[Commlist] IAMCR 2024 conference: Call for Proposals - Whiria te tāngata / Weaving people together

https://iamcr.org/christchurch2024/cfp

Call for Proposals / Tono marohi
Whiria te tāngata / Weaving people together
Communicative projects of decolonising, engaging, and listening

See the calls for proposals of IAMCR's 33 thematic sections and working 
groups and Flow34: https://iamcr.org/christchurch2024/swg-cfp

Download this call for proposals as a PDF file:
https://iamcr.org/sites/default/files/IAMCR2024_CfP.pdf

The International Association for Media and Communication Research 
(IAMCR) invites the submission of abstracts for its 2024 conference, 
which will be held from 30 June to 4 July 2024, hosted by the University 
of Canterbury in Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand. The deadline for 
submission is 7 February 2024, at 23h59 UTC.

IAMCR conferences address many diverse topics defined by our 33 thematic 
sections and working groups. We also propose a single central theme to 
be explored throughout the conference with the aim of generating and 
exploring multiple perspectives. This is accomplished through plenary 
and special sessions, as well as in some of the sessions of the sections 
and working groups.

The 2024 central theme is Whiria te tāngata / Weaving people together: 
Communicative projects of decolonising, engaging, and listening.

Whiria te tāngata, weaving people together in English, is a Māori 
proverb (whakataukī) about the strength that comes through common 
purpose. The whakataukī highlights multiple issues that we invite 
conference participants to explore.

    It invites analysis of commonality in mediated communication, given 
the weaker power of place-based mass media, the rise of algorithmic 
culture, the challenges of engaging with difference in multicultural 
contexts and the crises facing neoliberal globalisation.
    The use of a Māori proverb also invites particular attention to 
analysis of indigenous communication and other attempts to challenge or 
rework colonial structures.
    More broadly, the theme invites reflection on the terms and models 
appropriate to describe contemporary communication, including the 
political and moral goals embedded in them. It therefore also points to 
alternative ways of theorising or evaluating communication alongside 
dominant imaginaries such as the public, and of the colonial and 
gendered histories that are part of those imaginaries.
    Weaving emphasises the agency of the communicator and directs 
attention to the valuing of communication as a project or skill, whether 
that is focused on social change, community or economic gain.
    Weaving also reminds us of the goal of a conference to build common 
purpose amongst participants.

Not all submissions have to address the central theme. See the calls for 
proposals of individual sections and working groups for additional 
information about their themes.
Guidelines for abstracts

Abstracts must be submitted to a section or working group exclusively 
through IAMCR’s submission system from 4 December 2023 through 7 
February 2024, at 23.59 UTC.

Abstracts should be between 300 and 500 words, unless a particular 
Section or Working Group establishes its own guidelines in this respect.

It is expected that each person will submit only one (1) abstract. 
However, under no circumstances should there be more than two (2) 
abstracts bearing the name of the same author, either individually or as 
part of any group of authors. The same abstract, or a version with minor 
variations in title or content, must not be submitted to more than one 
Section or Working Group. Such submissions will be deemed to be in 
breach of the conference guidelines and will be rejected by the abstract 
submission system, by the Head of the Section or Working Group or by the 
Conference Programme Reviewer. Authors submitting the same work to 
multiple Sections or Working Groups risk being removed entirely from the 
conference programme.

Technical guidelines, if any, are defined by the individual Sections and 
Working Groups. Before submitting, consult the specific CfP of the 
Section or Working Group. If you have questions contact the head of the 
Section and Working Group that interests you.
Evaluation criteria

Submitted abstracts will generally be evaluated on the basis of:

    Technical merit
    Readability
    Originality and/or significance
    Use of or contribution to theory
    Relevance to the section or working group

Sections and Working Groups may use additional criteria and may assign 
different weights to the above criteria. Consult the specific CfP or 
contact the head of the Section and Working Group you want to submit to 
if you have questions.
Languages

Different sections and working groups have different policies regarding 
languages. Some accept abstract and programme sessions in English, 
French and Spanish while others conduct their programmes in only one or 
two languages. Consult the CfP of your section or working group for 
details of its language policy.
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