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  • 08.04.2020 20:51 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    With approximately one-fifth of the world’s population currently in ockdown, the novel coronavirus (COVID–19) pandemic has drastically changed many of our lives. According to official statistics, the virus has now infected over one million individuals across 209 countries and territories, and such draconian measures are likely to have saved countless lives. But, the effects of the virus reach far beyond its biological capacity to cause illness. Originating in Wuhan, China, its rapid spread across national boundaries has drawn attention to the porous and interconnected world that we live in. The resulting economic consequences of the lockdown measures highlight the volatility of the global economy and the precarity of those whose labour sustains it. At the same time, it has transformed the way we interact with one another and understand ourselves, as new forms of creativity and solidarity emerge. In the time of coronavirus, both critical cultural analysis and sustained personal reflection are needed more than ever to put these emerging new realities into perspective.

    Several leading intellectuals have already published their views on the coronavirus pandemic. Judith Butler, for one, has considered how the pandemic lays bare the radical inequalities inherent to global capitalism, drawing particular attention to the fraught politics of healthcare in the United States. Elsewhere, David Harvey has examined the broader repercussions for the dynamics of global capital accumulation; modes of consumerism that have long underpinned Western economies are now crashing before our very eyes, he says, and with potentially devastating consequences. On the other hand, philosopher Giorgio Agamben has come under criticism for his dismissal of the pandemic as a manufactured “state of exception,” aimed at facilitating a project of total control by governments and corporations, while denying the harsh reality of contagion altogether.

    For the duration of the coronavirus pandemic, students at The Lisbon Consortium encourage scholars, artists and other cultural practitioners to reflect further on the multifarious impacts of this bewildering new reality. To facilitate this, we are launching a new website, Culture in Quarantine , through which we hope to publish critical writing, visual essays and other creative responses to the pandemic over the coming weeks. Later, the website will remain online to serve as an archive of our collective thoughts and experiences.

    We welcome contributions of any length in the following formats:

    • Essays

    Personal reflections, cultural critique and analysis, adaptations or excerpts of larger research projects. Please write for a general audience and avoid too much academic jargon.

    • Fiction

    Creative responses to the coronavirus pandemic, including prose and poetry of all genres.

    • Visual essays

    All combinations of photography (or other visual material) and text are welcomed. Please indicate any specific layout requirements and we will try to accommodate.

    Please also include a short biography of no more than 100 words.

    Send your contributions to cultureinquarantine@gmail.com

    . Submissions will be accepted and published at www.cultureinquarantine.co on an ongoing basis.

  • 08.04.2020 20:45 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Dublin City University

    The School of Communications at Dublin City University is now inviting applications from qualified candidates for up to five PhD Scholarships.

    The School of Communications at DCU is home to almost 1,000 students at undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD levels. With a tradition stretching back almost 40 years, the School is defined by excellence in both teaching and research in journalism, multimedia and communications studies. In the QS global subject rankings in 2020 DCU was in the top 200 of almost 4,500 universities worldwide in the area of communications. DCU is ranked number 1 nationally in Communications & Media Studies.

    The School’s academics undertake research that contributes to national and international debates and to public policy formation. They have also led research projects supported by national and international funders.

    This cutting-edge research is across a range of (inter)disciplinary fields including (new) media studies, media history, journalism studies, science communication, political communication, social media studies, film and television studies, music industry studies, advertising, and cultural studies. In the past five years, the School has supported approximately 40 doctoral students to achieve PhD awards through this scheme.

    The School now has an opening for up to six funded PhD scholarships (across a four-year duration). As well as a tax-free stipend of €16,000 plus fees, we also support our students with funding for conference travel and offer PhD students opportunities to gain teaching experience.

