News from the IAMCR Participatory Communication Research Section (PCR)
July 2020 PCR Section newsletter
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1/ WELCOME TO THE NEW PCR SECTION HEAD
2/ IAMCR 2020 CONFERENCE BALANCE
3/ HIGH LEVELS OF INTERACTION AND FEEDBACK
4/ THE PCR SECTION GET-TOGETHER
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1/ WELCOME TO THE NEW PCR SECTION HEAD
A new Head of the PCR Section was elected for the next 4 years:
Co-Chairs:
- Ana Duarte Melo (University of Minho / CECS, Portugal) (standing for re-election)
- Dorismilda Flores-Márquez (Universidad De La Salle Bajío, México)
Co-Vice-Chairs:
- Jonas Agerbæk (Roskilde University, Denmark) (standing for re-election)
- Piyu Gong (Jinan University, China)
- Arun John (University of Hyderabad, India)
- Ana Lúcia Nunes de Sousa (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
The election occurred for the first time online in the period between 6 and 12 July 2020, with unprecedented levels of participation. See more on the election results here.
The new Head wishes to acknowledge the former Chair, Nico Carpentier, and of the section secretary, Filip Sourek, for their enormous contributions to the PCR Section.
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2/ IAMCR 2020 CONFERENCE BALANCE
The Participatory Communication Research Section was quite active during the IAMCR 2020 Conference:
We organized one Online Session: "Complicating Participation", 10 Online Paper Panels and participated in the special session "Flow34 - A virtual cinema".
Online Session “Complicating Participation”:
- Nico Carpentier: Intro
- Tom Jacobson and Nicole Lemire Garlic: “Conceptualizing Participatory Processes at Multiple Levels of Analysis"
- Jo Katambwe: “Disjunctive Participation: Metalogue as the grand narrative and process of digital societies in 21th century”
- Lauren Dyll: “Possibilities and Complications in Cultural Heritage Recording: A case of the participatory Mashishing Marking Memories Project, South Africa”
- Kirill Filimonov: “Defying the State as a Discourse: Inclusion, Vulnerability and Trust in Russian Alternative Media”
- Anu Kantola: “Preferring Silence: How the Wealthiest Participate and What It Means for Studies of Participation”
10 Online Paper Panels
1/Communicative agency in later life, 2/Community/Alternative Media Participation, 3/Cultural Institutions and Participation, 4/Economies, Cultural Industries and Participation, 5/Health, Food and Participation, 6/On the Participation of Citizens and Activists, 7/Participation and Development, 8/Participation, Rituals and Stories, 9/Participatory Communication in China, & 10/Social Media Participation.
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3/ HIGH LEVELS OF INTERACTION AND CCC FEEDBACK
As this was the first IAMCR conference online, feedback was crucial to ensure the success of the initiative. All authors were invited to give feedback on at least one paper and motivated to engage in discussions. But the results exceeded expectations and the PCR Section is proud to have achieved high levels of interaction and high-quality feedback, based on the CCC — Courteous, Constructive and Critical — guideline, resulting in interesting academic discussions, critical questioning and valuable inputs for further research. Thank you all for the active participation!
And if you did not get the chance to participate, the panels are still accessible and open for discussion until September 12.
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4/ THE PCR SECTION GET-TOGETHER
What a party!
Participants from all continents went for the PCR Section’s traditional, but this year virtual, socializing event at IAMCR conference.
It was the perfect online opportunity to celebrate conviviality and the spirit of the PCR and IAMCR.
There was a bit of everything: acknowledging the work of the Section in the past 4 years, exhibiting publications and events, reviewing keynote speakers in a wall of fame, VIP guests, heartfelt farewells and hopeful welcomes, fireworks and even an emotional surprise to the former PCR Chair. And it was fun!
See some pictures from the party here.
You can also visit the virtual venue, which will be open for some time still (follow this link).
Thanks to everyone for making it a nice experience!