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June 20- 21, 2023

Virtual conference

Deadline: April 8, 2023

III FLUC Communication Sciences Conference (Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Coimbra, Portugal)  

No participation fees.

https://jornadasdecomunicacao.uc.pt/

Once the Portuguese language is an aggregating element for people and populations in different territories, this conference aims to bring together papers from different contexts that have arrived at multiple understandings of how communication and media influence social dynamics and are also marked by them.

We cannot help but remember that language was strategic to colonization and the context imposed on many peoples. However, since the language belongs to those who use it, we can use it on infinite possibilities as a tool for emancipation.

Students, researchers, national and international researchers are welcome. The event is organized in three distinct moments: debates, conferences, and paper presentation sessions. The deadline for submitting papers to be presented begins this Wednesday, March 1st.

Within the overarching theme “Debates in the Portuguese Language”, papers will be accepted on the following sub-themes, but not limited to:

-          Edges and challenges of research in the Portuguese language

-          Importance of codes in the communicative process

-          Language, communication, and discrimination

-          Language, communication, and gender

-          Communication, gender, and sexualities

-          Disinformation and hate speech

-          Communication and post-colonial relations

-          Communication and decolonial critique

-          Contemporary issues in advertising and marketing

-          Media and factual narratives

-          Media and fictional narratives

-          Media representations

-          Media and diaspora

-          Critical Discourse Studies

-          Communication and intersectionality

-          Communication and gaming

-          Communication, media, and artificial intelligence

Conference organizers will work toward publishing presented papers in a book in 2023.  Please send your abstracts of 400 words (max) via the website: https://jornadasdecomunicacao.uc.pt/ 

Participation in the event does not constitute a condition for the authors to submit the full texts.

Important dates:

Deadline for abstract submission: April 8th

Notification of acceptance of abstracts: until May 13th

Deadline for submission of full papers: May 31st

Registration period: from May 15th

Event dates: June 20th - 21st

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Comunicação Pública no. 35 (Special issue, December 2023)

Deadline: July 7, 2023

“To my critics, if I deserve them, I only ask not to read this book in the light of the binomial «pessimism versus optimism». It would be better if they saw it only as an attempt to understand some aspects of the crisis of journalism in contemporary society. And the crisis, as Morin acknowledges, has a «double face»: risk and hypothesis, risk of regression, hypothesis of progression” (Mesquita, 2003, p.23).

Editors: Fátima Lopes Cardoso (Escola Superior de Comunicação Social e ICNOVA-Instituto de Comunicação da Nova) and Pedro Marques Gomes (Escola Superior de Comunicação Social e ICNOVA-Instituto de Comunicação da Nova)

Languages: Portuguese; English; Spanish DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 7 July 2023

Abstract

In the year in which the reference work by Mário Mesquita (1950-2022) completes two decades of existence, the aim of this special issue is to bring together studies that focus on the transversality of themes addressed in O Quarto Equívoco – O poder dos media na sociedade contemporânea (The Fourth Misconception - The power of the media in contemporary society) (MinervaCoimbra, 2003).

Civic journalism, the «power» of journalism or journalism as a counterpower, media representations, the journalistic character, objectivity, deontology and social responsibility of the journalist, as well as ceremonial events are some of the starting points for the call for papers of this issue, which aims to encourage the problematization and public discussion of matters to which Mário Mesquita made a fundamental contribution.

Description and Framework

When Mário Mesquita compiled in a book a set of works that he had created as a journalist, professor and scholar of the theories and practices of contemporary journalism 20 years ago, he unavoidably

 left an imprint on the research made in this area. The work constituted an innovative and highly relevant contribution to understanding the complex nature of journalism and helped other peers - journalists, students of Social Sciences, in particular Communication, and academics - to analyze, as he wrote, “the multiple misconceptions that surround the so called «fourth estate»” (2003, p.19).

