[ecrea] Extended Deadline: Models of Communication

Models of Communication: Theoretical and Philosophical Approaches
ECREA Philosophy of Communication Workshop
Vilnius, 8-10 October 2015

http://philosophyofcommunication.eu/

It is often claimed that the early phases of media and communication
studies were dominated by a linear conception of communication, modelled
as a process of transmission. The hegemony of this model may have been
exaggerated – it never prevailed in studies of interpersonal
communication, for instance – but it has undeniably provided a favourite
target for critics of various stripes. While some communication
theorists have proposed elaborations of the well-known
sender-message-receiver schema, others have argued for more radical
revisions of modelling rooted in e.g. semiotics, constructivism, and the
ritual view of communication. At the same time, scepticism regarding the
very notion of a model of communication has grown stronger; and in
recent decades, the focus has often switched from first-level
conceptions to second-order “meta-models” of the constellations of
communication theory.
What is the status and relevance of communication models today? The
proliferation of new forms of mediated communication seems to require
new ways of making sense of a complex and rapidly moving field. Can the
established perspectives provide adequate platforms from which to
address emerging questions of “social media” and “big data”? Are we
actually witnessing a revival of information-theoretical perspectives in
the wake of the advance of computer-mediated communications? Should
models of media and communication be descriptive or prescriptive? What,
if any, exemplars should provide the basis for a future media and
communications curriculum? What is their scholarly, scientific, and
heuristic value?
For this workshop, we invite proposals that explore new models of
communication and investigate various aspects of model construction as
well as contributions that scrutinise the use and misuse of models in
communication theory and education. In addition to papers focused on
philosophical, systematic, and pragmatic issues, we welcome proposals
that offer fresh perspectives on the history of communication models.
Considered criticisms of the project of communication modelling are also
welcome.
The workshop will be take place October 8-10, 2015, in Vilnius (Faculty
of Philosophy, Vilnius University), Lithuania. Please send an abstract
of max. 400 words to Kęstas Kirtiklis ((kestutis.kirtiklis /at/ fsf.vu.lt)) by
May 15, 2015. Notification of acceptance will be posted no later than
May 29, 2015.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers
Robert T. Craig (University of Colorado Boulder)
Klaus Bruhn Jensen (University of Copenhagen)

Organising Committee
Mats Bergman, chair (University of Helsinki / University College London)
Kęstas Kirtiklis (Vilnius University)
Emanuel Kulczycki (Adam Mickiewicz University)
Carlos Roos (Ghent University / Leiden University)
Lydia Sanchez (University of Barcelona)
Johan Siebers (University of London)
Bart Vandenabeele (Ghent University)



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