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University of Copenhagen

The Department of Communication, Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen is inviting applications for a tenure track assistant professorship in digital transformation starting on June 1, 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The department is seeking a new colleague with expertise in digital transformation and the impact of digitalization on organizations. The candidate should have research experience within the impact of digitization in either public or private organizational contexts.

We are especially interested in candidates who conduct research in the following areas:

• Artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms in organizational decision-making processes
  
• Digital platforms and ecosystems and the transformation of organizational structures and operations
  
• Digitalization’s impact on business models and processes within organizations
  
• Ethical and social concerns in the datafication of organizational practices, such as privacy, bias, harm, fairness, transparency
  

The successful candidate must demonstrate a solid command of quantitative research methods, demonstrated through application in research projects or teaching activities. Further, familiarity with qualitative research methods will be considered an advantage. 

Applicants shall hold a Ph.D. degree in communication research, information science, business studies, or a comparable field. The successful applicant shall have a strong record of international publications and have a research agenda of interdisciplinary work on the digital transformation of organizations.

The Department of Communication is home to approx. 80 faculty members, 35 PhD students, 20 postdocs, 30 part-time lecturers, 20 administrative staff, and 2000 students.  The department annually generates approx. 30 million DKK in external research funding, and it produces research and scholarship that is world leading, and which sets the agenda for many national initiatives and conversations. The department offers seven degree programs: Philosophy, Rhetoric, Education, Film and Media Studies, Communication and IT, Information Studies, and Cognition & Communication educating successful candidates to many sectors and parts of the Danish society and beyond.

Read more about the Department of Communication at: https://comm.ku.dk

Copenhagen is a highly diverse and international Scandinavian capital with a green profile. Education is free and child-care is subsidized. Public transport is well-developed and many Copenhageners take their bikes to work. There are lots of green areas in and around Copenhagen, the water in the harbor is clean enough for swimming, and the city has multiple museums and other cultural venues. The University of Copenhagen was founded in 1479 and is the largest in Denmark.

Qualification requirements

A tenure track assistant professorship has a duration of six years. The main responsibilities consist of research, teaching, societal impact activities, departmental operations and administration. The ideal candidate must complete the university’s Teaching and Learning in Higher Education programme. The Department will appoint a mentor for the assistant professor.

At the end of the sixth year of employment, the Dean will set up an assessment committee for the purpose of evaluating the basis for a promotion to associate professor. For more information about tenure track assistant professorships at the University of Copenhagen: https://employment.ku.dk/tenure-track/tenure-track-at-ucph/

Appointment as a tenure track assistant professor assumes research qualifications at least at Ph.D. level. Candidates must be able to document competences in research as well as teaching. Candidates are expected to document scholarly research production at international level must demonstrate the potential to make a significant impact in their field at both local and international levels.

Assessment criteria

Candidates deemed within the scope of the position will then have their academic qualifications assessed by an Assessment Committee and is required to describe how their competences match the following criteria:  

• Research qualifications, including the degree of originality and scope of peer-reviewed scientific production; the applicant’s research plan; participation in research environments; and scientific breadth and depth in relation to the position’s academic profile.
  
• Teaching qualifications, including research-based teaching experience and interest in developing their own pedagogic competencies (e.g. documented didactic training).
  
• Experience and competencies in the dissemination of research, external partnerships and other forms of societal impact in the form of media contributions, advice and knowledge-sharing in the public sphere.
  
• Experience of contributing to organisational work, collaborating with others, and generating a vibrant, inclusive, and healthy work environment.
  
• Experience of with applications for external research funding, and plans to apply for external funding.
  

For more information about the University of Copenhagen’s general criteria for the employment of assistant professors, please visit: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/criteria-for-recognising-merit/

For more information about the qualification requirements for assistant professorships, as stipulated in the Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities (2019), see Ministerial_Order_no._1443_of_11_December_2019_on_Job_Structure_for_Academic_Staff_at_Universities.pdf (ku.dk)

Further information about the position is available from the head of department Jens-Erik Mai, e-mail: il-komm@hum.ku.dk

Application 

Applications must be written in English and must include the following attachments:  

• Application letter (max. one page)
  
• CV (max. three pages)
  
• Documentation of qualifications (exam certificates, PhD diploma, etc.)
  
• Publications: Applicants must submit a maximum of five publications for assessment, of which a minimum of two must have been published within the last five years prior to the deadline for applications. The selected publications must be uploaded as attachments and numbered 1–5. If any of the publications have one or more co-authors, applicants must clearly identify the part(s) for which they are responsible. The university may request statements from co-authors on the scope and nature of their contribution to the work.
  
