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[ecrea] IAMCR 2018 general CFP and sections and working groups CfPs

Fri Oct 13 15:46:30 GMT 2017



IAMCR 2018 | 20-24 June | Eugene, Oregon, USA | Call for Proposals

-General call: http://oregon2018.iamcr.org/cfp
-Convocatoria en español >>> http://oregon2018.iamcr.org/node/49
-The calls for proposals from the sections and working groups: http://oregon2018.iamcr.org/s-wg-cfp

The International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites submissions of abstracts for papers and panel proposals for the IAMCR 2018 conference to be held 20-24 June at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, USA. The deadline to submit abstracts is 23:59 GMT on 31 January 2018.

Proposals for consideration by IAMCR’s thematic sections and working groups must be submitted via the Open Conference System.

Consult the individual CfPs of IAMCR's Sections and Working Groups >>>> http://oregon2018.iamcr.org/s-wg-cfp

Reimagining Sustainability: Communication and Media Research in a Changing World

IAMCR conferences address a wide diversity of topics defined by our 31 thematic sections and working groups. We also propose a single central theme to be explored throughout the conference with the aim of generating and exploring multiple perspectives on a shared set of issues. This is accomplished through plenary and special sessions, and in the meetings of the sections and working groups. For IAMCR 2018, the central theme is Reimagining Sustainability: Communication and Media Research in a Changing World.

As part of its Sustainable Development Agenda, the United Nations defines sustainability as harmonizing three core elements, environmental protection, social inclusion, and economic growth, so as to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It calls for concerted efforts towards building an equitable and resilient future for people and planet.

There is an immediate need to promote responsible and sustainable management of natural resources and ecosystems that incorporate local and global reflection and action. This inevitably raises urgent issues of entrenched power, social justice, democracy, and the need to eradicate poverty, raise basic living standards, and address the present climate crisis.

This ambition is currently under attack. In spite of overwhelming scientific evidence, climate change denial is used to build public support for unsustainable environmental practices and policies while corporate greenwashing promotes the perception that these practices and policies are in fact environmentally friendly. Encouraged by the rise of populism and ever-smaller media bubbles, intolerance is on the upswing around the world. Inequality is outpacing economic growth. Wealth is ever more concentrated.

We find it imperative in these times that IAMCR and its members expand and extend our understanding of current and emerging models of sustainability, the struggles that surround them, and their multiple relationships with communication and media.

We encourage proposals that address these intersections by revising and remixing theories, practices, and institutions that move beyond merely sustaining—towards thriving societies and cultures.

The role of communication and media in both promoting and impeding sustainability has increasingly been the focus of commentary and research. Material communication systems consume energy in their manufacture and use, contribute to problems of pollution and waste, and in their dominant commercial forms, support and encourage a general culture of unsustainable hyperconsumption. What alternatives would advance the full and equal access to diverse information and comprehensive knowledge bases that UNESCO advocates as central to achieving sustainable societies?

We encourage participants to address these issues, in relation to both prevailing systems of communication and the systems now emerging around the application of artificial intelligence, the rise of automation and robotics, and the internet of things. We also welcome analysis that reassesses and reimagines sustainability in relation to openness, transparency, accessibility, and the recomposition of power, as we continue to explore the implications of media and communication in an interconnected world.
Eugene, Oregon, USA

The University of Oregon in the Pacific Northwest is an ideal location to discuss these issues and offers and opportunity to observe closeup how they are contended, globally, nationally and locally by a variety of actors including governments, industry, advocacy organisations, community groups, and the environmental justice movement.

The State of Oregon has a long history of commitment, vision, and innovation to sustainable lifestyles. When the Trump administration announced its intention to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change, Oregon committed to supporting the agreement, along with twenty-three other states and territories, together representing more than 50% of the country’s population and responsible for 40% of its CO2 emissions.

The City of Eugene takes a comprehensive approach that places equal importance on advancing social equity, economic prosperity, and environmental health. This year’s conference organisers will actively recruit, involve and connect national, regional and local community groups and activists with IAMCR members and the conference events.

The University of Oregon is a national leader in campus sustainability through the efforts of administration, faculty, staff, students, and the larger community. The university is actively engaged in greening facility operations, innovative research, supporting and encouraging student initiatives, implementing environmentally and sustainability focused curriculum, and sponsoring many public service initiatives.

We look forward to IAMCR members engaging with these issues at the 2018 conference hosted by the University of Oregon, in Eugene, Oregon.
Submission of Abstracts

Each Section and Working Group of IAMCR will issue its own Call for Papers, based on the general thematic outline above. Abstracts should be submitted from 9 November 2017 through 31 January 2018. Both individual and panel submissions are welcome and early submission is strongly encouraged.


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