[Commlist] CFP: 4th International Online Conference Media in America, America in Media: Mind, Body and Earth

We invite the submission of abstracts for the /*Media in America, 
America in Media <https://mediaameryka.wixsite.com/umcs>*/international 
conference to be held *online on 23-24 March 2023*. This is the fourth 
edition of a joint effort of American Studies and Political Science 
scholars from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland, who 
aim to generate a cross-disciplinary debate that brings together 
divergent yet complementary voices reflecting on American media 
environment and America’s portrayals in media across the globe. Our 
theme this year is /Mind, Body and Earth./

We are honoured to present our Keynote Speaker, *Alexa Weik von Mossner* 
<https://www.alexaweikvonmossner.com/>(University of Klagenfurt), a 
pioneer in the area of affect studies in environmental culture.

The conference is being held under the patronage of the Polish Rhetoric 
Society.

In November 2022 the word /permacrisis /was chosen as Collins 
Dictionary’s word of the year. The shortened version of “permanent 
crisis” describes the feeling of living through a period of war, 
inflation and political instability. The challenges of rapid climate 
change and other threats of sustainable development are also among the 
destabilizing factors which affect our sense of security. All types of 
crises contribute to the development of a consistent sense of feeling 
pressured and overwhelmed. Acute stress seems to be a chronic condition 
of the 21^st  century. “We are wired to respond to stress and remove it, 
sometimes even automatically,” says Rajita Sinha, director of Yale 
Medicine’s Interdisciplinary Stress Center. Yet, she also observes that 
“life has become more complex, and many situations do not have easy 
answers.” Therefore, we would like to invite you to share your 
perspective on *how contemporary media conceptualize the human condition 
in 21^st  century and how media rethink traditional attitudes to 
cognitive, mental, physical and emotional responses to rapidly changing 
human environments.*

Apart from exploring the theme of /Mind, Body and Earth/, the conference 
/Media in America, America in Media/ addresses a wide variety of topics 
across the disciplines of media, political science, language and 
cultural studies. They may include the following themes, among others:

1. Media representing complex relationships: mind / body / Earth

•(In)equity: media on interdependence, sustainability, poverty vs. 
climate emergency

•Balance: ecology of nature vs. ecology of self

·Care: Earth care and self care practices in media

·Affect: emotionalizing strategies in media

2. Media representing global challenges – past and present

•(Perma)crisis: media – crisis managers or crisis instigators?

·War/Economy: media on instability and human insecurity

·Politics: exploring issues vs. imposing positions

·Echo chambers: media for critical thinking or forum for manipulation

3. Media as a tool in identity formation

•Representations: majority and the minorities – ideological, feminist, 
religious, racial, ethnic, LGBTQ+ and other

•New phenomena, new audiences: America in TV series, podcasts, games, 
hashtags, infographics, tweets, pins...

•Adaptations: history, literature and art in a new form

•Exposure: social media, ingroup affect and virtual ties

Abstracts (150-250 words) in English + a short bio should be sent by 
*February 15th, 2023* through an online form (*here* 
<https://forms.gle/38quvaEiXGmr162y7>). *There is no registration fee*. 
The details can be found on the conference website 
*https://mediaameryka.wixsite.com/umcs* 
<https://mediaameryka.wixsite.com/umcs>

For the 2023 edition of /Media in America, America in Media/ conference 
publication we are pleased to announce the cooperation with two 
peer-reviewed open access academic journals: *Res Rhetorica* 
<https://resrhetorica.com/index.php/RR>**and***New Horizons in English 
Studies* <https://journals.umcs.pl/nh>*. Full article submission 
deadline is May 31, 2023. *The**post-conference volumes**are scheduled 
for publication in 2023 (NHES) and 2024 (RR).

Due to the interdisciplinary character of the conference, the invitation 
is addressed to representatives of all scientific disciplines dealing 
with the topic of media.

Organizing Committee

Anna Bendrat, Ph.D.

Elżbieta Pawlak-Hejno, Ph.D.

Lidia Kniaź-Hunek, Ph.D.

Patrycja Winiarczyk, MA

Contact us at:*(media.ameryka /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(media.ameryka /at/ gmail.com)>*

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