• Complete publication list (attached publications must be marked with an asterisk). The list must be structured systematically and divided into the following categories:
  
• • Peer-reviewed publications:
  • • Monographs and anthologies
    • Articles in journals
    • Book chapters/anthology contributions, etc.
  • Non-peer-reviewed publications:
  • • Publications disseminating research findings, etc.
    • Other publications
• A research plan that includes a brief description of previous research, current research projects and upcoming research. Applicants are also asked to account for experience with organising research events (workshop, conferences, etc.) and with research collaborations, and participation in research environments both at the local and international levels (max. five pages).
  
• Teaching portfolio (max. five pages, documentation appendix max. 10 pages), consisting of a factual overview of teaching experience and areas of responsibility, a paper reflecting on own teaching competencies and a documentation appendix.
  

All applications must be submitted online, in PDF format, via the link “Apply for the position” at the bottom of the page.

Only material in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and English will be evaluated.

The recruitment process

Once the deadline has expired, the head of department will set an appointment committee consisting of faculty members and a student representative from the department to give advice on the appointment.  The applicants will be selected based on an overall assessment of their match with the department’s recruitment needs and the qualification requirements outlined above. This will be compared with the applicants’ research and teaching profile, as specified in their CV, list of publications, teaching portfolio, and research plan. All applicants will be notified as soon as possible whether they have been shortlisted for evaluation by the Assessment Committee. The selected applicants will be informed about the members of the Assessment Committee and they will be invited to comment on the committee’s assessment of their application before the appointment is announced.

For more information see: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

Further information about the recruitment procedure is available from HR, e-mail: hrsc@hrsc.dk. Please state case number 211-0180/23-2N #1

Remuneration and terms of employment 

The appointment will be made in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). It will be possible to negotiate supplements on the basis of qualifications. For further information about the Faculty of Humanities’ starter pack for tenure track assistant professors, see: https://humanities.ku.dk/about/tenuretrack/

It is expected that non-Danish speakers, within 3-6 years, will acquire the necessary language skills to teach in Danish speaking classrooms and meetings. The department will support and help faculty members to acquire knowledge and skills in the Danish language. 

We strive for a diverse and inclusive University that reflects the breadth and diversity of society and encourages everyone regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability and ethnicity to apply for the position.

The deadline for applications is 23:59 [CEST] on 22 October 2023.

Any applications or additional material submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

APPLY NOW

Part of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU), and among Europe’s top-ranking universities, the University of Copenhagen promotes research and teaching of the highest international standard. Rich in tradition and modern in outlook, the University gives students and staff the opportunity to cultivate their talent in an ambitious and informal environment. An effective organisation – with good working conditions and a collaborative work culture – creates the ideal framework for a successful academic career.

Contact

Jens-Erik Mai

E-mail: jemai@hum.ku.dk

Info

Application deadline: 22-10-2023

Employment start: 01-06-2024

Department/Location: Institut for Kommunikation

University of Copenhagen

The Department of Communication, Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen is inviting applications for a tenure track assistant professorship in media studies starting on June 1, 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter.

We are looking for a new colleague within media studies who can complement the already strong international research environment in media studies at the department. The candidate is expected to have demonstrated a keen interest in media studies as a distinct field of research; bring a solid, international research profile in media studies; have teaching experience within media studies; and have a good sense of how to contribute to a sound, vibrant, and healthy teaching and research environment.

The Department of Communication is home to approx. 80 faculty members, 35 PhD students, 20 postdocs, 30 part-time lecturers, 20 administrative staff, and 2000 students.  The department annually generates approx. 30 million DKK in external research funding, and it produces research and scholarship that is world leading, and which sets the agenda for many national initiatives and conversations. The department offers seven degree programs: Philosophy, Rhetoric, Education, Film and Media Studies, Communication and IT, Information Studies, and Cognition & Communication educating successful candidates to many sectors and parts of the Danish society and beyond.

Read more about the Department of Communication at: https://comm.ku.dk

Copenhagen is a highly diverse and international Scandinavian capital with a green profile. Education is free and child-care is subsidized. Public transport is well-developed, and many Copenhageners take their bikes to work. There are lots of green areas in and around Copenhagen, the water in the harbor is clean enough for swimming, and the city has multiple museums and other cultural venues. The University of Copenhagen was founded in 1479 and is the largest in Denmark.

Qualification requirements 

A tenure track assistant professorship has a duration of six years. The main responsibilities consist of research, teaching, societal impact activities, departmental operations and administration. The ideal candidate must complete the university’s Teaching and Learning in Higher Education programme. The Department will appoint a mentor for the assistant professor.