Divided into five parts - News, Powers, Perspectives, Deontologies and Ceremonies, O Quarto Equívoco – O poder dos media na sociedade contemporânea (MinervaCoimbra, 2003) is the result of a journey of study and reflection on the media and journalism or, as two of his masters wrote – Elihu Katz and Daniel Dayan –, results from “the rich experience he gained from his three lives as an academic, as a journalist and as a political actor” (Katz and Dayan, 2021). This work continues to inspire academics and communication professionals, proving its timeliness and importance.

More than two decades ago, Portuguese newsrooms were taking their first steps in disseminating news through electronic means investing in speed; recent private television stations were betting on live broadcasts; and journalism, largely due to the small screen, gained a kind of power of heavily ambivalent influence. On the one hand, he presented himself as an ally of truth who wanted to fight against power. On the other hand, he became the echo of republican institutions in crisis and manifested subservience in relation to figures of power and their institutions.

Journalism, which has the obligation to convey the truth of facts and ensure the distancing of any kind of powers, whether legislative, executive, or judicial, also ended up hostage to commercial dictates and profit. “The fourth power” caricatured by Orson Welles surrendered itself to the market criteria. This is just one of the many facets of journalism as “four misconception” as analyzed by Mário Mesquita: “Media power disseminates information and establishes itself as a forum for debate, which should encourage the exercise of citizenship, but, at the same time, it aggravates the crisis, insofar as it facilitates the «disintermediation» of representative institutions, accentuates personalization in the exercise of public office and, through the spectacularization of the news, contributes to the development of an attitude of civic mistrust” (2003: 17) .

20 years have passed since the 1st edition of O Quarto Equívoco. The critical issues identified by this unique figure of the study of journalism, which this issue of Comunicação Pública honors, seem to have become more acute due to years of cuts in the media justified by the economic crisis of 2008 with dramatic consequences for the practice of journalism, the unexpected Covid-19 pandemic, and now the catastrophic financial situation aggravated by the war between Russia and Ukraine. However, only knowledge and study can confirm or refute the negative view that is often announced. Mesquita wrote, in this regard: “Don't ask me to explain, in conclusion, that current journalism is in «better» health than it was ten or twenty years ago. This is likely to be the case if we isolate some newspapers and select some television and radio programs, disregarding the context” (2003, p. 255).

If, in Mário Mesquita writings, the analysis serves to diagnose problems, raise study hypotheses and, in some way, to point out ways to ensure that the media would continue to ensure pluralism in information, this special issue intends to perpetuate this critical need that results from scientific research in the area of journalism, as well as to contribute to the understanding of the paths that this noble “symbolic profession” has taken in recent times.

Objectives and approaches

Considering that the different themes and issues analyzed in the work O Quarto Equívoco continue to manifest themselves in journalism, and in the relationship it establishes with society, as well as with the various powers that should serve it, contributions are welcome on the following topics:

- Journalism as a counterpower, as a fourth power or an ally of powers - Objectivity or construction in news coverage

- Media events and celebration rituals

- The representations of journalism

- Rhetoric of the text and journalistic image

- Selection criteria in the age of instantaneity

- Information versus infotainment: the media euphoria in live television - Civic journalism: the social responsibility of the media

- Between the market, ethics, and deontology: borders of imbalance

- The teaching of journalism

KEY DATES

1st Call for Papers: 1 March 2023

Deadline for Submissions: 7 July 2023

Publication date: 15 December 2023

Submission guidelines:

Articles must be submitted online via https://journals.ipl.pt/cpublica/index . Authors are required to register in the system before submitting an article; if you have already registered, simply log into the system and start the 5-step submission process. Articles must be submitted using the pre-formatted template of Comunicação Pública. For more information on submission, please read Information for Authors and Guidelines for Authors.

April 5, 2023

Groningen, The Netherlands / Online (Hybrid)

Deadline: March 14, 2023

Following the conference ‘Practices of Digital Inclusion and Exclusion in Everyday Life’ organized by the University of Groningen on 3 & 4 April 2023, the University of Groningen, ECREA section Children, Youth, and Media, and Chair RTVE University of Salamanca on Children Youth and Media will host the hybrid seminar 'Playfully Developing Digital Literacies: Children's Digital Play and Media Use in Different Social Contexts'. 

