[ecrea] CFP: Transmedia Earth Conference

_CALL FOR PAPERS:_

*TRANSMEDIA EARTH CONFERENCE: *
*GLOBAL CONVERGENCE CULTURES*

*Hosted by EAFIT University, Medellín, Colombia

In Association with Bath Spa University, UK,*
*Bournemouth University, UK &**
University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia, Spain

3-Day International Conference: 11th – 13th October 2017*

http://the-transmedia-earth-conference.webflow.io 
<http://the-transmedia-earth-conference.webflow.io/>

/Confirmed Speakers:
Carlos A. Scolari, Universitat Pompeu Fabra//
//Dan Hassler-Forest, Utrecht University/
/Matthew Freeman, Bath Spa University/
/William Proctor, Bournemouth University/


In an age where the distribution and sharing of content across multiple 
platforms is increasingly accessible – and the attention span of 
audiences even more divided as a result – transmediality has become a 
key strategy for engaging audiences across media. Much has been written 
about the role of transmediality in a Hollywood context, with scholars 
defining forms of transmedia intertextuality (Kinder 1991), transmedia 
storytelling (Jenkins 2006; Evans 2011) and transmedia storyworlds 
(Scolari 2009; Wolf 2012), with others exploring the related roles of 
transmedia fans (Hills 2015; Booth 2016) and models of transmedia brand 
advertising (Tenderich 2015; Freeman 2016). And yet different countries, 
cultures and peoples around the globe are now beginning to define 
increasing uses for transmediality, adapting this phenomenon in unique 
ways to different cultures, communities, businesses and industries – be 
it in sectors of film, television, publishing, journalism, leisure, 
radio and beyond, emerging in cultural arenas as diverse as creative 
writing, museums, apps, virtual reality, activism and education.

With this in mind, the Transmedia Earth Conference 
<http://the-transmedia-earth-conference.webflow.io/> aims to 
internationalise both the study and the practice of transmediality by 
providing a global platform for showcasing and exploring the many 
manifestations of contemporary and historical transmediality around the 
world. The conference benefits from a network of international partner 
institutions, and is a collaboration between the Media Convergence 
Research Centre 
<http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/liberal-arts/research/media-convergence-research-centre/> 
at Bath Spa University, the Department of Social Communication 
<http://www.eafit.edu.co/escuelas/humanidades/departamento-comunicacion-social/Paginas/inicio.aspx> 
at EAFIT University, the Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and 
Community 
<https://research.bournemouth.ac.uk/centre/journalism-culture-and-community/> 
at Bournemouth University, and the Konekto Research Group 
<http://urecerca.uvic.cat/CawDOS/jsf/seleccionPersonalEstamento/seleccionPersonal.jsf?id=193359a4c6398bcb&idioma=en&tipo=grupo&elmeucv=N> 
at the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia.

The inaugural conference – hosted by EAFIT University in Colombia – 
seeks to map emerging understandings of transmediality and global 
convergence cultures. We are interested in hearing from both scholars 
and practitioners about research that examines emerging contexts and 
meanings of transmediality as well as from interested parties about 
cutting-edge social and technological shifts related to media 
convergences. We invite proposals for formal presentations and 
performative, digital or video based works. Proposal topics may address, 
but are not limited to:

  * Transmedia storytelling and writing
  * Transmedia branding and marketing
  * Transmedia distribution and activism
  * Transmedia apps and online games
  * Transmedia web series and mobile devices
  * Transmedia audiences and fandom
  * Transmedia politics and education
  * Transmedia heritage and leisure spaces
  * Transmedia documentary and non-fiction
  * Transmediality as a transnational phenomenon

Please send proposals (300 words) along with a short biography to the 
conference coordinators: Matthew Freeman ((m.freeman /at/ bathspa.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(m.freeman /at/ bathspa.ac.uk)>), William Proctor 
((bproctor /at/ bournemouth.ac.uk) <mailto:(bproctor /at/ bournemouth.ac.uk)>), 
Mauricio Vásquez ((mvasqu23 /at/ eafit.edu.co) <mailto:(mvasqu23 /at/ eafit.edu.co)>) 
and Camilo Andrés Tamayo Gómez ((ctamay12 /at/ eafit.edu.co) 
<mailto:(ctamay12 /at/ eafit.edu.co)>) by no later than *31 March 2017*.

We are also hosting an '*Adaptive Storyworld Challenge*' in partnership 
with Conducttr <http://www.conducttr.com/>, the world’s favourite 
transmedia storytelling engine for the creation of adaptive, 
interactive, multi-channel experiences. We are looking for people that 
understand how to build storyworlds, and we invite submissions for an 
altered reality storyworld experience that is delivered to audiences 
across multiple media platforms. In return, Conducttr will award three 
winners with a 1-year Conducttr Indie subscription, 2 hours mentorship 
on your project via Skype, and the projects showcased in Conducttr's 
transmedia Newsletter. Full competition details and submission 
instructions for Conducttr's Adaptive Storyworld Challenge can be found 
here 
<http://www.eafit.edu.co/fismed/TEC/Conducttr%20Transmedia%20Earth%20Competition.pdf>. 
You have until *30 September 2017* to complete your work and submit your 
presentation for consideration. Winners will be announced at the 
Transmedia Earth Conference.

The spoken languages for the conference will be English and Spanish, 
with translation facilities provided.

Full conference website: 
http://the-transmedia-earth-conference.webflow.io/ 
<http://the-transmedia-earth-conference.webflow.io/>


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