At the end of the sixth year of employment, the Dean will set up an assessment committee for the purpose of evaluating the basis for a promotion to associate professor. For more information about tenure track assistant professorships at the University of Copenhagen: https://employment.ku.dk/tenure-track/tenure-track-at-ucph/

Appointment as a tenure track assistant professor assumes research qualifications at least at Ph.D. level. Candidates must be able to document competences in research as well as teaching. Candidates are expected to document scholarly research production at international level and must demonstrate the potential to make a significant impact in their field at both local and international levels.

Assessment criteria

Candidates deemed within the scope of the position will then have their academic qualifications assessed by an Assessment Committee and is required to describe how their competences match the following criteria: 

• Research qualifications, including the degree of originality and scope of peer-reviewed scientific production; the applicant’s research plan; participation in research environments; and scientific breadth and depth in relation to the position’s academic profile.
  
• Teaching qualifications, including research-based teaching experience and interest in developing their own pedagogic competencies (e.g. documented didactic training).
  
• Experience and competencies in the dissemination of research, external partnerships and other forms of societal impact in the form of media contributions, advice and knowledge-sharing in the public sphere.
  
• Experience of contributing to organisational work, collaborating with others, and generating a vibrant, inclusive, and healthy work environment.
  
• Experience of with applications for external research funding, and plans to apply for external funding.
  

For more information about the University of Copenhagen’s general criteria for the employment of assistant professors, please visit: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/criteria-for-recognising-merit/

For more information about the qualification requirements for assistant professorships, as stipulated in the Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities (2019), see Ministerial_Order_no._1443_of_11_December_2019_on_Job_Structure_for_Academic_Staff_at_Universities.pdf (ku.dk)

Further information about the position is available from the head of department Jens-Erik Mai, e-mail: il-komm@hum.ku.dk

Application 

Applications must be written in English and must include the following attachments:  

• Application letter (max. one page)
  
• CV (max. three pages)
  
• Documentation of qualifications (exam certificates, PhD diploma, etc.)
  
• Publications: Applicants must submit a maximum of five publications for assessment, of which a minimum of two must have been published within the last five years prior to the deadline for applications. The selected publications must be uploaded as attachments and numbered 1–5. If any of the publications have one or more co-authors, applicants must clearly identify the part(s) for which they are responsible. The university may request statements from co-authors on the scope and nature of their contribution to the work.
  
• Complete publication list (attached publications must be marked with an asterisk). The list must be structured systematically and divided into the following categories:
  
• • Peer-reviewed publications:
  • • Monographs and anthologies
    • Articles in journals
    • Book chapters/anthology contributions, etc.
  • Non-peer-reviewed publications:
  • • Publications disseminating research findings, etc.
    • Other publications
• A research plan that includes a brief description of previous research, current research projects and upcoming research. Applicants are also asked to account for experience with organising research events (workshop, conferences, etc.) and with research collaborations, and participation in research environments both at the local and international levels (max. five pages).
  
• Teaching portfolio (max. five pages, documentation appendix max. 10 pages), consisting of a factual overview of teaching experience and areas of responsibility, a paper reflecting on own teaching competencies and a documentation appendix.
  

All applications must be submitted online, in PDF format, via the link “Apply for the position” at the bottom of the page.

Only material in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and English will be evaluated.

The recruitment process

Once the deadline has expired, the head of department will set an appointment committee consisting of faculty members and a student representative from the department to give advice on the appointment.  The applicants will be selected based on an overall assessment of their match with the department’s recruitment needs and the qualification requirements outlined above. This will be compared with the applicants’ research and teaching profile, as specified in their CV, list of publications, teaching portfolio, and research plan. All applicants will be notified as soon as possible whether they have been shortlisted for evaluation by the Assessment Committee. The selected applicants will be informed about the members of the Assessment Committee and they will be invited to comment on the committee’s assessment of their application before the appointment is announced.

For more information see: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

Further information about the recruitment procedure is available from HR, e-mail: hrsc@hrsc.dk. Please state case number 211-0181/23-2N #1

Remuneration and terms of employment 

The appointment will be made in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). It will be possible to negotiate supplements on the basis of qualifications. For further information about the Faculty of Humanities’ starter pack for tenure track assistant professors, see: https://humanities.ku.dk/about/tenuretrack/

It is expected that non-Danish speakers, within 3-6 years, will acquire the necessary language skills to teach in Danish speaking classrooms and meetings. The department will support and help faculty members to acquire knowledge and skills in the Danish language. 

