European Communication Research and Education Association
Department for Media and Communication Studies Södertörn University, Stockholm, Sweden
Deadline 31 January 2024
The Department for Media and Communication Studies at Södertörn University offers a thriving and multidisciplinary research environment with a particular focus on contemporary datafied and media-saturated societies from a critical-cultural and often historical perspective. The research at the department shares a particular focus on the Baltic and East European region. The department is based at the School of Culture and Education and is a member of the Postgraduate School for Critical Cultural Theory.
Current research projects conducted by faculty members at the department include among others:
We are happy to offer several visiting research fellow positions for the academic year 2024/25. The fellows – holding a PhD – will each receive a one-time scholarship of 35.000 SEK contributing to travel and accommodation. The fellows can choose the length and timing of their stay during the academic year 2024/25 but should stay at least one month. Fellows are expected to present their current work during one higher seminar at the department. Södertörn University has a number of guest research apartments close to campus and we are happy to put fellows in touch with the housing unit at the university. However, we are not able to assist further in finding housing in Stockholm.
In order to apply please submit a short CV (max 2 pages) and a description of project that they will be working with during their stay (max 1 page) through this application form https://forms.office.com/e/YZG0k8DYxx
Timeline:
Deadline for applications: 31 January 2024
Notification of applicants: 1 March 2024
Start of the visiting fellowship period: September 2024 – June 2025
June 26-27, 2024
Queensland University in Brisbane, Australia
Deadline: February 1, 2024
Organisers: Axel Bruns, Jessica Walter, Daniel Kreiss and Anja Bechmann
Funding: Prof. Bruns’s Australian Laureate Fellowship project, The Independent Research Fund Denmark, and the European Digital Media Observatory.
Please submit your 500 word abstract at: https://lnkd.in/dPmpF5Hi
Event Information
In recent years, scholars around the globe have increasingly sounded alarms about the threats to democracy posed by media and technological change. Researchers have analysed the relationship between mis- and disinformation, political and state propaganda, the growth of a new class of social and political influencers, and deepening partisanship, growing populism, and increasing polarisation.
Despite the insights this work has already generated, the relationship between media, propaganda, mis/disinformation, and polarisation and power is either not well understood or conceptual models are subfield-specific. However, it is increasingly clear that political actors and movements wield media, propaganda, and mis/disinformation in pursuit of social, political, economic, or cultural power. Polarisation is often a tool in the service of people pursuing power, or the inevitable by-product of struggles over power.
This two-day postconference brings together current and emerging conceptual and applied theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of the relationship between power, propaganda, and polarisation. Day One reviews and challenges our conceptual frameworks for understanding the relationship between power and patterns of information and social interaction, while Day Two takes stock of the current methodological toolkit for the study of power, propaganda, and polarisation.
We invite your paper contributions on these issues. Abstracts of up to 3500 characters (plus references) are due by 1 February 2024.
The postconference will centrally address the dynamics of our destabilising contemporary social media and platform landscape – affected by the slow decline of Facebook, the rapid disintegration of Twitter, and the swift rise of algorithmic-driven platforms such as TikTok. These have created a complex digital environment of partially intersecting publics whose flows of information, discourse, and influence are as yet difficult to trace, analyse, and conceptualise both qualitatively and computationally.
Both days will feature keynotes by eminent scholars in the field, with particular attention paid to the diversity of perspectives and backgrounds represented by keynote and paper presenters. The organising team represents leading research institutions across three continents, and is committed to ensuring a broad geographical representation of participants.
The P³ postconference is supported by the Digital Media Research Centre at Queensland University of Technology, the DATALAB – Center for Digital Social Research at Aarhus University, and the Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; it is held at the Kelvin Grove campus of Queensland University of Technology in central Brisbane, Australia. Funding for the postconference is provided by Prof. Bruns’s Australian Laureate Fellowship project, the Independent Research Fund Denmark, and the European Digital Media Observatory.
