[ecrea] cfp 'Anti-social Media?' The Big Issues

Call for papers re the annual Institute of Communication Ethics conference:

*INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION ETHICS *

*ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2018*

*‘ANTI-SOCIAL MEDIA?’ THE BIG ISSUES*

*26^th OCTOBER 2018, THE FRONTLINE CLUB, LONDON*

Social media is supposed to be the big liberator and democratiser of our 
era; the platform for everyone to use-and abuse. But have we created our 
own digital monster full of ‘fake news’, bile, bullying, bots, trolling 
and more?

Is ‘social media’ precisely the opposite?

The 2018 ICE annual conference will examine the many issues:-for 
instance, the economics, the politics, the shift in civil and civic 
conversation and the allegations over subverting the democratic process 
in the West. In short, the ethical space it inhabits.

If you have a short paper on this wide subject then do submit a short 
(500-word maximum) abstract by February 28^th ^2018. The conference will 
coincide with the publication/launch of /Anti-Social Media/, edited by 
John Mair, Tor Clark, Neil Fowler and Raymond Snoddy. The editors of 
that text may ask some authors to work up papers early for their 
publication. There will also be an /Ethical Space/ special issue in 
early 2019.

We are also looking for a volunteer producer/curator or two to help 
mount the conference.

All abstracts and offers of help please to Dr Fiona Thompson 
((f.thompson287 /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(f.thompson287 /at/ gmail.com)>) with copies 
to John Mair (Johnmair100 /at/ hotmail.com) <mailto:(Johnmair100 /at/ hotmail.com)>and 
Prof  Richard Lance Keeble ((rkeeble /at/ lincoln.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(rkeeble /at/ lincoln.ac.uk)>).

*Dr. Fiona Thompson|Deputy Vice Chancellor – Learning & Teaching*

York St John University | Lord Mayor’s Walk | York | YO31 7EX

Tel: 01904 876725| PA Mand Towell (m.towell /at/ yorksj.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(m.towell /at/ yorksj.ac.uk)>


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