We strive for a diverse and inclusive University that reflects the breadth and diversity of society and encourages everyone regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability and ethnicity to apply for the position.

The deadline for applications is 23:59 [CEST] on 22 October 2023.

Any applications or additional material submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

APPLY NOW

Part of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU), and among Europe’s top-ranking universities, the University of Copenhagen promotes research and teaching of the highest international standard. Rich in tradition and modern in outlook, the University gives students and staff the opportunity to cultivate their talent in an ambitious and informal environment. An effective organisation – with good working conditions and a collaborative work culture – creates the ideal framework for a successful academic career.

Contact

Jens-Erik Mai

E-mail: jemai@hum.ku.dk

Info

Application deadline: 22-10-2023

Employment start: 01-06-2024

Department/Location: Institut for Kommunikation

November 27, 2023

Online

Deadline: October 7, 2023

Institute of Social Communication and Media Studies Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin and Wroclaw Academic Centre in partnership with Academia Europaea Wroclaw Knowledge Hub are continuing research meetings focused on specific issues of mediatization research chaired by eminent experts (Göran Bolin (2017), Johan Fornäs (2018), Andreas Hepp (2019), Mark Deuze (2020) André Jansson (2021), Andrew Hoskins (2022)), this year the workshop will take place online on the 27 November 2023 and it will be led by Professor Kirsten Frandsen, Aarhus University.

REGISTRATION FORM: https://tinyurl.com/24sz8dnf 

MORE INFO: https://www.umcs.pl/pl/towards-development-of-mediatization-research-vii-mediatization-of-sport-physical-activity-and-recreation,27346.htm

ECREA Mediatization section track

March 13-15, 2023

University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

Deadline: November 5, 2023

We are delighted to announce the 2024 International Communication Association (ICA) regional conference, "Human Tech Transition: Crises in Mediatized Politics, Society & Economy" (https://htt.events/), a captivating and innovative forum that explores the intersection of communication, modern technologies, and the challenges posed by the crises of modernity. In the midst of rapidly evolving media landscapes and unprecedented global challenges, the theme of the conference revolves around the triad of media, new technologies, and the crises of today's world.

Our aim is to bridge the gap between empirical social research and technological advancements to gain a deeper understanding of how communication shapes the behavior of individuals and social groups.

The conference will feature seven compelling thematic panels:

• Communication in times of war – new media, old strategies
  
• Communication in times of war – the role of media as an institution
  
• Pandemic and lockdown as the spiritus movens of the technological revolution in communication
  
• Climate crisis - communication through the lens of new technologies
  
• Technologies in social life - a solution or another crisis?
  
• Fighting for order and attention in times of datafication: digital media as a new tool for restoring social order
  
• Mediatization in the era of AI (track organized in cooperation with ECREA)
  

Renowned Keynote Speakers:

Prof. Silvio Waisbord

Prof. Lourdes S. Martinez

Prof. Aleksandra Przegalińska

We look forward to welcoming you to the 2024 ICA regional conference - Human Tech Transition! Together, let's explore the ever-evolving landscape of communication and technology in the face of modern challenges.

If you have any questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to contact our conference organizing team at ica2024@uw.edu.pl.

Important dates:

• Submission deadline: 5 November 2023 @12:00 (noon) London time (GMT+1)
  
• Acceptance notification: 8 December 2023
  
• Author registration deadline: 12 January 2024
  
• Conference: 13-15 March 2024
  

October 13, 2023

University of Public Service Budapest, Hungary

Deadline: September 17, 2023

Mediatization Section

The Science and Society Research Group of the University of Public Service invites the members of ECREA Mediatization to submit abstracts for the upcoming conference on "Science and Disinformation: How can Science Support Society against Disinformation?" and its Mediatization Section.

The conference will delve into critical topics concerning the intricate relationship between science and society, focusing on science communication strategies, science-related disinformation, misinformation, and related mediatization. The objective is to foster interdisciplinary dialogue on the complex interplay between science and society.

Themes for the Mediatization Section include but are not limited to:

• Mediatization of science communication

• Changing media mechanisms in the dissemination of scientific knowledge

• Mediatized knowledge production and application including societal implications

• Strategies to reduce anti-scientific attitudes through communication and media

• Mediatization of conspiracy theories, and pseudo-scientific beliefs

• Mis-/disinformation, fake news and regulation/moderation in social media

• Development of media literacy in science communication

We invite abstract submissions that contribute to these themes and subtopics, aiming to advance our understanding of the multifaceted relationship between science, mediatization and society. Join us in Budapest on October 13, 2023, to engage in lively discussions, share your research, and help shape the future of science communication and societal well-being.

