The History Section (HIS) of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites submissions of individual research papers, and multi-paper sessions for the IAMCR 2025 Conference, which will be held in Singapore from 13 to 17 July 2025, hosted by the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University.
The deadline for submission is 7 February 2025, at 23h59 UTC.
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IAMCR conferences address many diverse topics defined by our 37 thematic sections and working groups. We also propose a single central theme to be explored throughout the conference with the aim of generating and exploring multiple perspectives. This is accomplished through plenary and special sessions, as well as in many of the sessions of the sections and working groups. The 2025 central theme is Communicating Environmental Justice: Many Voices, One Planet.
Consult a detailed description of the main theme
The History Section especially welcomes proposals dealing with media and the history environmental communication. Some of the topics that may be addressed are:
- History of enviornmental journalism
- Histories of activist communication
- Cultural Narratives and Environmental Awareness
- Histories of sustainability practices
- Representation of environmental issues on journalism and the media
- The media and the dissemination of scientific knowledge and scientific uncertainty
Papers and multi-paper sessions dealing with other historical dimensions of media and communication research are also welcomed, including but not limited to the following topics:
- National and international histories of the press, broadcasting, film and digital media
- Media and conflict, including histories of war reporting
- Media and the dissemination of fear and hate
- Media and the mediation of risk
- Terror and the media
- Journalism history (including alternative types of journalism)
- History of health communication
- Communicating pandemics and other health threats in different historical contexts
- Media and populism in different historical contexts
- Histories of technologies of surveillance and control
- Misinformation, disinformation, fake news and propaganda
- Technologies and promises of human progress;
- Uses of big data in different historical settings;
- Collective memory of political, social and cultural transformations and events
- Histories of international/global communication
- Soft power and the media
- Biographical research of media executives, producers and journalists
- Methodologies for research in communication history
- Media and communication research and digital archives
- History of communication theory
- Media and temporalities
- Media archaeology
Guidelines for abstracts
Abstracts must be submitted exclusively through IAMCR’s submission system from 3 December 2024 through 7 February 2025, at 23.59 UTC.
Abstract should be between 800 and 1000 words. It is expected that each person will submit only one abstract. However, no author’s name should appear on more than two abstracts, either individually or as part of any group of authors and authors should not submit more than one abstract to any single section or working group.
Evaluation criteria
Submitted abstracts will generally be evaluated on the basis of:
- Technical merit
- Readability
- Originality and/or significance
- Use of or contribution to theory
- Relevance to the section and current trends or controversies in its field
- Depth of knowledge of the research, theory and/or literature related to the proposed topic as evidenced in the submission
- Acceptance of proposals may also be conditioned by programme diversity and balance criteria
Statement on use of AI tools
IAMCR does not encourage or condone the use of generative AI tools to prepare abstracts submitted for consideration for our conferences. IAMCR values originality, integrity, and transparency in academic work, and believes that human-authored contributions best support rigorous and innovative scholarship in media and communication research. Should an author choose to use a generative AI tool in the preparation of an abstract, we require that they include a clear statement within their submission disclosing the tool's use. This statement must specify: (1) the name of any AI tool used; (2) how the tool was used in preparing the abstract, and; (3) the reason for using the tool. Failure to disclose the use of generative AI in accordance with these guidelines may impact the evaluation and acceptance of the submission.
Languages
The History Section accepts paper and panel sessions proposals submitted either in English or Spanish. Presentations in English or Spanish are also welcomed but we recommend researchers to prepare their slides in English to facilitate comprehension and discussion.
Deadlines and key dates
The deadline to submit abstracts is 7 February 2025, at 23.59 UTC. For other key dates see https://iamcr.org/singapore2025/keydates. Dates are subject to change.
Contacts
For further information about the History Section, its themes, submissions and panels please contact the Section Chair, Nelson Ribeiro (nelson.ribeiro@ucp.pt)