Submission Instructions
Please complete the fields below and upload a paper abstract of no more than 500 words in Word or PDF format by 1 February 2024.
We will endeavour to inform you of the outcomes of the selection process by 1 March 2024.
By completing this form, you consent to be contacted by us with follow-up information. We will directly contact only the submitting authors.
The postconference will charge a modest registration fee of US$50 for faculty, and US$25 for students. This supports the event coordination and catering costs.
This will be an in-person event only – unfortunately we will not be able to accommodate remote presentations or attendance.
May 2-3, 2024
Grand Hotel & Gamla Rådhuset, Jönköping
Deadline (EXTENDED): January 23, 2024
Organisers: Professor Annette Hill, Hario Priambodho, Deniz Duru
The dynamics of friction matter, for storytelling, for digital and global connections, and for media and social inequalities. The meaning of friction is multilayered: friction is an energetic spark, a form of social tension, and a sign of difference. We feel media friction in our daily lives, from the contingencies of media engagement, to the tensions of trustworthy information during conflict and crisis. And yet friction is often framed as something to defuse in mediated settings, to smooth away differences and encourage easy encounters. But, what of the sparks that friction generates?
This symposium provides a timely opportunity to understand both the creative force, and negative consequences, of frictions within media, culture and society. Key questions include:
1) What are the dynamics of friction across media, culture and society?
2) In what ways can friction generate creativity in storytelling and cultural artefacts?
3) How do media frictions make visible power and inequalities?
We invite researchers to explore the dynamics of friction across the following connected areas of enquiry:
· frictions in storytelling for streaming series and films
· epistemic frictions of truth claims in news, documentaries, and social media
· social frictions in social movements, mobilisation and activism
· political frictions in news, documentary, information, disinformation and polarization
· gender, race, and disability frictions
· communicative frictions within organisations and media and cultural industries
· data frictions of AI and related technologies and data inequalities
· mobility frictions for transnational communication and transportation of goods and services, humans and non-humans
· global, local, transnational and postcolonial frictions
The programme for the symposium across two days includes keynote panels with invited speakers, pre-constituted panels on key themes with invited speakers, a special panel on academic publishing with Natalie Foster from Routledge and Juilia Brockley from Intellect, and open parallel panels. There will be a dedicated website, video, and podcasts of keynote panels.
Keynote speakers include Charlotte Brunsdon (Warwick University, UK, Simon Dawes (Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France), Christine Geraghty (Glasgow University, UK), Joke Hermes (InHolland University, Netherlands), Annette Hill (Jönköping University, Sweden), David Morley (Goldsmiths College, UK), Dylan Mulvin (London School of Economics, UK), Kristian Møller (Roskilde University, Denmark).
Invited Speakers for Pre-Constituted Panels include Magnus Andersson (Lund University, Sweden), Deniz Duru (Lund University, Sweden), Alexandra Bogren (Södertorn University, Sweden), Stina Bengtsson (Södertorn University, Sweden), Taina Bucher (Oslo University, Norway), Alex Frankovitch (Birkbeck University, UK), Maren Hartmann (Berlin University of the Arts, Germany), Jamie Hakim (KCL, UK), Noora Hirvonen (University of Oulu, Finland), Aira Huttunen (University of Oulu, Finland), Elinor Mansson (Södertorn University, Sweden), Erika Polson (University of Denver, USA), Torgeir Uberg Nærland (University of Bergen, Norway, Susanna Paasonen (University of Turku, Finland), Sébastien Tutenges (Lund University, Sweden), Hans-Jörg Trenz (SMS, Italy), Hakan Sicakken (University of Bergen, Norway), Thomas Tufte (Loughborough University London, UK)
Please submit an abstract of 300 words in English by January 23, 2024 to Hario Priambodho (hario.priambodho@kom.lu.se). For further information please consult our website: https://ju.se/mediafrictionsinternationalsymposium
There is a registration fee of 1750 SEK (170 Euros) that covers food and drink for the two days and an end of symposium evening meal.