    In this call, we invite applications in the following areas / themes:

    Photography and new forms of picturing:

    Fellowship(s) in this area will ideally focus on the politics of photographic representation. These might include: photographic portraiture through a feminist lens, power relationships, how identity is constructed, undermined or challenged through photography, new approaches to picturing and representing specific communities, psychology around empathy and the portrait. For further information, contact Dr. Dragana Jurišić – dragana.jurisic@dcu.ie

    Combatting coordinated online violence against women journalists:

    Fellowship(s) in this area will investigate the nature and scale of coordinated violence (bot attacks and other forms of organised online harassment) targeted at women journalists in different countries and culturally appropriate automated responses. Proposals are welcome from applicants with a solid knowledge of digital communications platforms analysis, or experience in tracking mis- and dis-information online. For further information, contact Prof. Colleen Murrell - colleen.murrell@dcu.ie

    Music, cultural production and the digital age:

    Fellowship(s) in this area will ideally focus on culture, media, and digital technologies. Possible research topics include (but are not limited to), (i) music in the digital age, (ii) the platformisation of cultural production, circulation, and consumption, and (iii) cultural labour in the digital age. Practice-based projects are eligible and a working knowledge of cultural production and related industries is desirable. For further information, contact Dr. Andreas Rauh - andreas.rauh@dcu.ie.

    Novel communication of environmental issues:

    Fellowship(s) in this area will focus on structural approaches to environmental crisis, focusing on the role of mediated communication in communicating environmental issues within socio-economic and socio-ecological structures. They may also investigate the role of novel and creative approaches to communicating environmental issues. Traditional or practice-based applications are welcome. For further information, contact Dr. Trish Morgan – trish.morgan@dcu.ie

    Sport and Media:

    Fellowship(s) in this area will ideally focus on the interrelationship of sport and media. Relevant topics include: sports fandom; sports journalism; sport and nation branding; representations of gender, race, and nation in sport; the geopolitics of sport. We also welcome applications from those interested in researching popular culture and new forms of promotion. For further information, contact Dr. Neil O’Boyle – neil.oboyle@dcu.ie

    NB. Applications should consist of a 2,000 word research proposal as well as a brief CV detailing academic qualifications and professional experience to date.

    NB. Applicants must contact the relevant supervisor prior to submitting an application.

    NB. All applications should be submitted to Ms. Eileen Myers, Secretary, School of Communications (eileen.myers@dcu.ie), clearly indicating the theme under which they are applying.

    All scholarships are due to commence on 01st October 2020.

    Closing date for applications: Friday 08th May 2020

  • 08.04.2020 20:44 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Scientific Journal "Études de communication"

    Deadline (postponed): May 2, 2020

    https://journals.openedition.org/edc/9101

    Thematic issue coordinated by Céline Pascual-Espuny (IMSIC, Aix-Marseille University), Andrea Catellani (LASCO, RECOM, Université catholique de Louvain), Béatrice Jalenques Vigouroux (LERASS, INSA Toulouse).

    In recent years, participatory research has expanded considerably in the context of renewed interest in forging links between science and society. While first centered on issues of research methodology, participatory science has evolved towards a comprehensive institutional approach. Today, participatory science programs, open science and crowdsourcing initiatives, action research, post-normal science and citizen science research projects are increasingly widespread. The work of John Dewey (1927), Kurt Lewin and Talcott Parsons (1965) and Paolo Freire -- through his contribution to the development of community-based participatory research -- laid the foundations of participatory science as a research paradigm characterized by significant researcher engagement, diversity of knowledge sources and a participatory framework which itself becomes a source of action.

    Over the past twenty years, such research methodologies have posited the principle of knowledge symmetry and have sought to foster dialogue between so-called "scholarly," scientific or academic knowledge, so-called "expert" or analogical knowledge and "experiential" knowledge (Gardien, 2017, Amaré, Valran, 2017). This movement, which originated in late 19th-century environmental science research (botany, zoology, geography) for which citizen-collected data proved to be highly valuable, has now become a global phenomenon.

    Democratic utopia? innovation? social imperative? Participatory research raises questions about the value accorded to different forms of knowledge as well as the value ascribed to knowledge co-constructed through participatory exchange. Participatory science postulates that knowledge arising from the convergence of different cognitive worlds transcends division and allows access to a more complete understanding of societal phenomena (Le Crosnier et al., 2013, Amaré et al., 2017). Some scholars have also pointed out the social usefulness of participatory science and its profoundly political and action-oriented nature (Billaud et al., 2017).

    Beyond these considerations, participatory research practices raise questions and issues surrounding scientific methodology, the usefulness of science in society, the place of researchers and the role given to laymen in the process of knowledge construction (Ravon, 2015, Callon, 1989, Bacqué, Biewerner 2015). Conversely, participatory research brings to the fore the issue of scientific research as anchored in social reality and as a response to social demands. Finally, the key notions of empowerment and participation, which are directly linked to participatory practices, have provided perspectives for research based upon citizen engagement.

