[Commlist] CFP of the RC14 preconference

The RC14 (Sociology of Communication, Knowledge and Culture) of the 
International Sociological Association (ISA) organizes a preconference 
to the XX ISA World Congress of Sociology entitled “GENDER AND MEDIA. 
Representations, discourses and practices”. The conference will take 
place on June 23 and 24 at the University of Melbourne, Australia 
(online and in-person).


CALL FOR PAPERS:


Despite the abundant literature on the topic of gender and media, the 
study of this relationship remains more relevant than ever.Media are one 
of the core mediators of social norms within contemporary societies. 
Thus, the study of gender representations and discourses within the 
media is an endeavor of great significance allowing researchers to seize 
the social and political aspects of gender relations.


Gender stereotypes still persist resulting to the marginalization of 
women and LGBTQ+ community members. Female experts are still 
underrepresented in the media of several countries and gender minorities 
struggle with issues of visibility and/or misrepresentation in numerous 
geographical zones around the world. Gender stereotypes also influence 
professional careers within the media. For instance, recent research has 
demonstrated that female journalists are often considered more capable 
to treat ‘soft news’ (e.g., lifestyle, etc.) while their male 
counterparts are more likely to have the opportunity to deal with ‘hard 
news’ (e.g., politics, economy, sports, international affairs, etc.). In 
addition to these phenomena, resurgent authoritarianism in certain 
regions of the world has a significant impact on gender representations 
and discourses conveyed by the media and popular culture. For example, 
gender representations proposed by Turkish soap operas are 
representative of the impact of political conservatism on media texts. 
It is also worth mentioning that the spread of digital technologies has 
also led to new forms of abuse (e.g., online harassment) and to new 
means of expression of toxic masculinity and misogyny (i.e., manosphere).


Nevertheless, the advent of digital technologies has also allowed the 
awareness-raising on different forms of gender-based abuse. As it has 
been witnessed over the past years, social media have led to an 
unprecedented denunciation of sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and rape 
culture around the globe (#MeToo, #MoiAussi, #BalanceTonPorc…). 
Furthermore, bodies which had been marginalized due to the norms imposed 
by the patriarchal capitalism have become more visible within the public 
sphere through social media (e.g., body positivity movement). In 
addition, the democratization of digital technologies has allowed the 
emergence of new forms of gendered resistance through the diffusion of 
counter-discourses within the public sphere (e.g., feminist podcasts). 
While in the past television used to be seen as a medium that tended to 
target female audiences and although cinema traditionally favored male 
perspectives, the growing digitalization and the platformisation of the 
audiovisual industry have changed the old patterns of production, 
distribution and consumption of film and television content. Within this 
context, video on demand streaming platforms propose original 
productions representing more independent and dynamic female characters 
and/or challenging many gender stereotypes (e.g., Maid/Netflix 2021, 
Game of Thrones/HBO 2011-2019, etc.).


The aim of this conference is to advance discussion about gender and 
media studies and exchange among scholars from different countries, 
providing an overview of the most recent and original studies on gender 
and the media.

Themes that may be addressed in this conference include (but are not 
limited to):


Gender representations in media

Advertising, social media and gender

Gender and media professions

Feminist / antifeminist discourses

Mediatization of gender-based violence and femicide

Online gender-based violence

Gender identities and experiences online

Sexuality and media

Sports, gender and media

Voice, gender and media

Gender and resistance

Gendered appropriations of media content

Gender and alternative media

Bodies in media

Disability and gender in media

Ageism, gender and media

Gender, race and class in media

Gender and popular culture

Gender, science fiction and fantasy

Gender and pornography

Masculinity, femininity and LGBTQ+ issues

Reality television and gender

Theories and methods on /Gender /and /Media studies/


Submission procedure: Please submit an abstract of no more than 500 
words in English before February 28, 2023 to the following address: 
(rc14isanewslettereditor /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(rc14isanewslettereditor /at/ gmail.com)>

The abstract should include the title of the paper, all author(s) names 
and affiliation, contact information as well as if you plan to present 
in person or online. It should contain clear information on the research 
methods, data sources and analytical tools to be used. Please note that 
the organizers are seeking original contributions. Authors will be 
notified by March 15, 2023 of paper proposal acceptance.


Venue: The conference will be held online and in-person at the 
University of Melbourne.


Publication: A selection of outstanding papers will be published in a 
conference volume.

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