[ecrea] CfPs Society for Phenomenology and Media: 20th Annual Conference

Call for papers / panels


SUBMISSION DEADLINE: *October 31st, 2017*

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Society for Phenomenology and Media
20th Annual Conference
*‘Global Media Literacy in the Digital Age’*
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*March 14-16, 2018*
University of Akureyri
Akureyri, Iceland
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The overarching theme of the 20th Annual Conference of the Society for 
Phenomenology and Media will be ‘Global Media Literacy in the Digital 
Age.’ We encourage submissions that speak to this theme in a broad 
sense, or to other pertinent topics.
It has been claimed that we stand on the brink of a third digital 
revolution, which has been labelled as Web 3.0. This new era adds 
artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things to our present, 
mobile social media (Web 2.0).
The advent of social media, with global reach, has arguably increased 
the requirements of media literacy. Controversies such as the ‘fake 
news´ and Twitter debates around the present U.S. President can be 
interpreted as revealing insufficient media literacy. How should we read 
traditional newspaper reports in contrast to presidential tweets?
As members of the public, we may need work on our media literacy. As 
media scholars, however, we certainly need to enhance and deepen our 
understanding of media literacy. The aim of this conference is to 
explore various dimensions of media literacy in the global and local 
media landscapes, cultural constraints, educational practices, 
theoretical distinctions, philosophical dilemmas etc.

The Society for Phenomenology and Media (SPM) is pleased to receive 
*abstracts (250 words maximum)* for consideration of inclusion in its 
20th annual international conference. The conference will be hosted by 
the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Akureyri 
(UNAK), Akureyri, Iceland.
*Proposals for 3-person panels* are also accepted. These should be 
organized around specific media — for example: film, the Internet, 
mobile communication, medieval manuscripts, print media (books, 
newspapers, and magazines), stage drama, television, visual art, dance, 
etc. Panel proposals should include three papers, one of them by the 
panel organizer. Individual abstract submissions are assigned to a panel 
by the conference host.
We kindly ask contributors to align their submission with the conference 
theme, but welcome proposals about all areas covered by the Society.
The Society for Phenomenology and Media encourages interdisciplinary 
approaches and theoretical diversity. Individual papers and panels need 
not be limited to phenomenological approaches. Participants have come 
from a wide range of disciplines: philosophy, media studies, 
communications, psychology, history, political science, sociology, 
rhetoric, literary theory, cognitive science, cultural studies, and 
other fields.
Doctoral students are invited to submit proposals, but should note that 
SPM limits the number of papers from students.
Conference abstracts and panel proposals submitted are peer-reviewed. 
Papers accepted and presented are published in the SPM annual Conference 
Proceedings; selected papers are also published in Glimpse, the annual 
publication of SPM.

Applications for an SPM annual conference is a two-step process:
1) Make an application through EASYCHAIR (see below);
2) When your application is accepted, immediately complete your 
application by registering on the SPM webpage 
(*http://societyphenmedia.wix.com/socphenmedia#!conference-registration*). 
You complete your acceptance only when you have paid your conference and 
membership fees. This is done through PAYPAL.

For consideration, submit abstracts/panel proposals by using the 
EasyChair system at:
*https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=spm2018 *

For up-to-date information on the conference and the Society, see the 
SPM website:
http://societyphenmedia.wix.com/socphenmedia#!info

If you have questions about the conference hotel and getting to and from 
Akureyri or Iceland in general, see the SPM website:
http://societyphenmedia.wix.com/socphenmedia#!info

Other questions may be addressed to:

Dr. Francesca Dell'Orto,

SPM Secretary

(socphenmedia /at/ yahoo.com)
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