[Commlist] Call for Papers /// 6th International Media and Society Symposium

      *Call for Papers*

      6th International Media and Society Symposium



Date: 14-15-16 May, 2026

Location: Istinye University, Istanbul, Türkiye (online and in person)

İstinye University Faculty of Communication 6.th <http://6.th> The 
International Media and Society Symposium, titled The 'Post-Truth Era' , 
will be held hybrid with symposiums, exhibitions and workshops on May 
14-15-16, 2026. Researchers who make original theoretical or applied 
studies and practitioners who make creative productions with digital 
technologies in visual fields are invited to the symposium to share 
their current work.
Deadline for Submission of Abstract, Artwork and Workshop Proposal: 
April 15, 2026



*Reality, Media, and Culture in the Post-Truth Era*

Since the second decade of the 21st century, the notion of “reality” has 
undergone a profound transformation driven by digital technologies, 
algorithmic filters, and AI-assisted production tools. In this 
post-truth era, information circulates not through verification 
processes but through emotional persuasion, giving rise to a 
communication regime where truth is often displaced by affect. Deepfake 
technologies, synthetic media, AI-generated imagery, and manipulated 
visuals circulating on social media have triggered a crisis of visual 
trust. Viewers now constantly question whether what they see can be 
believed. In this new reality regime, artistic, media, and communication 
practices are being redefined on ethical, aesthetic, and political levels.

*MASS 2026* aims to explore the impacts of the *“post-reality age”* on 
media, art, and culture through an interdisciplinary approach, bringing 
together researchers, artists, and thinkers interested in the fragility 
of truth and authenticity in contemporary media ecologies. *Abstracts 
submitted in response to the call for participation will be accepted for 
the symposium based on a blind peer review process. *The symposium 
encompasses the exploration of digital studies and theoretical research 
on the following topics:
     •    Information, emotion, and manipulation in the post-truth era
     •    Deepfake technologies and the crisis of visual credibility
     •    Simulation aesthetics and hyperreality in art
     •    Post-truth journalism, propaganda, and digital ethics
     •    Belief, doubt, and the quest for authenticity in visual culture
     •    “Seeing is not believing”: Politics of perception and 
representation in social media
     •    Artistic dimensions of AI and synthetic image production
     •    Archives, memory, and truth in the digital age
     •    Fiction, narrative, and the blurring of reality in art
     •    Post-truth aesthetics in new media art

*The 6th International Media and Society Symposium* is also open to 
researchers wishing to present their work under the theme of 
*Anti-Algorithm*. In today's digital age, algorithms have become the 
invisible rule-makers of daily life, dictating everything from what we 
watch to what we like. This algorithmic order, extending from social 
media feeds to music recommendations, from news selection to artistic 
production forms, often pushes individual creativity into the shadow of 
statistical predictions. The “*Anti-Algorithm” exhibition* proposes an 
aesthetic resistance against this invisible power. While questioning the 
boundaries of the algorithm-driven digital culture, artists are 
developing a new language of expression by focusing on elements unique 
to human experience, such as randomness, intuition, and error.

This exhibition was designed as an emotional, intuitive, and political 
counter-production against the cold calculations of machine logic. 
*“Anti-Algorithm”* argues that art can be produced not only with 
technological tools but also with critical awareness. It invites 
visitors to experience the aesthetics of the “unpredictable” by going 
beyond data-driven reality. Thus, it brings the quest for humanity to 
reclaim its subjectivity in an age shaped by algorithms into both an 
artistic and intellectual arena of discussion.




Submission of abstracts here: 
https://holivent.com/mass6/login/signin?event=mass6 
<https://holivent.com/mass6/login/signin?event=mass6>

*Important Dates:
*Deadline for abstract submission: April 15, 2026
Announcement of accepted abstracts: April 20, 2026
Deadline for registration: April 30, 2026
Announcement of the program: May 10, 2026
Symposium date: 14-15-16 May, 2026
Publication of the abstract booklet on the website: May 10, 2026
Full text submission: August 22, 2026
Publication of electronic proceedings book: 10 October 2026

*Registration Fees:*
Registration Fee: 2000 TL
Second Paper Registration Fee: 0 TL
Registration Fee for Graduate Students: 1000 TL
Group Student registration (8 or more participants from the same 
university): : 800 TL
Registration Fee for Participants in the Symposium Committees: 0 TL
Participation with a paper, artwork, or workshop proposal is free of 
charge for Deans of Faculties of Communication, Fine Arts, and Art & 
Design: 0TL
Registration Fee for Istinye University, University of Girona, Near East 
University, Doha University of Science and Technology Academic and 
Administrative Staff: 0 TL
Participation is free of charge for all Deans of the Faculty of 
Communication, Fine Arts, Art and Design with paper presentation, 
artwork and workshop proposal.
Fees are charged per paper (each author may submit up to two papers).

For further information, please visit: https://mass.istinye.edu.tr/en 
<https://mass.istinye.edu.tr/en>

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