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  • 29.04.2021 20:23 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    October 15-16, 2021

    Sapienza, University of Rome (online and in-person)

    Department of Communication and Social Research

    Deadline: May 15, 2021

    KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

    • Prof. Rosalind Gill, City, University of London
    • Prof. Milly Buonanno, Sapienza University of Rome
    • Prof. Paola Bonifazio, University of Texas at Austin

    ​ROUNDTABLES

    • Gender and Media Studies in Italy.
    • Gender and Media Studies in Europe and the Mediterranean Region.
    • GeMMa Research Unit. Work in progress

    CALL FOR PAPERS

    Although there appears to be an abundance of literature and opportunities available for discussion on the topic of gender and the media, «researching the gender-media dyad is still an important project for media scholars» (Ross 2010, p. 3). This topic remains significant for several reasons. First is the complex and rapidly evolving nature of media products, technology and actors. The current media landscape and its cultural dimension are constituted by the accumulation and juxtaposition of content, media forms, production and consumption practices, and everything in between. Stale and stereotyped images continue to exist, alongside more innovative and critical content created through processes of remixing, sharing, co-creation and contestation (Banet-Weiser, 2018; Bolter, 2019).

    Moreover, the field of studies that explore the complexity and variety of subjectivities, identities, orientations and social and sexual relations in the media universe, alongside more traditional analyses of media representations, is steadily growing. In the last two decades, there has been a significant growth of innovative theoretical reflections and empirical evidence on the relationship between gender and the media that has gone beyond mere media representation and binary, heteronormative approaches (Farris, Compton, Herrera, 2020; Gill 2007; Kay, 2020; Krijnen, 2020; Lotz 2006; Ross, 2012).

    This trend is also fuelled by the ever-increasing centrality of gendered actors who make growing use of the media to gain visibility and voice in the discursive arena (Mendes, Ringrose, Keller, 2019; Jackson, Bailey, Foucault-Welles, 2020). Additionally, the importance of an ongoing reflection on the gender-media dyad stems from the advance of theoretical and empirical contributions from different countries with more recent experience of studying gender and media and with distinctive cultural perspectives (Buonanno, Faccioli, 2020; Cerqueira et al. 2016; Rigoletto, 2020). In particular, the field of gender and media studies in Italy has developed fairly recently, yielding valuable theoretical and empirical insights, but with few opportunities for international discussion.

    Building on these considerations, we aim to organise an international (online and in-person) conference with the primary objective of advancing discussion and exchange among scholars from different countries. The conference will provide an overview of the most recent studies on gender and the media, and, most importantly, will give prominence to research strands that are not always visible in the international arena.

    ​The event is in line with the activities of the GeMMA Research Unit (Department of Communication and Social Research, Sapienza University of Rome) and of the PhD Programme in Communication, Social Research and Marketing (Sapienza University of Rome).

    The conference welcomes paper proposals exploring the gender-media dyad in relation to media production, representations and the public, legacy and digital media, technology affordances and constraints. This includes a variety of viewpoints from across time and space. Particular attention will be given to contributions that focus on emerging trends on the innovation of images, production and consumption of media content, and, more generally, on new or lesser-known dimensions of gender and media studies.

    ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

    Please submit your 350-word abstract in English or Italian, together with a short bio (up to 150 words), including your contact details, before the 15th of May 2021.

    Abstracts will be reviewed using a double-blind, peer-review process.

    Please indicate in the file whether you prefer to participate in-person or online.

    Please send your abstract and bio (in a unique file) to abstract@gemmaconference.com and name the file as follows: LastName_Name

    Selected papers will be published in scientific journals such as About Gender, Comunicazionepuntodoc, H-ermes. Journal of Communication, Italian Journal of Cinema and Media Studies, Mediascapes Journal, Problemi dell’informazione, Sociologia della Comunicazione, and Sociologia Italiana-Ais Journal of Sociology.

