Call for Proposals
European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)
ECREA 2022: 9th European Communication Conference
Digital Games Research Section [NOTE: See full CFP for other presence-related sections. –ML]
19 to 22 October 2022
Aarhus, Denmark
https://conferences.au.dk/ecrea2022/call-for-papers/
Deadline for submissions of proposals for papers, panels, and posters: 17 January 2022
Dear all,
The European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) in partnership with the Aarhus University call for papers to be presented at the 9th European Communication Conference, to be held in Aarhus, Denmark, from 19 October to 22 October 2022. The theme of the conference is “Rethink Impact”.
The Digital Games Research Section calls all scholars working in game studies and related fields. In line with the conference’s main theme, there is a special interest in contributions that inquire into the impact of games and play in society. How do games and play as well as game studies as a field contribute to societal discourse? How may game studies allow for us to rethink the concept of “impact” going forward? In addition, the call is open to all contributions from the broad field of game studies. We invite contributions dealing with digital games as cultural objects, digital gaming as a social practice, digital games as media for communication and related topics. Particular interest goes to understanding the cultural, psychological and sociological implications of digital gaming and of digital games as cultural objects and mass-market products, as well as serious applications of digital games. The section offers an interdisciplinary platform for exploring the impact and meaning of games and play. We welcome contributions dealing with topics traditionally associated with specific fields such as communication, but also cultural studies, media psychology, educational sciences, economics, and others. We deliberately aim for both qualitative and quantitative work in the belief that both deserve equal attention and are able to reinforce one another.
Proposals for individual papers, panels, and posters can be submitted to one of ECREA Sections, Temporary Working Groups and Networks through the ECREA 2022 submission platform until 17 January 2022.
Abstracts should be written in English and contain a clear outline of the argument, theoretical framework, and, where applicable, methodology and results. Abstracts should be between 300 and 500 words (500 is the maximum number of words, incl. references). Panel proposals should consist of five individual contributions, combining a panel rationale with five panel paper abstracts, each of which shall be no more than 500 words.
For more information on how to submit an abstract, please see the official conference call for papers: https://conferences.au.dk/ecrea2022/call-for-papers/
Section heads:
Marko Siitonen (University of Jyväskylä, Finland)
Teresa de la Hera (Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Felix Reer (University of Münster, Germany)