The
Gender and Communication Section invites submissions for its open session at
this year’s IAMCR, held in Hyderabad, India from 15-19 July 2014. The section
seeks research that balances theory and practice, and explores the relationship
between gender, media and communication. In recent years sessions have included
papers on the Internet, television, film, journalism, magazines, violence,
queer theory, media production, reception, advertising, representation, the
Global Media Monitoring Project, human rights, discrimination, elections, the
body, HIV/AIDS, development, pop culture, virtual identity, social change, and
consumption. In keeping with our philosophy of inclusivity, we welcome
contributions without regard to empirical, theoretical, disciplinary or
philosophical perspectives.
Although
we welcome submissions on any topic involving gender, media and communication,
we encourage and will give special consideration to papers and panel proposals
that examine connections to the conference theme (Region as Frame: Politics, Presence,
Practice). A list
of possible topics has been suggested by conference organizers and can be found
in the general call on the IAMCR website at http://iamcr2014.org/conference-theme/. Themes
suggested there which seem most consonant with our section, include:
- Papers
which explore (gendered) dynamics of media systems, communication patterns
and organizational relationships within the new “framing” of region as a
physical and conceptual category
- Papers
which question the (gendered) politics
that drive media discourse, organization and economics
- What kind of presence is at all possible in this redefined regional
space, and how does region (and/or gender) become a real and imagined
construct across new media presences?
- What sorts of (gendered) practices then become key to media and
communication spaces enclosed in or defined by this new frame?
We
encourage the submission of individual papers and complete panel proposals in any
of the three official association languages (English, French, Spanish).
A
complete panel proposal will include:
1. The panel description, including, the
panel title, a framing text, the names of the panellists and the titles of
their papers. The framing text (maximum 350 words) should contain the overall
idea and goal of the panel. A panel chair and a discussant should also be
proposed.
2. An abstract for each paper, including
title and author(s).
The panel description and the individual
abstracts must be submitted individually. Thus a panel with 4 papers involves
making 5 separate submissions via the Open Conference System. Abstracts can be
submitted directly by the panel authors or the panel coordinator can submit
them on the authors' behalf.
Abstract submissions must indicate
“PANEL:” as the first word of their title and the complete title of the panel
must appear in the first line of the abstract.
Individual papers:
Individuals may submit 1 abstract (paper) per Section or Working
Group as lead author, and a maximum of 2 abstracts (papers) to a single IAMCR
conference in general. Please note also that
the same abstract or another version with minor variations in title or content
must not be submitted to other Sections or Working Groups of the Association
for consideration, after an initial submission. Such submissions will be deemed
to be in breach of the conference guidelines and will be automatically rejected
by the Open Conference System, by the relevant Head or by the Conference
Programme Reviewer. Such applicants risk being removed entirely from the
conference programme.
Presenters are expected to bring fully developed work to the
conference. Prior to the conference, it is expected that a completed paper will
be submitted to Section, Working Group, Session Chairs, and/or Discussants.
Upon submission of an abstract, you will be asked to confirm that your
submission is original and that it has not been previously published in the
form presented. You will also be given an opportunity to declare if your
submission is currently before another conference for consideration.
Abstracts
should be between 250 and 500 words, and should:
·
Have a clear title
·
Include the name(s) of author(s) and professional
title(s) (i.e. professor, postdoctoral fellow, independent researcher, graduate
student, student, etc.)
·
Outline the research
objectives/questions/hypothesis
·
Outline the theoretical framework and methodology
if relevant
·
Make clear the main argument proposed
·
Bibliographies and author profiles are not required.
The
Gender and Communication section encourages its members to take part in their
moderation and chairing sessions so please let us know if you are interested. Furthermore,
we are looking for volunteers to
take part in the blind peer review system. If interested, please contact the
Chairs, Kaitlynn Mendes (kmendes@dmu.ac.uk)
or Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh (mgeertse@butler.edu). Success in
organizing the conference relies on the assistance from its members.
Individual
papers and panels are possible, but all proposals must be submitted through the
online Open Conference System at http://iamcr-ocs.org from 1 December 2013 – 10 February
2014. Early submission is strongly encouraged. There
are to be no email submissions of
abstracts addressed to any Section or Working Group Head
The deadline for submission of abstracts is 10 February 2014. Please
note that this deadline will not be extended. The OCS system
at will open on 1 December 2013, and will close on 10 February 2014.
Decisions on acceptance of abstracts will be communicated to individual
applicants by a section chair no later than 24 March 2014.
Participants will be
asked to confirm their attendance by 15 April 2014.
The final conference
programme will be known by 15 May 2014.
The deadline for full
paper submission is 20 June 2014.
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