[Commlist] cfp: Media International Australia (MIA) (Feature Topic). Digital media and the labor market in the post-pandemic landscape in Latin America.

*Call for papers. Media International Australia (MIA) (Feature Topic). 
Digital media and the labor market in the post-pandemic landscape in 
Latin America.*

David Ramírez Plascencia
Universidad de Guadalajara – Mexico (Editor)
(davidrapla /at/ gmail.com) and (davidram /at/ udgvirtual.udg.mx)

In Latin America during the health emergency in 2020, digitalization, 
despite digital infrastructure limitation, was essential not just 
because it allowed to continue studying and working at home and promoted 
the improvement of the exchange of goods and services networks using 
smartphones and mobile applications, but because it helped people to 
build solidary chains to support and provide relief in places where 
authorities were absent or negligent. Digitalization augmented even more 
the popularity of social platforms and mobile devices which have 
consolidated as the main places of socialization and entertainment among 
Latin Americans.

After three years since the outbreak, the Latin American landscape 
invites us to ponder, from a critical perspective, the digital economic 
activities that have flourished in this post-pandemic context. This 
special feature topic invites proposals that analyze, from an 
interdisciplinary and international perspective, the impact of the 
pandemic and digitalization in the Latin American labor market.

Prospective abstracts may include topics related with social media 
influencers (Youtubers, Tiktokers, instangramers and so on), 
fact-checkers, crypto miners and bitcoin traders, digital nomad workers, 
online gamers and videogame-items dealers, delivery-platform app 
workers, social media platforms sellers, among others. Propositions that 
address (i) the economic and cultural influence of theses economic 
activities in the regional and international content-consumption market, 
(ii) novel digital professions as mechanism to surpass economic and 
social exclusion, and (iii) externalities, genre barriers and legal and 
ethical controversial issues, are particularly welcome.

After three years since the outbreak, the Latin American landscape 
invites us to ponder, from a critical perspective, the novel economic 
activities related with digital media that have flourished in the 
post-pandemic context. Studying Latin America is important because in a 
few years it has consolidated as the second fastest growing region for 
streaming services in the world, Latin Americans spend more hours 
consuming media than in any other region, the use of cryptocurrencies 
has become a popular form of payment, saving and sending remittances in 
countries with struggling economies, and, in recent years, the region 
has consolidated a pole of attraction for digital nomads who arrive 
looking for better employment opportunities.

Submission Instructions.
Please submit an extended abstract (500 words, not including 
references), accompanied by a 200-words bio. Abstracts must be sent no 
later than June 30, 2023 to (davidrapla /at/ gmail.com) and 
(davidram /at/ udgvirtual.udg.mx). Upon selection, scholars will be invited to 
submit full papers. Articles should be between 5,000-8,000 words in 
length (including notes, references, accompanying reference list, and 
all other inclusions).

*APC.* There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal.

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