    For any further questions or information about the CFP please email: info@gemmaconference.com

    SCHEDULE

    • 15th February: Call for papers opens
    • 15th May: Deadline for abstract submissions
    • 15th June: Notification of acceptance/rejection
    • 16th June: Registration opens
    • 15th July: Deadline for conference registration

    REGISTRATION

    • Students-Phd Students: 60 € (in-person) 30 € (online)
    • Regular registration: 100 € (in-person) 50 € (online)

    HOST/LOCATION: Department of Communication and Social Research, Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy. Via

    Salaria 113, Rome

    ​CONFERENCE MODE: Online and in-person

    CONFERENCE LANGUAGES: English and Italian

    CONFERENCE ORGANISER: Paola Panarese (Sapienza, University of Rome)

    SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

    -Prof. Emanuela Abbatecola (University of Genoa)

    -Prof. Consuelo Corradi (Lumsa University)

    -Prof. Charo Lacalle (Autonomous University of Barcelona)

    -Prof. Pina Lalli (University of Bologna)

    -Prof. Flavia Laviosa (Wellesley College)

    -Prof. Janet McCabe (Birkbeck University of London)

    -Prof. Claudia Padovani (University of Padua)

    -Prof. Karen Ross (Newcastle University)

    -Prof. Elisabetta Ruspini (University of Milano-Bicocca)

    -Prof. Marco Cosimo Scarcelli (University of Padua)

    -Prof. Juan Carlos Suarez Villegas (University of Seville)

    -Prof. Tiziana Terranova (University of Naples "L'Orientale")

    -Prof. Anna Lisa Tota (Roma Tre University)

    WEBSITE: www.gemmaconference.com

    CONTACT: info@gemmaconference.com

  • 29.04.2021 20:20 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    September 22-24, 2021

    Pamplona, Spain

    Deadline: June 15, 2021

    JOLT - CICOM Conference

    https://www.unav.edu/en/web/jolt-cicom

    The Marie-Skłodowska-Curie European Training Network JOLT (http://joltetn.eu/) and the School of Communication at the University of Navarra (http://unav.edu/fcom) call for the submission of ABSTRACTS for their joint JOLT - CICOM Conference: Harnessing Data and Technology for Journalism, to be held on a hybrid format in Pamplona, Spain, on 22-24 September, 2021 (https://www.unav.edu/en/web/jolt-cicom).

    Confirmed keynote speakers are Lucy Küng, professor, author and Google Digital News Senior Fellow at Reuters Institute, and Oscar Westlund, professor at the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at Oslo Metropolitan University and editor-in-chief of Digital Journalism.

    Submissions on all aspects of technology and journalism are welcomed, but contributions addressing the theme of “harnessing digital and data technologies for journalism” are particularly encouraged. This includes, but is not limited to, papers addressing issues such as:

    • Technological aspects of digital journalism:
      • Developments in artificial intelligence, Big Data, and algorithmic processing and what they mean for journalism.
      • Encouraging experimentation and innovation in journalistic practice.
      • Theoretical approaches that can help us understand technological changes in journalism practices.
    • Business and organisational aspects of digital journalism:
      • Promising avenues for journalism business models and financial sustainability.
      • Research agendas and theoretical approaches to understand the future of journalism.
    • Political, ethical, and social aspects of digital journalism:
      • Ethical challenges for reporting in the digital environment.
      • Industry and regulatory standards to ensure scrutiny, transparency and accountability.
      • Strengthening research-industry collaborations to support quality journalism.

    Submission guidelines:

    Abstracts should be written in English and sent in .doc format, maximum 800 words (including bibliography), to fcom@unav.es.

    Deadline: June 15th, 2021

    JOLT project aims to harness digital and data technologies for journalism by providing a framework for the training and career development of 15 Early Stage Researchers. JOLT addresses the global lack of a systematic, rigorous and innovative approach to digital and data journalism research and training by uniquely combining insights from computer science, data analytics, business, sociology, communication theory, journalism studies, and political science. JOLT is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska Curie grant agreement No 765140.

    Founded in 1986, the International Communication Conference (Congreso Internacional de Comunicación, CICOM) is the oldest academic conference held in Spain about media and communication research. Organised annually by the School of Communication at the University of Navarra, this event gathers international academics, media practitioners and researchers to discuss core issues in the field of Communication

  • 29.04.2021 20:04 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    May 5, 2021

    The University of Surrey’s strategic research theme Technology and Society – welcomes you to the fourth of its series Keywords in Technology and Society- on 5th May at 2 pm. This event – titled CRIME – brings together three speakers from three diverse areas of the sciences and social sciences – to think about societal consequences of emerging technologies. The event includes some excellent talks on – online hate, romance fraud and cyberconflict.

