The Mediated Communication, Public Opinion and Society (MPS) Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites the submission of proposals for papers and panels 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 23h59 UTC.
See the CfPs of all sections and working groups
Theme
IAMCR conferences address many diverse topics defined by our 33 thematic sections and working groups. We also propose a single central theme to be explored throughout the conference with the aim of generating and exploring multiple perspectives. This is accomplished through plenary and special sessions, as well as in some of the sessions of the sections and working groups.
The central theme for 2024 focuses on "Whiria te tāngata / Weaving people together: Communicative projects of decolonising, engaging, and listening" - which draws upon a Maori proverb about the strength that comes through common purpose.
Consult a detailed description of the main theme
The Mediated Communication, Public Opinion & Society Section invites submissions related to the conference theme.
Within the context of global transformations and changes in media, we particularly encourage work within the following areas:
- Algorithmic power and (in)equalities
- Algorithmic culture and questions of agency through and with media use
- Hybrid agency and conglomeratization
- Civic agency and media
- Media communities
- Media Engagement
- Communicative dynamics & digital platforms
- Voices & Listening
- Public opinion
- Public spaces & public spheres
The section fosters and encourages knowledge, scholarship, theoretical debates and empirical work in the field of mediated communication as well as the changes new media and mediated communication induce on (non-)mediated communication, public opinion and society. It explicitly welcomes diverse epistemological positions and methodologies and encourages research from diverse socio-cultural and geo-political contexts and angles.
Guidelines for abstracts
Abstracts are requested for papers to be presented in person at the conference in Christchurch. Abstracts submitted to the Mediated Communication, Public Opinion & Society Section should have between 300 and 500 words and must be submitted online here. Abstracts submitted by email will not be accepted.
The deadline to submit abstracts is 7 February 2024, at 23.59 UTC.
It is expected that each person will submit only one (1) abstract. However, under no circumstances should there be more than two (2) abstracts bearing the name of the same author, either individually or as part of any group of authors. The same abstract, or a version with minor variations in title or content, must not be submitted to more than one section or working group. Such submissions will be deemed to be in breach of the conference guidelines and will be rejected by the abstract submission system, by the Head of the section or working group or by the Conference Programme Reviewer. Authors submitting the same work to multiple Sections or Working Groups risk being removed entirely from the conference programme.
Proposals are accepted for both single papers and for panels with several papers (in which you propose multiple papers that address a single theme). Please note that there are special procedures for submitting panel proposals.
See important dates and deadlines to keep in mind
Languages
This section will receive and evaluate abstracts in English only.
See resources for IAMCR conference preparation and participation
For further information about the Mediated Communication, Public Opinion and Society Section, its themes, submissions, and panels please contact the Head of the section:
Chair: Susanne Eichner s.eichner@filmuniversitaet.de (Film University, Germany)
Vice-chair: Franziska Thiele franziska.thiele@uni-rostock.de (University of Rostock, Germany)
