Conference archive

Fourth Transnational Journalism History Conference

The Center for Media and Journalism Studies at the University of Groningen will host the fourth annual conference on Transnational Journalism History. The conference, which will be June 20 and 21, 2019, is seeking papers that study historical transformations in journalism from a transnational perspective.

The 12th Central and Eastern European Communication and Media Conference

The focus of CEECOM 2019 is the strategic and practical aspects of managing communications, thus establishing a wide interdisciplinary foundation for works in the field of communication, media studies and political sciences. The aim is to bring together a number of scholars with diverse backgrounds to exchange ideas regarding the present and the future of communication endeavors. The Call for Panels is currently open and we welcome contributions focusing on issues relating to the communication and media practice with emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe.

DIPRC2019: Digital Inclusion Policy and Research Conference 2019

The primary aim of this conference is to link up international policy efforts to address digital inequalities, access and skills with the outcomes of recent research at from around the globe. The intention being to support sharing best practice and research insights.

Symposium on Media, Professions and Society

Professional and Peripheral News Workers and the Shifting Importance of Platforms. Inaugural symposium on Media, Professions and Society. This symposium will focus on facilitating constructive discussions on research-in-progress. Participants will give short presentations that spark lengthier discussions in the panel sessions, and throughout a symposium programme marked by social networking.

Artificial Intelligence // Cultural Technique

A symposium on artificiell intelligence as cultural technique

AI has emerged as a cultural technique that poses new questions on how the machinic relates to the human and vica versa: How is culture intermingling with computational processes? How is cultural work and production, cultural consumption and the experience of culture, being affected by artificial intelligence? How do we make sense of AI through cultural and aesthetic practices including not only art and culture, but also social imaginaries and fantasies?

Global Intersections and Artistic Interconnections: Italian Cinema and Media across Times and Spaces

Intersections of local and global: transnational influences on the Italian road to serial TV storytelling

Moving Media Memory History PGR Conference 2019

The kaleidoscope of different media, memories and histories influences the remembering, forgetting and archiving of events and processes, and is therefore constantly shaping and reshaping individual and collective identities. This PGR conference will address the underlying power structures of the relationship between the three ever-evolving fields by foregrounding interdisciplinary research that crosses the boundaries separating them.

6th European Conference on Social Media

The European Conference on Social Media was established 6 years ago. The conference has attracted participants from more than 40 countries and been attended by a combination of academic scholars, public sector workers, practitioners and individuals who are engaged in various aspects of the social media industry. A number of journals are selecting papers from the conference for further development and publication.

Eth­no­graphy of Com­mu­nic­a­tion and In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary Moves

The theoretical-methodological approach of Ethnography of Communication is a particular way to study culture, communication and interaction. It lives in and nourishes multiple languages and countries and pulls on different academic communities. The conference has a two-fold structure: (1) Invited workshops and paper presentations will explore the ways in which Ethnography of Communication relates in particular with language ideology, folklore studies, and media ethnography, and (2) competitively selected individual papers and panels will present recent research and other works on the Ethnography of Communication. Professor Emeritus Robert Craig (University of Colorado, Boulder) will present the keynote.

ICSMPC 2019: 21st International Conference on Social Media and Political Communications

ICSMPC 2019: 21st International Conference on Social Media and Political Communications aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Social Media and Political Communications.

The 8th Annual Korean Screen Cultures Conference (KSCC 2019)

The annual Korean Screen Culture Conference (KSCC) is dedicated to exploring all aspects of  Korean screen culture, including: television, K-pop, internet, computer gaming, webtoons, and film from both North and South Korea.

CMCI Emerging Voices 2019: “Beyond Disciplines”

This year’s conference celebrates new and emerging directions in the research of culture, media and creative industries that challenge how we understand and see technological, environmental, political, institutional and aesthetic developments that are shaping our cultural landscape.

Digital Diasporas Interdisciplinary Perspectives

The Digital Diasporas international conference will take place in London on Thursday 6 and Friday 7 June 2019. Bringing together leading researchers from across disciplinary boundaries, the conference will explore the relationship between digital technologies and diasporic communities, with particular attention to linguistic and cultural diversity.

Culture Costume and Dress: Regarding Fashionable Society

This year’s conference will explore the role of dress in fashionable society, whether that is through fashion itself, or as an expression of society in history, literature, and other fields.

Media & Learning 2019

The Media & Learning Conference will combine formal and informal discussion opportunities along with inspiring presentations, practical demonstrations and hands-on workshop opportunities. The organisers plan to utilise a range of innovative as well as traditional techniques to maximise the participation of each and every participant making sure everyone leaves the conference inspired with new ideas and armed with useful information.

2019 Annual Conference of the European Media Management Association (emma)

Digital technology and changing consumption habits are driving media organisations to gain more insights into their audiences. At the same time, they are required to identify sustainable revenue models while also creating innovative content on different platforms to offer audiences compelling experiences. At times like these, a call for more actionable approaches by media management scholars and practitioners can contribute to our comprehension of the aforementioned disruptions.

Countering online disinformation: An interdisciplinary and network-building symposium

Countering online disinformation: An interdisciplinary and network-building symposium. Key themes: I.) Epistemologies and boundaries of digital journalism. II.) Platform content moderation and fact-checking. III.) Media literacy and source criticism. IV.) Educational implications.

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Transnational Radical Film Cultures: An International Conference on Film, Aesthetics and Politics

Bringing together filmmakers and researchers, the conference hopes to create new and consolidate existing connections and networks, facilitate transnational and cross-cultural dialogues, and forge global solidarity among radical filmmakers around the world. 

9th International Conference on C&T - Transforming Communities

In the light of the conference theme "Transforming Communities", topics appropriate for submission to this conference are myriad. They may emerge from a variety of relevant perspectives including philosophy, social sciences, design, business, art, the humanities, etc

International Conference on Social Media

Theme: Socio-ethical Implication of Technology in an era of ‘hard’ AI. The aim of the Social Media 2019 is to encourage participation and promotion of collaborative scientific, industrial and academic inter-workings among individual researchers, practitioners, members of existing associations, academia, standardisation bodies, and including government departments and agencies. The purpose is to build bridges between academia and industry, and to encourage interplay of different cultures.

Social Media 2019 is co-located with other conferences as part of Cyber Science 2019.