[ecrea] 14th Annual Carleton Communication Graduate Caucus Conference

CALL FOR PAPERS

INSIDIOUS
14th Annual Carleton Communication Graduate Caucus Conference
March 21–22, 2019 | Richcraft Hall | Carleton University | Ottawa, 
Ontario, Canada

Is progress always … progressive? Or can progression and regression 
occupy the same space? According to anthropologist Brian Larkin (2008), 
“progress can thus be seen as a mode of social 
ordering, of governmentality in Foucault’s sense that power works not by 
repression but by incorporation and internalizing modes of rule.” In 
other words, the tools of innovation often reimagine dominant ideologies 
with both positive and negative effects.

Insidious, the 14th Annual Communication Graduate Caucus (CGC) 
Conference, invites critical examinations ofthe slow, subtle, gradual 
changes facilitated by media technologies and communication processes. 
Most importantly, we are interested in insights regarding how we as 
scholars, citizens, and societies might challenge the potentially 
harmful aspect(s) of media and communication.

The Communication Graduate Caucus welcomes proposals for 15-minute 
individual paper presentations, research-creation (research that 
includes creative production, artistic experimentation, and innovation 
in understanding and mobilizing knowledge), or pre-constituted 
panels. Topics and themes may include but are not limited to:

● Critical examinations of technological innovations
● LGBTQIA+ representation in popular culture (e.g. queerbaiting, bury 
your gays trope, etc.)
● Discursive constructions of utopian/dystopian futures
● Histories of specific technologies and/or media
● Remediation of niche/fan/subcultures
● Regulation of communication and media
● Environmental effects of digital commodities
● Colonialism, race, and gender and the impacts of a “woke” society
● Social and ethical impacts of cybernetics, robots, and Artificial 
Intelligence (AI)

The CGC Conference is proud to announce our keynote speaker, 
Dr. Mél Hogan, Assistant Professor of Environmental Media in the 
Communication, Media and Film Department at the University of Calgary.

All submissions should include a 250-word abstract (in .DOC, .DOCX, or 
.PDF) with the full name, current academic affiliation, 
biography of 50-100 words, and contact information of the individual 
presenters. Panel proposals should include both a 250-word abstract for 
the panel, explaining how it relates to the conference theme, and 
abstracts for all individual papers submitted in one document. 
Research-creation proposals should also outline technical requirements 
needed for their presentation. Please send submissions 
to (insidiousconference /at/ gmail.com) by January 04, 2019 with “CGC 
conference submission” in the email subject line.

The CGC Conference provides an opportunity for graduate students and 
emerging scholars alike to present their work, receive feedback, and 
participate in networking and professional development with colleagues 
from across Canada. Upon abstract acceptance, students are encouraged to 
submit their full paper for the Canadian Journal of Communication 
Student Paper Prize by February 14, 2019.

Xiaofei Han, Shaunel London & Carla McCutchin
2018-19 Carleton CGC Conference Co-Chairs

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