[ecrea] North Korea and Communication – ICA Washington DC Preconference CFPs

North Korea and Communication – ICA Washington DC Preconference CFPs

CALL FOR PAPERS

North Korea and Communication

ICA Pre-Conference at Hilton Washington DC

May 24, 2019

North Korea has been an under-explored area in communication research. 
Limitations on movement and communication, as well as physical isolation 
of the country in the global arena, has made it difficult for scholars 
to produce meaningful research about North Korea. In recent years, 
however, there have been major developments in the communication 
infrastructure, with the introduction of cellular phones to the general 
public, resulting in over 70% of Pyongyang citizens having access. 
Foreign correspondents from the US, Europe and South Korea have been 
allowed to set up permanent foreign bureaus. In 2018, the North Korean 
leader has engaged in fast-paced diplomacy with the US, South Korea and 
China. Taken together, these changes are leading to a new era in 
communication about, within and around North Korea.

Considering the historical and geopolitical significance of such 
developments, it is therefore crucial for scholars to pursue 
theoretically and methodologically sound research on North Korea. This 
one-day ICA preconference, supported by the Political Communication and 
Journalism Studies divisions, aims to bring together leading and 
emerging scholars around the world to register this shift and examine 
causes, components and civic consequences of a uniquely isolated – but 
rapidly changing – country.

The pre-conference also aims to bring scholars together with 
practitioners including diplomats, journalists, policy makers and those 
from international organizations, NGOs, and business sectors for 
constructive dialogue. We encourage submissions from scholars from other 
disciplines such as political science, international relations, 
sociology and East Asian studies. Discussions are currently underway to 
publish presented works in a journal or edited volume.

While we are open-ended about potential topics, we would welcome 
research in the following areas:

• Works conceptualizing and theorizing changes in the media in and about 
North Korea in both historical and contemporary contexts

• Works exploring the roles of communication and rhetoric, looking 
factors related to media (new or traditional), messages (symbolism, 
keywords), context, or speakers or audiences in a changing North Korea

• Works analyzing emerging norms, practices and routines with regards to 
the production and consumption of new and traditional media, as well as 
formal/underground media

• Works looking into Hallyu and popular culture in North Korea

• Works related to intercultural communication and migration

• Works seeking to understand changes in journalism impacting diverse 
communities — regional, class, gender — within North Korea and its neighbors

Submission Process

We invite scholars to submit abstracts (maximum 500 words) of 
theoretical and empirical research papers.

The submission should be emailed to the pre-conference organizers at 
*(nkpreconference /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(nkpreconference /at/ gmail.com)>*no later 
than *January 15, 2019*.

Authors will be informed of acceptance/rejection decisions no later than 
*January 30th, 2019.*

Accepted abstracts will be posted to the pre-conference website in 
advance of the event.

Registration

All speakers and attendees must register and pay the pre-conference fee. 
Participation fee (including coffee break and lunch buffet) is $50 for 
presenters and non-presenters.

To register for this pre-conference, participants need to go to 
www.icahdq.org 
<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icahdq.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2qdi-gGvZ54xL_VcAKgnK-d22b4MFFubBSrhvu-stMQZgW-jAjhzuJS-o&h=AT3Ec8k77rDWcDmGYQbKd6n0uzBtxMdOsq-a5oILMCSfHBfDt4T0ix4M7mmuen_xDsxQyiF7eedOb7YPEqcBLyQZLVLqkLjBPl8SoozV1U0fH3zxXIrS6Z5SehmcgTxFQMy8OrT5SjHH6OBuSbqBUHDJKdEtX6PH1KA> and 
register online as part of their main ICA conference registration, or as 
a stand-alone registration.

Organizers

Seungahn Nah (University of Oregon), Soomin Seo (Temple University), 
Yong-Chan Kim (Yonsei University), Dal Yong Jin (Simon Fraser 
University). The pre-conference is co-sponsored by the Political 
Communication and Journalism divisions of the International 
Communication Association.

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