life African-American Music and Politics
Other related topic ideas are also welcome
Submission Details and Guidelines:
Ø Please send proposal abstracts via e-mail to: Dr. Rockell Brown Burton of the School of Communication [log in to unmask] . (Use ICC 2014 in the subject line.)
Ø For more information or other questions concerning the conference, please contact:
Dr. James W. Ward, Conference Chair, via e-mail or phone: [log in to unmask] or (713) 313-7741.
The Intercultural Communication Conference provides a forum for scholars, students, professionals, and civic-minded leaders to explore topics with cultural, political, economic, and social implications as well as communication dynamics.