[Commlist] MeCCSA 2023 Annual Conference CfP: Glasgow Caledonian University

MeCCSA 2023, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK

Call for Papers


Conference Theme – Connected Futures?

4-6 September 2023

Abstract Submission Deadline: 20th January 2023


Keynote Speakers: TBC

The Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association is pleased to 
invite the submission of abstracts, panel proposals and practice-based 
contributions for the MeCCSA 2023 Conference, to be held 4-6 September 
2023 at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, UK.

We welcome submissions aligned either with the conference theme or any 
area covered by MeCCSA and its networks.

CONFERENCE THEME: CONNECTED FUTURES?

Rapid changes in the media industry have meant both producers and 
consumers have had to adapt very quickly to the many transformations of 
recent years.  The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated some of these existing 
trends, including the rise of streaming services and the 24-hour news 
cycle, both of which have had significant impacts on production and 
consumption habits.  Media bring people together but also keep them 
apart, simultaneously connecting and separating, bridging physical 
distances, yet also potentially creating emotional voids. It is often 
said media technology is speeding up the pace of human life at the 
expense of connecting and relating to fellow human beings, though 
arguably, this has been a perennial concern and anxiety about the 
communication media for at least the last century.

This conference wishes to open up the whole question and theme of our 
connected media futures: exploring where we are, how we got here and 
where we might be heading in the future.  What are the implications of 
technological developments for content producers, screenwriters, 
journalists, scholars and other professionals?  We encourage not only 
focus on where we are going but also any potential solutions. We also 
want to consider how media affect relationships of all kinds where, for 
example, technology in film and television stories often acts as 
narrative glue. What are the processes and qualities of the various 
relationships between people, communication media and content?

We invite proposals for scholarly papers, themed panels, posters, film 
screenings and other practice-based contributions. Proposals might 
engage with the various social, political, economic, artistic, 
individual, collective, institutional, representational and 
technological dimensions of media futures and connected relationships. 
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Changing Journalistic Practices, Production and Consumption

• Representations of race, gender, sexuality, disability and social 
class in media narratives

• The future of television SVODs, FAST, AVOD, TVOD, and of public 
service broadcasting

• The future of the cinema industry and of movie theatres

• The future of music consumption, podcasts and radio

• The future of nations and regions media

• Media safety and privacy

• Social media including activism/influencing

• Virtual and augmented reality

• Media disconnections

Submitting your proposal for an individual presentation:

Please submit abstracts for individual papers (max 250 words) with 
presentation title, up to 5 key words, your name, affiliation and email 
address to
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=meccsa20230
Submitting your proposal for a panel, roundtable, screening or event:

Proposals should include a short description and rationale (200 words) 
together with abstracts for each of the 3-4 papers (150-200 words each 
including details of the contributor), and the name and contact details 
of the proposer with up to 5 key words.

The proposer should coordinate the submissions as a single proposal. 
Again, the proposal should be submitted via 
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=meccsa20230
We actively support the presentation of practice-as-research and have a 
flexible approach to practice papers and presentations. This may include 
opportunities to present papers and screenings in the same sessions or 
as part of a separate screening strand. We also welcome shorter papers 
in association with short screenings.

We welcome abstracts from early career and postgraduate researchers.

MeCCSA Conference Bursaries

MeCCSA is awarding a limited number of bursaries for the conference for 
Postgraduate Researchers, Unwaged and Sessional scholars which will 
waive conference fee as well as provide up to £200 for travel and 
accommodation costs. Please note that the bursary is only available to 
MeCCSA members: you either have to have individual MeCCSA membership or 
be associated to a University which has institutional membership. 
Process for applying for the bursaries will be confirmed shortly.

Contact for Queries: (MECCSA2023 /at/ gcu.ac.uk)

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