On 11 March 2025, the Political Economy Section hosted a webinar to launch the book "Intersectionality, Political Economy, and Media" by Carolyn Byerly. The webinar explained the logic of integrating feminist theory, critical race theory, and critical political economy theory. Watch the recording here.
The Gender and Communication Section has released its February newsletter, featuring a call for session chairs and reviewers for IAMCR 2025, as well as other updates of interest to section members. Read it here.
The Inclusive Communication and People with Disabilities Working Group recently organised two webinars on inclusive communication, bringing together leading scholars to advance international discussions on inclusivity, accessibility, and equity in media and communication research. Watch the recordings here.
The Music, Audio, Radio and Sound Working Group has released its January newsletter with a call for papers and call for reviewers for IAMCR 2025, and the Christchurch 2024 report.
The recording of the webinar "Democracy and media: Reflections from around the world" hosted by the Communication, Social Justice and Democracy Working Group is now available here. The webinar reflects on the intersection of democracy and media in India, Indonesia, Turkey and Brazil.
The Health Communication Working Group has released its January newsletter with a tribute to Professor Warren Feek, a recap on Christchurch 2024, a call for reviewers for IAMCR 2025 and news of interest to its members.
IAMCR books
Public Communication in Freefall is the latest title in the Palgrave/IAMCR book series Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research. It explores key challenges facing global political communication at a time in which transformations in political practice, media ecology and cultural expectations.
Edited by Sudeshna Roy (2025)
This book delivers an authoritative exploration of a variety of critical conflicts in the world and a spectrum of approaches to peace communication.
Members' books
Written by IAMCR member Ama De-Graft-Aikins, this volume provides an interdisciplinary model for arts-based health communication, grounded in African contexts and supported by extensive research and visual documentation.
Edited by IAMCR member Emmanuel K. Ngwainmbi, this volume examines how misinformation and media dynamics shaped Covid-19 communication—revealing global challenges in information access, trust, and public understanding during pandemics.
This volume examines how Internet infrastructure reflects global power dynamics, governance, and resistance. Co-authored by IAMCR member Francesca Musiani, it offers a sharp interdisciplinary perspective on digital geopolitics and technological sovereignty.
Written by IAMCR member Wajiha Raza Rizvi, this volume critically examines key international political films and prose—from Eisenstein to Riefenstahl—highlighting how cinema constructs persuasion, power, and cultural narratives across history.