    Such participatory approaches have had a significant impact on information and communication sciences. Some scholars have explored the processes of popularizing or translating scientific discourse (Yves Jeanneret, Joëlle le Marec, Igor Babou). Martin’s research (2007) focusses on issues of public participation in environmental decision-making involving native communities. By specifically addressing questions of transparency, dialogue and spaces for discussion, Martin’s work has shed light on the communicative processes used for reaching compromise through participatory exchange. Hamilton (2008) has worked on issues of convergence and divergence with regard to nuclear weapons and their environmental impact. Walker (2004) has studied environmental collaboration and conflict resolution. Philippe Roqueplo (1988), using the example of acid rain, has addressed the issues of stakeholder involvement, controversy and conflict. Nicole d'Almeida and François Allard Huver (2014) have developed a reflection on the dramaturgy of risk, while Bolin's work deals with the history of meteorology and climate change as linked to public opinion (Bolin, 2007). Other studies have focused on how communication processes create conditions for changing perceptions of climate change (Bostrom and Laschof, 2007; Brisse, Oreske and O'Reilly, 2013).

    More specifically, with regard to information and communication sciences, we seek to address the following issues:

    • To what extent does research carried out with lay people rather than only with peers call into question principles of scientific rigor, veracity or validity?
    • How does co-constructed research articulate social needs as expressed by public institutions or local authorities with the principles of scientific independence?
    • To what extent is this type of research a reflection of researchers’ commitment, whether it be political or social? Is such commitment explicit, or should it be? How do researchers "recruit" non-scientific participants? What conditions do researchers impose upon participants to ensure that research is carried out successfully?
    • What discourses and communication devices are mobilized? What semantic and ideological constructs and what justifications can be observed? What "ethos" of the citizen (or amateur) researcher is created?
    • With regard to implemented methodologies, do the issues of transparency and communication become more necessary or more important?
    • What approaches have been developed to accompany action research?

    Scientific committee (to be completed)

    • François Allard-Huver (CREM, Université de Lorraine)
    • Françoise Bernard (IMSIC, Aix-Marseille Université)
    • Nicole D’Almeida (GRIPIC, Université Paris Sorbonne)
    • Thierry De Smedt (GREMS-RECOM, UCLouvain, Belgium)
    • Amaia Errecart (LabSIC, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord)
    • Daniel Raichvarg (CIMEOS, Université de Bourgogne)
    • Philippe Verhaegen (GREMS-RECOM, UCLouvain, Belgium)

    Review process

    All submissions will go through a two-part review process:

    • submission of a 1500-2000 word abstract which should include a presentation of objectives and principle arguments, explain the originality of the paper and provide key bibliographical references;
    • for selected abstracts, a second evaluation will be carried on completed articles.
    • Instructions to authors are available on the journal's website: https://journals.openedition.org/edc/668

    Proposals will be peer-reviewed according a double-blind reviewing process. Abstracts should be sent by 15 April 2020 in Word (.docx) or OpenDocument (.odt) format to the following addresses:

    Paper proposals and final papers (35,000 characters including spaces, footnotes and bibliography) may be submitted in English or in French. No commitment to publication can be made until the full text has been read.

    Important Dates

    • April 15, 2020: abstract submission deadline
    • May 15, 2020: notification of acceptance or refusal
    • September 15, 2020: deadline for submission of the complete version of articles
    • December 15, 2020: deadline for receipt of final version
    • June 2021: publication of articles in Études de Communication thematic issue n° 56
  • 08.04.2020 20:30 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The University Autònoma de Barcelona and the Institute of the Spanish Public Television (RTVE) are carrying out a study analyzing the perception and emotion of citizens on the images used to illustrate the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, in the media. The goal is to draw conclusions to improve the rigor of information, the quality of scientific dissemination and give tools to media professionals to take care of the emotional effect that this pandemic (and other future crises of a similar nature) may have on society. People can participate by answering this survey that will last 15-20 minutes.

