The Media Production Analysis (MPA) Working Group 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. The whakataukī highlights multiple issues that we invite conference participants to explore.
- It invites analysis of commonality in mediated communication, given the weaker power of place-based mass media, the rise of algorithmic culture, the challenges of engaging with difference in multicultural contexts and the crises facing neoliberal globalisation.
- The use of a Māori proverb also invites particular attention to analysis of indigenous communication and other attempts to challenge or rework colonial structures.
- More broadly, the theme invites reflection on the terms and models appropriate to describe contemporary communication, including the political and moral goals embedded in them. It therefore also points to alternative ways of theorising or evaluating communication alongside dominant imaginaries such as the public, and of the colonial and gendered histories that are part of those imaginaries.
- Weaving emphasises the agency of the communicator and directs attention to the valuing of communication as a project or skill, whether that is focused on social change, community or economic gain.
- Weaving also reminds us of the goal of a conference to build common purpose amongst participants.
Not all submissions have to address the central theme.
Guidelines for abstracts
Abstracts are requested for papers to be presented in person at the conference in Christchurch.
The Media Production Analysis Working Group welcomes proposals that discuss the analysis of media production across different media (written, audio and audio-visual) and in different professional and cultural contexts. Submissions may but do not have to address the conference theme. Abstracts must contain explicit discussions of methods. Please note that analyses of media texts are not relevant for this working group.
Abstracts submitted to the Media Production Analysis Working Group 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.
Authors of accepted abstracts have until 7 June to submit full papers.
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
The Media Production Analysis Working Group accepts abstracts in English, French and Spanish, but we would be grateful if the slides and the presentation in the corresponding session could be in English to facilitate the understanding of all attendees.
We also expect the full paper to be provided in English after acceptance.
See resources for IAMCR conference preparation and participation
For further information about the Media Production Analysis Working Group, its themes, submissions, and panels please contact:
Concha Edo conchae@telefonica.net
Anna Zoellner A.Zoellner@leeds.ac.uk