Deadline: March 28, 2024
Nominations are invited for the annual International Journal of Press/Politics Hazel Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award, to be received no later than March 28, 2024.
Rationale
The International Journal of Press/Politics Hazel Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award honors internationally oriented books that advance our theoretical and empirical understanding of the linkages between news media and politics in a globalized world in a significant way. It is given annually by the International Journal of Press/Politics and sponsored by SAGE Publications.
The award committee will judge each nominated book based on the following criteria:
Eligibility
Books written in English and published within the last ten years will be considered. Monographs as well as edited volumes of exceptional quality and coherence will be considered for the award. Books by current members of the award committee are ineligible and committee members will recuse themselves from discussion of books that may entail conflicts of interest, such as books authored by members of their own department or published in a series they edit. Books nominated for previous editions of the award may be nominated again as long as they meet the eligibility criteria.
Award committee
The award committee consists of Cristian Vaccari (Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Press/Politics), Frank Esser (chair of the Political Communication Division of ICA), and Annika Sehl (chair of the Journalism Studies Division of ICA).
Nominations
Nominations should be emailed to Cristian Vaccari (cvaccari@ed.ac.uk) by March 28, 2024. Self-nominations are accepted. Nominations should be accompanied by a rationale of 300-500 words, authored by a researcher, that clearly specifies why the book meets the criteria listed above. Please include links to or copies of relevant reviews in scholarly journals if applicable.
Arrangements should be made with the publishers of nominated books for one hard copy or e-book (i.e., the full book in PDF form) to be sent by March 28 to each of the three committee members at the following addresses:
Presentation
The award will be presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association and will be announced on the IJPP website.
Past winners of the award
2023: Gadi Wolfsfeld, Tamir Sheafer, and Scott Althaus, Building Theory in Political Communication: The Politics-Media-Politics Approach (Oxford University Press 2022).
2022: Nikki Usher, News for the Rich, White, and Blue: How Place and Power Distort American Journalism (Columbia University Press 2021).
2021: Allissa V. Richardson, Bearing Witness While Black: African Americans, Smartphones, and the New Protest #Journalism (Oxford University Press 2020).
2020: Thomas Hanitzsch, Folker Hanusch, Jyotika Ramaprasad, and Arnold S. de Beer (Editors), Worlds of Journalism: Journalistic Cultures Around the Globe (Columbia University Press, 2019).
2019: Maria Repnikova, Media Politics in China: Improvising Power Under Authoritarianism (Cambridge University Press, 2017).
2018: Erik Albæk, Arjen van Dalen, Nael Jebril, and Claes H. de Vreese, Political Journalism in Comparative Perspective (Cambridge University Press, 2014).
2017: Katrin Voltmer, The Media in Transitional Democracies (Polity Press, 2013).
2016: Andrew Chadwick, The Hybrid Media System: Politics and Power (Oxford University Press, 1st edition 2013).
2015: Rodney Benson, Shaping Immigration News (Cambridge University Press, 2014).
ECREA and Local Organising Committee of the ECC 2024 conference are happy to announce six different grants and support measures to facilitate greater inclusion of scholars at the Ljubljana conference.
The grants will be awarded to scholars whose presentations have been accepted to the conference. Separate calls will open in March 2024.
More information on ECREA ECC 2024 grants is available at https://ecrea2024ljubljana.eu/grants/.
Special Issue for New Media & Society
Deadline: April 1, 2024
Guest Editors:
The world now seems more fraught with violence than ever, intricately interwoven into the fabric of our contemporary digital ecosystem. The escalating accessibility and ubiquity of digital platforms across the globe have facilitated a corresponding rise in the frequency of violence perpetrated through diverse infrastructural channels. So far, studies have observed a growing prevalence of violence executed on and through digital platforms. For example, research has emphasized that platform affordances like Feeds and DMs provide perpetrators with new avenues to exert control, intimidate, surveil, and harass women (Dragiewicz et al., 2018; Jane, 2014). Others have shown how audiovisual memes can be manipulated to expand and reproduce hate speech (Matamoros-Fernández et al., 2023), along with studies exploring the distressing psychological repercussions experienced by users exposed to content featuring real-world violence (Stubbs et al., 2022). Undoubtedly, digital environments have emerged as spaces that simultaneously sustain and expand intersecting forms of symbolic violence, including racism (Jakubowicz, 2017) and gender inequality (Cepeda, 2018). They have also become battlegrounds for countering and contesting forms of material and cultural violence, such as anti-racist efforts and police accountability (Lamont-Hill, 2018), as well as digital mobilization to advocate for differently-abled individuals (Mann, 2018).
