[Commlist] CFP IMS 2022 - ‘Communication Research in Digital Society’

**** Abstract submission deadline is extended until April 16, 2022 ****


*IMS 2022, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Communication, Free Online 
Symposium*


*Symposium Theme – ‘Communication Research in Digital Society’*

*16-18 May 2022*

**Keynote Speakers:*

Prof. Dr. Robert Kozinets, USC Annenberg, USA

Prof. Dr. Karine Bethelot-Guiet, University of Sorbonne, France

Prof. Dr. Michael Prieler, Hallym University, South Korea

Prof. Dr. Valérie Swaen, UCLouvain, Belgium

Prof. Dr. Emre Toros, Hacettepe University, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tamás Bokor, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary


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Akdeniz University’s Faculty of Communication is pleased to invite 
abstract submissions for the 4^th  International Media Studies Symposium 
(IMS 2022) to be held _online_ on May 16-18, 2022. The language of the 
Symposium will be only English.

The main theme of the IMS 2022 is determined as *Communication Research 
in Digital Society*. Contributions that bring up new research topics 
dealing with the recent changes in the practice of communication will be 
highly appreciated. Participants are encouraged to focus on the role of 
technologies in transforming people’s daily experiences from a 
multidisciplinary perspective. Further consideration may be given to the 
pressure for upscaling digital communication abilities.

A modern and progressive society emerges as a result of the adoption and 
integration of information and communication technologies (ICT) at home, 
work, education, and recreation, and is supported by advanced 
telecommunications and wireless connectivity systems and solutions which 
these systems offer in every sphere of life.

The digital society offers unimaginable opportunities, driving growth, 
improvement of citizens’ lives and efficiency to many areas including 
health services, transportation, energy, agriculture, manufacturing, 
retail, and public administration using mobile and cloud technologies, 
Big Data, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things.

Having the capability of utilizing competently these opportunities 
provided by digital society, a good digital citizen advocates for equal 
digital rights for all, leverages digital tools to collaborate with 
others, respects digital privacy, intellectual property, and other 
rights of people online. While they apply critical thinking to all 
online sources, including fake news or advertisements, they also 
understand the permanence of the digital world, and proactively manage 
their digital identity.


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**Tracks & Sub-themes*

IMS 2022 invites papers in the following (but not limited to) sub-themes:


Track 1: Public Relations and Advertising

– Role of mass media in public health communication

– Risk communication and social media

– Digital marketing and advertisement

– Organizational communication

– Ecological crisis communication

– Interpersonal communication

– Digital corporate communication

– Digital turn in cultural consumption

Track 2: Politics

– e-Governance

– Surveillance

– Post-truth, polarization, populism

– Digital capitalism and the media industry

– Discourse, rhetorics, ideology

– Hate crimes and social media

– Cyber crimes

– Ecological crisis

– Social movements

– Disinformation and fact-checking

Track 3: Methodology

– Methodological innovations in research (Netnography)

– Big Data

Track 4: Journalism

– Online journalism

– Data journalism and data literacy

Track 5: Education

– Digital upskilling in communication

– Online education

– Digital literacy

Track 6: Cinema

– Digital platforms and IP Tv

– Digital cinema

– Digital radio

Track 7: Open Track

– Digital addiction

– Legal and ethical aspects of digital communication

– Industry 5.0

– Digital turn in art

– Transmedia storytelling

– e-Sports

– Digital games


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**Submitting a proposal*

Individual structured abstracts (template available at 
http://ims.akdeniz.edu.tr/eng/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/12/Structured_Abstract_Template.docx 
<http://ims.akdeniz.edu.tr/eng/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/12/Structured_Abstract_Template.docx>) 
should be up to 1500 words, with keywords up to five. The authors should 
ensure that the structured abstracts;

-provide theoretical or empirical results,

-are not under review by any other symposium or publication elsewhere,

-have not been presented or published elsewhere before,

-are free of any form of plagiarism.

The individual structured abstracts should be sent via the registration 
form at https://forms.gle/KEeWy9QZzanS2YLc8 
<https://forms.gle/KEeWy9QZzanS2YLc8>.

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** Awards*


The IMS 2022 will give out awards for the best paper, the most 
innovative paper, and the most promising young researcher for the first 
time.


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** Publication Opportunities*


All structured abstracts accepted after a double-blind peer review 
process and presented will be published on the Symposium Proceedings 
e-Book with ISBN, and the authors of the selected papers will be invited 
to submit their full papers to the Journal of Akdeniz University Faculty 
of Communication (JAUF), and Akdeniz University Journal of the Institute 
of Social Sciences (AKSOS).


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**Key dates*


*Submission deadline:*16 April 2022


*Review decision: *by 17**April**2022


*Registration deadline: *22 April 2022

*Submit proposals to*: https://forms.gle/KEeWy9QZzanS2YLc8 
<https://forms.gle/KEeWy9QZzanS2YLc8>


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*Website*: ims.akdeniz.edu.tr 
<http://ims.akdeniz.edu.tr><http://ims.akdeniz.edu.tr 
<http://ims.akdeniz.edu.tr/>>



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