[Commlist] CFP: Fourth Annual Symposium on Media, Communication, and Film Studies Programs at Liberal Arts Colleges

# Call for Participation

## Fourth Annual Symposium on Media, Communication, and Film Studies 
Programs at Liberal Arts Colleges (MCFLAC), June 17 & 18, 2020.

*Deadline for submission of proposals: March 1, 2020*

The Media, Communication, and Film Studies at Liberal Arts Colleges 
(MCFLAC) Consortium is dedicated to providing a space for faculty 
engaged in the scholarly and pedagogical praxis of media, communication, 
and film studies in the liberal arts context.

We invite proposals of 250-500 words for papers, panels, workshops, 
student-work showcases, and exhibits for a two-day symposium to be held 
at North Central College in Naperville, IL. We encourage those 
interested in participating in this year’s symposium to develop 
proposals that connect to any one of these broad themes related to 
MCFLAC’s mission:

* teaching media, communication, and film in the 21st century college

* radicalizing pedagogy

* the parts that media, communication, and film can play in the liberal arts

* historical perspectives on media, communication, and film in academe

* the role of student media (newspapers, radio stations, video outlets) 
and communication-related co-curricular activities (forensics, debate, 
mock trial, student-run PR agencies) at liberal arts colleges

* the challenges and rewards of incorporating media, film, and 
communication into the general educational curriculum

* changes and continuities in higher education

* structural determinants facing academic labor, as well as hiring and 
mentoring practices in the context of rising contingent labor across academe

As a provocation for attendees, and to create constructive points of 
connection across the symposium, this year’s theme is "Community Through 
Crisis." This theme leads us to acknowledge the external shocks that 
affect our work while foregrounding the community-building replies we 
might mobilize. We encourage submissions that consider the various 
recent (and more longstanding) crises facing higher education, the 
nation, and the world at large, especially to reflect on how we can best 
respond to these crises through community. Submissions are NOT required 
to adhere to this theme, but those that do will be considered for 
designated programming slots.

Proposals that connect to the theme of "Community Through Crisis" might 
concern:

* the enrollment crisis in higher education in general, and small 
liberal arts colleges in particular and how we can face it together

* institutional drift toward vocational education programs and how it 
can be resisted or integrated into our own goals

* the potential for cross-institutional, cross-departmental, and 
consortial responses to shared problems

* the special roles played by media, communication, and film programs in 
the crises facing academe

* best hiring and mentoring practices in the context of media, 
communication, and film programs

* liaising with administrators in higher education in a context of crisis

While we invite proposals that engage with the "Community Through 
Crisis" theme, we welcome submissions on all topics reflecting MCFLAC’s 
unique emphasis on praxis in liberal arts settings. We seek to bring 
together a diverse group of teachers, scholars, and students from 
different backgrounds with various life experiences, teaching styles, 
and intellectual orientations.

Formats for presentations include:

* individual paper abstracts

* panel session abstracts (identifying three to four participants)

* student-work showcases (featuring scholarship, media work, and/or 
hybrids in digital or other formats)

* pedagogy workshops (on core assignments, capstone courses, and/or 
pedagogical techniques)

* research workshops (on projects, strategies, publishing models, and/or 
research/exhibit and tools)

* additional formats considered (such as key-text discussions and 
lightning sessions)

Proposals should be 250 to 500 words. Proposals should be accompanied by 
a 50-word abstract, a brief bio (up to 50 words), and a note of any 
technology requirements.

SUBMISSION SITE: All proposals should be submitted through the MCFLAC 
symposium submission site: https://mcflac.com/cfp/

**Deadline for submissions:** March 1, 2020

**Questions?** Contact Dave Park at (park /at/ lakeforest.edu)

**More info**: mcflac.com

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