[Commlist] CFP Moscow Readings conference

On 19-20 November 2020 the Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State 
University will hold its annual Moscow Readings conference. The 
conference will be organized as a virtual event this year, with all 
sessions taking place online.

The topic is *'De-Westernizing media and cultural studies: New discourse 
practices in the digital world'. *Moscow Readings conferences is 
organized in partnership with IAMCR Digital Divide Working Group, IAMCR 
Communication in Post- and Neo-Authoritarian Societies Working Group, 
UNESCO chair in communication, and National Association of Mass Media 
Researchers.

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Confirmed keynote speakers/
Professor Daya K. Thussu, Hong Kong Baptist University
Professor Gerard Goggin, Nanyang Technological University
Professor Shi-xu, Hangzhou Normal University
Dr. Andrea Medrado, University of Westminster
Other keynote speakers to be confirmed shortly

/Call for papers/
Back in early 2000s, scholars drew their attention to the phenomenon 
that was metaphorically called the rise of ‘the rest’ (Amsden, 2001). 
After World War II the world changed significantly, with a select number 
of countries (China, India, Korea and others) becoming economic powers 
by the end of the 20th century. The rise of ‘the rest’ however was not 
limited to the economic growth only. Very soon a tendency for 
de-Westernization of culture, media and communication fields, together 
with an increasing presence of Russia, Brazil, India, China, South 
Africa and other countries (Argentina, Australia, Colombia, Iran, Saudi 
Arabia, Nigeria and others) became evident. As a result, scholars 
started to discuss de-Westernization and further internationalization of 
communication research and media studies (Park & Curran, 2000; 
Takahashi, 2007; Thussu, 2009; Wang, 2010), cultural and discourse 
studies (Shi-xu, 2014), comparative media system studies (Hallin & 
Mancini, 2012) and many other areas.

At this year’s conference, we welcome discussion around challenges 
media, communication and culture fields – both in the East and in the 
West – are facing under the ongoing digitalization process. Among those 
are the rise of digital divide and digital exclusion (Norris, 2001; 
Hargittai, 2002; van Dijk, 2006); development of new communication and 
media policy aimed at supporting offline and online activities of 
cultural, linguistic and ethnic groups (Matsaganis, Katz, & 
Ball-Rokeach, 2011; Nordenstreng, & Thussu, 2015; Vartanova, 2015); the 
influence of social, political, economic, technological and cultural 
transformations upon cross-cultural communication and people’s 
identities (Shi-xu, 2016); digital communication and the role of media 
as a ‘soft power’ (Thussu, 2013; Wasserman, Zhang, & Mano, 2016); 
appearance of new journalistic practices in the digital age (Westlund, 
2019); digital inclusion of various ‘vulnerable groups’ in the society 
including ethnic and cultural minorities (Choudrie, Kurnia, & Tsatsou, 
2017), and many other topics.

We welcome case studies and contributions covering and/or contrasting 
various aspects of media, journalism, communication and culture studies 
both in the East and in the West. We particularly encourage a discussion 
around re-conceptualization and further internationalization of Eastern 
and Western paradigms of media and communication research, given new 
challenges and opportunities of the digital age. Theoretical and 
empirical papers are both welcome, with preference during selection 
process being given to papers with solid methodological base and 
original approach.

/Questions for discussion/

  * De-Westernizing media and communication studies: theoretical
    approaches and empirical case studies
  * Communication in the digital age: practices, tendencies, challenges
  * Digital journalism: new practices, forms, methods, audiences
  * Media and communication policies in the digital age
  * Media as a ‘soft power’: lessons from the West and the East
  * The rise of the new digital cultures in the 21st century
  * Digital natives: media consumption and media production practices
  * Media literacy in the digital age
  * New players and actors in digital communication
  * Digital inclusion / social inclusion: correlations and 
interdependencies
  * Ethnic/community/diaspora media in the digital age
  * Information security in the digital age
  * Cultural Discourse Studies as a new theoretical paradigm

Registration form should include:
1. Full name;
2. Name of institution;
3. Position, title;
4. Phone number, e-mail;
5. Abstract (between 300 and 500 words) in .doc or .docx in English or 
Russian

Registration form and abstract should be sent by e-mail to 
(moscow.readings /at/ mail.ru) 
<http://e.mail.ru/compose/?mailto=(mailto%3amoscow.readings /at/ mail.ru)> before 
*26 October 2020*

/Registration fee/
Moscow Readings conference does not have conference registration fee, 
although all costs will have to covered either by the home institution 
or by the presenters themselves.

/Publishing opportunities
/Best papers will be considered for publication in peer-reviewed 
/Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 10. Zhurnalistika/ (Web of 
Science, Scopus) and /World of Media. Journal of Russian Media and 
Journalism Studies/ (Scopus).

/Contact details/
Contact email: (moscow.readings /at/ mail.ru) 
<http://e.mail.ru/compose/?mailto=mailto%3amoscow.readings@mail.ruPhone>
Phone number : +7 (495) 629 52 76
Postal and visiting address: 125009 Mokhovaya street 9, Moscow, Russia, 
room 107


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