[Commlist] Call for Abstracts IAMCR Sydney pre-conference: Communication as Co-Creation – Collaborative expression through engaged media practice

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - IAMCR Pre-conference in Sydney, Australia

DEADLINE EXTENDED

*Communication as Co-Creation – Collaborative expression through engaged 
media practice*

IAMCR Conference’s theme of ‘weaving people together’ places emphasis on 
the power arising from people working in unison towards a shared goal. 
When mediated communication is built on common traits, the differences 
that may exist in multicultural contexts can be superseded. It follows 
that communication can also be regarded as a project in the hands, and 
influenced by the will, of the communicators.

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The work and role of communicators as engaged media practitioners or 
community mobilisers is morphing continually. It has close resemblance 
at times to the curator, the designer, the information visualiser, the 
social and behaviour change promoter or the data scientist. The 
co-creative impulse is now to ask, how can we effectively communicate 
our narrative? Who/what are the sources that legitimise this narrative? 
What media formats will best serve its meanings? What networks will 
sustain the audience/participants across the communicative project? And 
how do we ensure the project’s viability for both communicators and 
audiences?

The driving ideas of this Pre-Conference are rooted in these notions. 
When communication is no longer perceived as a mere exchange and becomes 
in truth an act of co-creation, possibilities for a media practice that 
arise from listening and collaboration emerge. Within this landscape, 
different forms of engagement with and between communicators give rise 
to processes of collaborative expression that aim not only at creating a 
shared understanding, but also at producing a weave of narratives or at 
advocating for meaningful changes. This novel communicative texture 
invites collaboration from and between multiple actors, including 
community media outlets, participatory media initiatives, 
non-governmental organisations, indigenous groups, climate activists, 
journalists, humanitarian workers, rights advocates, academics and 
gender campaigners.

 From these ideas, we invite submissions that address topics, theories, 
case studies and initiatives related, but not exclusive, to 
participatory communication, communication for development and social 
change, alternative media, media development, media literacies, 
environmental communication and the politics of the Anthropocene. If you 
are interested in participating in this event, please submit a 200-300 
word abstract to Valentina Baú at (v.bau /at/ westernsydney.edu.au) 
<mailto:(v.bau /at/ westernsydney.edu.au)>. Abstracts must include a title, 
author/s name, affiliation, and contact details. Extended deadline for 
submission is now *1^st April 2024*.

Pre-conference details:

Western Sydney University, Parramatta City Campus, Peter Shergold 
Building 
<https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/campuses_structure/cas/campuses/parramattacity/one_parramatta_square>, 
Sydney, Australia

Thursday 27^th June 2024

8:30 AM – 5 PM

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