[ecrea] Call for Abstracts - #ScreentimeBU: Fake News, Real Emotion, and The Mediated Self

Please consider submitting to our third annual graduate-student run 
conference at Boston University through the Division of Emerging Media 
Studies. Details are below -- please spread the word and let me know 
questions or concerns.

#SCREENTIMEBU: Fake News, Real Emotion, and The Mediated Self

GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE


Deadline for Abstracts

May 22, 2017


Conference Date

June 22, 2017

9am - 5pm


The graduate students of Boston University’s Division of Emerging Media 
Studies are calling for abstracts for their third annual conference on 
emerging media. #ScreentimeBU is a graduate conference that provides a 
platforms for students to showcase their research and to network with 
peers in emerging media studies.


#ScreentimeBU aims to explore the civic, social, and psychological 
implications of today’s media landscape. This conference is an 
opportunity to bridge diverse perspectives on the roles of users and 
technology in new media and to lay the groundwork for future research in 
the field.


Emerging media studies is an inherently interdisciplinary field, and as 
such we welcome abstracts from a variety of disciplines on a range of 
topics centered around our conference theme: Fake News, Real Emotion, 
and The Mediated Self. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:


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    Alternative media, and citizen journalism

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    How emerging technologies change journalism and civic engagement

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    Online relationships, communities, and social networks

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    Big data analysis and machine learning

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    Media effects and changes in digital media consumption

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    Self-presentation on social media and digital privacy concerns

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    Video games, virtual reality, and augmented reality


The conference is free of charge for both attendees and speakers. For 
additional information about the conference, please 
visithttp://sites.bu.edu/demsconference/ 
<http://sites.bu.edu/demsconference/>(website will be updated with 
additional details in the coming weeks).


Deadline for Abstracts: May 22. Please submit abstracts of no more than 
300 words to (demsconf /at/ bu.edu) <mailto:(demsconf /at/ bu.edu)>. Include your name 
and institutional affiliation (department/university), program and year 
of study, research focus/interests, and contact information (email and 
phone number) with all submissions. Abstracts will be peer reviewed, and 
applicants will be notified of their acceptance on a rolling basis no 
later than May 29.


#ScreentimeBU Abstract Team

Division of Emerging Media Studies

College of Communication

Boston University



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