[Commlist] cfp: Mis/Disinformation in/on Canada / Global Media Journal — Canadian Edition

*Call for Papers*


2022: Volume 13, Issue 1

The /Global Media Journal — Canadian 
Edition/ (http://www.gmj.uottawa.ca/ <http://www.gmj.uottawa.ca/>)

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*Mis/Disinformation in/on Canada*

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*Guest Editor / Dr. **Ahmed Al-Rawi*

School of Communication, Simon Fraser University.

We are inviting submissions for a special journal issue on 
disinformation in Canada. There is a need to study mis/disinformation in 
North America especially in terms of studying the Canadian context due 
to the evolving nature of this phenomenon, and this special issue is 
focused on the examination of recent case studies involving the spread 
of misinformation and disinformation. We welcome studies that are 
focused on the empirical investigation of infodemics in or on Canada.

The special issue deals with case studies and theoretical interventions 
on the state of dis/misinformation campaigns and issues facing Canada by 
focusing on what is produced in the country and what targets it. The 
disinformation case studies cover the whole political spectrum including 
the far-right, far-left, and the mainstream political establishment as 
well as other fields like public health (COVID-19), climate change, and 
immigration. Special topics of interests include but are not limited to 
the following:

·Disinformation during the time of the Canadian federal elections.

·The use of memes and political trolls by political parties or their 
affiliates.

·State-run trolls targeting Canada.

·Fact checking practices.

·The use of political bots and deep fakes to spread misinformation about 
political opponents.

·Canadian media literacy efforts to inform and educate audiences about 
misinformation.

·The use of mobile apps to spread disinformation in Canada like 
Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, BitChute, GAB and Parler.

·Disinformation targeting immigrant groups in Canada or disseminated by 
ethnic Canadian media.

·Disinformation on COVID-19 and its vaccination in Canada e.g. the 
anti-vaxxer community.

·Conspiracy theories disseminated by the far-right and the far-left.

·News coverage and reporting on disinformation in Canada.

The topics above are not exhaustive, so we welcome other studies that 
are related to this special issue. We also welcome theoretical 
contributions and all research approaches including qualitative and 
quantitative methods.  If interested, please see the submission 
information below:

*Submission deadlines*

·*Abstract*– 15 *_December 2021 (_*500 words and a short biography of 
the author(s).
*_(_*If the abstract is accepted, we will invite you to submit your full 
paper for peer-review).

·*Full paper*– 15 *_March 2022_* (Papers (5,000 to 7,500 words), review 
articles of more than one book (2,500 to 3,000 words), and book reviews 
(1,000 to 1,200 words).

·*Method:* All manuscripts must be submitted electronically as Word 
Document attachments, directly to (aalrawi /at/ sfu.ca) <mailto:(aalrawi /at/ sfu.ca)>

·*Guidelines:* Available at: http://gmj-canadianedition.ca/for-author/ 
<http://gmj-canadianedition.ca/for-author/>

·*About Global Media Journal – Canadian Edition*: The /Global Media 
Journal — Canadian Edition/ (http://www.gmj.uottawa.ca/ 
<http://www.gmj.uottawa.ca/>) is a bilingual (English and French) 
open-access online academic refereed publication that aims to advance 
research and understanding of communication and media in Canada and 
around the globe.

·If your paper is accepted for publication after peer review, there will 
be NO article processing charges (No APCs).

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