    Prof Nishanth Sastry, Distributed and Networked Systems Group, Surrey Centre for Cyber Security, Department of Computer Science. Nishanth will speak about “Can we agree on online hate? Lessons from Citizens-MP conversations on Twitter”

    Dr Emily Finch, School of Law. Emily will speak about “He stole all my money and broke my heart and I don’t know which one has destroyed me the most”. The challenges of combatting online romance fraud.

    Dr Michael McGuire, Surrey Centre for Cyber Security, Department of Sociology. Mike will speak about When Worlds Collide: Nation States, Cyberconflict and the Politics of Crime

    The event will be chaired by Dr Suparna De.

    We also welcome you to look at the wider series of events in Keywords in Technology and Society. You will need to sign-up, though attendance is free. Sign-up for Crime is available on this link: Crime Tickets, Wed 5 May 2021 at 14:00 | Eventbrite

  • 29.04.2021 19:52 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    VIEW, Issue 22 (special issue)

    Deadline: June 15, 2021

    Guest editors: Veronika Pehe, Sonja de Leeuw, Dana Mustata

    Publication date: fall/winter 2022

    This special issue of VIEW aims to shine a light on television satire in Europe during the period of state socialism and after. Satire has been studied as a vehicle for challenging political and religious power as well as established norms and values. Yet in the state socialist countries of the former Eastern Bloc, satire - including television satire - was also employed by the state apparatus to target ideological opponents. This issue looks into the complex and often subtle and contradictory ways in which satire has disputed the relations between television and power in this specific geopolitical region of Europe before and after the fall of the Iron Curtain.

    We welcome contributions that look at satire through the lens of television programmes, production practices, audiences and their modes of spectatorship, programming and scheduling. Contributors are invited to submit articles or video essays dealing with the forms and functioning of television satire under state socialism, the development of new satirical formats and topics in postsocialist Central and Eastern Europe, as well as longue durée perspectives on satire before and after socialism.

    Contributions on the following topics are welcome, while other relevant topics related to the satire and (post)socialist television will also be considered:

    • television and satire before and after the fall of the Iron Curtain;
    • formal and generic specificities of satire as a type of content revisited through the lens of (post)socialist television history and culture and through the lens of television as medium of communication;
    • parody, news-parody, religious and political satire and their limits in the (post)socialist context;
    • hybrid magazine formats (such as variety shows) that have accommodated satirical content;
    • boundaries of satire as a genre negotiated within the national contexts of different television cultures in (post)socialist Europe;
    • satire as a transnational phenomenon in European television;
    • (self)censorship and ‘underground’ satire in (post)socialist Europe;
    • television satire and taboos in the (post)socialist context;
    • mapping out ‘satirical spaces’ of television in (post)socialist Europe;
    • audiences and modes of spectatorship associated to satirical programmes;
    • production practices, programming and scheduling of television satire, including issues of censorship.

    Submission details

    Deadline for abstracts (max. 500 words): 15 June 2021. Authors are encouraged to send in a short biography with their abstract.

    Notifications of acceptance will be sent out to authors by 15 July 2021 at the latest.

    Deadline for full articles (3000-6000 words) or video essays: 1 December, 2021.

    Articles will be published in November/December 2022.

    Proposals and inquiries about the issue can be sent to journal@euscreen.eu.

  • 21.04.2021 20:57 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

    Salary from £36,647 to £44,140 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £47,456 pa inclusive of London allowance

    Based in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

    This is a fixed term appointment for two years, starting from 1 September 2021, with a possibility of extension for one further year, subject to funding

    Applications are invited from outstanding candidates in the field of Media, Communication and Development. The successful candidate will join an established and successful Department which graduates 300+ MSc students a year and is ranked #1 in the UK and #3 globally in our field (2021 QS World University Rankings). The Department is seeking to appoint an LSE Fellow who can make important contributions to its teaching and research. This post presents an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to expand on their teaching experience while developing their research career.

    The postholder will contribute to the core teaching of the MSc in Media, Communication and Development, as well as other Department theories and methods courses, and in addition to lecture and seminar teaching, will act as Academic Mentor to MSc students and supervise their dissertations. The postholder will also be expected to contribute to the research culture of the Department.

