[Commlist] The role of local and community media in forging identities. Call for papers.

The Local and Community Media Network is inviting proposals for a 
specially constituted panel on the theme of identity for the MeCCSA 2025 
conference. The 2025 conference, to be held at Edinburgh Napier 
University, focuses on the theme of identity and belonging. The 
significance of identity is heightened as individuals navigate their 
sense of self in new and evolving cultural and social environments. This 
raises questions about how identities can be preserved or adapted, and 
the responsibilities of academics and researchers in addressing 
identities at risk.
This broad theme is a rich seam for scholars of the local and we invite 
consideration of the role of local and community media in creating 
identities and also shared notions of sustaining communities and places.

Specific themes may include:
•	How local and community media interact with people in a place to 
construct identities
•	Emerging models of local and community media
•	The impact of the loss of provision on people and places
•	The role of local and community media heritage in identity formation
•	The local in relation to populism and disinformation
•	Sustainable local and community media
•	The role of community in the future of local and community media

The organising committee also welcomes submissions in other areas which 
align with the theme. Submissions may explore both theoretical and 
empirical work and may include practice-based outputs.
Please submit a short abstract (of 150-200 words) each including details 
of the contributor/s), and the name and contact details of the panel 
proposer with up to 5 key words. We particularly encourage PHD and early 
career researchers to contribute.
Please send abstracts to (r.matthews /at/ coventry.ac.uk) by January 31.

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