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[Commlist] IAMCR 2022 CfP
Tue Nov 09 20:48:34 GMT 2021
IAMCR/BEIJING 2022
CALL FOR PAPERS
Communication Research in the Era of Neo-Globalisation:
Reorientations, Challenges and Changing Contexts
11-15July 2022 | Beijing, China and wherever you are
The International Association for Media and Communication Research
(IAMCR) invites proposals for papers and panels for IAMCR 2022, tobe
held online from 11 to 15 July, 2022, with a national hub at Tsinghua
University in Beijingand pre-conferences at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool
University in Suzhou.
*The deadline for submission of p**roposals**is 9 February 2022, at
23.59 UTC.*
Conference themes
IAMCR conferences have a /main conference theme/ (with several
sub-themes) that is explored from multiple perspectives throughout the
conference in plenaries, in the programmes of our sections and working
groups, and in the Flow34 virtual cinema and podcasts stream. They also
have many many themes defined by our 33 thematic sections and working
groups. The sections and working groups’ themes are described in their
individual calls for proposals. Proposals submitted to sections and
working groups may be centred on an aspect of the main conference theme
as it relates to the central concerns of the section or working group,
or they may address the additional themes identified by the section or
working group in their individual calls for proposals
<https://iamcr.org/beijing2022/swg-cfp>.
The main theme for IAMCR 2022, “Communication Research in the Era of
Neo-Globalisation: Reorientations, Challenges and Changing
Contexts*,”*is concerned with possibilities for rethinking communication
research agendas in the post-pandemic world, which has seen dramatic
shifts in the way we interact and understand our physical, social,
cultural, political and material environments.
IAMCR 2022 – Main *conference theme*
*Communication Research in the Era of Neo-Globalisation:
Reorientations, Challenges and Changing Contexts*
Two years into the global pandemic of COVID-19, the world is facing
unprecedented challenges froma brand-new media and cultural topography
in a post-pandemic era of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and
ambiguity, including but not limited to issues related to public health,
climate change, and sustainability. With more than three decades of
cultural, economic, and communication globalisation, we now enter an
all-encompassing post-pandemic world of neo-globalisation. In the wake
of long waves of colonisation, and establishment of new kinds of
economic and cultural hegemony in the second half of the 20th century,
the ruptures of the pandemic give rise to the agenda of a what might be
called a neo-globalisation dispensation. This turns on trade exchange
and intercultural communication, accenting soft power and patterns of
interdependent cultural harmony -- reorganizing world orders. In the age
of neo-globalisation, international economic, political, and cultural
exchanges are based on measures of institutional innovation, disruptive
technology, and political empathy.
This contemporary world, and its central tenet of globalisation, poses
urgent questions and challenges for media and communications scholars.
What are cultural identities and identification processes in this era of
neo-globalisation? What are the roles of media and communication in the
construction of a global public health community? How do data and
digital science shape and influence intercultural communication? What
are the essential “Global” media ethics in the digital age? How do we
communicate for sustainability? How do we design digital platforms and
content and provide public service to better advance science and technology?
The theme is open for a wide range of ideas dealing with, but not
limited to, the following specific sub-themes that have been identified:
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/Reorienting Media and Communication Research in the Era of
Neo-Globalisation;/
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/Artificial Intelligence in Global Communication Contexts; /
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/Cultural Identities and Dis-Identities in the Era of
Neo-Globalisation; /
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/Communication for Sustainability: Climate Change, Environment, and
Health; /
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/Media Ethics and Principles in the Digital Age; /
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/Media, Communication, and the Construction of Global Public Health; /
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/Data/Digital Science and Intercultural Communication; /
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/Digital Platforms and Public Service: Science, Technology and
Sustainability. /
Each sub-theme is briefly described below:
1.
*Reorienting Media and Communication Research in the Era of
Neo-Globalisation*
In the age of neo-globalisation, international economic, political, and
cultural exchanges are based on measures of institutional innovation,
disruptive technology, and political empathy. Contemporary communication
studies emerged in the mid-twentieth century as a hybrid field growing
out of art, literary studies, sociology, and other disciplines. The era
of neo-globalisation has expanded the boundaries and imagination of
media communication research. Therefore, we invite papers and panels
that reorient the direction, scope, and possibilities of media and
communication research. In this regard, we ask: How should scholars
(re)define media and communication research in the neo-globalisation
era? What are the impacts of different levels of neo-globalisation on
media and communication studies? What are the implications of
international economic, political, and cultural exchanges and policies
on global media communication research in the era of neo-globalisation?
2.
*Artificial Intelligence in Global Communication Contexts*
The explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and its application
in recent years have made it a dominant productive force of social
development. In many countries around the world, AI plays a critical
role in public governance, facilitating effective response to the
pandemic, and public health. Meanwhile, concerned researchers have
called for a code of ethics for AI developments, applications, and
research, generating discussion and debate about boundaries and
limitations. We are interested in papers and panels that focus on the
use of artificial intelligence in communication and media research,
media framing and public perceptions of AI, and the existing and
possible future impacts of it in global communication contexts.
3.
