The mission of the Gender and Communication Section is to foster and encourage all knowledge, scholarship, empirical work and theoretical debates in the field of gender and its relation to media and communications. The aim is to engage with issues of gender and the media through various multidisciplinary perspectives and which are also inclusive of various disciplines from across the Social Sciences. This Section wants to encourage the conduct and dissemination of research that uses gender as a primary thematic in work around media, culture and communications, and which is capable of engaging with different epistemological frameworks and questions as well as dialoguing with other disciplines, from sociology to politics and feminist theory. The section thus serves as a meeting space for both established and younger scholars from across the world. It also aims to nurture younger scholars and those from developing countries interested in aspects of gender-media so that they can participate in a global academic community via attendance at international conferences.
This Section's members are committed to transcending the often artificial boundaries that give rise to divisions in the study of gender across the Social Sciences. It is committed to equality principles and to be a space for furthering research which aims to deal with the current structural challenges of gender inequalities in the world, and their intersections with other layers of oppression, such as race, ethnicity, nationality and other ideological or philosophical descriptions. This section is also concerned with how gender considerations and identities are reproduced and consumed through media production and consumption, with members’ papers yielding new insights into the way similarities and differences are experienced in the everyday lives of audiences and how they engage with gender.
Co-chair: Carolina Matos (City, University of London, United Kingdom) [contact]
Co-chair: Wajiha Raza Rizvi (Film Museum Society | Beaconhouse National University) [contact]
Vice-Chair: Patricia Núñez-Gómez (Complutense University of Madrid, Spain) [contact]
Vice-chair: Faiza Rafique (Digital Media Studies, Pakistan) [contact]
See the list of all current members of the Gender and Communication Section.
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The Gender and Communication Section has released its October newsletter, featuring an invitation to an online business meeting on 11 October, a call for topics and reviewers for IAMCR 2025, funding opportunities, recent publications, and other updates of interest to section members. Read it here.
The Gender and Communication Section has issued its latest newsletter, featuring a comprehensive overview of the activities organised during the recent Christchurch conference, an extensive photo gallery from the conference, details of an upcoming event, and recent publications by section members. Read it here.
The Gender and Communication Section has issued its June newsletter including news about the upcoming Christchurch conference, its draft programme, events and publications that might be of interest to its members. Read it here.
The Gender and Communication Section has issued its April newsletter with updates on the upcoming Christchurch conference, highlights of the recent International Women's Day 2024 webinar, and calls for papers and publications that might be of interest to its members. Read it here.
The Gender and Communication Section (GEN) will be holding online elections for one co-chair and one vice-chair positions, for the term 2024 - 2028. The deadline to submit candidacies is 16 April.
23 March, 2024 @14.30 UTC - The Gender and Communication Section in collaboration with DME Media School in Delhi, is pleased to announce a webinar celebrating International Women's Day, titled "Women Emancipation through Entrepreneurship: Empowerment and Social Change".
The Gender and Communication Sectionhas issued its latest newsletter including information about the upcoming Christchurch conference, past and future events, and publications that might be of interest to its members. Read it here.
IAMCR's Gender and Communication Section invites submissions for IAMCR 2024, which will be held in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 30 June to 4 July 2024. The deadline for submission is 7 February 2024, at 23.59 UTC.
The Gender and Communication Section has issued its July 2023 newsletter including information about IAMCR2023 activities, past and future events and publications that might be of interest to its members. Read it here.
The Gender and Communication section has issued its April 2023 newsletter including information about events and publications that might be of interest to its members. Read it here.
The Gender and Communication section has issued its February 2023 newsletter including information about events and publications that might be of interest to its members. Read it here.
IAMCR's Gender and Communication Section invites proposals for IAMCR 2023, to be held in Lyon, France, from 9 to 13 July (Lyon23) with an Online Conference Papers (OCP23) component from 26 June to 5 July. The deadline for submission is 9 February 2023, at 23.59 UTC.
The Gender and Communication Section has released its July 2022 newsletter including information about the upcoming conference IAMCR 2022, events and publications that might be of interest to the section's members.
The Gender and Communication Section has released its June 2022 newsletter including information about the upcoming conference IAMCR 2022, several calls for papers, events and publications that might be of interest to the section's members.
The Gender and Communication Section has released its April 2022 newsletter including information about forthcoming events and publications that might be of interest to the section's members.
IAMCR's Gender and Communication Section and the DME Media School in Delhi marked International Women's Day with the webinar "Inspiring Women - Global Faces / Gendered Media Space: Shattering the Glass Screen"
The Gender and Communication Section has released its February 2022 newsletter including information about forthcoming events and publications that might be of interest to the section's members.
The Gender and Communication Section has released its December 2021 newsletter including information about forthcoming events, the call for papers for IAMCR 2022, and publications that might be of interest to the section's members.
IAMCR's Gender and Communication Section invites the submission of proposals for papers and panels for IAMCR 2022, which will be held online from 11 to 15 July 2022. The conference will also have a national hub at Tsinghua University in Beijing. The deadline for submission is 9 February 2021, at 23.59 UTC.
15 October 2021 -The Gender and Communication Section organised the webinar "Digital ethnographies, intersectionality and interdisciplinarity: Feminist methodologies from quantitative to participatory methods and queer research in the Covid- 19 age". Watch the recording here.
The Gender and Communication Section has released its September 2021 newsletter including information about forthcoming events and publications that might be of interest to the section's members.
