The Media, Communication and Sport Section seeks to promote a range of scholarly perspectives on the study of media and sport, especially in the area of the relations between the media, sport and concepts of nationhood as well as identity, politics and the development of the sports industry.
Co-Chair: Peter English (University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia) [Contact]
Co-Chair: Xavier Ramón (Pompeu Fabra University) [Contact]
Vice Chair: Veronika Macková (Charles University, Czech Republic) [Contact]
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The Media, Communication and Sport Section (MCS) will be holding online elections for one co-chair and one vice-chair positions, for the term 2024 - 2028. The deadline to submit candidacies is 16 April.
IAMCR's Media, Communication and Sport Section invites submissions 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 23.59 UTC.
The Media, Communication and Sport Section (MCS) will be holding online elections for one co-chair position, for the term 2023 - 2027. The deadline to submit candidacies is 17 May.
IAMCR's Media, Communication and Sport Section invites proposals for IAMCR 2023, to be held in Lyon, France, from 9 to 13 July (Lyon23) with an Online Conference Papers (OCP23) component from 26 June to 5 July. The deadline for submission is 9 February 2023, at 23.59 UTC.
IAMCR's Media, Communication and Sport Section invites the submission of proposals for papers and panels for IAMCR 2022, which will be held online from 11 to 15 July 2022. The conference will also have a national hub at Tsinghua University in Beijing. The deadline for submission is 9 February 2021, at 23.59 UTC.
IAMCR's Media, Communication and Sport Section invites the submission of proposals for single papers and multi-paper sessions (the online conference equivalent of a panel in a face to face conference) for IAMCR 2021, which will be held online from 11 to 15 July, with a regional hub in Nairobi, Kenya. The deadline for submission is 9 February 2021, at 23.59 UTC.
The IAMCR Media, Communication and Sport Section will be holding online elections in 2020 for one position of Co-Chair. The deadline to submit candidacies is 10 June 2020.
IAMCR's Media, Communication and Sport Section invites the submission of abstracts of papers and proposals for panels for the 2020 conference of the Association, which will be held from 12 to 16 July, 2020 at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.
The IAMCR Media and Sport Section (MES) will run elections for one position of Co-Chair during its business meeting at the IAMCR 2019 Madrid conference.
The International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) will hold its annual conference from 20-24 June 2018 at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, USA.
IAMCR's Media and Sport Section invites proposals that reflect the section's interest.
The International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) will hold its annual conference from 16-20 July, 2017 in Cartagena, Colombia. IAMCR's Media and Sport Section invites proposals that reflect the the section's interest.
The Media and Sport Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites submissions of abstracts for papers and panel proposals for the 2016 IAMCR conference to be held from 27 -31 July, 2016 in Leicester, UK.
The IAMCR Media and Sport Section invites submissions of abstracts for papers and panel proposals for the 2015 IAMCR conference to be held 12-16 July 2015 in Montreal. The deadline for submissions is February 9, 2015.
The Media and Sport Section invites submissions for its programme for the
IAMCR conference held in Hyderabad (India) from 15 to 19 July 2014.
Conference site: http://iamcr2014.org/
The Media and Sport Section invites submissions for its program for the IAMCR annual conference to be held at the Dublin City University in Ireland from 25 to 29 June 2013.
All papers, from the full range of perspectives on the study of Media and Sport will be considered. Particularly welcome are contributions which bridge between the study of mediated sport and the conference’s theme “Crises, ‘Creative Destruction’ and the Global Power and Communication Orders”.
The Media and Sport Section invites submissions for its program for the IAMCR annual conference that will be held in Durban, South Africa, July 15-19, 2012. The overall conference theme is 'South-North Conversations.'
The Media and Sport Section invites submissions for its program for the 2011 IAMCR conference to be held in Istanbul, Turkey 2011 from July 13-17.
All papers, from the full range of perspectives on the study of Media and Sport will be considered. Particularly welcome are contributions which bridge between the study of mediated sport and the conference’s theme "Cities, Creativity, Connectivity".
The Media and Sport Section invites submissions for its program for the IAMCR conference to be held in Braga (Portugal), July 18-22 2010.
All papers, from the full range of perspectives on the study of Media and Sport will be considered. Particularly welcome are contributions which bridge between the study of mediated sport and the conference’s theme 'Communication and Citizenship: Rethinking Crisis and Change. Abstracts of 300-500 words, followed by the title, name, institutional address and email address of the author or authors (with no biographical notes or references) should be sent through the conference website by January 31st 2010.
The Media and Sport section invites proposals for papers to be presented at the 2009 International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference in Mexico City, Mexico, July 21-24, 2009.
All papers, from the full range of perspectives on the study of Media and Sport will be considered. Particularly welcome are contributions which bridge between the study of mediated sport and the conference's theme.
EXTENDED DEADLINE: 15 FEBRUARY 2008!
The Media and Sport Section invites submissions for its sessions at the IAMCR 2008 Conference (July 20-25) in Stockholm, Sweden, with special preference to submissions addressing the conference theme “Media and Global Divides”.
We expect Paris to attract many submissions and thus would encourage proposals for complete panels and/or round tables. All papers, from the full range of perspectives on the study of Media and Sport, will be considered. An indication of intention of submission would be very much appreciated. Contact Alina Bernstein for more information.