[Commlist] Call for Papers: Political Studies Association, Media & Politics Group Annual Conference

*Political Studies Association ‘Media and Politics Group’ Annual Conference*

***20th Year Anniversary!!***

*School of Media and Communication, University of Leeds,*

*16^th -17^th December 2019*

*Conference theme: ‘Politics and Performance’*

**

*Keynote address by Professor Michael Saward (Warwick)*

*Roundtable session on ‘What makes a good political performance?’ *

*including Prof Candida Yates (Bournemouth), Dr Lone Sorensen 
(Huddersfield), Prof John Corner (Leeds) and Prof Stephen Coleman (Leeds)*

We are delighted to be celebrating the 20-year anniversary of the PSA 
Media & Politics group at the University of Leeds in December 2019. Our 
conference theme this year responds to the growing body of research 
emphasizing the performative dimensions of political communication. The 
deadline for abstract submission is *Friday 28 June 2019* (see full 
details below).

The changing nature of political communication raises questions about 
how the relationships between the actors in the classical ‘political 
communication triangle’ are dynamically articulated and constructed in 
the media. Concerns include the intensified professionalization of 
politicians’ communication; increased pressures to retain and engage 
audiences; populist challenges to the rules of the game; the observed 
tendency of news to represent politics as a strategic game; and the 
disconnection between citizens and politicians.

Politics is performed in a variety of media forms and genres, including 
political drama, cartoons and comedy. The theme of the conference on 
‘political performance’ allowsa broad call for papers which explore the 
contribution of the media, political actors, and citizens to mediated 
performances of politics, and encourages a focus on the potential 
consequences of these performances.

While the main theme of this conference is politics and performance, the 
*Media & Politics Group operates an open and inclusive policy, and 
papers dealing with any aspect of media and politics are welcomed*. This 
may include areas of political communication and journalism, but also 
includes a broader view of the political within such areas as online 
media, television, cinema and media arts, both factual and fictional. In 
addition to academic research, the conference will also welcome 
practice-based work in art, film and performance related to the area of 
media and politics.

*Deadlines and submission process:*

  * *Friday, 28 June 2019*: Deadline for abstract submission. Please
    send abstract proposals for 15 minute papers to
    (_leedspsampg /at/ leeds.ac.uk) <mailto:(leedspsampg /at/ leeds.ac.uk)>_. These
    should include the following: title and name, institutional
    affiliation and address, and email address, together with a paper
    title and abstract of not more than 250 words. Proposers should also
    indicate whether they are current postgraduate students.
  * Early August. Paper proposers notified of decision by conference
    committee. Conference registration opens. Details of online
    registration to follow: £120 conference registration fee for both
    PSA members and non-members; £60 for students/ precariously employed.
  * Friday, 4 October: Deadline for presenters to register.
  * Friday, 25 October: Draft programme released.
  * Monday, 16 December: Conference starts in Leeds.
**

*About the PSA, conference prizes and financial support*

The Political Studies Association is the UK’s leading association in the 
study and research of politics. The _Media & Politics Group 
<https://www.psa.ac.uk/psa-communities/specialist-groups/media-and-politics>_ 
is one of the Political Studies Association’s larger specialist groups.

The MPG is a welcoming and inclusive group. The conference welcomes 
contributions from both members and non-members of the Political Studies 
Association and of the Media & Politics Group.

/James Thomas Memorial Prize and postgraduate travel subsidies/

Full papers of a maximum of 2000 words submitted by postgraduate 
students will be entered into the James Thomas Memorial Prize. This 
annual award is presented to the most outstanding paper by a 
postgraduate student at the Media & Politics Group Annual Conference.

The Media & Politics Group offers a limited number of travel subsidies 
(up to the value of £100) to support postgraduate student participation 
in this event. Postgraduate students interested in applying for these 
subsidies should please note this in their submission.

**

Conference organisers: Professor Stephen Coleman, Dr Julie Firmstone, Dr 
Giles Moss and Dr Katy Parry, _School of Media and Communication 
<https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/media>_, University of Leeds.

Contact: (_leedspsampg /at/ leeds.ac.uk) <mailto:(leedspsampg /at/ leeds.ac.uk)>_or 
(mediaresearchsupport /at/ leeds.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(mediaresearchsupport /at/ leeds.ac.uk)> with any queries.


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