[Commlist] Call for Papers: Beyond Borders: Creative Methods and Reflexive Approaches to Migration, Media, and Intercultural Dialogue

*Call for Papers: ECREA Diaspora Migration and the Media & International 
and Intercultural Communication Sections Conference*
*"Beyond Borders: Creative Methods and Reflexive Approaches to 
Migration, Media, and Intercultural Dialogue"*
*16-18 September 2025*
*Tallinn University*

Organized by the *Diaspora, Migration, and the Media Section* in 
collaboration with the *International and Intercultural Communication 
Sections Conference*, this event focuses on methodological and reflexive 
perspectives in migration and media studies.

Recent global challenges and the rise of far-right governments worldwide 
have intensified the persecution of migrants, transforming borders into 
harsh zones of exclusion and surveillance. Migration is increasingly 
criminalized, and those seeking safety and opportunity are often met 
with hostility, reinforcing narrow nationalist ideologies. This 
environment poses new methodological challenges for migration research 
and prompts reflexive considerations on knowledge generation, 
participant care, and the creation of spaces that support human dignity 
and mobility.

This conference invites researchers to propose abstracts addressing 
methodological and reflexive perspectives in exploring multifaceted 
migration experiences and intercultural communication within this 
context of border closing and migration persecution.

*Topics of Interest:*
We encourage submissions exploring alternative, reflexive, creative 
methodological approaches and critical epistemologies on topics such as:

  * Intercultural encounters and dialogue
  * Practices of exclusion, surveillance, and persecution at borders
  * AI, platform affordances, and infrastructures in migration contexts
  * Digital counter-publics and diasporic activism
  * Multilingualism in digital spaces and implications for social cohesion
  * Ethical dimensions in researching migration and intercultural dialogue
  * Identity formation and belonging

*PhD Workshop:*
In addition to the conference, a PhD workshop on 16 September 2025 will 
focus on creative research methods, alternative writing styles, and 
reflexive approaches. Participants can attend either or both events. 
Details on the workshop structure will be provided later.

*Submission Guidelines:*

  * *Individual Presentations:* Abstract (max 400 words), including
    keywords and main references, and a short biographical note (max 100
    words).
  * *Panels:* A chairperson, a rationale (250 words), and abstracts (250
    words) for four speakers.
  * *Workshops:* A chairperson, a rationale (250 words), and details of
    five speakers/participants, including biographical notes (max 100
    words).

All submissions must be sent via the online submission form by *1 
February 2025*.

*Key Deadlines:*

  * Abstract Submission: 1 February 2025
  * Notification of Acceptance: Early April 2025
  * Early Registration: 1 May 2025
  * Late Registration: 15 June 2025

More info can be found at: https://www.tlu.ee/en/bfm/dmmiic 
<https://www.tlu.ee/en/bfm/dmmiic>


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