    Candidates will have a completed PhD in Media and Communications, Development Communication or a closely related discipline/field with a focus on socio-political, economic and communication inequality in the global south (doctoral examination/viva to be completed before post start date). Candidates must demonstrate evidence of high quality teaching at graduate level and an interest in contributing to teaching critical approaches to media, communication and development, critical race theory, postcolonial theory, and visual or discourse analysis methods. Candidates will have a developing research record in the field of media and communications, with evidence of a commitment to critically assessing theories and empirical research. Candidates must demonstrate excellent communication and presentation skills and a demonstrable commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion in Higher Education.

    We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities.

    For further information about the post, please see https://jobs.lse.ac.uk/…ent

    Should you have any queries about the role, please email Professor Shakuntala Banaji: S.Banaji@lse.ac.uk .

    The closing date for receipt of applications is *Sunday 9 May 2021 (23.59 UK time).* Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

    An LSE Fellowship is intended to be an entry route to an academic career and is deemed by the School to be a career development position. As such, applicants who have already been employed as an LSE Fellow for three years in total are not eligible to apply. If you have any queries about this please contact the HR Division.

    LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university.

  • 21.04.2021 20:45 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    June 15-16, 2021

    Online conference

    Deadline: April 26, 2021

    Link to Conference website: https://eventos.ucm.es/62424/section/29430/i-congreso-internacional-de-cineinternacional.html

    The WoCiCo 2021 invites to seed abstracts on research on the Cinema of India (Bollywood, or any other cinema industry of India). It is an excellent platform for researchers, teachers, professionals, as well as Doctoral and Master

    Degree students to present, share, discuss and publish their research work.

    Languages: Spanish and English.

    Submit proposals: until April, 26th, 2021. https://forms.gle/KhPCxxXDp4VjK3ss6

    The I World Cinema International Conference will be held on 15 and 16 June 2021, at University Complutense of Madrid (Spain), one of the most prestigious universities in Spain and the Hispanic world. It is organized by the research group GECA (Gender, Aesthetics, and Audiovisual Culture). The main goal of this conference is to be an international space to academic discussions on cinemas from different parts of the world, as well as on similar narratives forms as television series.

    This conference is directed to researchers, professors, professionals, and PhD and Master Degree students who are interested in communicate and share their contribution to the study of cinema.

    It is opened to any research approaches, qualitative or quantitative; focused on content or form; or those that address methodological questions.

    This edition is dedicated to the Cinema of India, one of the most relevant film industries in the world. Even if Bollywood is its most recognizable industry, there are many others in different languages and regions, with significant quality and economic impact. Topics related to other cinemas will be considered for a miscellaneous panel.

    Proposals

    Deadline to submit abstract proposals: 26 April 2021

    Submit proposals: https://forms.gle/KhPCxxXDp4VjK3ss6

    Each proposal must include:

    • Title
    • Abstract (200-250 words)
    • Keywords (at least, 3 keywords)
    • Proposals must be related to the topic of this edition: Indian cinema. And may be sent in English or Spanish.

    Public notification of results: 3 May 2021

    Once accepted by the scientific committee of the Conference, to finish the registration process, authors must make a payment of 30 euros.

    Payment is made by author, not by communication.

    Presentations will not be published until the payment has been made by all the authors who sign the communication.

    Presentations

    All communications will be presented online, with the videoconference tools provided by University Complutense of Madrid. Duration of presentations: 15 minutes.

    Publication

    Presenters can publish their communication as a chapter of a digital book published by Fragua (SPI (Scholarly Publishers Indicators) 2018 Communication: https://tinyurl.com/24z2hrez ). The final text will be peer reviewed before publication.

    Presenters which communications address methodological questions related to Indian Cinema, may publish the presentation in the journal Communication & Methods (Latindex, Dialnet, WorldCat)

    (http://comunicacionymetodos.com/index.php/cym ), after being reviewed by the journal reviewers.

    Key dates

    • Deadline for abstract proposals: 26 April 2021
    • Submit proposal: https://forms.gle/KhPCxxXDp4VjK3ss6
    • Public notification of abstract acceptance: 3 May 2021
    • Deadline for registration and payment as presenter: 14 May 2021
    • Deadline for registration and payment as attendant: 21 May 2021
    • Conference: 15-16 June 2021

    Organisers and Contact

    This International Conference is organized by the Research Group GECA (Gender, Aesthetics, and Audiovisual Culture)., with the collaboration of the department of Applied Communication Sciences, at University Complutense of Madrid (Spain).

