[Commlist] CFP: Canadian Communication Association 2025 conference

*CALL FOR PAPERS *

*Canadian Communication Association (CCA) Annual Conference *

June 3-6, 2025

George Brown College, Toronto, ON

“Reframing Togetherness”

The Canadian Communication Association invites submissions for its 
annual conference, to be held from June 3 to 6, 2025 as part of the 
Congress of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social 
Sciences <https://www.federationhss.ca/en/congress2025> (CFHSS), at 
George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario.

The conference will feature a keynote talk by Professor Sarah Sharma 
<https://sarahsharma.com/> from the University of Toronto.

The theme for Congress 2025 is *Reframing Togetherness*. CFHSS writes: 
“As the first college to host Congress, George Brown invites 
researchers, students, educators, policymakers, and the public to 
reframe what it means to coexist with other humans, the environment, and 
technology. With an invitation and a challenge, we aim to open a 
collaborative space that bridges different ways of learning and 
producing knowledge in order to rethink our roles and responsibilities 
in these times of climate and humanitarian disasters, ever-evolving 
technologies, social isolation, dislocation, and increasing 
polarization.” A full description is available at 
www.federationhss.ca/congress2025 
<https://www.federationhss.ca/en/congress2025>.

The CCA invites researchers to submit papers that engage with, 
challenge, and extend this theme, as well as papers and presentations 
that contribute to communication, media-culture and digital technology 
scholarship in Canada and globally.

*Submission Deadline*: December 2, 2024

Submit your proposal at https://www.openconf.org/CCA2025 
<https://www.openconf.org/CCA2025>

*Topic Areas: *Relevant CCA areas include, but are not limited to: Age, 
ageism and technology * Audience studies and media ethnographies * Black 
communication and media studies * Communications, community and 
creativity * Communication ethics; communication and media theory 
*Creative, ICT and cultural industries *Development communication * 
Empire, colonialism and communication * Environmental and energy 
communication * Food communication * Games studies * Global media and 
international communication * Health communication * ICTs, big data and 
society * Indigenous media studies * Intercultural communication * 
Journalism and news * LGBTQ communications and queer theory and media 
studies. * Non-verbal communication * Media materialities and 
infrastructure studies * Media activism and social movements * Media 
ecology * Media philosophy * Media arts * Media and communication 
history * Media, cultural and ICT policy, law and regulation * 
Organizational Communication * Political communications * Political 
economy of communication *Professional communications * Public 
relations, marketing and advertising * Race, ethnicity and media * 
Research-creation and media practices * Representation, identity and 
culture * Rhetoric * Sexuality, gender and media * Social media and 
society * Telecommunications * Visual communication * Work, labour and 
class in communication * Youth, children and media-culture.

**

*FEES & REGISTRATION:*

**

*Membership: *Only registered members of the CCA can present at the 2025 
conference. Membership must be paid by April 1st, 2025. To join CCA or 
to renew your membership, visit 
http://acc-cca.ca/index.php/membership-adhesion/ 
<https://acc-cca.ca/index.php/membership-adhesion/>.

*Congress Fees*: All CCA 2025 participants must register with Congress 
prior to the conference. There is an early-bird discount for those who 
register before March 20, 2025.

Registration information will be available at 
https://www.federationhss.ca/en/congress2025 
<https://www.federationhss.ca/en/congress2025>.

**For co-authored papers and roundtable presentations: to be listed in 
the program, all co-authors and all roundtable participants must also be 
paid CCA members and register with Congress, regardless of who presents**

*FORMAT: *The CCA will be held in person. We recognize that some people 
may wish to participate virtually for a variety of reasons. We are able 
to accommodate some hybrid presentations this year. Please indicate 
whether you require hybrid/remote participation when you submit your 
abstract. If accepted, you will need to confirm your choice (typically 
in February 2025).