Play is one of the most important activities in childhood. It allows children to experiment with social norms and to make sense of the world around them. The advantages of play for development have long been investigated by researchers in a variety of domains, including developmental psychology, pedagogical sciences, and educational studies. These studies frequently view play as an essential activity and resource for kids’ development. While there is much consensus about the importance of play in general, the implications of emerging digital technologies for play have long been a topic of discussion (Bird & Edwards,2015; Marsh et al., 2016). In recent years, children are spending an increasing amount of time with digital technology for a variety of reasons, including play (Smahel et al., 2020). While digital play has been perceived as inferior to traditional play in the past, a growing number of scholars have been advocating for a more nuanced understanding. They argue that many characteristics of traditional play translate well into digital contexts, and that digital play, therefore, should be perceived as a supplementary form of play that can foster children’s development and learning. But how can social actors support children’s development through digital play? And, as play is inherently intertwined with the environment in which it happens, how do practices of digital play differ between various cultural, socioeconomic and geographical contexts?

In this seminar, we will explore children’s playful digital practices and consider how these practices aid their development of digital literacies. By exploring digital playful practices in different social contexts, we aim to further develop knowledge within both academic settings as well as in more practical settings, such as primary schools, after school care and NGO’s. In this seminar we will not only include differing social contexts, such as primary schools, the home and afterschool care, but we will also explore how children from different socioeconomic backgrounds use digital technologies to playfully shape and develop their digital literacy skills. With our event, we aim to promote dialogues between researchers and practitioners from different backgrounds to build knowledge on playful practices of digital literacy and to join forces to promote positive growth and engagement of children with digital technologies, as well as develop new pedagogies that can by various social actors, such as NGO’s and policymakers, as well as parents, teachers and childcare workers. We invite all students, researchers, practitioners, youth workers, NGO members and others with expertise and/or interest in the topics of this pre-conference to participate and engage in a roundtable discussion, a Q&A session and participant-led discussion.

The envisioned outcome of our event is to create a:

- List of recommendations or key takeaways from the roundtable and participant-led discussions;

- A strengthened community in which participants have gained fresh ideas, in a collaborative and creative way.

Format

This post-conference seminar will consist of three elements, in which we aim to promote a fruitful dialogue between different actors that focus on child-development, digital play and digital literacy.

1. We will start with a roundtable that will gather academics, teachers and trainers, NGO members, decision-makers and professionals of the tertiary sector focused on the major issues related to the theme of the pre-conference. We invite all participants to submit questions they wish to see addressed during this roundtable.

2. The roundtable discussion will be followed by a Q&A, where we will further explore topics brought in by the participants. Participants are asked to send in questions before the seminar. The moderator will ask these questions to the roundtable.

3. Finally, we will close the seminar with a discussion in which all participants can share insights and practices from the field. This participant-led discussion will promote a critical, creative and collaborative environment to foster discussion and share experiences and knowledge among all participants.

Preliminary Program

09.00 Welcome

09.15 Roundtable

10.30 Q&A

11.00 Break

11.15 Participant-led discussion

12.00 Closing

Register now!

If you want to participate in this hybrid seminar, please register via the following link (https://santu.com/dni214). This link allows you to register for the conference ‘Practices of Digital Inclusion and Exclusion in Everyday Life’ in Groningen on 3 & 4 April 2023 as well, but you can also choose to only participate in the seminar on 5 April 2023.

When registering, please formulate a question for the roundtable and indicate whether you want to join us in person or online. If you have any questions about the event, please contact Denise Mensonides (d.mensonides@rug.nl).

Important dates

Registration deadline: 14th of March 2023

Seminar date: 5th of April 2023

Do you teach media and communication across borders? Are you part of a partnership programme between universities in different countries?