The deadline for abstract submission is September 17, 2023.

Latest notification on abstract acceptance: September 22, 2023.

Contact-mail: Vigh.Vivien@uni-nke.hu

If you need a travel grant, please indicate this in detail when submitting your abstract. In case of acceptance, we will contact you to share the possibilities.

A special issue on the best presentations in a European Q-rated journal is under negotiation.

For inquiries or additional information, please contact us at Vigh.Vivien@uni-nke.hu

November 6-7, 2023

University of Malaga (Spain)

Deadline (EXTENDED): September 15, 2023

The YECREA Network together with the Department of Journalism, University of Malaga invites interested and critical early career scholars to a workshop to critically discuss and reimagine a better academic for ECRs in communication studies. The workshop will take place 6th and 7th of November 2023 at the University of Malaga.

The aim of this workshop is to create an inclusive space for like-minded and critical-thinking ECRs who are prepared to interrogate and intervene in current academic cultures. We do not envision this to be merely a space for critiquing “how bad academia is”, but to identify key problems and transform academia by offering long-term, tangible, and implementable solutions. We recognize the value of growing research highlighting the problems in academia, but what we want this workshop to be is a call for action to improve the conditions for ECRs in academia. We invite doctoral and post-doctoral researchers, as well as early-career lecturers and independent scientists, who are outspoken, engaged, and committed to coming up with creative and disruptive solutions and ideas to challenge academia in its current state. These goals also align with ECREA’s broader activities, reflecting on neoliberal conditions in academia.

The 2-day workshop will focus on broad themes, including inequality and access to the academic field, precarious working conditions, and mental well-being. On day one, renowned experts on these themes will provide keynotes to open the workshop and facilitate debate and discussion. On day two, the central focus of the workshop is to synthesize and concretize discussions to come up with feasible and actionable solutions. Throughout the workshop, participants will present on these themes, reflecting on both existing research on academic cultures as well as their experiences and observations of and within academia. 

Ultimately, the workshop is envisioned as a starting point for establishing an ongoing collective of early-career scholars mobilized around reimagining and repairing academic culture through various forms of engagement. 

Deadline for submissions (EXTENDED): September 15, 2023. More information: http://yecrea.eu/2023/07/20/yecrea-workshop/  

RadioMorphoses (thematic issue n°11)

Deadline: September 15, 2023

Francophone journal dedicated to radio and sound studies

Coordination : Tristan Le Bras (Mondes Américains - EHESS) and Thomas Leyris (IRHIS - Université de Lille).

This thematic issue will gather researchers working on radio in contexts characterized by domination. Although it will especially welcome articles focusing on the uses of radio in colonial settings (Balandier, 1951), in situations characterized by racial domination (Wacquant, 1997) or ethnic domination (Brubaker, 2002), proposals relating to the wider field of domination (social, cultural, gendered, etc.) can be considered. The central question at the basis of this volume will be to analyze the dynamics binding together radio, community and power ; either in aiming to reproduce social hierarchies or to contest it. We would also like to reflect about conceptual divergences depending on the cultural area conducting the research. Although similar processes are scrutinized in diverse radio settings, concepts such as race1, class, nation, gender, etc., are not always mobilized in the same manner. Is it because of structural differences in the field, or differential epistemologies according to different scientific cultures? This volume presents the opportunity for a comparative exercise over this matter.

Research about radio has long been interested in the role of domination. Serge Chakhotin’s The rape of the masses. The psychology of totalitarian political propaganda wondered early on about the role of radio in propaganda while Paul Lazersfeld explored the political potential of broadcasting, both around the 1940s. In France, the « war of the waves » has been a matter of

1 By race we mean the belief in the heredity of social and moral traits. Although this social and cultural construction can be used to legitimate domination from certain groups over others, it can also be mobilized as an identity-builder by dominated groups to organize themselves.

historical investigation since the 1980s (Eck, 1985). But these early considerations are now reinvested by relying on new analytical frames. Indeed, despite very different historical contexts (from european public monopolies to american commercial broadcasting market), along with the diversity of programming situations (multilingualism, censorship, competition or lack of it, etc.), there is a strong dynamic towards the political study of radio. And this trend can be seen in multiple cultural areas. In Europe, projects such as Popkult60 in Germany and Luxembourg, or the GRER (Groupe de Recherches et d’Études sur la Radio) in France, have been carrying up-to-date research over the role of radio in European history.

