[Commlist] Conference CFP: The Digital Communication of Identity and Diversity

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Conference CFP: The Digital Communication of Identity and Diversity

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Conference Call for Papers: (Non-)binarity in Binary Structures – The 
Digital Communication of Identity and Diversity

View the full CFP here 
https://publizistik.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/i_publizistik/Events/2023/DGPuK2023en.pdf 
<https://publizistik.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/i_publizistik/Events/2023/DGPuK2023en.pdf> 


The "Digital Communication" and “Media, Public Spheres and Gender” 
divisions of the German Communication Association (DGPuK) hold their 
annual conference together in in Vienna (Austria). The deadline is *May 
5, 2023. *Conference dates are November 8-10, 2023.

a) Presentation of current research (without thematic specification):

The conference aims to create a forum for current research in the fields 
of digital communication and gender studies in communication science in 
its entire breadth. It thus enables a stronger exchange between the 
divisions. This is to take place in the form of presentations and 
subsequent discussions. There are no thematic requirements set for 
submissions. Both theoretical and empirical contributions from the 
fields mentioned above are welcome.

b) Submissions to the conference theme: (Non-)binarity in Binary Structures

Digital technologies play a crucial role in the representation and 
negotiation of gender identities. As in other areas of society, the norm 
of binary gender categories has shaped digital communication from the 
very beginning. However, the coexistence of binary and nonbinary 
affordances is increasingly apparent, as not only the linguistic code 
but also the code of software must be reconceptualized from a queer 
theoretical perspective to adequately represent gender identities beyond 
binary categories (Bivens, 2017). In this regard, social media platforms 
are crucial, as they show us the simultaneous existence and 
non-existence of gender binaries. The conference is dedicated to the 
associated challenges and opportunities from a communication research 
and gender perspective. Therefore, research contributions on binary and 
non-binary gender identities in digital media environments will be 
presented and discussed in a topic-specific panel. Possible questions 
address, for example:

• Theories of the digital public sphere: Which theoretical approaches 
are applicable for describing and explaining (non-)binarity in digital 
structures and their effects? (e.g.,

critical theoretical approaches to technology, queer theory, and 
insights from science and technology studies)

• Representations, portrayals, and effects: How are (non-)binary 
identities represented in digital media environments? How do they 
represent themselves (e.g., avatars, profiles)? How do distortions in 
the representation of gender or their portrayal, for

example, affect perceptions, attitudes, or behavior?

• Participation and discourse: What conditions characterize the 
participation of (non-)binary gender identities in digital publics 
(e.g., hate speech, fake news)?

• Methodology: How can non-binarity be captured in quantitative and 
qualitative research What are new methodological approaches needed?

• Regulation and policies: What are platform operators and policymakers 
doing to make digital media environments gender-inclusive? What role do 
economic (e.g., business models) and political conditions play in this?

Submission Guidelines

Anonymized abstracts (4.000 to 5.000 characters, including spaces, 
excluding references and appendices) can be submitted until *05 May 
2023* in PDF format using the platform ConfTool: 
https://www.conftool.pro/digicomm2023/ 
<https://www.conftool.pro/digicomm2023/>. Please indicate whether the 
contribution is to the a) open or b) topic-specific panel. Contributions 
to the open panel a) can be submitted in English or German. 
Contributions to the conference topic b) should be submitted in English. 
All submissions will be peer-reviewed according to the following 
criteria, which are standard in the DGPuK: thematic fit to the call (in 
case of submission for the topic-specific panel), theoretical 
foundation, the relevance of the research question, appropriateness of 
the method/approach, novelty value/originality, clarity as well as 
conciseness of the presentation. The review process results will be 
announced at the end of June 2023. The organizers plan to publish 
selected contributions on the conference topic in an international 
journal special issue. For questions contact 
(claudia.wilhelm /at/ univie.ac.at) <mailto:(claudia.wilhelm /at/ univie.ac.at)>.

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