We want to hear from educators who teach as part of transnational higher education (TNHE) partnerships. For this research, TNHE includes any teaching that is part of a partnership programme between universities or higher education institutions in different countries. Though TNHE partnerships are on the rise, there is little research focused on the experiences of educators navigating these intercultural spaces, particularly in media and communication-related fields.

This call is open to any TNHE educators – full or part time, permanent or temporary, universities or polytechnics, in any country. We're looking for educators who: 1) are interested in sharing their experience with TNHE as part of a research project; or 2) are interested in connecting with others who teach media and communication as part of TNHE partnerships.

Please email Dr Valerie Cooper (Valerie.Cooper@vuw.ac.nz) at Victoria University of Wellington for more information. Feel free to pass this on to others who may be interested.

Comunicação e Sociedade, vol. 44

Deadline: April 15, 2023

Thematic editors: Sandra Marinho (CECS, Universidade do Minho, Portugal), Luís Miguel Loureiro (CECS, Universidade do Minho, Portugal), and Dolors Palau Sampio (Universitat de València, Espanha)

The concept of quality applied to journalism has a tradition in the scientific field of journalism and communication studies. However, over the last few years, due to the economic and technological transformations in the media ecosystem -in which journalism operates- this debate has gained renewed interest, seeking solutions or strategies that allow understanding and addressing numerous issues. These include the need for new business models or the sustainability of journalism (according to the theoretical perspectives of this argument), the fight against misinformation, the relationship of journalism and the production of journalistic narratives with formal professional sources (consultancies, public relations) or informal ones (spin doctors) or even the profound changes in the dynamics of newsrooms and work routines.

As a widely discussed concept in the literature, the quality of journalism has proven to be a complex topic. On the one hand, this feature represents an epistemological challenge and creates difficulties in its practical implementation (but does not make it impossible, as research in the area has shown). On the other hand, it gives it the flexibility, often necessary when it comes to changing ecosystems, to acquire the capacity to operate and articulate that other concepts, often related to it, have, such as the concept of credibility. 

As the range of themes that can be addressed within the framework of a debate on the quality of journalism is vast, proposals on the following topics will be especially appreciated. These may be literature reviews (including systematic literature reviews) or research work exploring the concept of quality of journalism (or its dimensions) through the measurement of its indicators:

-        the debate on the concept of quality of journalism, within its complexity and its dimensions;

-        the quality of journalism within the (wider) ecosystem of the quality of information;

-        the quality of journalism from the critical analysis of journalistic production as a production of discourse;

-        the quality of journalism from the social role of journalism, namely the public service perspective (sometimes, but not exclusively, discussed concerning "market" perspectives) in democracies;

-        the quality of journalism based on the public and the audience

-        the quality of journalism according to the characteristics and attributes of its products or services;

-        the quality of journalism perceived from its organisational dimension, namely the journalistic production routines and the journalists' working conditions (physical and emotional);

-        the quality of journalism as a strategic investment, enabling sustainability models for journalistic practices;

-        the ethical dimension as a variable of quality in journalism. 

KEY DATES

Proposals submission (full manuscript): April 15, 2023

Publication: continuous publication between July and December 2023 for this monographic

Language: Papers can be submitted in English or Portuguese. The articles selected for publication will be translated by the journal’s services into Portuguese or English, respectively, being published in both languages.

Comunicação e Sociedade is an open-access academic journal indexed in several databases, including SCOPUS.

https://revistacomsoc.pt/index.php/revistacomsoc/announcement/view/51

April 17-21 April, 2023

IUC, Dubrovnik

Call for participation in the post-graduate course and research conference co-organized with the ECREA CEE Network

Two European regions with distinct positive and negative halo effects. Balkans with the pejorative “balkanization” attribute for disintegrating and non-cooperation, Baltics as the positive role model for successful regional cooperation and post-socialist transition. What can we learn from this opposition in terms of policies and practices in media and communication production and use?

