European Communication Research and Education Association
Imke Henkel
This book offers a new approach to understanding disinformation and its destructive impact on the democratic function of the news media. Using the notoriously false reporting of EU policies by the British press as a starting point, it utilises Critical Discourse Analysis to examine the linguistic properties of false news stories and to understand how they function as myth in Roland Barthes’ sense. The disinformation is essential for the impact these news stories had as it provides the simplification which creates the blissful clarity of myth that Barthes described. As myth, the false news stories depoliticised a political argument and naturalised the claim of antagonistic British-European relations. Henkel shows how news stories used disinformation to articulate a Eurosceptic myth of the feisty, witty Briton who stands up against the European bully. Her main argument is that the disinformation contributed to the Brexit vote because, as myth, it transported an ideology. Henkel argues that the Brexit debate and the news reporting that preceded it for decades can be understood as a case study for how political journalism becomes democratically dysfunctional. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of journalism, media and culture, political communication, and Critical Discourse Analysis.
https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030695026
September 10, 2021
Online conference
Deadline: May 31, 2021
Media and communication studies today especially focus on questions surrounding how digital media and digitization have changed and revolutionized previous media ecologies. Funding opportunities, PhD dissertations, journals and books on digitization and the relevance of digital media are overwhelming. This joint ECREA postconference, organized by the Communication History, Radio Research, and Television Studies Sections, invites colleagues to focus on and discuss claims that studying old media is imperative and still fully relevant to understand our contemporary media landscapes. In several media sectors, traditional media, such as television and radio, printing, analog photography and music, are still the most profitable businesses. The integration of old and new media seems to be more effective than disruptive models, and the so-called “old media” are still used and appreciated by media audiences worldwide. This postconference invites empirical and theoretical contributions from different angles. Potential topics may include, but are not limited to:
Please send your 500 word abstract and a short bio of 100 words to info@oldnewspersistence.com. Deadline for submissions is 31 May 2021 and the conference will take place as an online event only on 10 September 2021.
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/Vacancies/W/2199/0/295232/15539/lse-fellow-in-media-communication-and-development.
If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the "contact us" links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page.
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.
October 14-16, 2021
Deadline for proposal submission: April 12, 2021
The 6th edition of the conference /Narrative, Media and Cognition/ aims to combine narrative, as an artistic and social phenomenon, with the artistic and technical media that convey it and with the cognition that produces it and gives it meaning. The 2021 edition of the conference is hosted by the Theatre and Film School of the Lisbon Polytechnic Institute, in Portugal, in association with the WG of the Audiovisual Narratives of AIM - The Moving Image Association in Portugal. It will take place on the 14th, 15th, 16th of October 2021, via Zoom.
Upon entering a new decade of the twenty-first century the artistic landscape is increasingly hybrid and veering from the norms; a growing blend of forms, contents and genres is taking place. Therefore, it is imperative to reflect on the interrelation of the three main topics of the conference – narrative, media/arts, and cognition – and to contribute with academic theorization that allows for a broadening of reflection upon the nature and role of narrative as the binding element of a new audiovisual praxis. In this sense, the current edition of the conference focuses on the multiple challenges of artistic contemporaneity, seeking to foster a multidisciplinary dialogue.
There will be a publication with selected, peer-reviewed articles issuing from this conference.
Possible topics may include, but are not limited to:
We are proud to present the following keynote speakers:
Conference languages: English and Portuguese.
The conference is free of charge for selected participants, but registration is mandatory to be able to access the sessions.
Timetable: (2021)
Submission:
We invite each of you to submit a proposal for a 20-minute presentation. Each participant is limited to one talk. Both theoretical and analytical-theoretical approaches are accepted.
The proposal must contain an abstract (500 words max.), 5 keywords, 3 bibliographical references and a short bio of the author (250 words max.). Send to Fátima Chinita (chinita.estc@gmail.com ) and Abel Júpiter (estc.conferencia.2021@gmail.com ).
Suggested bibliography and more information available on the conference website: https://reconfiguracoes.estc.ipl.pt
Organizers:
Fátima Chinita, PhD. - Lisbon Polytechnic Institute, Theatre and Film School
Guilhermina Castro, PhD. - Catholic University, School of the Arts, CITAR
Jorge Palinhos, PhD. - Lisbon Polytechnic Institute, Theatre and Film School
Deakin University
The Climate Change Communication and Narratives Network in the Faculty of Arts and Education at Deakin University is seeking EOIs for a fully funded PhD scholarship that willexplore the role of narrative practices in a museum context to inspire action on climate change.