    SURVEY LINK: https://bit.ly/2UvdNke

  • 08.04.2020 20:27 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Special issue of Trípodos

    Deadline for submissions: April 30, 2020

    Publication: June 2020

    Editors: Emiliana De Blasio (LUISS University, Italy), Patricia Coll (Ramon Llull University, Spain)

    The COVID-19 pandemic poses a communication challenge for mass media and organisations on a global scale. For several months, crisis communication has become a crucial issue in our society, a society which is witnessing the acceleration of the process of digital transformation in all communication disciplines, including journalism, audiovisual communication, advertising and public relations. Trípodos announces a call for papers for a special issue on Communication in COVID-19 Crisis.

    The objectives of the special issue are summarised in the following areas:

    • Crisis communication.
    • Communication of emergency services.
    • Political communication during the COVID-19 crisis.
    • Institutional relations by videoconference: digital protocol.
    • Advertising: advertising creativity, branding at the service of health emergency, and digitalisation of marketing investment.
    • Information vs infodemic.
    • Journalistic routines: teleworking in mass media, TV set vs confinement, information vs entertainment.
    • Scientific communication, experts and data journalism to interpret reality.
    • Archive and reruns as an alternative to content production.
    • Intensification of the newspaper crisis, paywalls and digital subscription models.
    • Digitalisation of the audiovisual industry.
    • Apps as means of communication, and big data in a health emergency situation.
    • Internal communication and remote working.
    • Digital platforms as a leisure area.
    • Social networks: information, opinion, new privacy, influencers, newsjacking, memes, fake news.
    • Digital transformation of public relations, digital events, and corporate social responsibility.
    • Slow journalism vs immediacy.
    • Public communication and policies.
    • Emotions and loneliness through social media.
    • Populist approaches to crisis (also in comparative perspective).
    • Digital solidarity.

    Call for papers: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nyYhp3JhV2QmwJ-qXkohSjo_1FhA4Q17/view

    Papers should be sent by April 30, 2020. In order to submit original papers, authors must be registered with the journal (www.tripodos.com) as authors. Following this step, authors must enter their user name and password, activated in the process of registering, and begin the submission process. In step 1, they must select the section “Monograph”.

    Rules and instructions regarding the submission of originals can be downloaded at www.tripodos.com. For any queries, please contact the editorial team of the journal at tripodos@blanquerna.url.edu.

  • 08.04.2020 13:21 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

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    YECREA and ECREA do not sell or otherwise disclose your Personal Data we collect about you.

    You can withdraw your consent at any time by sending e-mail to: yecreanetwork@gmail.com.

    Your personal data will be stored for a maximum of one year. After that period, we will delete it.

  • 02.04.2020 22:32 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Cardiff University and Imperial War Museums

    Diversifying and decolonising conflict photography: an exploration of how accompanying textual information can influence the reading and understanding of photographs

    Applications are invited for an AHRC-funded PhD at Cardiff University. This is offered under the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership programme. The partner institutions are Cardiff University and IWM. The studentship will be supervised by Dr Tom Allbeson (School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University) and Helen Mavin (IWM) and co-supervised by Professor Claire Gorrara (School of Modern Languages, Cardiff University). The studentship begins on 1 October 2020 and is funded at standard AHRC rates for 45 months full time (or part-time equivalent) with the potential to be extended for a further 3 months for professional development opportunities. Candidates from EU countries are eligible for full awards if they have been resident in the UK, for education or other purposes, for at least three years prior to the start of their programme. Candidates from EU countries who have not resided in the UK for three years prior to the start of their programme will normally be eligible for a fees-only award.

    Closing date for applications: 15 May 2020

    Anticipated start date: 1 October 2020

    Full details: https://www.iwm.org.uk/sites/default/files/files/2020-04/IWM%20Cardiff%20CDP%20Advert%20final.pdf

  • 01.04.2020 21:18 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Portsmouth University and the Science Museum

    Applications are invited for a fully-funded AHRC Collaborative PhD in Partnership with the Science Museum London to commence in October 2020.

    The PhD will be based in the School of Art, Design and Performance and will be supervised by Professor Deborah Sugg Ryan (Professor of Design History and Theory), Dr Laurel Forster (Reader in Cultural History), Dr Helen Peavitt (Curator of Consumer and Environmental Technology, Science Museum) and Nick Wyatt (Head of Libraries and Archives, Science Museum).