Within this broad context, this special issue strives to enhance the understanding of the diverse forms, actors, and perceptions associated with online violence, serving as a crucial stride toward cultivating a healthier digital landscape. Specifically, as advocated by Dwyer (2017), we wish to emphasize the importance of contextualizing violent behavior and content within their respective cultural and historical frameworks. This call for contextualized understandings of violence arises at a time when addressing online harm necessitates a multifaceted approach, encompassing political, technical, and social dimensions, to effectively navigate the intricacies of local cultures. This significance is highlighted by Schoenebeck et al. (2023), underscoring the pivotal role of local culture as the foremost determinant of how individuals perceive violence on digital platforms. In this context, nuanced examinations of digital violence are indispensable for crafting fitting responses to the multifaceted ecologies of violence on social media. Therefore, our objective in this issue is to compile contributions that explore the impact, reach, and various manifestations of online violence as experienced and perceived within specific sociocultural contexts.
Underlying the goal of this call for papers is a desire to engage with scholars who are exploring violence on digital platforms as a cultural experience (Cover, 2022) that reinforces or resists existing power structures (Marwick, 2021; McCosker, 2014). Our call welcomes scholars to delve into the stickiness of mediated violence (Zelinzer, 2023), encouraging contributions on how online harm can serve as vehicles for both productive and destructive forces within contemporary cultures. We especially encourage interdisciplinary contributions that go beyond definitional or methodological issues around violence on digital platforms and emphasize its social, political, and ethical implications (Jane, 2015) on a global scale, with a particular emphasis on non-Western contexts. Accordingly, we invite submissions that address topics including, but not limited to, the following:
● Perceptions, experiences, and actors involved in the symbiotic relationship of offline and digital violence within various sociocultural contexts.
● Perceptions, experiences, and actors involved in algorithmic violence enacted within specific communities and contextual settings.
● Perpetuation and amplification of symbolic violence through digital platforms.
● Networked violence centered around attacking and revealing the identity of digital personas (e.g., doxxing as a form of violence exacted on minoritized individuals).
● Collective mobilization and contestation to counter material and symbolic violence on digital platforms.
● Escalating endorsement of violence as a method for collective mobilization.
● Digital resistance of platform and algorithmic bias.
Information for authors
Potential contributors should submit a 1,200-word abstract (excluding references), a 100-word bio, and the corresponding author's contact information to the guest editors. Feel free to consult the special issue editors about your article ideas and potential angles or approaches. After the abstracts have been selected, authors will be invited to submit a full paper. Please note that acceptance of an abstract does not guarantee publication, given that all papers will go through the journal’s peer review process.
Abstract structure
The extended abstract should present a coherent narrative on online violence while highlighting how the authors respond to the special issue call. It must emphasize the distinctive contributions of the study and provide an introduction to the empirical case study being explored. Furthermore, the abstract should outline the research methods employed and provide a clear indication within the findings section of the current stage of the work, whether it is still to be completed, in development, or at the writing phase.
Extended Abstract submission: April 1, 2024
Invited submission notification: May 1, 2024
Full paper submission: November 1, 2024
For any inquiries, please feel free to contact the guest editors’ team at
violenceondigitalplatforms@gmail.com
References list:
Cepeda, M. E. (2018). Putting a “good face on the nation”: Beauty, memes, and the gendered rebranding of global Colombianidad. WSQ: Women’s Studies Quarterly, 46(1–2), 121–138. https://doi.org/10.1353/wsq.2018.0005
Cover, R. (2022). Digital hostility: Contemporary crisis, disrupted belonging and self-care practices. Media International Australia, 184(1), 79–91. https://doi.org/10.1177/1329878X221088048
Dragiewicz, M., Burgess, J., Matamoros-Fernández, A., Salter, M., Suzor, N. P., Woodlock, D., & Harris, B. (2018). Technology facilitated coercive control: Domestic violence and the competing roles of digital media platforms. Feminist Media Studies, 18(4), 609–625. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2018.1447341
Dwyer, P. (2017). Violence and its histories: Meanings, methods, problems. History and Theory, 56(4), 7–22. https://doi.org/10.1111/hith.12035
Jakubowicz, A. H. (2017). Alt_Right white lite: Trolling, hate speech and cyber racism on social media. Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 9(3), 41–60. https://doi.org/10.5130/ccs.v9i3.5655
Jane, E. A. (2014). “Your a ugly, whorish, slut”: Understanding e-bile. Feminist Media Studies, 14(4), 531–546. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2012.741073
Jane, E. A. (2015). Flaming? What flaming? The pitfalls and potentials of researching online hostility. Ethics and Information Technology, 17(1), 65–87. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-015-9362-0
Lamont-Hill, M. (2018). “Thank You, Black Twitter”: State Violence, Digital Counterpublics, and Pedagogies of Resistance. Urban Education, 53(2), 286-302. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085917747124
Marwick, A. E. (2021). Morally motivated networked harassment as normative reinforcement. Social Media + Society, 7(2), 205630512110213. https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051211021378
Matamoros-Fernández, A., Bartolo, L., & Troynar, L. (2023). Humour as an online safety issue: Exploring solutions to help platforms better address this form of expression. Internet Policy Review, 12(1).
McCosker, A. (2014). Trolling as provocation: YouTube’s agonistic publics. Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, 20(2), 201–217. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856513501413
Schoenebeck, S., Batool, A., Do, G., Darling, S., Grill, G., Wilkinson, D., Khan, M., Toyama, K., & Ashwell, L. (2023). Online harassment in majority contexts: Examining harms and remedies across countries. Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3581020
Zelizer, B. (2023). Sticky violence. International Journal of Communication, 17, 1383–1389.
Katharine Dommett, Glenn Kefford, and Simon Kruschinski
Journalism and Political Communication Unbound
Features unprecedented empirical data from 328 interviews with campaign professionals and consultants
Highlights the voices of campaign practitioners through their varied experiences
Provides a new explanatory framework detailing systemic, regulatory and party level explanations of diverging campaigning trends
University of Calgary
Apply here: https://internal.careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/13773335-assistant-professor-research-transdisciplinary-environmental-communication
Location: Main Campus
We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta. The City of Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Districts 5 and 6.
Position Description
The Faculty of Arts at the University of Calgary invites applications for a tenure-track transdisciplinary position with a focus on Environmental Communication at the rank of Assistant Professor (Research). The successful candidate will be provided an initial five-year research-intensive term with reduced teaching commitments.
As part of the broader University of Calgary transdisciplinary recruitment program, 20 academic positions have been created to build capacity and provide leadership in support of the Ahead of Tomorrow Strategic Plan. These scholars see challenges as opportunities that spark our singular mission – to dare to imagine ahead of tomorrow.
We are seeking a forward-thinking scholar at the forefront of environmental communication to pursue a robust research agenda with a particular emphasis on climate change, water resources, and environmental sustainability. Over 30 years ago, the First Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned of impending crises facing the planet and yet the science predicting these crises was not heard across all nations and cultures. More recently, competing discourses of climate change denial further underscore the need for innovative and effective science communication that advances public conversations on environmental crises, notably water security. As one of today’s “wicked problems” (U.N. Sustainable Development Goals), the challenges of climate change require the creation of bold and engaging frameworks for understanding environmental justice to mobilize multi-stakeholder partnerships – among scientists, advocacy groups, Indigenous Peoples, citizens, and creative practitioners – and effect meaningful action on climate change.
