[Commlist] cfp: ICA Media Sociology Postconference

2025 ICA Media Sociology Postconference
Theme: Theorizing Disruption and Consolidation in Media Sociology: 
Youth, News, Inequities, & Politics

Tuesday June 17, 2025

Hosted by the University of Denver

Sponsored by the ICA GCSC

Global Communication and Social Change


KEY DATES: SUBMISSIONS

Submissions Open: December 1, 2024

Submissions Close: May 12, 2025

Notifications: Rolling by May 14, 2025


KEY DATES: REGISTRATION

Registration Opens January 15, 2025

Registration Closes May 17, 2025

Link to Registration <https://forms.gle/V8kcgVzp2tZ14n7q9>

Organizers:

The Media Sociology Postconference Team is represented by Dr. Grant 
Blank and Morgan Vodzak who will be on-site as our On-Site Lead 
Organizer and Organizational Manager respectively. Additional 
organizational support will be provided by members of the Standing 
Leadership Committee Wenhong Chen, Muyang Li, Katia Moles,  Sonia 
Virginia Moreira, Massimo Ragnedda, Laura Robinson, Maria Laura Ruiu, 
Jeremy Schulz, and Julie Wiest (alphabetical order). Our local hosts at 
the University of Denver are Professor Lynn Schofield Clark and 
Associate Professor Erika Polson from the Department of Media, Film & 
Journalism Studies.

Registration Fee:

$30 for on-site participation

Free registration available for scholars from the Global South

Live Stream free to the public with registration.

Sponsors:

University of Denver, UT Austin, Department of Anthropology & Sociology 
at West Chester University, Santa Clara University, and Emerald Studies 
in Media & Communications.

Description:

Contributing to the 75th Anniversary of the ICA, the Postconference will 
be a critical venue to consider the ways that sociology, and in 
particular the field Media Sociology,  has contributed to the theorizing 
of media and communication and/as “disruption” and/or “consolidation.” 
Over the last three years of the Media Sociology Postconference, 
interest in the contributions of media sociology has grown from 
researchers across the broad compass of communication scholarship, with 
scholars increasingly speaking to practitioners and policymakers.

In 2025 the Media Sociology Symposium continues to pursue our goals by 
providing a venue for bolstering works-in-progress scholarship on the 
Global South and on vulnerable populations, as well as enlarging the 
tent of “media sociology” as a growing and inclusive field in 
Communications. We will continue to offer an inclusive environment 
welcoming scholars from a broad range of geographic locations, 
disciplines and methodological approaches. By bringing this diverse 
group of scholars and practitioners together, the event celebrates the 
power of communication networks to enact social change.

Local Hosts:

This postconference leverages ICA’s global meeting in Denver and ICA’s 
partnership with faculty at the University of Denver who will be hosting 
the event, with Professor Lynn Schofield Clark and Associate Professor 
Erika Polson serving as lead local organizers.

Regular Submissions:

The event aims to bring together scholars working in the 
interdisciplinary spaces of media sociology and will focus on supporting 
those writing and producing original scholarship as forms of disruption 
and consolidation. We invite researchers to explore the complex dynamics 
of disruption brought by digital technologies and their impact on youth, 
news production, political discourse, and the perpetuation or mitigation 
of social inequities. We encourage papers that explore the intersections 
of these themes and provide new theoretical insights into the ongoing 
transformations within media environments. The key challenges for the 
future will be balancing innovation with ethical considerations, 
ensuring that digital advancements do not exacerbate existing 
inequalities or infringe on fundamental human rights.

Workshop Opportunity

In addition to keynotes, scholars who participate will be invited to 
submit works-in-progress that will be presented in the morning, with the 
afternoon devoted to workshopping their works with peers and other 
curated activities providing important space for reflection on writing 
and knowledge production asdisruption and consolidation.

Event Venue: University of Denver

The University of Denver is an appropriate host given the intellectual 
leadership in the Media, Film & Journalism Studies and Sociology 
Departments at the University of Denver, with their signature centers of 
excellence: the Estlow International Center for Journalism and New 
Media, the Center on Immigration Policy and Research, and the IRISE 
Research Institute. The Estlow Center supports research and 
undergraduate education focused on utilizing media for civic and 
political engagement. The Center on Immigration Policy and Research 
supports research that is of vital interest to refugee, asylum seeking, 
and immigrant communities in local,  national, and international 
venues.  The expertise at the IRISE Research Institute on researching 
“issues of inequality, social justice, and inclusivity” further aligns 
with the ICA@75 call to address power dynamics that “disadvantage 
certain types of research and scholarly communities, including those 
from the Global South.” In addition there are a number of NFP 
organizations in Denver that work with refugee, asylum seeking, and 
immigrant populations that also align with the event’s focus on the 
Global South where several faculty of the local host institution are 
active. ne example is Casa de Paz, an organization that supports 
families separated due to ICE immigrant detention as Denver/Aurora area 
has the 8th largest population of Ethiopians in the U.S. Faculty members 
involved in this project will speak about how they write research for 
academic, policy, and immigrant communities, and how they navigate these 
differing stakeholders as researchers and community members, offering 
food for thought for those conducting and writing research in media 
sociology and in related fields.

Transportation:

The venue is located just outside downtown Denver, making the campus 
easily accessible by public transportation or ride sharing. As in the 
past, directions and options will be provided to participants.

Questions?

Email (mediasociologysymposium /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(mediasociologysymposium /at/ gmail.com)>


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