Project details
This project will work to create a real-time analysis of the Sydney Powerhouse Museum’s forthcoming ‘100 Conversations’ installation, that aims to grow a substantial video archive of climate change thought leaders communicating their ideas for action, hope, and solutions to climate change. Undertaking deep content analysis and applying critical frameworks for understanding climate change communication to the interviews and exhibition curation, the project will examine the capacities of these climate change narratives to promote and inspire the action that is so critically needed on climate change. It will also investigate the contemporary role of museums in enhancing climate literacy and climate action. The project will advance our understanding of the role of storytelling and narrative in documenting and galvanising inclusive responses to the climate emergency and creating change at both individual and system levels.
The Climate Change Communication and Narratives Network is an interdisciplinary network of humanities, social science and creative arts scholars, critically focused on the politics and practices of climate change narration and communication in a time of climate emergency.
See more here: https://www.cccnn.org.au/
Scholarship and candidate information
Successful candidates will receive scholarships of $28,600 p.a. for 3 years.The scholarship will start in 2021 and is for full time applicants only.
The successful candidate will have a First Class honours degree, or equivalent, and a disciplinary background in communication studies, museum studies, narrative studies or cultural studies, as well as an interest in partnership-based research. A background in climate change scholarship would be an advantage.
Due to the impact of COVID-19, we require prospective candidates to hold Australian citizenship or be international students currently residing in Australia.
Application dates
An EOI needs to be submitted by1 May 2021
Further information and forms:
https://www.deakin.edu.au/…rch
https://www.deakin.edu.au/…prs
Contact
Associate Professor Emily Potter (e.potter@deakin.edu.au )
Dr Gabi Mocatta (gabi.mocatta@deakin.edu.au )
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Call for anthology chapters
Deadline for abstracts: June 15, 2021
Editors
The Nordic countries have a long and proud tradition of taking children and adolescents seriously as an audience with their own specific needs, in wider cultural policy frameworks focusing on children’s culture [børnekultur] as well as in specific film and media contexts (Bakøy, 1999; Christensen, 2002, 2006; Drotner, 1997; Jensen, 2017; Mouritsen, 1996; Rydin, 2000). However, the media use and viewing habits of children and adolescents have changed dramatically in the past decade – also in the Nordic region. Audiovisual content in the shape of film, series, and various “media snacks” on, for example, Netflix, Disney+, YouTube, Twitch, Snapchat, and TikTok are now a major part of their media diet, while their encounters with national film, series, and online content are declining.
This anthology invites contributions that further theories about industry notions of conducive production and distribution practices related to content for children and adolescents, and about children and adolescents’ receptionor “produsage” – or both – of audiovisual content and their own notions of relevance and quality in a digital and thoroughly globalised media landscape. Contributions can deal with questions concerning all genres and all aspects of audiovisual content made for or consumed by Nordic children and adolescents – from policy and production perspectives to textual analysisand reception studies. For example:
Interested contributors are invited to submit a 500-word abstract and a short biography to Pia Majbritt Jensen (piamj@cc.au.dk) by 15 June 2021. Please note that all submissions will be peer-reviewed. Abstracts must clearly state the aim and objectives of the study, and the theoretical and methodological approaches contemplated in the study.
Notification of abstract selection will be given in August 2021 with full article submissions by January 2022. We expect the anthology to be published early 2023.
Publisher: NORDICOM
Deadline: September 1, 2021
Department of Communicology and Journalism (Faculty of Philosophy Niš, Serbia) is announcing call for papers for the first issue of peer-reviewed journal “Media Studies and Applied Ethics” (MSAE).
- MSAE encourages contributions from MA and PhD students, media professionals as well as researchers in the field of media studies and applied ethics.
- MSAE accepts original research, review article, critical essays, perspective pieces and book reviews related to communication throughout the world.
MSAE welcomes papers on topics such as: Media and society; Media and culture; Media history; Media and entertainment; Media and religion; Media and violence; Media and advertising; Media effects; Audience and reception studies; New media; Journalism; Communication; Media philosophy; Media aesthetics; Visual Communications; Media Law; Applied Ethics (Journalism ethics, Media Ethics, Marketing ethics, Business Ethics).
Considering the aforementioned thematic and the field of your academic interest you are invited to send us your paper.