With a long term lens of social and media development, both of these regions were at the periphery of Europe. While the western parts of the Baltic region today exhibit an unbroken growth and development, its eastern part had long periods of stulted development and decline under different Russian empires (including the Soviet Union). In the south, some parts of the broader Balkans regions historically were at or near the center of Europe – after Romans, in times of the Venetian rule, before becoming a semi-periphery under the Habsburgs or a far periphery under the Ottomans. These ancient times provide some early contextual similarities or differences. But what about the current times, 30 years after socialism collapsed in Europe? How can we evaluate media systems, organizations, and practices of producers and consumers in these two distinct regions? Are the regional labels useful, or do they conceal more that they explain? Is geography a useful determinant for a center/periphery status, or can the Nordic examples uncover some policy moves that contributed to the development of the contemporary media systems which exhibit many of the most useful characteristics for the informed and participating democratic publics.

We will explore ways to study change in media systems, focusing both on the temporal and spatial frames, and will examine transformations necessary in the political, economic and cultural fields. And we will examine which combination of historical conditions from the longue durée or more recently, are responsible for certain types of outcomes of media systems.

The course includes a one day hands-on methodological workshop on the design and implementation of fuzzy set QCA and the accompanying statistical analysis.

The course is organized by course directors from 7 European universities, who will also be among the lecturers:

• Zrinjka Peruško, University of Zagreb, Croatia 
  
• Goran Bolin, Södertörn University, Stockholm
  
• Carmen Ciller, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
  
• Epp Lauk, University of Tartu
  
• Paolo Mancini, Università di Perugia, Italy
  
• Slavko Splichal, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
  
• Miklós Sükösd, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  

This 11th "slow science" IUC-CMS is an interdisciplinary research conference & post-graduate course open to academics, doctoral and post-doctoral students in media, communication and related fields engaged with the issue of media and media systems, that wish to discuss their current work with established and emerging scholars and get relevant feedback. 

Invited research conference participants will deliver keynote lectures with ample discussion opportunities. In this unique academic format, student course attendees will have extended opportunity to present and discuss their current own work with the course directors and other lecturers and participants in seminar form (English language) and in further informal meetings around the beautiful old-town of Dubrovnik (UNESCO World Heritage) over 5 full working days (Monday to Saturday). 

The working language is English. 

Participation in the course for graduate (master and doctoral) students brings 3,5 ECTS credits, and for doctoral students who present their thesis research 6 ECTS. The course is accredited and the ECTS are awarded by the Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb (www.fpzg.unizg.hr). All participants will also receive a certificate of attendance from the IUC.

Enrolment

To apply, send a CV and a motivation letter to zrinjka.perusko@gmail.com Students who wish to present their research should also send a 300 word abstract. The course can accept 20 students, and the applications are received on a rolling basis. After notification of acceptance you need to register also on this web page  https://iuc.hr/programme/1750 

The IUC requires a small enrolment fee from student participants. Participants are responsible for organizing their own lodging and travel. Affordable housing is available for IUC participants. Stipends are available from IUC for eligible participants, further information at  https://www.iuc.hr/iuc-support.php. For information on these matters please contact the IUC secretariat at iuc@iuc.hr. 

Venue Information

The Inter-University Centre was founded in Dubrovnik in 1972 as an independent, autonomous academic institution with the aim of promoting international co-operation between academic institutions throughout the world. Courses are held in all scientific disciplines around the year, with participation of member and affiliated universities.

Additional Information

For further information about academic matters please contact the organizing course director: professor Zrinjka Peruško zrinjka.perusko@gmail.com, Centre for Media and Communication Research (www.cim.fpzg.unizg.hr), Department of Media and Communication, Faculty of Political Science (www.fpzg.unizg.hr), University of Zagreb (www.unizg.hr). 

Deadline: March 31, 2023

Editors: Erik Koenen (Bremen), Christina Krakovsky (Vienna), Mike Meißner (Fribourg), Hendrik Michael (Bamberg)

Guest Editor:   Anna Wagner (Bielefeld)

In 2023, the Open Issue invites you to contribute articles in German or English from the whole range of historical communication and media sciences. Articles can present scientific results as well as discuss methodological and theoretical questions and concepts of historical communication science. The submitted article has to be an initial publication, not published or designated to be published elsewhere. After being checked for formal criteria and an initial examination of the content, each submission to the Open Issue is put through peer review process (APA-Style 7th Edition; http://medienundzeit.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MZ-Stylesheet-EN.pdf).

