CALL FOR PAPERS
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 15, 2018
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Society for Phenomenology and Media
20th Annual Conference: Global Media Literacy in the Digital Age
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March
14-16, 2018
University of Akureyri
Akureyri, Iceland
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The overarching theme of the 20th Annual Conference of the Society for Phenomenology and Media will be ‘Global Media Literacy in the Digital Age.’ We encourage submissions that speak to this theme in a broad sense, or to other pertinent topics.
It has been claimed that we stand on the brink of a third digital
revolution, which has been labelled as Web 3.0. This new era adds artificial
intelligence and the Internet of Things to our present, mobile social media
(Web 2.0).
The advent of social media, with global reach, has arguably increased the
requirements of media literacy. Controversies such as the ‘fake news´ and
Twitter debates around the present U.S. President can be interpreted as
revealing insufficient media literacy. How should we read traditional newspaper
reports in contrast to presidential tweets?
As members of the public, we may need work on our media literacy. As media
scholars, however, we certainly need to enhance and deepen our understanding of
media literacy. This conference aims to explore various dimensions of media
literacy in the global and local media landscapes, cultural constraints,
educational practices, theoretical distinctions, philosophical dilemmas.
The Society for Phenomenology and Media (SPM) is pleased to
receive abstracts (250 words maximum) for consideration of inclusion
in its 20th annual international conference. The conference will be hosted by
the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Akureyri (UNAK),
Akureyri, Iceland.
Proposals for 3-person panels are also accepted. These should be
organized around specific media — for example, film, the Internet, mobile
communication, medieval manuscripts, print media (books, newspapers, and
magazines), stage drama, television, visual art, dance. Panel proposals should
include three papers, one of them by the panel organizer. Individual abstract
submissions are assigned to a panel by the conference host.
We kindly ask contributors to align their submission with the conference
theme, but welcome proposals about all areas covered by the Society.
The Society for Phenomenology and Media encourages interdisciplinary
approaches and theoretical diversity. Individual papers and panels need not be limited
to phenomenological approaches. Participants have come from a wide range of
disciplines: philosophy, media studies, communications, psychology, history,
political science, sociology, rhetoric, literary theory, cognitive science,
cultural studies, and other fields.
Doctoral students are invited to submit proposals but should note that SPM
limits the number of papers from students.
Conference abstracts and panel proposals submitted are peer-reviewed.
Papers accepted and presented are published in the SPM annual Conference
Proceedings; selected papers are also published in Glimpse, the annual
publication of SPM.
Applications for an SPM annual conference is a two-step process:
1) Make an application through EASYCHAIR (see below);
2) When your application is accepted, immediately complete your
application by registering on the SPM webpage (http://societyphenmedia.wix.
For consideration, submit abstracts/panel proposals by using the EasyChair
system at:
For up-to-date information on the conference and the Society, see the SPM
website:
If you have questions about the conference hotel and getting to and from
Akureyri or Iceland in general, see the SPM website:
Other questions may be addressed to:
Cristina Bonfiglioli
SPM VP and Acting Secretary
Email: socphenmedia@yahoo.com
