Call
for Papers: Media Sociology Preconference 2016
Venue: University of Washington, Seattle
Date: August 19, 2016
We invite submissions for a preconference
on media sociology to be held at the University of Washington on Friday, August 19, 2015. (This is one day before the start of the
annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in Seattle.) To
encourage the widest possible range of submissions, we have no pre-specified
theme again this year and invite both theoretical and empirical papers on any
topic related to media sociology. Submissions from graduate students and junior
scholars are particularly welcome.
This preconference, now in its fourth consecutive year, is linked to an effort to
strengthen media sociology within the ASA: After a long period of
negotiation, the media sociology steering committee was able to
broker a deal with the Communication and Information Technologies
section (CITASA) at the end of 2014. CITASA officially changed its section name to "Communication,
Information Technologies and Media Sociology" in 2015 and is officially sponsoring the Media Sociology Preconference in 2016. Free registration to the preconference will be offered to all current CITAMS members.
Media sociology has long been a highly diverse
field spanning many topics, methodologies, and units of analysis. It
encompasses all forms of mass-mediated communication and expression, including
news media, entertainment media, as well as new and digital media. Outstanding
research exists within the different subfields both within and beyond the
discipline of sociology. Our aim is to create dialogue among these disparate yet
complementary traditions.
Papers may be on a variety of topics including,
but not limited to:
-production processes and/or media workers
-political economy (including the role of the
state and markets)
-media and the public sphere
-mediatization
-media content
-the Internet, social media, cellular phones, or
other technology
-the digital divide
-new uses of media
-media globalization or diaspora
-media effects of media consumption
-identity, the self, and media
Invited
Speakers
Past keynote speakers have included Dhiraj Murthy (Goldsmiths, University of London) and Clayton Childress (University of Toronto – Scarborough).
UPDATE: We are pleased to announced that this year's keynote will be Eric Grollman (University of Richmond).
A special plenary session in the afternoon organized by David Grazian (University of Pennsylvania) on "Media and Politics in the Age of Entertainment" will feature Laura Grindstaff (University of California, Davis), Sarah Sobieraj (Tufts University), and Fred Turner (Stanford University).
Past keynote speakers have included Dhiraj Murthy (Goldsmiths, University of London) and Clayton Childress (University of Toronto – Scarborough).
UPDATE: We are pleased to announced that this year's keynote will be Eric Grollman (University of Richmond).
A special plenary session in the afternoon organized by David Grazian (University of Pennsylvania) on "Media and Politics in the Age of Entertainment" will feature Laura Grindstaff (University of California, Davis), Sarah Sobieraj (Tufts University), and Fred Turner (Stanford University).
Submissions
Submissions should include:
-Separate cover sheet with: title, name and
affiliation, and email address of author(s).
-Abstract of 150-300 words that discusses the
problem, research, methods and relevance.
-Also include at least three descriptive
keywords. Note: DO NOT put identifying information in the body of the abstract;
only on cover sheet.
-Use Microsoft Office or PDF format.
Send abstracts to casey.brienza@gmail.com. Please write “Media Sociology Preconference” in the subject line.
Abstract
deadline is March 31, 2016.
Notification of acceptance will occur sometime
in mid-April.
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