[ecrea] CFP: Pragmatism and Communication

Conference: Pragmatism and Communication
Place: University of Helsinki
Date: 4-5 June, 2014

> From the sign-theoretical approach of C. S. Peirce to the pragmatic
analyses of Robert Brandom, matters of communication have figured
prominently in pragmatist thought. Beginning with John Dewey and Robert
E. Park, pragmatism has also directly influenced communication
scholarship; and interest in pragmatist ideas is currently on the rise
in media and communication studies. But what roles does 'communication'
actually play in pragmatisms of various stripes? What are the
distinctive contributions of pragmatism to our understanding and study
of communication?

This two-day interdisciplinary conference aims to explore these and
closely connected questions. The organisers welcome proposals for papers
discussing any aspect of the relationship between pragmatism and
communication, ranging from philosophical discussions of the nature and
scope of communication to applications of pragmatist ideas in
communication studies. Suitable topics include (but are not restricted to):

- Different pragmatist perspectives on communication
- The historical/contemporary contribution of pragmatist thought to the
development of communication theory
- The relationship between inquiry and communication in pragmatist
philosophy
- Limitations of symbolic communication
- Pragmatism and scientific communication
- Pragmatism and deliberative communication
- Pragmatist philosophy of journalism and the media
- Pragmatic grounds for the possibility or impossibility of objective
communication
- Pragmatist ethics of communication and media
- The role of communication in democracy
- Criticisms of pragmatist approaches in communication studies

Please send an extended abstract of 500-1000 words to
(aki.p.lehtinen /at/ helsinki.fi)  by 1 March 2014. The submitters of the
selected proposals will be informed of acceptance by 15 March 2014. A
time slot of 30 minutes will be allotted for each accepted paper.

Confirmed speakers include: Robert T. Craig (University of Colorado,
Boulder), Eli Dresner (Tel Aviv University), Klaus Bruhn Jensen
(University of Copenhagen), John Durham Peters (University of Iowa),
Stephen J. A. Ward (University of Oregon), Merja Bauters (Aalto
University), Ahti-Veikko Pietarinen (University of Helsinki / Tallinn
University of Technology), and Sami Pihlström (University of Helsinki /
University of Jyväskylä).

Organising committee: Mats Bergman, Aki Petteri Lehtinen, Henrik Rydenfelt

Co-organised by:
- The research project Pragmatic Objectivity
- The Philosophy of Communication Section of the European Communication
Research and Education Association
- The Nordic Pragmatism Network
- The Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies

Web site:http://www.nordprag.org/pac.html

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