    The project has been awarded an AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) by the Science Museums and Archives Consortium (SMAC).

    This studentship is funded for 3 years and 9 months (45 months) full time or part-time equivalent. The studentship has the possibility of being extended for 3 months to more provide professional development opportunities, or up to 3 months of funding be used to pay for the costs the student might incur in taking up professional development opportunities.

    CDP students are expected to spend at least 3 to 6 months during their funded time or part-time equivalent on professional development. This can include appropriate placements, work experiences, and attending training courses. The use of this time will need to be agreed by the student with by co-supervisors to best support the individual student’s training requirements and professional development.

    The student will need to submit their thesis within four years (48 months) of starting their studies, if studying full time. The successful candidate will receive a bursary to cover tuition fees and up to four years of maintenance stipend at the AHRC UK/EU rate for collaborative awards in (£16,885 for 2020/2021 per annum). The award is available full-time or on a part-time basis at 50% time.

    For more details see:

    https://www.port.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-research/research-degrees/phd/explore-our-projects/eye-appeal-is-buy-appeal

    Please contact Prof Deborah Sugg Ryan (deborah.suggryan@port.ac.uk ) who can give you full details of the project and discuss your interest.

  • 01.04.2020 20:54 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    December 3-5, 2020

    Prague, Czech Republic​

    Submission deadline: June 1, 2020

    www.praguemediapoint.com

    Our theme in 2020 is (again) WHAT’S WORKING

    Back by popular demand! Last year, we at Prague Media Point decided we had had enough of all the doom and gloom around the media industry. Instead of looking backward at all the problems that have plagued the media in the internet age, we wanted to highlight initiatives, projects, and individuals that are actively countering those trends -- and succeeding. This solution-oriented approach resonated strongly with conference attendees, and based on their positive feedback, we have decided to adopt the same theme. Once again, we are encouraging submissions of abstracts and sessions by scholars and PhD candidates from journalism, media, technology, and other related disciplines focusing on examples in the media that are working and generating impact in the following subjects and topics, though this list is not exhaustive:

    • Innovative ways to cover climate change
    • Pandemic media coverage
    • Media projects to counter polarization and disinformation
    • Technology & security in editorial work and content delivery
    • Effective methods for resisting threats to media freedom
    • Engagement through social media
    • Solutions and constructive journalism
    • Trust-building techniques
    • Different forms of storytelling
    • Innovative business and ownership models
    • Diversity in the newsroom

    Confirmed speakers:

    Prof. Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Director of Research Development and Environment, School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University (UK)

    Prof. Claudia Loebbecke, Department of Media and Technology Management, The Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, University of Cologne (Germany)

    Roman Imielski, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Gazeta Wyborcza (Poland)

    András Pethő, Founder and Editor, Direkt 36 (Hungary)

    Bas van Beek, Co-Founder, Investigative Journalist, Platform Authentieke Journalistiek (The Netherlands)

    Please submit your 500-word abstracts and a short bio by June 1, 2020.

    Download our template for abstracts or for session proposals from this page: https://www.praguemediapoint.com/call-for-abstracts

    Deadlines

    • Abstract submission deadline: June 1, 2020
    • Notification of acceptance: Jun 26, 2020
    • Early bird payment deadline: Sep 15, 2020
    • Regular payment deadline: Oct 25, 2020
    • Presentation submission: Nov 5, 2020

    Conference fees for presenting participants of scholarly abstracts or at academic sessions:

    Presenting participants: Regular - € 250, Early-bird - € 220

    Presenting participants ECREA members: Regular - € 220, Early-bird - € 190

    Students (PhD candidates) - Regular - € 110, Early-bird - € 90

    Note: Regular: payment reception by Oct 25, Early-bird: payment reception by Sep 15.

    ECREA members promo code: 2020PMPecrea 

    ​Leave us your email to be the first to know when ticket sales open.

    Registration fee includes: all conference sessions, coffee breaks and lunch, conference documents, and a certificate of attendance if required. Interface for ticket purchases will be opened soon.

    Come participate in this much anticipated conference in Prague, one of the most beautiful cities in the world whose center is on the UNESCO list. In addition, you will have the opportunity to experience the atmosphere of the city’s Christmas markets.

    Contact: Dagmar Caspe, Project Coordinator, caspe@keynote.cz

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