[Commlist] Call for abstracts: power, emotion and disinformation conference

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

POWER, EMOTION, AND DISINFORMATION

University of Beira Interior,  May 7-8

Labcom - Comunicação e Artes is going to promote the 3rd International 
Conference  "Pathologies and Dysfunctions of Democracy in the Media 
Context" on the 7th and 8th of May at the University of Beira Interior 
Covilhã, Portugal. The 3rd editions of this conference will be focused 
on “Power, Emotion, and Disinformation".

Like the 1st  Conference, centered on in pathological and dysfunctional 
processes of the democratic process, and the 2nd Conference, centered on 
the dystopian portraits of some of these phenomena, the 3rdconference 
will obserrve media phenomena that impact participation at the most 
different levels of citizenship. The selected  papers may be published 
in a book and/or in a scientific journal that will be announced briefly

Event Theme

  The 3rd editions of this conference will be focus on “Power, Emotion, 
and Disinformation” and intend to bring together researchers in 
Communication Sciences; Social Sciences and Humanities (Political 
Science, Political Theory, Philosophy,  Sociology, Psychology, 
Economics), Arts (Design, Media Arts and Cinema) without minimizing and, 
rather, stimulating the opening to areas such as Computer Engineering 
and Computer Sciences.

Abstracts must be sent by March 30. Papers written in Portuguese, 
English or Spanish will be accepted.

The international conferences focus on three themes that will be 
addressed in three plenary panels and three sets of parallel sessions:

• Misinformation and fake news - On the one hand, to evaluate phenomena 
of visibility/invisibility, silencing, and concealment in journalistic 
information processes. On the other hand, it is intended to identify the 
intervention of specialized political communication agents: advisors, 
spin doctors, influencers, strategic communication agencies and other 
forms of political communication.

• “Datification of the public space” - This item intends to reflect on 
the technological dimension of manipulation. Among the multiple 
possibilities that interested parties and participants can cover are the 
identification of user-profiles and preferences, the massive use of data 
and the transfer of data to manipulative contexts at different levels; 
the open possibilities for carrying out simulations made possible by 
virtual reality, augmented reality and other digital technologies; the 
manipulation of emotion, the use of algorithms and their consequences.

• post-truth- Around this keyword, it intends to describe, analyze and 
investigate the reasons that make possible the possibilities of 
negationist theses, historical revisionism, and in particular, disbelief 
in science and its achievements manifested in phenomena such as the 
return of creationism, the discussion around vaccines. the denial of the 
sphericity of the earth or, worse, the denial of climatic changes.

Each of these three themes will give rise to a panel or round table 
followed by 3 parallel sessions of 4 people each in a total of 36 
interventions.

Participation modalities

Empirical study and case approaches are welcome, as well as theoretical 
approaches complemented with examples. Analyzes and reflections can 
focus on communication processes online or offline, or complementary.

  Abstracts

Abstracts must have a maximum of 400 words (excluding tables, figures, 
and references), including 3 to 5 keywords and must be written in 
Portuguese, Spanish and English.

They must describe the research topic and the theoretical and 
methodological approaches. Images/tables/graphs are allowed in the 
summary but are not counted in the word count. All abstracts will be 
subject to peer review.

Send your abstract as an email attachment without references to the 
author (s). The author's details (name, affiliation and contact details) 
must be included in the email message. Send  it to the following emails: 
(jcorreia /at/ ubi.pt) <mailto:(jcorreia /at/ ubi.pt)>, (pj /at/ ubi.pt) <mailto:(pj /at/ ubi.pt)>, 
(agradim /at/ ubi.pt) <mailto:(agradim /at/ ubi.pt)>, and (rm.ricardomorais /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(rm.ricardomorais /at/ gmail.com)>

  The final presentation can be made in English, Spanish or Portuguese, 
but accompanied by devices (ppt) and with summaries and essential topics 
written in English.

More information will be published soon on the event page and can be 
obtained through the e-mails (jcorreia /at/ ubi.pt) <mailto:(jcorreia /at/ ubi.pt)>; 
(agradim /at/ ubi.pt) <mailto:(agradim /at/ ubi.pt)>; (rm.ricardomorais /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(rm.ricardomorais /at/ gmail.com)>; (pj /at/ ubi.pt) <mailto:(pj /at/ ubi.pt)>.

Registration

1st phase - until April 15th (early bird registration)

1 - Teachers from higher education institutions: 100 euros

2 - Students and research fellows from higher education institutions: 60 
euros

2nd phase - between April 15 and May 2.

1 - Teachers from higher education institutions: 150 euros

2 - Students and research fellows from higher education institutions: 
110 euros

EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION FEE

Professors, researchers, and students from the University of Beira 
Interior, as well as any member of the Scientific Committee with an 
accepted proposal, are exempted from payment, but must still formalize 
their registration, sending as requested information.

PAYMENT PROCEDURES

Bank transfer to the University of Beira Interior

Santander Bank

NIB: 0018 0003 2322 0304 0208 9

IBAN: PT50 0018 0003 2322 0304 0208 9

SWIFT CODE: TOTAPTPL

In the case of excessive expenses or difficulties due to international 
bank transfer, payment will be possible upon arrival, in the reception 
if this is properly requested by the participant by email associated 
with the organization. However, the participant must, in any case, send 
the registration email to the addresses registered with an 
identification of the author and with the precise indication of the 
payment that will be processed at the reception of the conference.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Anabela Gradim

Gisela Gonçalves

João Carlos Correia

Pedro Jerónimo

Ricardo Morais

Sara Velez




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