Calls for Papers

<p>This page provides information about current calls for papers for conferences, journals, book chapters and books of interest to the global media and communication research community. To have your own events added, send us an <a href="component/option,com_contact/task,view/contact_id,128/Itemid,3/" mce_href="component/option,com_contact/task,view/contact_id,128/Itemid,3/">email...</a></p><hr size="2" width="100%"><p><img src="images/stories/events/mexico2009_voluta.png" mce_src="images/stories/events/mexico2009_voluta.png" alt=" " align="left" hspace="5">The International Association for Media and Communication Research invites paper proposals addressing various themes on Communication and Media Studies for the 2009 Conference, which will be held at the Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco-UNAM, between July 21-24 2009. </p><p>&nbsp;This conference aims at bringing together scholars and researchers to present their works and exchange ideas under the general theme “Human Rights and Communication".</p><p><b><a href="content/view/437/1/" mce_href="content/view/437/1/">Read more...</a></b><br></p><hr size="2" width="100%">

JIWS special issue

Theme: 
Islam and gender studies with focus on Asia.
Type:
Journal call for papers.
Title:
JIWS Special Issue: Islam and Gender in Asia and the Diaspora. 
Submission deadline:
 		April 1 2009.
Guest editors:
 		Huma Ahmed-Ghosh: ghosh[AT]mail.sdsu.edu
Rahat Imran: rai[AT]sfu.edu
Contact: Forward all submissions via email attachment to the special issue editors.
Website: www.bridgew.edu/jiws/

International Journal of E-Politics

Theme: 
 		E-Politics.
Type:
Journal call for papers.
Title: 
 		International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP) - Inaugural issue.
Submission deadline: 
 		15 March 2009.
Editor-in-chief: 
 		Celia Romm Livermore.
Contact:    
All inquiries and submissions should be should be directed to the attention of:
Celia Romm Livermore
Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)
ak1667[AT]wayne.edu 
Website:  
www.igi-global.com/IJEP

The Big Reveal II: Lifestyle Television Conference.

Theme: 
 		Lifestyle television.
Type: 
 		Conference call for papers.
Title: 
 		The Big Reveal II: Lifestyle Television Conference.
Conference date and place 29-31 May 2009. Brighton, United Kingdom. 
Submission deadline:
01 March 2009. 
Convener: 
 		University of Brighton.
Contact:

300-word abstracts or panel proposals should be sent before
the deadline to:
Deborah Philips: D.philips[AT]brighton.ac.uk;
Irmi Karl:I.Karl[AT]Brighton.ac.uk; and
Julie Doyle: j.doyle[AT]brighton.ac.uk

Website:
http://www.it.brighton.ac.uk/BigReveal2

Porn Cultures: Regulation, Political Economy, and Technology

Theme: 
 		Sexually explicit imagery and regulation.
Type: 
 		Conference call for papers .
Title: 
 		Porn Cultures: Regulation, Political Economy, and Technology.
Conference date and place:
15-16 June 2009. Leeds, United Kingdom.
Submission deadline: 
 		15 March 2009.
Convener:
 Centre for International Communication Research
Media Industries Research Centre
Institute of Communications Studies at the University of Leeds 
Contact:
Please send your 200 word abstract, along with a 50-word bio
and contact details to Steven McDermott: cssem[AT]leeds.ac.uk 
Website:
http://sgsei.wordpress.com