Papers are to be sent to an e-mail address: msae@filfak.ni.ac.rs
Send papers until: September 1st, 2019
For more information visit: https://msae.filfak.ni.ac.rs/
Editors: Miguel Túñez López, Francisco Campos Freire, Marta Rodríguez Castro
About this book
This book provides a global overview of the challenges and opportunities faced by Public Service Media (PSM) organizations, including the increasing power of digital platforms, changing consumption habits, and reforms on funding models. In order to survive in the new, transforming media ecosystem, PSM organizations need to retain their core values whilst also embracing new values stemming from society’s increasingly complex communication needs and value systems. The contributions of 40 authors from three continents are grouped into three areas in which PSM organizations can create value: innovation, governance and relation to the market, and democratic reinforcement. The book illustrates how PSM can create value for different stakeholders, in different contexts, and through different methods. Contributing to a better understanding of the role of PSM in current media systems, PSM is shown as a key agent for the development of the public sphere and democratic societies.
The book is available online in this link.
April 19 and 22, May 6, 13 and 20, 2021
University of Oregon
Remote
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What is Communication? (2021) will investigate instantiations and permutations of communication via models of exchange, modes of inquiry, and meanings of community. While communication has been conceptualized as models of transportation, transmission, and ritual, communication is also characterized by modes of sharing, imparting, connecting, and participating. These characteristics can contribute to democracy, as well as facilitating the commons and community/fellowship.
Communication is sensorial, including the auditory, visual, kinesthetic, tactile, olfactory, gustatory, and interoceptive, and can involve humans, nonhumans, plants, and/or machines. Most importantly, communication imbues meanings—experiences/cultures, languages/ideas, feelings/emotions, interactions/transactions, politics/economics, situations/contexts, and networks/environments.
This year’s event takes a problem-solving approach to communication by examining systems of networks and flows, gender and ICT4D, surveillance and algorithms, platforms and democracies, familial commonalities and ecological interdependencies.
What is Communication? (2021) builds on the previous two years’ gatherings. What is Technology? (2019) examined practical arts and tools, techniques and processes, moral knowledge and imagination, as well as technology as intelligent inquiry and problem-solving. What is Information? (2020) investigated tapestries, temperaments, and topologies of the mathematical and semantic, physical and biological, cultural and environmental, economic and political, as well as information’s transformational æffects. This year marks the eleventh annual What is...? and the sixth collaboration with scholars from the natural sciences, social sciences and arts. The series continues to enact a collaborative network of transdisciplinary research, cultivating communication as the heart of nature and society.
Keynotes:
Monday, April 19, 2021, 9:00-10:00am PT [NOTE: Different day of week and time than others below.]
Thursday, May 6, 2021, 12:00-1:00pm PT
Thursday, May 13, 2021, 12:00-1:00pm PT
Thursday, May 20, 2021, 12:00-1:00pm PT
* in cooperation with UO Women in Graduate Science
FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Please see whatis.uoregon.edu for more details.
IPRA Thought Leadership webinar
April 15, 2021
I am pleased to invite you to the next in the series of IPRA Thought Leadership webinars. The webinar Artificial Intelligence influence on PR: concepts, design, measurement will be presented by Svetlana Stavreva on Thursday 15 April 2021 at 13.00 GMT/UCT (14.00 British Summer Time). Svetlana is a Public Relation and Communication Professional at IBM.
What is the webinar content?
We live in extraordinary times. The globally connected world is transforming digitally. The number of all connected devices worldwide – that interact with each other and create data - is expected to reach 10 times the world’s population or 75 billion by 2025. According to IDC, by 2025 worldwide data will grow 61% to reach 175 zettabytes. In the cognitive era data that was previously invisible to systems can be captured and analysed to generate new insights. Today machine learning based algorithms and cognition make its way into cars, buildings, processes, space and supply chains. This is a chance for us to create new markets, transform industries, build new business models, and fulfil our dreams. PR & Communication industry is part of this digital transformation. As a result, today our profession is being challenged by brands, enterprises and societies and new realities call for new standards for professional PR & Communication. This webinar will explore how AI impacts PR & Communication practice and how we can leverage AI to put programs that are based on purpose, trust and ethics. This approach elevates the standards of our profession and puts PR in the heart of organization’s business strategies for sustainable development.
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 Svetlana
Svetlana is a Public Relation and Communication Professional at IBM and an IPRA Board member. Member of Forbes Communications Council. IPRA President 2019-2020. Experienced business builder and relationship manager with demonstrated success in journalism, public relations, corporate diplomacy and digital marketing initiatives. Demonstrated ability to lead teams and execute mission-critical initiatives. Hands on experience in working cross-disciplines globally for all IBM world regions, except North America.
International Public Relations Association Secretariat
United Kingdom
secgen@ipra.org
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