In the African context, historians have explored the decolonizing process and the cultural consequences induced by the redefinition of power relations (Grabli, 2018; Ritter, 2021; Moorman, 2021 ; Leyris, 2023). Colonial authorities displayed an interest in broadcasting to African populations starting in the late 1940s and early 1950s, by providing content intended to satisfy this public (Tudesq, 1983 ; Ribeiro, 2017 ; Schaeffer, 1979 ; Breton, 1992 ; Robert 2009). At the very moment empires were starting to decline, radio was understood as a privileged tool in order to maintain domination (Balandier, 1951; Moorman, 2021). As a central instrument in colonial developmentalism (Frederick Cooper, 2012), this media is rapidly identified by independentists as a « technique in the hands of the occupier » (Fanon, 1959) which must be seized. However, what ought to be made out of it differs between those who conduct it and those listening to it (Grabli, 2019). While elites would prefer information and culture, masses demand specific music or useful information (regarding agriculture for instance), and administration remains focused on the developmentalist paradigm (Pauthier, 2014 ; Leyris, 2023) and nation-building (Frère, 2020). These divergent agendas produced vibrant debates and expanded the fields of possibilities around the 1960s.

In the United States, studies have shown the fundamental role radio played in the construction of racial categories (Vaillant, 2002). The legacy of the sonic dimension of racialization (Eisdheim, 2019) in radio history are two folded. First, the airwaves from the 1920s to the 1940s are characterized by the massive absence of African Americans, while they are caricatured by white announcers in shows such as Amos ‘n’ Andy (Ely, 2001); that period is also important for the construction of racially defined musical categories (old time music, race music) which are broadcasted to distinctive intended audiences (Miller, 2010). Then, the relation between radio and racial minorities was restructured by the arrival of African Americans over the airwaves starting

in the 1950s. White entrepreneurs, driven by new trade opportunities in an industry shaken by the arrival of television, turn to the African American market by relying on black employees (Baptiste, 2019). In the following decades, these workers are increasingly politicized and try to turn these lucrative businesses from money-making to community-organizing (Barlow, 1998). Yet, these two driving forces keep competing with each other, as the necessity to be profitable sometimes collides, sometimes intertwines with the demands for more political involvement (Le Bras, 2023).

Volume’s aims

Yet, these perspectives have been mostly blind to one another. This edited volume intends to provide a platform for these perspectives to cross one another. It is the opportunity for a collective effort to better understand how a mass media involving a potentially massive audience has been the subject of power struggles throughout the 20th Century, especially regarding colonial or racial domination. How has radio been used to build cultural identities within oppressive situations? Did it rely on community, particularly race-based ones (Schaub, 2019)? How diverse publics have appropriated broadcasting contents, often in unexpected manners? These are examples of the ways we can address the relations between radio, community and power. Possible topics might include (but are not limited to) the following themes:

Theme 1: Domination/resistance. How domination and subversion are broadcasted and heard?

This theme calls for articles interested in the production of a political language by programmers on radio stations operating within domination contexts. It is divided into two subthemes.

Subtheme 1: Dominating through radio. Here the focus will be placed on the ways in which radio programming, through its aspect (voice, sound, music) and its content (shows, rhetoric, speeches, etc.), has been utilized to capture an audience defined by race, ethnicity, class, gender, or any category. Either from state radios operating in colonial or occupation settings, or private radios participating in the reproduction of a social order for commercial reasons, the aim is often to take advantage of the listenership’ consent, one way or another.

Subtheme 2: Subverting through radio. How do certain actors rely on radio in their struggle against domination? This subtheme is interested in the diverse ways in which contesting radios have tried to reach a dominated group. What voices, what languages, what messages, what music are mobilized to catch the intended audience? What practices do radio personnel use to encourage identification with their listeners?

Theme 2: Listening to domination. What can “dominated” listeners do with radio?

The second theme deals with the reception side of broadcasting. How do listeners receive, interpret, decode the messages intended to them? How do they decipher the voice, tone and music used to reach them? What do they make of that content? Is it sometimes diverted from its original purpose? Do these shows reinforce identity-building among particular groups? How much do these groups trust the medium, be it dominant or subversive, public or commercial? Articles stressing agency - meaning the ability to evaluate, criticize and act - among listeners will be especially welcomed. Indeed, following World War II, political systems relying on racial domination - such as colonization and segregation - are contested everywhere (Cooper, 2012). Both in the US and in Africa, throughout the 1950s and 1960s, we can observe processes of reappropriation from public broadcasts that were initially created to rely on their consent in a unilateral, top-down perspective.

Theme 3: Broadcasting within a dominated context: circulation of practices, connected and transnational studies.

