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Deadline Approaching: CFP - Doing Global Media Studies: Theories, Practices, Reflections Symposium March 22-23, University of Pennsylvania
by Zimanyi, Eszter 01 Dec '22

01 Dec '22

With apologies for cross-posting - please find the CFP for the Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication's Fellows Symposium, to be held March 22-23rd in a hybrid format. Submissions are due by 11:59PM EST, December 15th. Please reach out to cargcfellowssymposium(a)gmail.com with any questions. Doing Global Media Studies: Theories, Practices, Reflections CARGC Fellows’ symposium March 22 - 23, 2023 – Call for Proposals To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, the 2023 biannual fellows’ symposium will reflect on evolving concepts and methodologies in the field of global communication and media studies. We are witnessing ongoing global crises, from widespread displacements and climate disasters, to pandemics and the rising threat of fascism. In light of these circumstances, we invite emerging scholars, artists, and activists to explore what a global approach to media and communication can do today. What is at stake in studying global communication and media at this historical moment? We seek to decenter Western epistemologies by foregrounding the local, the situated, and the relational interconnectedness of cultures, institutions, and infrastructures through media. In an effort to think beyond the national frameworks typically employed by area studies, we foreground transregional methods and frameworks of study that situate the global within the local and vice versa. Bringing together questions of the global and the local allows us as scholars to be reflective and reflexive, to situate our own scholarship within the world, rather than from an imagined, 'objective' outside. We invite scholarly and creative projects, including research papers, creative writing, video essays or documentaries, sound or audio projects, artistic installations, and performances. We welcome submissions from early career scholars, as well as artists and activists whose work engages these issues. Submissions from scholars, artists, and activists based in the Global South are particularly encouraged. Topics may include: * Activist interventions, inclusive practices, and in/equity in global communication and media * Epistemologies of the planetary, the global, and the local and their interrelations * Mediating (neo)colonialism, environmental extractivism, and competing sovereignties * The politics of translation, comparative frameworks, and regional approaches * Media’s im/mobilities and south-to-south flows of cultural exchange * Global perspectives on ( the failures of) communicating mis/disinformation, nonsense, and noise * Global political economy of media industries, platforms, and popular culture The keynote address will be given by Professor Purnima Mankekar. Conference Format & Timeline The CARGC Fellows symposium will take place at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA and online on March 22 & 23, 2023. The symposium is planned as a hybrid event, with in-person participation highly encouraged. It will feature a keynote address by Dr. Purnima Mankekar and roundtable sessions (in which participants will give 5-8 minute flash presentations of their work). Senior scholars will act as discussion facilitators for the roundtable sessions, responding to and providing feedback on participants’ work. The purpose of these roundtables is to foster discussion between participants before opening up to a wider Q&A from the audience. Accepted participants will also be invited to a professional development workshop on teaching global media studies and communication. * Keynote address and in-person roundtable sessions will be made accessible to global audiences through Zoom. Please note that the professional development workshop is for symposium presenters only. * Accepted participants with financial need may apply for a travel grant to offset a portion of the cost of travel * Timeline: Submission deadline for abstracts is December 15, 2022. Acceptance notifications will be sent to selected participants by late January 2023. Please note that although all sessions will be held in a roundtable format, participants are still asked to circulate their conference-length papers and/or creative work to their roundtable chair. Submission Guidelines: Important Note: Participant(s) may only submit one proposal to the conference. Proposals should be uploaded through our submission platform here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJsy7I2iK5qJ6qOJ9uwjXqxESZSWrapTt…> Academic Paper Submissions: * Select “Academic paper” on the submission form * Abstracts and presentations should be in English * Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words (excluding references) * The abstract must clearly and succinctly describe the paper’s topic, argument, theoretical framework, or theories from which the project draws from, context/data, method/research approach, and expected results/findings/intervention. * Please indicate whether you intend to participate in person or virtually Creative and Multimodal Work Submissions: * Select the appropriate format (“Audio submission,” “Short film or documentary,” or “Creative writing”, “Performance”, “Installation” ) on submission form * Abstracts should be in English; creative works in other languages should be accompanied by English captions * The abstract should be a description of your project no longer than 300 words (excluding any references) * The description should highlight how the piece addresses or grapples with the conference theme and/or the topics listed above * You may also provide a link to your multimodal project (though this is not required) * Please indicate whether you intend to participate in person or virtually Please note that to keep the conference interactive and to leave room for questions and discussion, participants must be available to present their work synchronously during the conference, either in person or via Zoom. Deadline for submissions is December 15, 2022. For any questions or concerns, e-mail cargcfellowssymposium(a)gmail.com Submit your proposal HERE<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJsy7I2iK5qJ6qOJ9uwjXqxESZSWrapTt…> ------------------------------------------------------------ Eszter Zimanyi, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania Pronouns: she/her http://www.eszterzimanyi.com

