Hi Everyone, Please see the CfP below for a new symposium series that I'm happy be hosting at St. John's this spring. Please circulate widely! *CFP: Consumer Identities and Digital Culture Symposium* *SUBMISSION DEADLINE: December 20, 2016* The Division of Mass Communication at St. John’s University is now accepting submissions for paper presentations at an upcoming one-day symposium, Consumer Identities and Digital Culture. We seek transdisciplinary interpretations and critical analyses of consumption and consumer identity, broadly defined across emerging media and digital landscapes. This symposium is the first in a planned series of events interrogating various aspects of consumer identity, using fans as one exemplar and catalyst for discussion. Panelists will also be invited to participate in the development of an edited volume. POTENTIAL TOPICS (including but not limited to): — Fans and fandom — Aspirational consumption — Anti-consumerism/consumer activism — Brand communities — Makers, crafters and prosumers — Target markets and subcultural identities — Cultural marketing and consumer relationships We welcome scholarly submissions that address audience, industry, and critical/cultural perspectives and are particularly interested in the intersections thereof. LOCATION: St. John’s University, Queens Campus DATE: March 28, 2017 KEYNOTE: Dr. Paul Booth, associate professor of Media and Cinema studies at DePaul University and author of several books including Digital Fandom 2.0: New Media Studies (Peter Lang, 2016), Game Play: Paratextuality in Contemporary Board Games (Bloomsbury, 2015) and Playing Fans: Negotiating Fandom and Media in the Digital Age (University of Iowa Press, 2015) SUBMISSIONS: 350-word abstract and brief biographical note by 12/20/2016 to consumer.identities@gmail.com Accepted panelists will be notified in mid-January. Please address any questions to: Candice D. Roberts Assistant Professor of Communication St. John’s University robertsc@stjohns.edu <robertsd@stjohns.edu> Myles Ethan Lascity Assistant Professor of Communication Chestnut Hill College lascitym@chc.edu Website: http://www.consumeridentities.com -- Candice D. Roberts, PhD Director of Communication Arts Assistant Professor St. John's University candice.d.roberts@gmail.com