The successful candidate will be engaged in transdisciplinary environmental communication research that examines the unequal access to critical resources, such as water, precipitated by climate change; focuses on communities affected by environmental injustice(s); and innovates communication and/or media-based interventions that challenge the economic, political, and social structures perpetuating these conditions.
The candidate will also establish effective means for knowledge sharing across multiple publics, including Indigenous Peoples and newcomers, who may conceive of having sustainable and healthy water systems differently, based on cultural context, personal circumstance, and previous experiences. Approaches may address environmental policy, Indigenous and/or critical approaches to environmental communication, or innovation in environmental communication (such as data visualization, participatory mapping, digital storytelling, transmedia).
The position will catalyze existing research strengths focused on knowledge sharing within the Faculty of Arts and beyond. Ideally, the candidate will also participate in one or more of the University’s transdisciplinary initiatives, such as One Health, the UNU Hub on “Empowering Communities to Adapt to Environmental Change,” and/or ii’taa’poh’to’p, the University’s Indigenous strategy.
The appointments will commence July 1, 2024, or at a mutually agreeable date.
We are seeking a scholar who will establish an active, transdisciplinary research program and demonstrate leadership in the field of environmental communication. Applicants must have a strong scholarly foundation in communication and media studies in conjunction with related disciplinary knowledge in climate science, sustainability, and/or water resources. Experience working with government, non-governmental institutions, Indigenous Peoples, and/or communities is considered an asset.
In addition to maintaining an active externally funded research program, the successful candidate will be expected to supervise graduate students and teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses in the Department of Communication, Media and Film and the Department of Geography, and collaborate with fellow transdisciplinary scholars. The candidate will also demonstrate leadership in service, collaboration, and mentorship within the University and the community. This is an excellent opportunity to build and develop an innovative research program within a dynamic and collaborative environment. A competitive salary and an attractive start-up package will be provided.
The successful candidate at the Assistant Professor (Research) level must demonstrate emerging strength in the field of environmental communication, as evidenced by impactful publications or other forms of scholarly activity, a record of securing competitive external research funding, and effectiveness in teaching at the university level.
Position Requirements:
How to Apply:
Interested individuals are encouraged to submit an application online via the `Apply Now’ link and include in one combined PDF:
Information about programs and research in the Department of Communication, Media, and Film can be found at our website.
Information about programs and research in the Department of Geography can be found at our website.
Closing Date: February 2, 2024
Questions about this opportunity shall be directed to: Dr. Andrea Freeman (geoghead@ucalgary.ca) and Dr. Samantha Thrift (cmfhead@ucalgary.ca).
The University of Calgary’s comprehensive benefits and pension program is designed to promote a productive level of health and well-being to staff members. To learn about our comprehensive benefits package for this Calgarybased, English-speaking position, please visit http://www.ucalgary.ca/hr/academic_benefits_pension.
The University of Calgary has launched an institution-wide Indigenous Strategy committing to creating a rich, vibrant, and culturally competent campus that welcomes and supports Indigenous Peoples, encourages Indigenous community partnerships, is inclusive of Indigenous perspectives in all that we do.
As an equitable and inclusive employer, the University of Calgary recognizes that a diverse staff/faculty benefits and enriches the work, learning and research experiences of the entire campus and greater community. We are committed to removing barriers that have been historically encountered by some people in our society. We strive to recruit individuals who will further enhance our diversity and will support their academic and professional success while they are here. In particular, we encourage members of the designated groups (women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible/racialized minorities, and diverse sexual orientation and gender identities) to apply. To ensure a fair and equitable assessment, we offer accommodation at any stage during the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. Questions regarding [diversity] EDI at UCalgary can be sent to the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (equity@ucalgary.ca) and requests for accommodations can be sent to Human Resources (hrhire@ucalgary.ca).