Exemplary subject areas for individual analyses, case studies or overarching approaches are:

• History of communication studies

• Methods and theories of communication history

• History and development of individual media and media genres (e.g., radio, television, photography, online media, music media)

• History of journalism (institutions, formats, genres, individuals)

• History of communication and media policy (institutions, processes, persons)

• History of media production and reception

• History of media technologies

• Change of public spheres

Submissions are welcome in English or German. Submitted extended abstracts (max. 10,000 characters including spaces, excluding notes and references, and a descriptive title in an Open Office or MS Word file) outlining a prospective contribution will be reviewed by the editors and the guest editor of the issue. On this basis, authors will be invited to submit full papers (max. 7,000 words including title, abstract, keywords, tables, figures, and bibliography). All full papers will be peer-reviewed. In a possible revision phase after the peer review, authors can extend the length of the article to a maximum of 8,000 words, taking into account the suggestions of the reviewers and editors. medien & zeit is fully open access and does not charge its authors any fees for editing the articles.

Submission of extended abstracts: March 31, 2023

Recommendation for acceptance or rejection in principle: by the end of April 2023.

Submission of Full Papers: July 31, 2023

Publication of issue: earliest in issue 2 of 2023

Please send submissions to cfp@medienundzeit.at

The European Journal of Communication Research (special issue)

Deadline: March 30, 2023

Although there is no universally agreed upon definition, online hate speech is often described as any form of web-based communication that disparages a person or a group on the basis of characteristics such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or religion. Online hate speech can take many different forms: from racist comments on news sites, to anti-semitic memes spread via social networking sites or misogynistic or homophobic actions in games. It may also vary in severity and whether it is considered legal (but harmful) or illegal.

For this Special Issue of Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research we are seeking for original articles that build on theories in communication science or related fields in the social sciences, and take a European perspective (e.g. by reporting the findings of a comparative study, by paying attention to a unique “case-study” within that broader European context, or by illustrating the relevance of the research findings for European policies, practices, and interventions .....). Proposals can present empirical data drawn from a wide range of scientific methods (e.g., qualitative and/or quantitative approaches) or be systematic/scoping reviews of extant literature.

The following topics will be given full consideration (though other topics will also be considered):

a) Who are the senders of online hate speech - (news) media, politicians, celebrities, social influencers...or “average” users?, What internal states (emotions, cognitions, motivations) or external forces (e.g. structural incentives, exposure to hateful comments of others) drive their behaviors?, How does online hate spread?,....

b) What are the platforms that are being used for online hate speech? How do technological features “afford” users to produce and disseminate online hate speech? How do platform algorithms contribute to the spread of online hate speech?

c) What characterizes online hate speech messages? What is their content and form (visual, textual,...)? How is humor being (mis)used in online hate speech? What differentiates online hate speech from “online incivility”,”dangerous speech”, “cyberbullying”, “flaming”, etcetera.

d) What are the characteristics of different receivers of online hate speech? How do victims and bystanders decode hate speech messages? How do they react to and cope with online hate speech? What does (individual/collective) resistance against online hate speech look like?

e) Whatistheimpactofengaginginandbeingexposedtoonlinehatespeech:on the individual level, the (inter-)group level, and the societal level?

f) What type of communication interventions (i.e. counter narratives, media literacy interventions, reflective interfaces, victim support systems,... ) can be used to prevent or deal with (the negative impact of) online hate speech (apart from, or in combination with, for instance, legal solutions). How can insights from social scientific theory inform the development of technological solutions such as automatic detection systems? How to design online platforms that promote safe spaces and respectful communication?

