[Commlist] CfP (Counter-)Discourses of Politics and Identity in the Digital Agorá - MAPD2020

PANEL PROPOSAL



*(Counter-)Discourses of Politics and Identity in the Digital Agorá*

/Eleonora Esposito (University of Navarra) & Majid Khosravinik (Newcastle
University) /



We invite submission of abstracts for a panel entitled /(Counter-)Discourses
in the Digital Agorà/, as part of the 3rd *MAPD (Multidisciplinary
Approaches to Political Discourse)* Conference, to be held on *25-26 June
2020 *at the *University of Liverpool, UK*.

In ancient Greece, the /agorá/ was the central public space at the heart of
city-states, hosting a wide range of face-to-face social interactions from
daily market transactions to political debates and scientific brainstorming.
Digital technologies have given rise to a host of new ways for people to
communicate, manage social relationships and getting things done. We are
witnessing myriads of interdependent, contextualised digital communities
evolving in a scenario of constant connectivity, which challenge how we
perceive aspects of our identity and life-worlds and most importantly,
contributing to a growing digital materialisation of the /agorá./

This panel focuses on the role of social media as a virtual/ agorá/ for the
production, distribution and consumption of political discourses. New
mediation technologies have afforded both a new interactive mode of
communication, i.e. Social Media Communication (SMC), as well as providing
the digitally enforced geographies of spaces that serve as interfaces for
public debates, elections and broader political life.

Two contemporary political and digital phenomena are of particular relevance
in the context of the panel. On the one hand, the panel pays particular
attention to the digital mediatization of discourses of authoritarianism,
nativism/nationalism, sovereignism, populism and far-right movements, 
and the
impact they have on the political debate, especially in the Euro-American
zone. On the other hand, focusing on the contemporary digital /agorá/ in its
entire multivocality, the panel explores the use of social media platforms
and their new semiotic affordances as sites and means of protest, resistance
and subversion of hegemonic discourse.

We aim to bring together scholars from a variety of discursive and political
approaches to critically examine the challenges we face in such a volatile
digital landscape and the theoretical and analytical responses we can
provide. Possible topics include, but are by no means limited to, the
following aspects:



*/Digital Politics/*

  * Political Communication & Digital Discourse
  * The Role of Digital Media in Global Elections
  * Digital Discourses of Authoritarianism / Sovereignism, Alt-Right and
    Populism
  * Free Speech, Hate Speech and Online Politics
  * Alternative Facts / Fake News
  * (International) Conflicts, Extremism & Terrorism
  * Regulation and Data Misuse of Online Political Spaces

*/Political Activism in the Digital Era/*

  * Political Activism in Electoral Processes
  * Social Movements and Digital Collective Action
  * Strategies, Resources and Organization in Digital Activism
  * Digital Culture and Discourses of Cyber-Activism
  * Languages and Identities in Digital Activism
  * Research Methods for Studying Discourses of Social and Political 
Activism
    Online



Proposals are invited for paper presentations of 20 minutes + 10 minutes for
Q&A.

Abstracts (Max 500 words excluding references) should include the name,
institutional affiliation and email address of the author(s), the paper
title, and five keywords. Please send abstracts to *Dr. Eleonora Esposito*
(*(eesposito /at/ unav.es)*) before *December 2nd, 2019*.

We especially encourage submissions from early-career researchers, including
postgraduate research students and postdoctoral researchers, in particular
female scholars and BME communities.

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*Conference*
CfP (Counter-)Discourses of Politics and Identity in the Digital Agorá -
MAPD2020

*Important dates*
Date: 25/06/2020 - 26/06/2020
Call for papers ending on: 2/12/2019

*Place*
GB, University of Liverpool, 3rd MAPD (Multidisciplinary Approaches to
Political Discourse) Conference

*Organizer*
Contact person: Eleonora Esposito
Contact person email address: (eesposito /at/ unav.edu) [1]

*Associated media*
Cfp Call for papers [2]

*Content*
PANEL PROPOSAL

*(Counter-)Discourses of Politics and Identity in the Digital Agorá*

/Eleonora Esposito (University of Navarra) & Majid Khosravinik (Newcastle
University) /

We invite submission of abstracts for a panel entitled /(Counter-)Discourses
in the Digital Agorà/,  to be proposed as part of the 3rd *MAPD
(Multidisciplinary Approaches to Political Discourse)* Conference, to be 
held
on *25-26 June 2020 *at the *University of Liverpool, UK*.

In ancient Greece, the /agorá/ was the central public space at the heart of
city-states, hosting a wide range of face-to-face social interactions from
daily market transactions to political debates and scientific brainstorming.
Digital technologies have given rise to a host of new ways for people to
communicate, manage social relationships and getting things done. We are
witnessing myriads of interdependent, contextualised digital communities
evolving in a scenario of constant connectivity, which challenge how we
perceive aspects of our identity and life-worlds and most importantly,
contributing to a growing digital materialisation of the /agorá./

This panel focuses on the role of social media as a virtual/ agorá/ for the
production, distribution and consumption of political discourses. New
mediation technologies have afforded both a new interactive mode of
communication, i.e. Social Media Communication (SMC), as well as providing
the digitally enforced geographies of spaces that serve as interfaces for
public debates, elections and broader political life.

Two contemporary political and digital phenomena are of particular relevance
in the context of the panel. On the one hand, the panel pays particular
attention to the digital mediatization of discourses of authoritarianism,
nativism/nationalism, sovereignism, populism and far-right movements, 
and the
impact they have on the political debate, especially in the Euro-American
zone. On the other hand, focusing on the contemporary digital /agorá/ in its
entire multivocality, the panel explores the use of social media platforms
and their new semiotic affordances as sites and means of protest, resistance
and subversion of hegemonic discourse.

We aim to bring together scholars from a variety of discursive and political
approaches to critically examine the challenges we face in such a volatile
digital landscape and the theoretical and analytical responses we can
provide. Possible topics include, but are by no means limited to, the
following aspects:

*/Digital Politics/*

  * Political Communication & Digital Discourse
  * The Role of Digital Media in Global Elections
  * Digital Discourses of Authoritarianism / Sovereignism, Alt-Right and
    Populism
  * Free Speech, Hate Speech and Online Politics
  * Alternative Facts / Fake News
  * (International) Conflicts, Extremism & Terrorism
  * Regulation and Data Misuse of Online Political Spaces

*/Political Activism in the Digital Era/*

  * Political Activism in Electoral Processes
  * Social Movements and Digital Collective Action
  * Strategies, Resources and Organization in Digital Activism
  * Digital Culture and Discourses of Cyber-Activism
  * Languages and Identities in Digital Activism
  * Research Methods for Studying Discourses of Social and Political 
Activism
    Online



Proposals are invited for paper presentations of 20 minutes + 10 minutes for
Q&A.

Abstracts (Max 500 words excluding references) should include the name,
institutional affiliation and email address of the author(s), the paper
title, and five keywords. Please send abstracts to *Dr. Eleonora Esposito*
(*(eesposito /at/ unav.es)*) before *December 2nd, 2019*.

We especially encourage submissions from early-career researchers, including
postgraduate research students and postdoctoral researchers, in particular
female scholars and BME communities.

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