[ecrea] Cfp - New Directions in Media Research (NDiMR) conference 2016

*New Directions in Media Research (NDiMR) conference 2016/ University of 
Leicester/ DEADLINE TONIGHT*

We would like to invite PhD students and early career researchers to
submit an abstract for NDiMR 2016 taking place at the University of
Leicester on 3 June 2016.

*Presentations and papers that relate to the following themes are
particularly encouraged:*

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• Media and politics

• Research methods in media studies

• Media and Journalism

• Media audiences

• Media and culture

• New media and society

• Advertising and public relations

• Media production, consumption and representation

*/The above categories are intended only to provide a general direction
for what can be discussed. We welcome submissions on any research topic
related to Media and Communication; if you have questions about this,
please do contact us./

*Guidelines for Abstracts*

• Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words in length and in English.

• One author should not submit more than one abstract for evaluation
unless the second paper is co-authored.

• The same abstract or another version with minor variations in title or
content must not be submitted to other Sections for consideration.

• As all the abstracts will be printed in the conference program, we
would suggest the author evaluates their own abstracts before submission.

*Submission*

Submission for abstracts closes on *11th April 2016.*

Please submit to both *Christos Kostopoulos*
<mailto:(ck214 /at/ le.ac.uk)?subject=Christos%20Kostopoulos> and***Patricia
Routh* <mailto:(pr129 /at/ le.ac.uk)?subject=Patricia%20Routh>, the PhD
representatives for the Department of Media and Communication on or
before that date. All abstracts will be reviewed by a committee of
students and faculty from the department of Media and Communication.
Notification of abstract acceptances will be communicated by the *1st
May 2016*. If there are any questions related to this call for papers,
please do contact either representative. We are looking forward to
receiving your submissions!

*Overview*

The Department of Media and Communication is pleased to announce the 5th
annual New Directions in Media Research (NDiMR) Conference which will
take place on *Friday 3rd June 2016.*

This one-day academic conference is organised by PhD students from the
Department of Media and Communication and provides postgraduate
students, PhD students and early career researchers with a platform and
opportunity to develop and share their research and critically
contribute to discussions of theory and methodology on a variety of
Media and Communication issues.

The NDiMR conference has been held annually since 2012, each year
growing in size and attracting more delegates from across the UK, Europe
and Asia.

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