[ecrea] Call for abstracts Etmaal2018

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: ETMAAL 2018 AT GHENT UNIVERSITY (BELGIUM)

The Department of Communication Sciences of Ghent University (Belgium) 
is happy to announce that it will be hosting this year’s ‘Etmaal van de 
Communicatiewetenschap’ (24 hours of Communication Sciences). The theme 
of Etmaal 2018 conference is transcultural exchanges and communication 
flows, focusing on the cultural exchange and relationship between the 
Netherlands and Flanders.

In times of globalization, worldwide migration and an increasing number 
of transborder partnerships of economic, military, cultural and 
political nature alike, media play a crucial role in forging 
intercultural and international bonds while facilitating cultural 
exchange. Within this vibrant framework, media organizations are however 
experiencing a remarkable paradox. In terms of structural and 
organizational operations, they are forced to think globally while their 
audiences continue to prefer local content that is culturally proximate 
and hence force the media organizations to act locally. News media for 
instance are increasingly domesticating their foreign news coverage 
while television channels find solace and financial security in 
producing localized international formats and film studios in remaking 
foreign movies. Advertising has a long history of dubbing international 
ads for local audiences while global advertising and marketing 
organizations are continuously expanding their network of local 
agencies. Perhaps most striking is the global dominance of a very select 
number of digital media companies that act as the platform providers for 
(hyper)local uses and user bases. These few companies are simultaneously 
providing the means for local users to reach global audiences. 
Therefore, our increasingly mediated encounters with cultural diversity 
in all its forms, the proliferation of borders, and the complexity of 
communication flows urgently deserve further academic exploration to 
advance our understanding of some of the major societal challenges of 
our time.

Etmaal 2018 welcomes proposals on a wide scope of topics that aim to 
discuss and reflect on today’s interconnected, international and 
transcultural media environment, and this in terms of theoretical 
concepts, applied methodology and empirical findings. Particular 
attention is devoted towards the cultural exchange and relationship 
between the Netherlands and Flanders who, although sharing the same 
language and having a history of joint ownerships and mergers, appear to 
be two media systems living apart together.

For more information on the conference, please visit our website 
(https://etmaal2018.wordpress.com/) or contact us via 
(etmaal2018 /at/ UGent.be). Detailed information on registration and 
accommodation will be published soon.

ABSTRACTS

Abstracts, either on the conference theme of “transcultural exchanges & 
communication flows” or on other issues in media and communication 
sciences should be:

-750 words, references excluded

-Written in Dutch or English

-Clearly present topic, theoretical framework, method, data, results and 
conclusion

- Indicate a NeFCA division in which it should be considered (see 
www.nefca.eu for a description of each division): Health Communication, 
Journalism, Media Psychology, Media Industries and Policies, 
Organizational Communication, Persuasive Communication, Political 
Communication, and Popular Communication

The deadline for abstract submission is Sunday, 5 November, 23u59. 
Abstracts can be submitted via Easychair 
(https://easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?key=59295792.wfnuXj242qLpTtxJ). 
This year, the Etmaal will only accept a maximum of two submissions per 
individual of which only one as the first author to guarantee a 
diversity of speakers and equal changes for all to attend the conference.

PANELS AND PRE-CONFERENCES

If you would like to propose a panel within the conference theme 
“Transcultural exchanges & communication flows”, please send a general 
outline (500 words) and discuss the specific topics that will be 
addressed in the panel (300 words/participant) to (etmaal2018 /at/ UGent.be) by 
November 5th.

It is also possible to propose a pre-conference. To that end, please 
send a proposal (approx. 500 words) outlining the preconference topic 
and the individual presentations to (etmaal2018 /at/ UGent.be) by December 1st. 
Pre-conference submissions will be reviewed by the organizing committee. 
The conference rooms are available for free (excl. consumptions) on 8 
February until 11h.

NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE

Notifications of acceptance of abstracts, panels and pre-conferences 
will be communicated mid December 2017.

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