How do practices and contents travel around the world in the field of radio? How do approaches to programming, talking or formats follow a transnational path? Are there models of dominant or subversive stations that are replicated elsewhere? Are there radio techniques that can be identified as particularly relevant to domination or resistance? Can we follow specific trajectories from prominent stakeholders in radio, carrying practices, advice or formation with them? The steady rise of imperial broadcasting in the 1930s, followed by international radios after World War II, have dramatically increased competition among radio players. Traditional radios were thus forced to adapt in order to maintain their audience, facing sometimes hostile competition (Cold War broadcasting, anti-imperialist Voice of the Arabs, black nationalist Radio Free Dixie, etc.).

In the global perspective suggested by this third theme, we would like to oppose the tendency for cultural areas to remain sealed from one another. This volume intends to open a platform for the exchange of methods and concepts diverging according to the field explored. For instance, if race is a central category in American analyses, it is not always the case in Europe, especially in France where its historical legacy and scientific rebuttal makes it an inoperative concept for many. Community, ethnicity or nation are sometimes favored in the analysis in Europe, Africa or Latin

America, to explore realities that are widely different while still converging in some ways. This edited volume will thus be an opportunity for an epistemological discussion as well.

Bibliographie

Balandier Georges, « La Situation Coloniale : Approche Théorique », Cahiers Internationaux de Sociologie, 1951, vol. 11, p. 44-79.

Baptiste Bala James, Race and Radio: Pioneering Black Broadcasters in New Orleans, Jackson, MS, Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2019.

Brubaker Rogers, « Ethnicity without groups », European Journal of Sociology / Archives Européennes de Sociologie, 2002, vol. 43, no 2, p. 163-189.

Barlow William, Voice Over: The Making of Black Radio, Philadelphia, PA, Temple University Press, 1998.

Cooper Frédérick, L’Afrique depuis 1940, Paris, Payot, 2012.

Eidsheim Nina Sun, The Race of Sound: Listening, Timbre, and Vocality in African American Music, Durham, NC, Duke University Press, 2019.

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Calendar:

Deadline for submission: September 15, 2023

The article proposal will develop, on 4000 to 5000 characters including spaces, the theoretical framework, its problematic and hypotheses, the methodological approach and bibliographical indications. We will accept proposals in French, English or Spanish.

Proposals (format .pdf, .docx or .odt) will be sent to the following address no later than September 15, 2023: tristan.lebras@ehess.fr and thomasleyris@hotmail.com.

Late September 2023: notification of acceptance or

December 1st, 2023: Full paper submissions deadline for double-blind evaluation. Contributions must be a maximum of 35,000 characters, including spaces and bibliography.

Late January 2024: Notification of the decision after double-blind evaluation

Late march 2024 : Publishing.

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https://journals.openedition.org/radiomorphoses/1634

Faculty of Social Sciences Tel Aviv University Israel

The School of Social and Policy Studies at Tel Aviv University invites applications for a full- time, tenure-track position within the DAN Department of Communication starting October 1st, 2024 (July 2024 appointment is possible by request). Successful applicants must have expertise in Communication and Media studies or related fields.

The School of Social and Policy Studies is composed of four departments: Communication, Labor Studies, Public Policy, and Sociology and is part of the Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences at Tel Aviv University. It combines research and teaching in a wide range of fields of social sciences. The school has a strong commitment to multidisciplinary research and teaching, and offers opportunities for interactions with many departments and research units on and off campus. It has a rich tradition of high- level, internationally recognized research and teaching.

The candidate must have a PhD degree or expect to be awarded a doctoral degree by October 2024, in communication or related fields, with a proven record of excellent research and publications. Post-doctoral experience is desirable.

The position includes teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level (both existing and self- developed courses), supervision of graduate students, and pursuing high quality research based on grants received from competitive local and international foundations. Teaching at Tel Aviv University is primarily in Hebrew, and candidates must be able to teach courses in Hebrew within three years of their appointment.

Screening and assessment of the candidates will be based on their academic excellence, their teaching performance, and the relevance of their research and teaching fields to the school and to the DAN Department of Communication, based on Tel Aviv University’s standards. The best candidates’ applications will be submitted to the relevant academic institutions for approval. The

 rank of the applicants will be determined based on their achievements. Preference will be given to applicants specializing in:

• Computational Social Sciences and/or Applied Data Science

• Media Regulation and Ethical issues

• Human-Computer Interaction

• Critical data and Algorithm and platform studies

Qualified applicants should submit:

• A complete CV in the format required by the University’s academic secretary (https://acad- sec.tau.ac.il/segelsite/tadrich)

• A detailed statement of research achievements and projects (2-3 pages)

• A list of research and teaching interests (1-2 pages)

• A sample of three papers (published or accepted for publication)

• The names and contact details (including full address, phone number, and email address) of three academic referees (one recommendation letter may be sent by the referee directly to the head of the selection committee).

