[ecrea] Media Ecology Association Convention CFP

This is their first foray of the Media Ecology Association outside of
North American. The 2016 conference will be held in Bologna, Italy. We
share the call for papers below.

*The Seventeenth Annual Convention of the Media Ecology
Association
*Call for Papers**

*Interfaces of Play and Game: Engaging Media Ecosystems*

*Deadline Extended to December 1, 2015*

June 23-26, 2016  
University of Bologna 
Bologna, Italy

MEA Convention Coordinators: Paolo Granata, Elena Lamberti, Brett
Lunceford ((MEA2016 /at/ unibo.it) <mailto:(MEA2016 /at/ unibo.it)>)
UNIBO
Coordinators: Roberto Farnè, Mirco Dondi

Submission Site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mea2016.

The University of Bologna, Italy, is proud to bring the Media Ecology
Association to Europe for the first time and host the 17th Annual
Convention in Bologna and Rimini on June 23-26, 2016. Considered the
oldest university in the Western world, the history of the University of
Bologna speaks to its role as the crossroads of a variety of scholarly
traditions and changes involving the broader society. The University of
Bologna provides a welcoming setting for old and new MEA members,
inviting scholars, professionals, and interested people to attend from
different fields, as well as from different nations.

The 17th Annual Convention, focusing on the theme “Interfaces of Play
and Game,” invites papers, panels and creative projects exploring the
topic within complex media ecosystems. We encourage participants to
start from an appreciation of game and play in the broader context of
media ecology, therefore overcoming too specialized understanding of
both terms. Playing with Johan Huizinga’s idea that game and play are
older than culture, we seek to recall the multifaceted symbolic
dimensions embedded by these very terms: at its roots the word game
means participation, communion, and people together; similarly, the word
play introduces the ideas of cultivating, taking care of, and
performing. Therefore interfaces of play and game engage us in a
plurality of explorations, all placing media and media environments at
the core. Lines of investigations may include but are not limited to the
following:

•game/play as frames for meta-communication

•game/play as rituals

•game/play as strategies for storytelling

•game/play as self/meta-representations

•game/play as entertainment

•game/play as educational strategies

•game/play as system and complexity theories

Although we encourage submissions that touch upon or align with the
convention theme, papers, abstracts, and panel proposal submissions from
all areas of Media Ecology are welcome. A maximum of two submissions per
author will be accepted. Authors who wish their papers to be considered
for the Top Paper or Top Student Paper award must indicate this on their
submission(s). The top papers will be published in /Explorations in
Media Ecology/. All submissions will be acknowledged. The language of
the convention is English.

*Guidelines for Submission (Deadline extended to December 1, 2015)*

Submit Papers and Panels to:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mea2016.

*For Manuscripts (for MEA award submissions)*:

1.Manuscripts should be 4,000-6,000 words (approximately 15 to 25
double-spaced pages).

2.Include a cover page (or e-submission page) with your academic or
professional affiliation and other contact information.

3.Include a 150 word abstract, with the title. Use APA, MLA, or Chicago
style.

4.Papers should be written in English.

*For Paper and Panel Proposals*:

1.Include title, abstract, and contact information with your proposal.

2.Outline, as relevant, how your paper or panel will fit with the
convention theme.

3.Presenters should be prepared to deliver their papers in English.

4.Authors with papers submitted as part of a panel proposal or as a
paper proposal that wish to be considered for Top Paper or Top Student
Paper must send completed paper to the convention planner by June 1, 2016.

Inquiries: Contact the Convention Coordinators at (MEA2016 /at/ unibo.it)
<mailto:(MEA2016 /at/ unibo.it)>. For specific questions about paper and panel
submissions, contact Brett Lunceford at (brettlunceford /at/ gmail.com)
<mailto:(brettlunceford /at/ gmail.com)>.

*Convention Venues and Location*

The University of Bologna has adopted a multicampus structure in order
to permit the diffusion of educational offerings, foster research
activity, and improve the functionality and quality of university
community life. The MEA convention will be hosted by the University of
Bologna at:

•LILEC (Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures) -
UNIBO Main Campus www.lingue.unibo.it

•DISCI (Department of History and Culture) - UNIBO Main Campus
www.storia-culture-civilta.unibo.it

•QUVI (Department for Life Quality Studies) - UNIBO Rimini Campus
www.scienzequalitavita.unibo.it

The University of Bologna is a city university, with the main campus in
downtown Bologna. All facilities can be reached on foot easily from any
hotels or university residency. We envisage a dedicated shuttle to bring
MEA Convention participants from Bologna to Rimini and back. The City of
Bologna and the City of Rimini will co-promote the Convention.

For information on the Media Ecology Association go to:
http://www.media-ecology.org



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