    All queries can be addressed to the president and coordinator of WoCiCo 2021, Dr. Jaime Lopez-Diez. E-mail: jailop05@ucm.es

  • 21.04.2021 20:42 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    University of Fribourg, Switzerland

    The Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences (SES) at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, invites applications for a PhD position at the Chair of Political Communication and Media. The successful candidate will work as a teaching and research assistant at the Department of Communication and Media Research (DCM) and write a PhD dissertation under the supervision of Assistant Professor Alexandra Feddersen.

    The DCM provides an outstanding research environment based on interdisciplinary, innovative and dynamic collaborations at the interface between communication, media, economics and management. With its emphasis on rigorous training and high-quality research, the SES Faculty provides a decisive first step for a successful research career.

    Information

    Start date: October 1st, 2021, or to be agreed

    Contract duration: 5 years (1 year; renewable 4 years)

    Employment rate: 100%; the salary will be established according to the guidelines of the University of Fribourg

    Profile

    Interests: The candidate is creative, motivated and passionate about research. She/he can work independently as well as in a team. She/he is ideally interested in one or more of the following areas:

    - political communication;

    - media selection mechanisms and/or media organizations;

    - digital media;

    - quantitative content analysis and/or computer-assisted text analysis;

    - surveys and/or survey-embedded experiments.

    Skills: Proficiency in basic quantitative methods commonly applied in social sciences.

    Knowledge of experimental methods, programming languages (e.g., R, Python) and/or qualitative methods is considered an additional asset.

    Education: Master’s degree in communication or closely related field. The evaluation of the applications will focus on the applicant’s background, interests, attitude and potential for academic success. Admission to the doctoral studies is subject to the rules of the SES Faculty.

    Languages: Full proficiency in French; effective operational proficiency in English; good knowledge of German is considered an additional asset.

    Application

    Questions: Questions regarding the position and/or application can be sent to Monika Tomasik (monika.tomasik@unifr.ch).

    Documents: The application must contain:

    - a cover letter specifying research interests and motivations;

    - a CV containing the names of two academic references;

    - transcripts of completed academic training; and

    - other relevant certificates (e.g., TOEFL, GMAT, …) or documents (e.g., evaluation of Master thesis).

    Deadline: The application must be sent as one single PDF document to Monika Tomasik (monika.tomasik@unifr.ch) by September 1st, 2021.

  • 21.04.2021 20:34 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    September 16-17, 2021

    Ljubljana (online or hybrid)

    Deadline: June 7, 2021

    Organizers: Peace Institute (Slovenia) and University of Vienna (Austria)

    Link: https://www.mirovni-institut.si/en/after-the-summer-of-migration-right-wing-populism-media-and-affects/

    The conference focuses on the nexus between political parties, media, and right-wing populism since the so-called 2015 summer of migration in Europe with an affect perspective. The historical background is the erosion of party democracy and the rise of populist democracy. Classical political leadership is declining, giving centrality to personalisation and mediatisation of politics, and above all, populist leaders who exploit social media as new opportunity structures that are becoming a substitute for political debate. On the upswing are right-wing populist actors who aim at mobilising against the elite and internal and external others. The growing number of refugees fleeing to European countries along the Balkan route from war-torn and economically devastated zones fuelled the populist upsurge across Europe, as refugees were increasingly regarded as dangerous, culturally deviant, and a threat to the national security and the welfare system. The COVID-19 period has appeared as yet another crisis that deepened social inequalities and accelerated the invisibility of minorities. The conference intends to debate the populist production of politics of fear and securitisation, which addresses the emotions and affects of people and converts fear of economic and social decline into anger against migrants. The dynamic interplay between political strategies and media practices—the media-political parallelism—is of central concern, i.e. how the policy frames of the political field and the media are distributed and become common sense. The focus is also to understand how affective populist appeals shape public opinion on migration and how they mobilise people’s political and voting preferences. This conference is the final event of the Slovenian-Austrian research project POP-MED.

    We welcome papers addressing one or several of the issues mentioned above. We wish to attract a diverse range of participants from a variety of countries and backgrounds. There is no fee for attending and participating at the conference. The conference language is English.

    Proposals for papers should include the author’s/authors’ name(s), institutional affiliation, email address, together with a paper title, abstract of 300–500 words and a short biographical information. Proposals should be sent by 7 June 2021 to Mojca Frelih: mojca.frelih@mirovni-institut.si.