Timing for this special issue:

• March 30, 2023 - Deadline for the submission of abstracts (400 words)

• Mid April 2023 - Feedback on abstract - Invitation to submit a full paper

• August 31 2023 - Submission deadline for full papers

• Mid November 2023 - Reviews and decision (accept/revise reject)

• End of February 2023 - Submission deadline for revised versions 

•  April 2024 -  Final versions ready
• September 2024 Publication Special Issue

The abstracts should be submitted via e-mail to the Special Issue Editors Heidi Vandebosch and Tobias Rothmund by March 30th, 2023.

Questions?

Contact the Editorial Office at ejcr@uni-bremen.de

or the Special Issue Editors at:

heidi.vandebosch@uantwerpen.be and tobias.rothmund@uni-jena.de

July 6-7, 2023

ICNOVA, Portugal

Deadline: March 6, 2023

Submission of papers to the Conference Arts and Humanities in Digital Transition is open until March 6th.  

ICNOVA - NOVA Institute of Communication

NOVA University of Lisbon – School of Social Sciences and Humanities (NOVA FCSH), Lisbon - PORTUGAL

Keynote speakers

• Yuk Hui (City University of Hong Kong)
  
• Claire Bishop (City University of New York)
  

This call for papers aims to foster reflection on the cognitive and creative ecology of the humanities and the arts in the context of the digital transition. The program welcomes proposals on epistemology, cognition and creativity in the age of AI and automation, literacies and cultural techniques, cognitive and creative industries, digital humanities, post-humanities and the post-digital, among other topics on culture, technology and the arts, namely explorations of the work of Bernard Stiegler (1952-2020) whose intellectual legacy this conference also wishes to celebrate.

Transformations stemming from digital technologies are growing with every passing decade, even if the newness of new media is gradually fading. The idea of digital transition evokes a feeling of disruption but also of inevitability and becoming, mixing the voluntarism and design of the artificial with new evolutionary narratives. Between a lingering post-historical atmosphere and the spectre of an era of extinctions, the certainty of the digital transformation stands out as the only truly foreseeable future - a future where not only capitalism but the co-evolution of nature, culture and technology seem to take the place of history itself. The question concerning the digital, which has only begun, is crucial for understanding the anthropological, ecological and cosmological crisis (Latour, 2021) of the present and resisting a one-way universalisation of technology. This crisis makes it urgent that we image alternative futures but also that we concern ourselves with the digital(Stiegler 2010, 2019) and explore this transient temporality, the transformative and transgressive possibilities opened up by this very being in transit.

Submissions: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ahdt2023

Website: https://ah-digitaltransition.fcsh.unl.pt/

E-mail: digitaltransition@fcsh.unl.pt                                               

We look forward to seeing you at AH-DT 2023!

June 27-29, 2023

Leeds School of Arts, Leeds Beckett University, UK 

Application Deadline: 28 February 2023 

Postgraduate students working on any topic concerning newspapers, zines, magazines and other periodicals from any historical period, geographical origin, and cultural context are invited to a training workshop linked to the ESPRit 11th conference on 27th June 2023 in Leeds, UK. Registration for participants is free and includes attendance at a professional workshop and the main conference (28-29 June). 

To apply, please send the following: 

1. A short abstract (approx. 250 words) for a 10-minute presentation. We request that candidates propose a methodological approach or ask a methodology question relating to their research on periodicals. 

2. A page-long summary of the thesis, including title, supervisor, affiliation, year of forthcoming or recently completed PhD. 

3. A page-long academic CV (including studies, interests, and possible distinctions and publications). 

Please send the above as one attachment (word or pdf) to ESPRit23@leedsbeckett.ac.uk with the Subject: ESPRit Postgraduate Workshop, no later than 28 February 2023. 

Please note that texts of presentations will be circulated one month in advance of the PGR Workshop. 

We look forward to welcoming you to Leeds! 

The ESPRit 2023 Selection committee 

Laurel Brake, Fabio Guidali, Evanghelia Stead (ESPRit) and Andrew Hobbs (ESPRit 2023) 

https://www.uclan.ac.uk

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