*SUBMISSION DETAILS: *Proposals may take the form of: **

a) a single paper presentation
b) a pre-constituted panel (4 papers)
c) a roundtable or workshop (maximum 5 participants)


All proposals will be peer-reviewed by the organizing committee. 
_Participants may present only one paper at the conference_ (you may be 
listed as a second author on another co-authored paper, but the primary 
author is expected to present). Those who present a paper may also 
participate in a roundtable.

Conference papers can be delivered in French or English.

A) SINGLE PAPER PROPOSALS must include:

  * name, title, affiliation
  * brief paper title (longer titles may be truncated by the online
    platform)
  * two or three keywords/topic areas that help organizers place your
    paper on a panel
  * an abstract (350-500 words max) that outlines the research object,
    problem, or question; the main argument or contribution of the
    paper; the method of analysis and theoretical approach used; the
    significance of the research and its contribution to the field/s and
    existing research

Ensure there is no self-identifying information in the abstract and do 
not submit a list of bibliographical references.

B) PANEL PROPOSALS:

Panels are constituted by 4 papers, with one panelist serving as chair.

First, panel proposals should be submitted by the panel chair. The chair 
should submit a proposal that contains:

  * chair’s name, title, affiliation
  * brief panel title (longer titles may be truncated by the online
    platform)
  * two or three keywords/topic areas
  * an abstract (350-500 words max) outlining the common themes,
    threads, approaches

and scope of papers in the panel. Ensure there is no self-identifying 
information contained in the abstract and do not submit a list of 
bibliographical references.

Once submitted, the chair should provide each participant with the panel 
submission number to include in their respective submission. Then, each 
panelist must submit a separate paper proposal for their paper, which 
follows the requirements for paper proposals above (name, title, 
affiliation; paper title; keywords; abstract).

Each panelist should identify the panel they are participating in (using 
the title or submission number of the panel). If you are both panel 
chair and presenter, you will need to fill out two submission forms: one 
for the overall panel, and one for your paper as part of this panel.

C) ROUNDTABLE and WORKSHOP PROPOSALS:

Roundtables and workshop proposals are less formal and include no more 
than five presenters, or four presenters and a convener. Formal papers 
are not given, instead each presenter offers brief comments, and the 
emphasis is on group discussion. This format is best for topics on 
professional development and/or to address critical issues in the field. 
It is expected that most presenters will be established scholars or 
professionals. Note: individual abstracts are not required for 
roundtable participants. The chair should submit:

  * chair’s name, title, and affiliation
  * brief roundtable title (longer titles may be truncated by the online
    platform)
  * two or three keywords/topic areas
  * an abstract (350-500 words max) outlining: the roundtable workshop
    theme, problem or question to be addressed; a list of the presenters
    to be included in the roundtable and their respective
    university/industry affiliations; a brief description of the
    workshop presenters’ respective contributions; the significance of
    the roundtable in relation to existing scholarship in the field. You
    do not have to submit a list of bibliographical references.

*STUDENT FUNDING & SUPPORT: *The CCA has limited funds to help support 
student participation. Details will be available at 
https://acc-cca.ca/index.php/student-funding-remboursement-pour-etudiant-e-s/ 
<https://acc-cca.ca/index.php/student-funding-remboursement-pour-etudiant-e-s/>_._

*COMPLIMENTARY REGISTRATION: *Congress will waive conference 
registration fees for Black and Indigenous students and will provide 
complimentary community passes to access open events for Black and 
Indigenous members of the public. Information about access will be 
available in January 2025 on CFHSS’s website.**

**

*CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION & CONTACT: *We look forward to your 
participation in our annual conference! Be in touch with any questions:

Nicole Cohen

Associate Professor

Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology

University of Toronto

*CCA Conference Chair and Vice-President*

(nicole.cohen /at/ utoronto.ca) <mailto:(nicole.cohen /at/ utoronto.ca)>**

Sibo Chen

Assistant Professor

School of Professional Communication

Toronto Metropolitan University

*CCA Local Arrangement Coordinator*

(sibo.chen /at/ torontomu.ca) <mailto:(sibo.chen /at/ torontomu.ca)>

For additional information, visit https://acc-cca.ca/ <https://acc-cca.ca/>

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