    Notification of acceptance by 25 June 2021.

    Key note speakers:

    • prof. Zizi Papacharissi, University of Illinois Chicago, Department of Communication
    • prof. Lance Bennett, University of Washington, Center for Communication & Civic Engagement

    Organizing committee:

    Mojca Pajnik, Associate Professor of Media and Communications at the University of Ljubljana and Researcher at The Peace Institute, Ljubljana; Birgit Sauer, Professor of Political Science at University of Vienna; Iztok Šori, PhD in Sociology, Researcher and Director of the Peace Institute; Otto Penz, Sociologist at the University of Vienna; Mojca Frelih, MA in Sociology, researcher at the Peace Institute.

  • 21.04.2021 20:27 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    May 13, 2021

    Online webinar

    I am pleased to invite you to the next in the series of IPRA Thought Leadership webinars. The webinar Communication and culture: cross-culture dimensions for PR will be presented by Esther Cobbah on Thursday 13 May 2021 at 12.00 GMT/UCT (13.00 British Summer Time). Esther is a CEO of the award-winning communications agency, Stratcomm Africa based in Ghana.

    What is the webinar content?

    The webinar will explore the challenges to professional communicators as they attempt to navigate cultural realities in crisis situations. Drawing on the agency’s experience during the covid-19 related pandemic we will draw experience from specific African case studies. Further the webinar will explore the cross-cultural dimensions of public relations in a diverse continent.

    How to join

    Register here at Airmeet.

    A reminder will be sent 1 hour before the event.

    Background to IPRA

    IPRA, the International Public Relations Association, was established in 1955, and is the leading global network for PR professionals in their personal capacity. IPRA aims to advance trusted communication and the ethical practice of public relations. We do this through networking, our code of conduct and intellectual leadership of the profession. IPRA is the organiser of public relations' annual global competition, the Golden World Awards for Excellence (GWA). IPRA's services enable PR professionals to collaborate and be recognised. Members create content via our Thought Leadership essays, social media and our consultative status with the United Nations. GWA winners demonstrate PR excellence. IPRA welcomes all those who share our aims and who wish to be part of the IPRA worldwide fellowship. For more see www.ipra.org

    Background to Esther

    Esther is Ghanaian and CEO of the award-winning communications agency, Stratcomm Africa based in Ghana. She is an IPRA Board member. She was previously external affairs manager for the West African Gas Pipeline Project and public affairs manager for the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation. In all these roles she has developed innovative communication approaches to address organisational needs. Esther is a graduate of the University of Ghana Legon and Cornell University, USA.

    Contact

    International Public Relations Association Secretariat

    United Kingdom

    secgen@ipra.org

    Telephone +44 1634 818308

  • 21.04.2021 20:18 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    COMUNICAZIONI SOCIALI - 2021/2, special issue

    Edited by Nico Carpentier and Johanna Sumiala

    Slowly but surely, arts-based research is making its entry into Communication and Media Studies, moving away from a rather exclusive focus on written texts and oral presentations. This special issue is driven by the belief that still more could be done at the level of theorizing arts-based research practices, and at the level of deploying them in different contexts. The aim of this special issue is to further stimulate the discussion on this topic, bringing together a diversity of voices, formats and approaches. In order to translate this objective into practice, a very strict (and restrictive) definition of arts-based research was avoided. Instead, all contributions that allowed for an artistic-academic dialogue on arts, academia and research were welcomed.

    This became translated into an intentionally-kept-vague structure, with more general reflective texts first, and then a series of more case-study-based approaches and more targeted and specific discussions, divided into a cluster on participation and interaction on the one hand, and mediation on the other. For the very same purpose, also a variety of formats was welcomed, including multimodal formats, more artistic contributions and policy-oriented statements, even though all contributors were asked for relatively short contributions, to maximize the diversity of voices. This strategy produced a variety of contributions that aim to inspire researchers in the field of Communication and Media Studies, and beyond, to reflect about the potentialities (and limitations) of arts-based research, and to consider adapting some of these approaches and methods in their own academic practice.

    http://comunicazionisociali.vitaepensiero.com/scheda-fascicolo_contenitore_digital/nico-carpentier-johanna-sumiala/comunicazioni-sociali-2021-1-arts-based-research-in-communication-and-media-studies-001200_2021_0001-370748.html

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