*Cultural Identities and Dis-Identities in the Era of
Neo-Globalisation*
The unprecedented pandemic of COVID-19 has precipitated a new era of
globalisation. Cultural identities continue to be created, proliferated,
and contested by global media and communication. More frequent and
immersed online presence and interactions beyond geographical limits
shape cultural identity and identification processes in gradual and
crucial ways. #BlackLivesMatter, #StopAsianHate, and the global #MeToo
movements all showcase the significance of today’s (social) media agenda
and how cultural identities transcend beyond national borders. At the
same time, media and communication scholars have called for the need to
re-evaluate the enduring significance of nation-states, entangled in
cosmopolitan conditions of cultures and identities. Against this
backdrop, we are interested in papers and panels on cultural identity
construction and changes in the context of neo-globalisation. Topics of
interest include but are not limited to: What is the role of domestic
political forces in the shaping of cultural identity and identification
now? How to situate global media and communication research in the
context of globalisation with the continuing centrality of
nation-states? How do social media activate cultural identity and
identification of marginalized groups in a world of global
interconnectedness?
4.
*Communication for Sustainability: Climate Change, Environment, and
Health*
In recent years, no-globalization has taken risk societies (Ulrich Beck)
to the precipice of profound challenges. The flooding in North China,
Western European, and Australia, wildfires around the globe, oil spill
in Southern California – natural and man-made disasters pose threats to
the well-being of human beings, wildlife, as well as the shared
environment in which we live. Media and communication scholars respond
to issues related to sustainability, including but not limited to
climate change, environment, and public health and explore possibilities
of facilitating sustainable development through communication. We
welcome papers and panels discussing strategies, effects, and concerns
related to communication for sustainability from diverse theoretical and
methodological perspectives, such as journalism studies, public
communications, and corporate communications.
5.
“*Global” Media Ethics and Principles in the Digital Age*
Principles and standards for the practice of media and communication in
an era of neo-globalisation are not static but ever-changing. Emerging
issues of information (in)equality, gender, and race in the digital age
highlight the need for continuing development and (re)consideration of
global media ethics surrounding all aspects of media production,
circulation, and consumption. We welcome papers and panels on a wide
range of issues within this area, such as discrimination in digital
media, the manifestation of populism in social media, and the
predominant control of global media in the hands of a minority of
Western countries.
6.
*Media, Communication, and the Construction of Global Public Health *
The global pandemic of COVID-19 has accelerated the pace of building and
enhancing a global public health system, making it even more urgent to
examine the role of media and communication in the construction of a
global public health community, how its presence and power may lead to
the mobilization of societal action that creates and improves the
conditions for public health, and how certain media practices may hinder
progress toward effectively building a global public health community.
To this end, we invite papers and panels that seek to address the
current status of global health disparity and governance, the role of
media in responding to global health risks, and the different ways in
which media and communication research can contribute to public health
globally.
7.
*Data/Digital Science and Intercultural Communication*
The enormous growth in user data on global media platforms provides
researchers with opportunities to investigate the processes of cultural
generation in the digital space, providing new ideas for theoretical
innovation in intercultural communication research. New media
technologies and data/digital science can enable people with different
cultural backgrounds to express their cultural identities or impede them
from doing so. The development of digital science creates possibilities
of examining intercultural communication practices through large-scale
data of social interactions among different groups of people.We welcome
papers and panels that analyse and report online interactive behaviours
in the digital “transnational community” to examine the processes of
intercultural communication in the digital age of neo-globalisation.
8.
*Digital Platforms and Public Service: Science, Technology and
Sustainability *
Digital platforms are increasingly used for public service promotion,
environmental engagement, science education, and crisis and risk
communication, providing unique and interactive opportunities to the
public sector to promote its policies and activities, to the scientists
to share cutting-edge findings, and to environmental activists to
advocate for their sustainability initiatives. How these messages can be
delivered effectively through digital platforms, however, needs further
investigation. We welcome papers and panels that examine the content and
delivery of messages for science, technology, sustainability, and public
service on different digital platforms as well as the intended and
unintended effects of these communication efforts.
*Guidelines for abstracts*
Abstracts are requested for the *Online Conference Papers *component.
Abstracts must be submitted to one of IAMCR’s 33 thematic sections and
working groups or to Flow34. Before submitting, please consult the
specific CfP of the section or working group at
https://iamcr.org/beijing2022/swg-cfp or of Flow34 at
https://iamcr.org/beijing2022/flow34.
See the IAMCR website for additional information about the various
sections and working groups.
Abstracts should have between 300 and 500 words and must be submitted
online at https://iamcr.org/beijing2022/submit. Abstracts submitted by
email will not be accepted.
*The deadline to submit abstracts is 9 February 2022 at 23h59 UTC.*
It is expected that authors will submit only one (1) abstract. However,
under no circumstances should there be more than two (2) abstracts
bearing the name of the same author, either individually or as first
author. No more than one (1) abstract can be submitted by an author to a
single section or working group. Please note also that the same abstract
or another version with minor variations in title or content must not be
submitted to more than one section or working group. Any such
submissions will be deemed to be in breach of the conference guidelines
and will be rejected.
Proposals are accepted for both single *Papers *and for *Panels with
several papers *(in which you propose multiple papers that address a
single theme). Please note that there are special procedures for
submitting panel proposals. For other important dates and deadlines,
please see the key dates on the conference website.
Technical guidelines, if any, are defined by the individual sections and
working groups. If you have questions, consult the section or working
group’s specific CfP. For further information about the conference,
visit the website or contact (beijing2022 /at/ iamcr.org).
*Languages*
Each section and working group adopts its own policies regarding
languages. Some accept abstracts and programme sessions in English,
French and Spanish while others conduct their programmes in only one or
two languages. Consult the CfP of your section or working group
(published later) for details of its language policy.
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