Networked television

Theme: 
 		Interactive television
Type:
Seminar call for papers and participation 
Title:
EuroITV2009 - “Networked Television”. 7th European Interactive TV Conference. 
Conference date and place:
3-5 June 2009. Leuven, Belgium.
Submission deadline: 30 January 2009 (short papers, posters, demos, doctoral consortium) .
Host:
Centre for User Experience Research (CUO), IBBT/K.U.Leuven

http://soc.kuleuven.be/com/mediac/cuo/

Website:
http://www.euroitv2009.org/

Journalism and new media

Theme:
Journalism and new media. 
Type:
Conference call for papers.
Title:
Journalism and New Media Technologies in Africa: New
technologies, new practices and the renewal of media training in Africa. 
Conference date and place: 
23-27 August 2009. Lagos, Nigeria.
Submission deadline:
Abstracts: 27th February, 2009.
Accepted contributions will be notified by 20th March, 2009.
Convener:   
Prof. Emevwo Biakolo
Dean, School of Media and Communication   
Pan-African University (Lagos, Nigeria) 
Contact: Abstracts and academic issues should be addressed to Miss Añulika Agina at aagina[AT]smc.edu.ng
Exhibition issues should be addressed to Mrs Tayo Akinyede at takinyede[AT]smc.edu.ng
Workshop and hospitality issues should be addressed to Miss Ijeoma Nwezeh at inwezeh[AT]smc.edu.ng 

A Sociology for Media Society

Theme: 
 		Society and mediated communication.
Type: 
Conference call for papers. 
Title:
"A Sociology for Media Society" Panel Session at the International Institute of Sociology (IIS) 39th Annual Conference.
Conference date and place:
11-14 June 2009. Yerevan, Armenia.
Submission deadline:
28 February 2009. 
Convener:
International Institute of Sociology 
Contact: 
 		Extended abstracts or full papers should be sent to marian.adolf[AT]zeppelin-university.de
Website: 
http://www.scasss.uu.se/iis/iis2009/index.htm  

Learning in virtual worlds

Theme: 
 		Virtual worlds and learning.
Type: 
 		Journal call for papers
Title:
Special issue of Learning, Media and Technology. Issue theme: "Learning in Virtual Worlds". 
Submission deadline:
15 March 2009.
Guest editors:
Jeremy Hunsinger: jhuns[AT]vt.edu
Aleks Krotoski: akrotoski[AT]yahoo.com
Contact:
Please contact the editors to discuss your submissions. 
Publisher website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1743-9884&linktype=5

Journalism in Crisis

Theme: 
Journalism practice 
Type: 
Conference call for papers. 
Title:
Journalism in Crisis 
Conference date and place:
19-20 May 2009, London. 
Submission deadline:
1 February 2009. 
Convener:
Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Westminster
British Journalism Review 
Contact:
Abstracts and inquiries should be sent to Ms. Helen Cohen at journalism[AT]wmin.ac.uk 
Website: 
http://www.wmin.ac.uk/mad/page-2087

Communication Management in Information Society

Theme: 
Communication management in business, state administration and social organizations.
Type: 
Conference call for papers and panel proposals.
Title: 
 		X International Scientific Conference: "Communication Management in Information Society"
Conference date and place:
 		28 May 2009. Riga, Latvia.
Submission deadline:
 		Speaker proposals: 10 January 2009
Full articles: 31 January 2009
Convener:
 		School of Business Administration Turiba (Latvia)
Contact:
 		Dr.Sc.Ing. Ilmars Viksne
School of Business Administration Turiba
Graudu iela 68
Riga, LV - 1058, LATVIA
Ilmars.Viksne[AT] turiba.lv
Convener website: http://www.turiba.lv/

Communication Technologies & Social Change

Theme: The relation between communication technologies and social, economic
and political changes. educational, cultural and identity strugle
within this communication revolution.
Type: Conference call for papers and panel proposals.
Title: International Conference on Communication Technologies & Social Change.
Conference date and place: 15-17 March 2009. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Submission deadline: 5 January 2009 - Abstracts.
15 February 2009 - Full papers.
Convener: Mass Communication Department, King Saud University.
Contact: tcsc [AT] ksu.edu.sa
Convener website: http://www.ksu.edu.sa/Pages/default.aspx

