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UNIV 2008 Theme "Entertainment & Happiness in a Multi-media World"

"Market capitalism,the engine that runs most of the world economy, seems to be doing its job well. But is it? Once upon a time, that job was generally agreed to be to make people better off. Nowadays, that's not so clear. A number of economists, in search of big problems to solve, and politicians, looking for bold promises to make, think that it ought to be doing something else: MAKING PEOPLE HAPPY." ('Happiness (and how to measure it)', The Economist, December 23rd 2006).

One of the American Census questions goes: 'Taken all together, how would you say things are these days--would you say that you are very happy, pretty happy or not too happy?' If you were to be asked this question, how would your reply sound? Join me in the quest for some of the answers...

TOPIC LEADS

Business & Economics:

Ø The Business of Film & Television: Wealth in Place of True Joy?

Ø Great Leadership in the Entertainment Industry

Ø The Economics of the Media: Consumers’ Perspective

Technology & Science:

Ø Smile! You’re on Candid Blog! (A Philosophical Analysis of Blogging)

Ø Entertainment Technology in Aid of Wellness

Ø Changes in Technology Enabling New Kinds of Entertainment: A Survey of Trends

Ø Pop Culture and Entertainment: Boon or Bane for Intellectual Development?

Arts, MassComm, Social Sciences:

Ø Reality TV: Providing True Joy?