#Screentime 2016 - Technological Affordances and Constraints
in Mediated Life
The graduate students of Boston University’s Division of
Emerging Media Studies invite abstracts for their second annual Conference on
Emerging Media.
#Screentime aims to explore the social, emotional, and civic
implications of today’s media landscape. Social forces and technological
elements are driving changes in this developing field of study.This conference
is an opportunity to bridge diverse perspectives on the roles of users and
technology in new media, and will lay the groundwork for future research.
Topics
Emerging Media Studies is an inherently interdisciplinary
field; we welcome abstracts from a variety of perspectives and disciplines on a
range of topics, including but not limited to:
- Civility, sub-cultures, and online discourse
- Uses and effects of mobile communication technologies Digital distribution and industry disruption
- Data mining on social networks
- Emerging technologies’ effects on users
- Video games and virtual worlds
- Digital communication and public health
The conference is free of charge to both presenters and
attendees.This conference is aimed at graduate students to showcase their
research, and as an opportunity to network with peers.
Important Dates
Abstract Submission - May 1, 2016
Acceptance Notification - June 1, 2016
Registration Deadline - TBA
Conference - June 23, 2016
Venue
10 Buick Street – 18th Floor, Student Village 1 – Boston, MA
02215
Submission Instructions
Abstracts should be no more than 300 words. Papers will be
peer reviewed.
E-mail your submissions to demsconf@bu.edu
Please include your name and institutional affiliation
(department/university), program and year of study, research focus/interests,
and contact information (email and phone number).
Applicants will be notified of their acceptance on a rolling
basis no later than June 1st, 2016.