The impact of digital technology

Theme: Effects of digitisation on international news. 
Type: Conference call for papers. 
Title: The Changing World of International News in the 21st Century: The impact of digital technology 
Conference date and place:  14-16 April 2009. Hong Kong (China).
Submission deadline: 12 January 2009 -  Abstracts.
21 February 2009 - Full papers for conference book publication.
1 March 2009 - Full papers (not for book publication).
Convener: The Institute for Journalism & Society, Department of
Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University; and  The Foreign
Correspondents Club of Hong Kong.
Contact: Submissions should be addressed to: ijs [AT] hkbu.edu.hk 
Conference website: http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~jour/INC2009

Media and democratisation

Theme: Media and democratisation.
Type: Call for papers, essays and book reviews.
Title: Journal of Global Communication (JGC).
Submission deadline: 25 February 2009.
Contact:

Manuscripts should be submitted in electronic form to:

Ullah Sahid
Editorial Coordinator
(Special issue June 2009)
Journal of Global Communication

ullah_sahid [AT] yahoo.co.uk 

Development communication and globalization

Theme: Development communication.
Type: Conference call for papers.
Title: International Conference on Development Communication in the Era of Globalization. 
Conference date and place: 9-11 July 2009. Chennai (formerly Madras), India.  
Submission deadline: 31 January 2009 - Abstracts.
15 May 2009 - Full papers.
Convener: The Global Communication Research Association.
The School of Media Studies, Loyola College. Chennai, India.
Contact: Submissions and inquiries should be addressed to:
Henry Victor - hmv2hmv [AT] yahoo.com
I. Arul Aram - arulram [AT] annauniv.edu

Media after the Mass

Theme:  New media and the mass media model.
Type: Conference call for papers and panel proposals.
Title: EMMA International Conference: Media after the Mass
Conference date and place: 13-14 February 2009. Paris, France.
Submission deadline: 5 December 2008 - Abstracts.
12 January 2009 - Full papers.
Convener: ESCP-EAP European School of Management
Website: http://www.escp-eap.eu/campus/paris/colloquia-escp-eap-paris-campus/emma-2009-annual-conference/ and http://www.the-emma.org/portal/

Journalism Research in the Public Interest

Theme:  Journalism and public interest.
Type:  Conference call for papers.
Title: International Conference "Journalism Research in the Public Interest".
Conference date and place: 19-21 November 2009. Winterthur/Zurich, Switzerland.
Submission deadline: 1 April 2009 - Paper proposals (abstracts)
1 October 2009 - Full draft papers
Convener: IAM Institute for Applied Media Studies, ZHAW Zurich
Universities of Applied Sciences, and the Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Contact:

Submissions and inquiries should be addressed to:
Vinzenz Wyss - vin-zenz.wyss [AT] zhaw.ch
Thomas Hanitzsch - th.hanitzsch [AT] ipmz.uzh.ch

Metamorphosis of the media space

Theme: Communication and reality.
Type: Conference paper proposals.
Title: 5th International Conference on Communication and Reality: Metamorphosis of the media space.
Conference date and place: 22-23 May 2009. Barcelona, Spain.
Submission deadline: 8 November 2008 - Paper proposals
5 February 2009 - Final papers
Convener: Facultat de Ciències de la Comunicació Blanquerna, Universitat Ramon LLull.
Website:  http://cicr.blanquerna.url.edu/

IMC Review

Theme: Integrated marketing communications
Type: Journal call for papers
Title:                 Journal of Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC Review).
Submission deadline:    15 December 2008
Editor:

Mary Ellen Schiller
Roosevelt University
Department of Communication
mschille [AT] roosevelt.edu
Publisher website: http://www.roosevelt.edu/cas/comm/default.htm

Beyond East and West

Theme:  Media transformation after the fall of communism.
Type:  Conference abstracts and panel proposals.
Title:  Beyond East and West.
Conference date and place:  25-27 June 2009. Budapest, Hungary.
Submission deadline:  15 November 2008.
Convener:  Center for Media and Communication Studies (CMCS) at
Central European University (CEU) and the COST A30 Action, in
cooperation with the International Communication Association (ICA).
Website: http://www.beyondeastandwest.net/
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