[Commlist] CFP ICA Preconference: History of Digital Metaphors, 25 May 2022, Toronto

*CFP ICA Preconference: History of Digital Metaphors, 25 May 2022, Toronto*

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Participants should focus on specific metaphors, groups of metaphors, 
discourses around metaphors, and reconstruct their histories over time 
and in certain cultural settings. The local and global dimension of 
metaphors is indeed crucial and the organizers aim to have a broad 
representation of different sets of metaphors in different cultures.

Metaphors have also to do with digital media theory. Metaphors are 
useful tool to make theories, they can be transversal to different 
fields and disciplines or, on the contrary, they increase the 
fragmentation of media and communication theories. Also in this case, 
the preconference aims to bring together scholars able to link empirical 
case studies of digital metaphors over time and theoretical 
perspectives on the relevance of these metaphors.

Please send your abstract of *max 250 words* to (gabriele.balbi /at/ usi.ch) 
<mailto:(gabriele.balbi /at/ usi.ch)> and (carlos.scolari /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(carlos.scolari /at/ gmail.com)>  by *15 January 2023. *Remember to 
include in the abstract the *category or categories* to which your 
submission refers to:

  * /Metaphors of transportation (e.g. info highways, surfing, etc.)/
  * /Metaphors of human body (e.g. electronic brain, artificial
    intelligence, etc.) /
  * /Metaphors of nature (e.g. cloud, etc.)/
  * /Metaphors of building (e.g. windows, etc.)/
  * /Old media metaphors (e.g. envelopes, 3.5 floppy, etc.) /
  * /Objects metaphors (e.g. clocks, bells, etc.)/
  * /Metaphors of places (e.g. agorà, square, etc.) /
  * /Other categories./

This preconference will have a peculiar structure and aims: it is made 
of classic presentations, but also would stimulate reflections on 
specific workshops/hackathon in which these and other metaphors will be 
discussed. The final aim is to create a group of scholars which could be 
later contribute to an edited book we plan to publish from the precon. 
For this reason, this preconference might be just the first workshop and 
others may follow in the future months.

Important dates:

  * 15 January 2023: Submissions’ deadline
  * 15 February 2023: Notifications of acceptance
  * 25 May 2023: Preconference
Organization: conference organized by Gabriele Balbi (USI – Università 
della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland) and Carlos A. Scolari (Universitat 
Pompeu Fabra – Barcelona, Spain).

Division Affiliation: ICA Communication History Division 
<https://www.icahdq.org/group/history>

Sponsor: University of Toronto – St. Michael’s College 
<https://stmikes.utoronto.ca/>

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Venue: McLuhan Centre for Culture and Technology (Coach House), 39A 
Queens Park Crescent East, Toronto, Ontario

More info here: https://digitalmetaphors.wordpress.com/ 
<https://digitalmetaphors.wordpress.com/>

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