The Multimodal Communication Research (MCR) Working Group of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites multimodal research proposals for IAMCR 2025, which will be held in Singapore, July 13-17, 2025. We welcome projects in any modality (e.g., sound, video, photography, performance, data visualization, game, animation, etc.) that rely upon arts-based methodologies to consider a range of epistemological, theoretical, ethical, and socio-cultural questions central to media and communication research. Authors/creators must attend the conference in person to present their work.
The deadline for submission is 7 February 2025, at 23h59 UTC.
See the list of all sections and working groups and their remits
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MCR encourages submissions that reflect on the 2025 IAMCR conference theme, Communicating Environmental Justice: Many Voices, One Planet. Projects that address other topics are also welcome.
Consult a detailed description of the main theme
Submission instructions
Each submission will consist of two parts: (1) an academic abstract and (2) a basic script and/or a link to the proposed multimodal project. The academic abstract should describe the research project and its significance (e.g., research question, theoretical framework, methodology, research design and corpus, original argument, and contributions to the field). In addition, the submission should include a basic script of the proposed multimodal work and/or a link to an appropriate sample of the multimodal work (e.g., a link to a trailer, photo gallery, clip of a performance, etc.).
The academic abstract has a maximum length of 400 words. The basic script has a maximum length of 350 words.
Scholars who submit pre-recorded audio/visual work have the option to share their project in a continuous loop exhibition open to all conference participants as part of the Flow34 programming. Please indicate at the end of your abstract whether you would like your project to be considered for this opportunity. To be featured in the Flow34 exhibition programme, audio/visual projects cannot exceed the maximum length of 30 minutes. Projects featured at Flow34 have the option to be made available online. Please indicate in your abstract if you are interested in this opportunity.
Below are some examples of earlier audio/visual projects presented at IAMCR conferences (in an earlier Flow34 edition or other platforms):
- Bodega Memories by Arlene Fernandez (University of Pennsylvania).
- Audiovisual Reflections: Self Territory, by Carmen Gaona Pisonero, Ana Sedeño-Valdellós and Concha Mateos Martín (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos).
- The Moments When We Freeze: Working with Family Archive through Reenactment by Anastasiya Maksymchuk (Lusófona University, Lisbon).
Statement on use of AI tools
IAMCR does not encourage or condone the use of generative AI tools to create abstracts submitted for consideration for our conferences. IAMCR values originality, integrity, and transparency in academic work, and believes that human-authored contributions best support rigorous and innovative scholarship in media and communication research. Should an author choose to use a generative AI tool in the preparation of an abstract, we require that they include a clear statement within their submission disclosing the tool's use. This statement must specify: (1) the name of any AI tool used; (2) how the tool was used in preparing the abstract, and; (3) the reason for using the tool. Failure to disclose the use of generative AI in accordance with these guidelines may impact the evaluation and acceptance of the submission.
Languages
Abstracts and scripts must be submitted in English. The final work can be in any language as long as there are subtitles in English.
Deadlines and key dates
The deadline to submit abstracts is 7 February 2025, at 23.59 UTC. For other key dates see https://iamcr.org/singapore2025/keydates. Dates are subject to change.
Contacts
For questions, please email the MCR leadership team:
- Sandra Ristovska, MCR Chair, sandra.ristovska@colorado.edu
- Aysu Arsoy, MCR Vice-chair, aysu.arsoy@emu.edu.tr
- Pedro Pinto de Oliveira, MCR Vice-chair, ppo@terra.com.br
