PCR Nov '24 Newsletter

News from the IAMCR Participatory Communication Research Section (PCR)

November 2024 PCR Section newsletter

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1/ IAMCR WEBINAR ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: PARTICIPATORY & COMMUNITY COMMUNICATION

2/ IAMCR SINGAPORE 2025 | SUBMIT BEFORE 7 FEBRUARY 2025

3/ NEW INITIATIVES AT PCR FOR IAMCR SINGAPORE 2025

4/ CALL FOR REVIEWERS: IAMCR 2025 ABSTRACT PROPOSALS

5/ PCR MEMBERS’ UPDATES

6/SHARE UPDATES WITH PCR!

7/ PCR FACEBOOK GROUP

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1/ IAMCR WEBINAR ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: PARTICIPATORY & COMMUNITY COMMUNICATION

The Participatory Communication Research (PCR) and Community Communication and Alternative Media (CAM) Sections hosted a two-day webinar on October 15-16, 2024, on “Environmental and Social Justice: Participatory & Community Communication,” aligning with the IAMCR Singapore 2025 theme, “Communicating Environmental Justice: Many Voices, One Planet.”

Presenters from India, South Africa, Colombia, Mexico, USA, and the UK explored topics like indigenous communication, audiovisual advocacy, participatory water conservation, and meme culture on Delhi's pollution crisis. Methods such as photovoice and indigenous women’s films were also highlighted. Inclusive of early career researchers and those with travel constraints, the panels featured a diverse mix of academics and practitioners. The webinar underscored communication's critical role in addressing global environmental and social challenges.

Download the full webinar programme and all abstracts, or access them online here.

2/ IAMCR SINGAPORE 2025 | SUBMIT BEFORE 7 FEBRUARY 2025

The IAMCR SINGAPORE 2025 call is out.

The theme: “Communicating Environmental Justice: Many Voices, One Planet”.

Abstract submission will close on February 7^th, 2025.

Please check the PCR Call for Papers: https://iamcr.org/singapore2025/cfp-pcr
Not all submissions have to address the central theme, but the following are suggested areas that connect the PCR section to the conference general call:

Advances in participatory research: methods and theories
AI as a transformative agent for participation
Community and citizen-centred planetary stewardship: agency and participation
Creative participation and pluriversality: participatory arts, storytelling, and performative interventions
Indigenous communication systems, cosmologies and participation
Navigating the nature/culture relationship (more-than-human) for participatory communication
Participation for environmental and social justice, advocacy and activism
Participatory media: voice and social change
Public Policy, Participation, and Environmental Governance
Resilience and participation

General call: https://iamcr.org/singapore2025/cfp

Key dates: https://iamcr.org/singapore2025/keydates

Your contributions are crucial for advancing communication and media studies. For queries or feedback, email iamcr.pcr@gmail.com.

We look forward to your participation!

3/ NEW INITIATIVES AT PCR FOR IAMCR SINGAPORE 2025

Joint sessions

This year, PCR will host joint sessions with the Community Communication and Alternative Media Section (CAM), Health Communication Working Group (HEC) and the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN). These joint sessions recognise the value of interdisciplinarity and mentorship-oriented spaces. If you would like your proposed paper to be included in a joint session, please do the following:

For the PCR / CAM joint session please submit your abstract to the Participatory Communication Research section and choose the topic CAM/PCR joint session on the submission platform.

For the PCR / HEC and the PCR / ESN please submit to the Health Communication Working Group (HEC) or the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) using the tags PCR/HEC joint session or PCR/ESN joint session.

New Books and Special Issues session

One session in the programme will be dedicated to new books and Special Issues of journals published in the past year. To have your book or Special Issue included submit an abstract with the appropriate Topic tag i.e. “PCR New Book.”

4/ CALL FOR REVIEWERS: IAMCR 2025 ABSTRACT PROPOSALS

The PCR Section is pleased to invite reviewers for abstract proposals submitted for the IAMCR Singapore 2025 conference. Over the years, the PCR Section has greatly benefited from the dedication and expertise of volunteer reviewers, whose contributions are vital to the success of our selection process. We deeply value and appreciate your time and effort in supporting this important endeavour.

If you are interested in joining our team of reviewers, please fill in this form (or copy+paste this URL into your browser: https://forms.gle/GnHkxVr6wjDZpovx8), or send an email with the subject line "REVIEWER CANDIDATE" to iamcr.pcr@gmail.com no later than February 1, 2025 (include: your affiliation, a brief CV, your areas of expertise, language(s) for reviewing (English or Spanish).

