History Section
The History Section aims to encourage and support historical research on media and communication.
Chair: Nelson Costa Ribeiro [Contact]
Vice chair: Gideon Kouts [Contact]
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This Section emphasises media history and the historical relations between the media and politics and a variety of perspectives on the globalisation of communication since the 19th century. Members are interested in work that foregrounds the role of communication technologies and applications in social formation and historical change, including critiques of perspectives that see today’s information societies as emerging out of a clear break with the past.
The IAMCR History Section will hold elections for the positions of chair and co-chair during the 2016 conference in Leicester, UK.
The History Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites submissions of abstracts for papers and panel proposals for the 2016 IAMCR conference to be held from 27 -31 July, 2016 in Leicester, UK. The deadline to submit abstract is midnight GMT on 15 February 2016.
The History Section invites submissions of abstracts for papers for the 2015 IAMCR conference to be held from 12-16 July, 2015 at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Montreal, Canada.
History Section - Call for Papers – IAMCR 2014The IAMCR 2014 conference will be held in Hyderabad, India on July 15-19, 2014. The History Section invites submissions of individual research papers, complete panel and workshop proposals and poster presentations, which intersect the main topic of the conference – "Region as Frame: Politics, Presence, Practice."
The IAMCR annual conference 2013 will be held in Dublin, Ireland on June 25-29, 2013. The History Section invites submissions of individual research papers, complete panel and workshop proposals, which intersect the main topic of the conference – “Crises, ‘Creative Destruction’ and the Global Power and Communication... 
The 2012 IAMCR Conference will be held in Durban (South Africa) on July 15-19. The overall conference theme is “South-North Conversations”. Along with this topic, which is also closely related to our interest as researchers, the History Section proposes specific sessions for papers. 
The 2011 IAMCR Conference will be held in Istanbul (Turkey) from July 13-17. The overall conference theme is 'Cities, Creativity and Connectivity'. Along with this topic, which is closely related to our interest as researchers, the History Section also proposes specific sessions for papers devoted to other topics.This notice is to call for submissions for the History...
The 2010 IAMCR Conference will be held in Braga (Portugal) from July 18-22. The overall conference theme is “Communication and Citizenship. Rethinking Crisis and Change”. Along with this topic, which is closely related to our interest as researchers, the History Section also proposes specific sessions for papers devoted to other topics.This notice is to call for submissions for...
The 2009 IAMCR Conference will be held in Mexico City from July 21 to 24. The overall conference theme is “Human Rights and Communication”. Along with this topic, which is closely related to our interest as researchers, the History Section also proposes specific sessions for papers devoted to other topics. 
EXTENDED DEADLINE: 15 FEBRUARY 2008!The 2008 IAMCR Congress will be held in Stockholm from July 20 to 25, 2008. The overall congress theme is “Media and Global Divides”. Although this topic could be seen as a reflection of the contemporary world it also has an historical dimension since various kinds of communication divides have existed in earlier times.