[ecrea] Call for Abstracts - #ScreentimeBU Graduate Student Conference

Call for Abstracts – #ScreentimeBU Graduate Student Conference


#NoFilter: Unmasking digital engagements and real world influence


Deadline to Submit Abstracts

May 24, 2018


Conference Date

June 21, 2018

11am - 6pm


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


This year’s #ScreentimeBU aims to remove the misleading cover of media 
“hypes” and 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: Authenticity in digital 
communication, online engagement and offline effects. Suggested topics 
include, but are not limited to:


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    Social media movements

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    Social media bots

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    Algorithm bias

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    Political communication

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    Media in health communication and toxic news

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    Online relationships, communities, and social networks

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    Media communication transparency

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    Big data analysis and machine learning

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    Media psychology

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    Self-presentation on social media and digital privacy concerns

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    Video games, virtual reality, and augmented reality

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    Media literacy, online actions, and offline consequences

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    Human-computer interaction

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    Computer mediated communication

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    Wearable devices and mobile communication


The conference is free of charge for both attendees and speakers. For 
additional information about the conference and previous years’ 
conferences, please visithttp://sites.bu.edu/demsconference/


Deadline for Abstracts: May 24. 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.



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