• Teaching evaluations (if such exist)

Tel Aviv University is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from minorities, women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

All materials relevant to the application should be sent by November 30, 2023 to Dr. Sandrine Boudana (subject: TAU2024) at: sandrine@tauex.tau.ac.il

November 6-7, 2023

University of Malaga, Faculty of Communication Sciences, Malaga, Spain

Deadline: September 1, 2023

YECREA Workshop

In recent years, academic culture and universities as places of work have changed profoundly, increasing job insecurity, hyper-competitiveness, loneliness, isolation, and a perception of ‘publish or perish’ (De Rond & Miller, 2005). Academics have increasingly lower salaries, work longer hours, and are under more pressure to produce (Allmer, 2018), compounding the structural problems with sexism, racism, and prejudice (Heffernan, 2021). This affects especially those in the lowest positions in the academic chain, early career researchers (ECRs), who are starting out in academia and have to face an increasingly hostile environment. In addition, this development has led to an increase in severe mental health problems among scholars broadly, including young researchers (Woolston, 2020; Hanitzsch et al., 2023).

With this workshop, YECREA wants to provide a space to critically discuss and reimagine a better academia for ECRs in communication studies, broadly. The aim is to create an inclusive space for like-minded and critical-thinking ECRs who are prepared to interrogate and intervene in current academic cultures. We do not envision this to be merely a space for critiquing “how bad academia is”, but to identify key problems and transform academia by offering long-term, tangible, and implementable solutions. We recognize the value of growing research highlighting the problems in academia, but what we want this workshop to be is a call for action to improve the conditions for ECRs in academia. We invite doctoral and post-doctoral researchers, as well as early-career lecturers and independent scientists, who are outspoken, engaged, and committed to coming up with creative and disruptive solutions and ideas to challenge academia in its current state. These goals also align with ECREA’s broader activities, reflecting on neoliberal conditions in academia.

The 2-day workshop will focus on broad themes, including inequality and access to the academic field, precarious working conditions, and mental well-being. On day one, renowned experts on these themes will provide keynotes to open the workshop and facilitate debate and discussion. On day two, the central focus of the workshop is to synthesize and concretize discussions to come up with feasible and actionable solutions. Throughout the workshop, participants will present on these themes, reflecting on both existing research on academic cultures as well as their experiences and observations of and within academia. 

Ultimately, the workshop is envisioned as a starting point for establishing an ongoing collective of early-career scholars mobilized around reimagining and repairing academic culture through various forms of engagement.

This space is organized by the YECREA Network, an entity of ECREA, with the collaboration of the University of Malaga and the Department of Journalism.

To apply:

Submit a brief CV and an 800-word abstract addressing one of the following or any other issues and questions you believe characterize current academic culture:

• How can we define precarity in academia, and how have you experienced it as an early-career communication researcher?
  
• What sort of mental health issues have been observed in academia, and what solutions do you envision?
  
• What are some of the rules and guidelines that define the ‘grant-application’ system, and what could be done to make it more equitable?
  
• How did academia arrive at the ‘publish-or-perish’ point, and what impact is it having on academic output and you as an early-career scholar?
  
• What types of power dynamics characterize academia and especially early-career scholars’ experiences, and what needs to change?
  
• What are the key obstacles and forms of discrimination preventing access to academic spaces and opportunities, and how have they impacted you?
  
• What do we know about the academic publishing sector, and what do you believe might need to change (e.g., open access costs, reviewing culture)?

In your abstract, please also:

• Indicate which workshop theme your abstract broadly falls under and why you chose to engage with it.
  
• Reflect on both academic research and personal experiences and/or observations to situate your arguments. 
  
• Let us know why you are motivated to be a part of this workshop and ongoing collective in the long run.
  

Send these to YECREA (yecreanetwork@gmail.com) by 1st September 2023. Participation in the workshop is free (no fee). 

If selected, you will be invited to expand on your abstract to develop a critical and reflective essay of 2000 words (excl. references) which you will present during the workshop in any creative form you want.

September 6-8, 2023

Lisbon, Portugal

Contested Visibilities: Everyday politics and online imaginaries of the body is a conference organized by three ECREA sections (Digital Cultures & Communication, Visual Cultures, and Gender, Sexuality and Communication), taking place at Lusófona University in Lisbon, Portugal from 6-8 September 2023.

The preliminary programme is now online and the conference is open for registration, more information here: https://dccecrea.wordpress.com/2023/08/09/programme2023/