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Submissions Open for CGSA 2023 Sustaining Change
by Gerald Voorhees 01 Dec '22

01 Dec '22

The abstract submission site <https://cgsa-acej.uwaterloo.ca/> for the 2023 CGSA/ACÉJ Conference "Sustaining Change" is now open and accepting submissions. The 2023 Canadian Game Studies Association (CGSA/ACÉJ) annual conference will be held June 6 to June 9 in a virtual format combining pre-recorded paper presentations with synchronous Q&A discussion sessions. It will also feature the return of many beloved activities including Keynote Speakers, the Book Showcase, a Plenary Panel, CGSA’s Next Top Model, student Top Paper Awards, and Trivia Night. For more information and the complete CFP, please visit the conference page of the CGSA/ACÉJ website <https://gamestudies.ca/cgsa-acej-2023-sustainable-action-sustaining-action/>. Deadline for submission is Friday December 30th by 11:59 PM (EST).

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WEBCAST NOV 29: 5th Annual Canada Digital Access Day 2022
by Joly MacFie 01 Dec '22

01 Dec '22

This has been running all day. Great panels, typical of ISOC Canada. I mention now because the final session 'Resiliency/Competition' at 20:15 UTC looks good, featuring notable activist Michael Geist, ISOC's own Hosein Badran, and Francis Careau, a cofounder of upstart ISP oxio. No real time text, but there will be transcripts in the archive. [image: isoc live] <https://isoc.live/16095>On* Tuesday November 29 2022* the *Internet Society Canada Chapter <https://internetsociety.ca/>* hosts the *5th Annual Digital Access Day <https://bit.ly/3EM6dca>* in Ottawa, bringing together thought-leaders from NGOs, the tech sector, government, universities, and those most affected by the digital divide to talk about good work already underway, identify what else can be done, and measure progress in digital resiliency in Canada’s supply chain, affordability, cybersecurity, and competition. *AGENDA https://bit.ly/3EM6dca <https://bit.ly/3EM6dca>* EST = UTC-5 *09:00 Opening* *Franca Palazzo*, Executive Director, Internet Society Canada Chapter *Francis Careau*, Co-founder, oxio *09:15 No Sector Left Behind: Ensuring Digital Resiliency in Canada’s Supply Chain* *Vidya ShankarNarayan*, Assistant Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada *Erik Valiquette*, Co-founder / CEO, Blockchain Supplychain Association Moderator: *Janet Silver*, Senior Director, Advocacy & Communications, Syntax Strategic *10:30 Forewarned is Forearmed. To be prepared is half the victory: Giving Canadians the cybersecurity tools they need* *Tanya O’Callaghan*, VP Community Investment, Policy and Advocacy, CIRA *Chris Smith*, Portage CyberTech (TBC) *Shawn M.*, Director General, Cyber Operations Division, CSIS Moderator: *Brent Arnold*, Partner, Gowlings WLG *13:00 Achieving Digital Equity- What does it look like?* *Jaimie Boyd*, National Digital Government Leader, Deloitte Canada *Hon. Colin Deacon*, Independent Senator, Nova Scotia *Sam Andrey*, Leadership Lab, Toronto Metropolitan University *Ima Okonny*, Chief Data Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Moderator: *Jillian Leblanc*, Senior Policy Analyst, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) *14:00 Affordability* *Todd Hofley*, VP Policy and Communications, Beanfield *Yuka Sai*, Staff Lawyer, Public Interest Advocacy Centre *Geoff White*, Executive Director, Competitive Network Operators of Canada Moderator: *Jenna Cocullo*, Deputy Editor, The Wire Report *15:15 Resiliency/Competition* *Michael Geist*, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law, University of Ottawa *Matthew Gamble*, Principal, Int13 Consulting Inc. *Francis Careau*, Cofounder, oxio *Hosein Badran*, Senior Director, Internet Growth and Trust, Internet Society Moderator: *Ben Klass*, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University *16:15 Closing Remarks Philip Palmer,* President, Internet Society Canada Chapter *16:30 Networking Reception Opening remarks* *Rachel Thomas*, MP *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/dad2022 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/dad2022>* *PARTICIPATE VIA YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/Xemcyc2bE7w <https://youtu.be/Xemcyc2bE7w>* *TWITTER #digitalaccessday <http://bit.ly/digitalaccessday> @ISCC_Canada @RachaelThomasMP @vidyasn @colindeacon @toddhofley @sambandrey @mgamble @Yukaryote @Jillian_LeBlanc @markymarkymarcc @tanya_oc @BrentJArnold @hoseinbadran @geoffrey_white @jaimieboyd @mgeist* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/>* (AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/dad2022 <https://archive.org/details/dad2022>* *https://www.youtube.com/@internetsocietycanadachapt8659 <https://www.youtube.com/@internetsocietycanadachapt8659>* *Permalink https://isoc.live/16095 <https://isoc.live/16095>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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