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. In this connection, at the time of your application, please answer the following question: Are you a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada? (Yes/No)
Additional Information
To learn more about academic opportunities at the University of Calgary and all we have to offer, view our Academic Careers website. For more information visit Careers in the Faculty of Arts.
The University strongly recommends all faculty and staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
About the University of Calgary
UCalgary is Canada’s entrepreneurial university, located in Canada’s most enterprising city. It is a top research university and one of the highest-ranked universities of its age. Founded in 1966, its 36,000 students experience an innovative learning environment, made rich by research, hands-on experiences and entrepreneurial thinking. It is Canada’s leader in the creation of start-ups. Start something today at the University of Calgary. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.
About Calgary, Alberta
Calgary is one of the world's cleanest cities and has been named one of the world's most livable cities for years. Calgary is a city of leaders - in business, community, philanthropy and volunteerism. Calgarians benefit from a growing number of world-class dining and cultural events and enjoy more days of sunshine per year than any other major Canadian city. Calgary is less than an hour's drive from the majestic Rocky Mountains and boasts the most extensive urban pathway and bikeway network in North America.
Deadline: January 22, 2024
https://iamcr.org/phd-webinars/call-for-convenors-2024
IAMCR invites PhD researchers to submit their applications to convene an IAMCR Presidential PhD Research Webinar with a topic of their choice. Read this information carefully if you are an IAMCR member PhD student and would like to convene an IAMCR Presidential PhD Research Webinar.
The IAMCR Presidential PhD Research Webinars provide a forum for critical dialogue for PhD researchers in the field of communication and media studies. The central goals of the webinars are to give visibility to doctoral research in the global field of communication and media studies and stimulate interaction and cooperation among PhD students.
The convenor(s) must be members of IAMCR and PhD students. The proposed topic must be relevant to communication and media studies, and it should be intellectually stimulating and potentially innovative.
How to apply
If you want to organise a webinar, download and complete the application form (*).
The completed application form should be emailed with the subject "IAMCR Presidential PhD Research Webinar: {title of your webinar}” to Mazlum Kemal Dağdelen (**), the coordinator of the IAMCR Presidential PhD Research Webinar and the assistant of the IAMCR President, Nico Carpentier.
If there are several convenor(s), each convenor is required to submit an application form. All forms must be sent in one application email to the coordinator of the presidential webinar. If there are similar proposals related to the selected topic, the convenors may be grouped as co-convenors in consultation with the applicants.
The topic and the convenor(s) are selected based on the academic quality of their proposal and its relevance to our field.
Timeline
Applications for hosting/convening a webinar should be submitted by 22 January 2024.
The webinar is expected to take place in April. The actual timeline for the organisation of the webinar will be decided together with the convenor(s).
Please do not send paper proposals in stage 1. This call is for hosts/convenors only. When the convenor(s) and their proposed topic are selected, the second open call for speakers and abstracts for presentations on that topic will be launched in collaboration with the selected convenor(s).
(*) https://iamcr.org/sites/default/files/convenor_topic_form_2024.docx
(**) mazlum@iamcr.org (mazlum /at/ iamcr /dot/ org)
Joke Hermes
https://www.routledge.com/Cultural-Citizenship-and-Popular-Culture-The-Art-of-Listening/Hermes/p/book/9781032265629
Written in an accessible and engaging style, this book uses a series of case studies to show how popular media are important to us, as a source of pleasure and entertainment, but also in communicating about the world with others. Social media platforms have changed how we talk about what we like and dislike in our popular media use. 'Cultural citizenship' shows how these discussions speak to 'belonging', to what we feel our rights and responsibilities are in today's polarized world. Cultural Citizenship and Popular Culture is based on audience-led research and does not privilege textual analysis as a starting point for taking popular media use's measure. Instead, it offers research tools to listen to others. This book offers scholars and students of media and creative industries a means to understand their professional position as one in which they engage with rather than assume to know what users of popular cultural texts and products think and feel.
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