On 3 July, the Gender and Communication Section sponsored the online symposium "Being Marginal- Performing Raced and Gendered Labour", organised by Dr. Maha Bashri of United Arab Emirates University and Dr. Shobha Avadhani of National University of Singapore.
The Gender and Communication Section has released its latest newsletter including information about the section's activities in the upcoming conference IAMCR 2021: Online Conference Papers programme, online video session, interactive forums and more.
The Gender and Communication Section has released its latest newsletter including information about upcoming events and recent publications from the section's members.
04 June 2021 - The Gender and Communication Section organised the webinar ‘Ecologies of care’, health and despair in the Covid-19 pandemic age: the care manifesto as part of the IAMCR Webinar Series. The webinar featured presentations by top scholars in the fields of Gender and Sociology.
The Gender and Communication section has released its latest newsletter including information about upcoming events and recent publications from the section's members.
3 July, 2021 - The Gender and Communication Section invites the submission of abstracts for an online symposium titled "Being Marginal- Performing Raced and Gendered Labour", to be held on 3 July 2021. The deadline for submissions is 1 April.
The Gender and Communication Section (GEN) will be holding online elections for one co-Chair and one Vice-chair positions, for the term 2021 - 2025. The deadline to submit candidacies is 16 May.
IAMCR's Gender and Communication Section invites the submission of proposals for single papers and multi-paper sessions (the online conference equivalent of a panel in a face to face conference) for IAMCR 2021, which will be held online from 11 to 15 July, with a regional hub in Nairobi, Kenya. The deadline for submission is 9 February 2021, at 23.59 UTC.
The Gender and Communication (GEN) Section will be holding online elections in 2020 for one Chair and one Vice Chair positions. The deadline to submit candidacies is 10 June 2020.
IAMCR's Gender and Communication Section invites the submission of abstracts of papers and proposals for panels for the 2020 conference of the association, which will be held from 12 to 16 July, 2020 at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.
The International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) will hold its annual conference from 20-24 June 2018 at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, USA.
The International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) will hold its annual conference from 16-20 July, 2017 in Cartagena, Colombia.
The Gender and Communication section invites candidates for the positions of chairs and vice-chairs. Nominations and self-nominations are welcome. The section will hold elections at the annual conference in Leicester during its business meeting on Friday, July 29 from 16:00 to 17:30. The deadline for submitting nominations is July 13, 2016.
The Gender and Communication Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites submissions for its open session at next year’s conference, to be held in Leicester, UK, from 27 - 31 July 2016.
The Gender and Communication Section invites submissions for its open session at next year’s IAMCR, held in Montreal, Canada, from 12-16 July 2015.
IAMCR 2014 – Gender and Communication Section CFPThe Gender and Communication Section invites submissions for its open session at this year’s IAMCR, to be held in Hyderabad, India from 15-19 July 2014.
The Gender and Communication Section invites submissions for its open session at this year’s IAMCR annual conference, to be held in Dublin, Ireland from 25-29 June 2013.
The section seeks research that balances theory and practice, and explores the relationship between gender, media and communication.
The Gender and Communication Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research announces its call for papers for the annual IAMCR Congress, to be held in Durban, South Africa, July 15-19, 2012.
The Gender and Communication Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research announces its call for papers for the IAMCR Congress in Istanbul, Turkey, July 13-17, 2011.
The Gender and Communication Section seeks research which balances theory and practice, and explores the relationship between gender, media and communication in its panoply. In recent years sessions have covered topics such as advertising, audiences, the body, consumption, development, discrimination, elections, film, GMMP, HIV/AIDS, human rights, the Internet, journalism, magazines, media production, new media, pop culture, queer theory, reception, representation, television, and violence. In keeping with our philosophy of? inclusivity, we welcome contributions without regard to empirical, theoretical, disciplinary or philosophical perspective.
The Gender and Communication Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research announces its call for papers for the IAMCR Congress in Braga, Portugal (July 18-22, 2010). The theme for the Congress is 'Communication and Citizenship: Rethinking Crisis and Change'.
The section seeks research which balances theory and practice, and explores the relationship between gender and communication, both mediated and non-mediated. In keeping with our philosophy of inclusivity, we welcome contributions without regard to empirical, theoretical, or disciplinary approach.
The Gender Section and Communication Section invites proposals for the 2009 IAMCR annual conference, to be held at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico and Centro de Investigaciones Interdisciplinarias en Ciencias y Humanidades in Mexico City, Mexico, July 21st to July 24th. The theme for the 2009 conference will be "Human Rights and Communication" and the planners have indicated that at least one keynote speaker will address the topic of "gender and human rights".
EXTENDED DEADLINE: 15 FEBRUARY 2008!
The Gender and Communication Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research announces its call for papers for the IAMCR Congress in Stockholm, Sweden (July 20-25, 2008). The conference theme for the 2008 Congress is "Media and Global Divides."
Paris 2007 - Gender and Communication Section Call for Papers
Given space limitations, it may not be possible to accommodate all proposals. For this reason, proposals for complete panels and/or round tables are particularly encouraged. In addition, panels focusing on UNESCO communication policies vis-à-vis gender may receive favorable attention, as will those individual papers which emphasize the relationship between gender and the conference theme.
We particularly seek papers which balance theory and practice.
We have asked the Audience Section to join together in developing a joint session for Paris 2007. Our hope is to solicit papers that re-evaluate the last 50 years of research about gender and reception (although other panel ideas are certainly welcome).
Questions about submissions or suggestions for panels should be directed to Section Co-Chairs Todd Holden and Ellen Riordan. For the joint session with the Audience Studies section, you may also contact Virginia Nightingale.