Conference Description:

Founded in 2015, the Communication & Media Studies Research Network offers an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of the role of the media and communications in society. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries.

The Sixth International Conference on Communication & Media Studies calls for research addressing the following annual themes and special focus:
THEME 1: MEDIA CULTURES
THEME 2: MEDIA THEORY
THEME 3: MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES AND PROCESSES
THEME 4: MEDIA BUSINESS
THEME 5: MEDIA LITERACIES
2021 Special Focus—The Data Galaxy: The Un-Making of Typographic Man?

To support the range of options, and flexibility needed in our current climate, we will offer a blended conference experience. You do not need to commit either to a place-based or virtual presentation at the time of submission. You can present both ways, or change your mode of the presentation if your preferences change. The choice to participate virtually could also be a moral decision – for the planet, for security, or when the financial burden of travel is too great. We aim to foster spaces that align with principles of social justice and community development.

We also want to be ready for the possibility of place-based postponement due to COVID-19. If we are forced to postpone, the online engagement will still go ahead, and your registration will allow you to join the conference in person in a later year.

This way we build for our Research Network Members flexible, and at the same time resilient, spaces for communication, engagement, and participation.