[Commlist] CFP interactive film and media conference

EXTENDED CFP INTERACTIVE FILM AND MEDIA CONFERENCE 2021:
NEW NARRATIVES, RACIALIZATION,
GLOBAL CRISES, AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT

Hosted by
Ryerson University (Canada)
The Glasgow School of Art (Scotland)
University of São Paulo (Brazil)
The University of Texas at Dallas (USA)
(virtual)
August 5-7, 2021
Extended deadline: Monday  April 26th, 2021
This virtual edition of the Interactive Film and Media conference on 
‘new narratives, racialization, global crises, and social engagement’ is 
dedicated to the development, analysis, and research processing of the 
digital experience that is transforming our contemporary world vision 
through the immense range of storytelling practices, including visual 
arts, cinema, digital/graphic/interactive narratives, virtual reality, 
games, etc. The purpose of this conference is to bring together 
researchers and practitioners working in diverse disciplinary areas to 
establish an interdisciplinary framework for research on contemporary 
narratives, including case studies of the multimodal narratives across 
media and cultures.
In the wake of the death of George Floyd, the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter 
has gone viral across the world raising many concerns about the media’s 
role in our society. Today, it is not enough for the media to not be 
racist: it must actively be anti-racist. It would not be an 
overestimation to say that the participation of media in discourses 
other than those centered on racism is also paramount: it played a 
decisive role in many recent social and political events, including the 
pandemic crisis. Therefore, this conference is proposing to examine how 
media around the world are dealing with the aftermath of these 
developments. This conference also aims to discuss how the late 
proliferation of online social events and the increased fragmentation of 
the discourse via microblogging, subtitling, hashtags, and the enhanced 
sharing of images through screenshots, short-form videos, selfies, and 
video calls have affected interactive narratives.
We are inviting interdisciplinary proposals reflecting on the recent 
changes to the mediascape and the closely related medium of interactive 
narrative, in its many forms and iterations. Submissions that consider 
the advantages and drawbacks of the current trends in film, media, and 
interactive narratives, will be of special value, as well as those that 
develop new approaches to the process of algorithmization and 
hybridization between the information ecosystems dominated by tech 
enterprises and the mediasphere’s micro-level, where the instant-message 
apps transform our everyday lives by exposing polarized and 
contradictory messages, disseminating the misinformation.
The organizers will consider unpublished works that present research 
results and/or theoretical reflections within the scope of Interactive 
Film and Media Studies, with a special focus on ‘new narratives, 
racialization, global crises, and social engagement’.

CONFERENCE FEE: No registration fee will be charged for 
participation/presentation at this conference.

SUBMITTING PROPOSALS
Submit an abstract (around 500 words in length including the research 
objectives, theoretical framework, methodology, and conclusions) and a 
brief Bio-CV (100 words maximum). Please fill out the form available at 
https://forms.gle/tcBYQ9P9ktvaUcdP7 <https://forms.gle/tcBYQ9P9ktvaUcdP7>

CONTACT EMAIL: (interactivefilmconference /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(interactivefilmconference /at/ gmail.com)>

MORE INFO: https://interactivefilm.blogspot.com 
<https://interactivefilm.blogspot.com>
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