Call for Working Research Group/Track Applications: Consumer Well-being in a Cashless Culture Deadline to Apply: November 1, 2020 at 11:59pm EST (submit 300-500 word research vision + CV) Decision Notification: December 1, 2020 Transformative Consumer Research Virtual Conference: June 28-29, 2021 (https://tcr2021.mcintire.virginia.edu/) Cashless culture embodies what, when, and how we consume, catapulted by technological advancements in digital payment platforms (e.g., Venmo, GoFundMe, ApplePay). This track of the Transformative Consumer Research (TCR) Conference* seeks to critically examine the sociocultural facets of cashless culture (e.g., people, processes, technologies) and the transformative capabilities of cashless culture for consumer well-being. For this track, we seek policymakers, cross-disciplinary researchers, and industry experts with diverse interests in consumer well-being and cashless culture. For more details on the track and what to expect, click here: https://tcr2021.mcintire.virginia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Track-Descr... *NOTE: The TCR Conference is a dialogical conference in which small groups of researchers generate new contributions. In other words, you don’t apply with a ‘paper’ or ‘presentation’ -- rather, you collectively develop new research with others in the track. Articles from this TCR Conference will be submitted to a special issue of the Journal of Consumer Affairs, among other outlets in the areas of digital media and cultural studies. For more information about TCR and previous publications, click here: https://www.acrwebsite.org/web/tcr/foundational-readings To apply to join the ‘Consumer Well-being in a Cashless Culture’ track, you must submit a 300-500 word ‘Statement of Your Research Vision’ along with your CV. Unlike other conferences, where a team of authors submit a paper, applicants to this conference apply as a single individual. For more information about How to Apply, click here: https://tcr2021.mcintire.virginia.edu/how-to-apply/ The application portal can be found here, under “Track 1-11: Consumer Well-being in a Cashless Culture”: https://tcr2021.mcintire.virginia.edu/track-1/ POSSIBLE TRACK TOPICS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: * New forms of identity, community, and power emerging from cashless culture * Ethical implications of digital payment platform algorithms, data harvesting, and consumer privacy * Problematization of cashless culture at the intersection of power, marginalization, inequality, and/or accessibility * Formal and informal regulations (e.g., government censorship, parental control) of digital payment platforms * New forms of marketplace labor, markets, and/or economic developments emerging from cashless culture or digital payment platforms * Critical-historical analysis of cashless culture/digital payment platforms and case studies specific to consumer well-being * Mitigation strategies for managing financial, social, and/or psychological vulnerabilities associated with cashless culture Any questions can be directed to the track co-chairs: * Dr. Jenna Drenten (jdrenten@luc.edu<mailto:jdrenten@luc.edu>), Associate Professor of Marketing at Loyola University Chicago * Dr. Akon E. Ekpo (aekpo@luc.edu<mailto:aekpo@luc.edu>), Assistant Professor of Marketing at Loyola University Chicago -- Jenna Drenten, PhD Associate Professor of Marketing Quinlan School of Business Loyola University Chicago jdrenten@luc.edu<mailto:jdrenten@luc.edu> 803.212.8402 @jennadrenten<http://twitter.com/jennadrenten> Submit your research: * Special Issue of Journal of Marketing Management on "Influencer Marketing: Interdisciplinary and Socio-cultural Perspectives<https://www.jmmnews.com/influencer-marketing/>" - Deadline: September 1, 2021 (Guest Editors: Lauren Gurrieri, Jenna Drenten, and Crystal Abidin) * Transformative Consumer Research Conference<https://tcr2021.mcintire.virginia.edu/track-1/> Track on "Consumer Well-being in a Cashless Culture<https://tcr2021.mcintire.virginia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Track-Description.pdf>" - Deadline: November 1, 2020 (Co-Chairs: Jenna Drenten and Akon E. Ekpo) Access my research: Loyola eCommons<https://ecommons.luc.edu/do/search/?q=author_lname%3A%22Drenten%22%20author_fname%3A%22Jenna%22&start=0&context=2240135&facet=> Google Scholar<https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=cYOUU4EAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate>