[Commlist] CFP 27th Annual Convention of the Media Ecology Association

*Call for Papers*

* The Twenty-Seventh Annual Convention of the Media Ecology Association *

*The University of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada *

**June 25 to 28, 2026

* Crossing[out] Borders in our Global Village*

The annual meeting of the Media Ecology Association provides an 
opportunity for scholars, artists, professionals, educators, and 
students to exchange experiences and ideas in a friendly environment. We 
invite proposals for papers and panels related to the field of media 
ecology.

Our conference theme — crossing[out] borders in our global village — is 
offered as a generative and open cue. Anyone attending the conference 
will have crossed some sort of border, and many of us do research that 
considers the power of relationality and purpose of differentiating. 
Figuratively, many of us cross borders by blending disciplinary 
interests or research methods. We chose our theme to suggest that all 
avenues are open, all topics welcome for review.

We look forward to hosting you and convening a vibrant MEA Conference in 
the hometown of Marshall McLuhan, a founding figure of the MEA. There 
will be an opportunity for you to join a pre-conference tour on June 24 
(hosted by The Marshall McLuhan Initiative) to visit sites connected to 
McLuhan.

Marshall McLuhan often spoke of many ways borders were falling, of our 
world as increasingly "without walls" (in a reapplication of Andre 
Gide's original coining). Playing with the multiple divisions cutting 
through the country, he referred to Canada as “a borderline case.” He 
saw danger in a wide-open global village but would likely have 
considered current calls for actual walls and strengthening of national 
borders as "rear view mirror thinking": ineffective, change-resistant 
thinking.

Submit paper and session proposals (no longer than 250 words) by 
November 1, 2025 to (MEA2026 /at/ uwinnipeg.ca) <mailto:(MEA2026 /at/ uwinnipeg.ca)>. 
Include title, abstract and contact information for each participant. A 
maximum of two submissions per author will be accepted.

/Submission guidelines for manuscripts for authors who wish to be 
considered for the *Top Paper* or the *Linda Elson Top Student 
Paper* award:/

1.           Manuscripts should be 4,000–6,000 words (approximately 15 
to 25 double-spaced pages)

2.           Include a cover page with your institutional affiliation 
and other contact information.

3.            Include an abstract (maximum 150 words).

4.           Submit abstract for November 1, 2025; submit full paper 
January 1, 2026  indicate the award you are seeking.

Registration details and information about awards (including student 
travel awards) are forthcoming.

Hotels and housing options will be announced closer to the convention.

For more information, contact convention organizer Jaqueline McLeod 
Rogers at (j.mcleod-rogers /at/ uwinnipeg.ca) 
<mailto:(j.mcleod-rogers /at/ uwinnipeg.ca)>. She and members of the 
*Department of Rhetoric, Writing and Communications* are hosting the 
convention.


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