We look forward to welcoming you to the PCR Section’s reviewer team and thank you in advance for your willingness to contribute to the success of IAMCR Singapore 2025.

5/ PCR MEMBERS’ UPDATES

The PCR Section congratulates Dr. Maria Kowalski on her PhD from NOVA University. Her thesis, Participatory Appropriation of Colonial Photographic Memories: The Archive and the Construction of Narratives in Guinea-Bissau, explores participatory photography, colonial narratives, and archival storytelling, complemented by impactful exhibitions and an audiovisual essay. (https://www.museus.ulisboa.pt/exposicao-impulso-fotografico).

Valentina Baú, PCR Member and Co-Director of the Humanitarian and Development Research Initiative (HADRI), guest edited a Special Issue entitled ‘Reconceptualising Communication for Development: A Critical Appraisal of the Field’, with contributions from a number of PCR members, including:

Noske-Turner, J., Sivaram, N., Kalley, A., & Hiremath, S. (2024). Subversive recipes for communication for development and social change in times of digital capitalism. Social Sciences, 13(8), 393. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13080393

Dyll, Lauren, and Keyan G. Tomaselli. (2024). Cultural Studies with Communities in South Africa: Implications for Participatory Development Communication and Social Change Research. SocialSciences 13: 614. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13110614

Cardey S, Eleazar PJM, Ainomugisha J, Kalowekamo M, Vlasenko Y. (2024). Communication for Development: Conceptualising Changes in Communication and Inclusive Rural Transformation in the Context of Environmental Change. Social Sciences. 13(6):324. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13060324

Tufte T. (2024). Unlearning Communication for Social Change—A Pedagogical Proposition. Social Sciences. 13(7):335. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13070335

Valentina Baú also published a new research article:

Baú, V. (2024) Communicative Ecologies of Displaced Youth: ways of connecting in protracted situations of encampment, Communication Studies. DOI: 10.1080/10510974.2024.2395592

Amit Verma, PCR Vice-Chair, has recently authored and published a new book, and a letter to the editor:

Voices of the Desert: Community Radio’s Role in Rajasthan, by Manglam Publications, ISBN: 978-81-19681-17-4.

Kumar, A., & Verma, A. (2024). Impact of OTT Platforms on Mental Health: A SWOT Analysis. Indian Journal of Community Health, 36(5). Retrieved from https://www.iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/3059

Kanchan K Malik and Manas Kumar Kanjilal, both PCR members have published their co-authored work:

Kanjilal, M. K., Malik, K. K., & Kapoor, P. (2024). Fostering resilience: Community radio and disaster communication in Odisha, India. Media Culture & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437241282243

Nimmagadda Bhargav, PCR member has published two co-authored articles and a book:

Bhargav, N., & Downey, J. (2024). Survival Games: Understanding Journalistic and Extra-Journalistic practices and pursuits of Small-Town stringers in South India. Journalism Studies, 25(7), 759–775. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670x.2024.2340572

Bhargav, N. (2024). Stringers and the journalistic field Marginalities and precarious news labour in Small-Town India [Print]. Routledge India.

Ravikumar, M., Downey, J., Bhargav, N., Deb, D., Dasgupta, R. K., & Pavarala, V. (2024). Media and Citizenship in India: Heteronomy and autonomy in the Indian journalistic field. Journalism Studies, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670x.2024.2397679

Vinod Pavarala, PCR member and CAM section Co-Chair has also published a co-authored article:

Aniruddha Jena, PCR Co-Vice Chair and member has published a book review:

Jena, A. (2024). [Review of the book Indigenous media activism in Argentina, by F. Belotti]. International Journal of Communication, 18, 4245–4248. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/23773/4784

6/ SHARE UPDATES WITH PCR!

We invite you to share your latest updates, including calls for papers, edited volumes, project collaborations, fellowships, awards, and other relevant opportunities with the PCR community. Your contributions help us keep our members informed and engaged with the latest developments in our field.

Please send your updates to the PCR Email at [iamcr.pcr@gmail.com] using NEWSLETTER as the subject. We will ensure they are shared with the PCR members via email and the larger IAMCR public through the PCR e-newsletter.

7/ PCR FACEBOOK GROUP

To keep an eye on the announcements, conference matters and more information look at the PCR Facebook group. Keep up with the news and share your own.

Join us at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/iamcrpcr

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