Call for Papers Critical Studies in Media CommunicationFORUM – A Century of Propaganda Studies: From Pen and Sword to Surveillant Smartphonehttps://t.co/IZ2qDU7ime Editors:Emma L. Briant, Ph.D., Monash University, AustraliaMarc O. Jones, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Qatar Submission deadline: December 13, 2024 This Forum marks what has been, arguably, a century since the birth of modern Propaganda Studies: the flurry of scholarship that followed as a reaction to the rise of fascist and Stalinist propaganda use in Europe at a time of developing mass media. Propaganda is the deliberate use of organized communications to influence an audience or audiences to achieve political, or…

[NOTE: As with virtual reality’s long and continuing evolution, I’d argue that the answer to the question to be addressed at this event will impact but not negate the progression of presence experiences available to scholars and the public. –Matthew] Call for Papers Are we about to experience another AI Winter?A symposium of the 2025 convention of the UK Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour (AISB)January 14-16, 2025Bristol, UKhttps://easychair.org/cfp/AISB-25AIW Deadline for submission of short papers and abstracts: November 11, 2024 The history of AI reflects many periods of novel technological development, followed by hyperbolic…

Call for Proposals Big Pictures edited collection on creative interventions in the built environmenthttps://www.instagram.com/wilsondesignkpu/p/DA9jXNSyQIR/ Deadline for submission of abstracts: November 30, 2024 We are excited to announce that we are currently seeking submissions for an edited collection of essays and imagery focusing on creative interventions in the built environment. Drawing from the themes showcased in the Big Pictures conferences (2023 and 2024), the publication will feature work exploring the role of murals, billboards, public art, and interactive projects in creating meaningful experiences in urban spaces. Potential themes could include, but are not limited to: Activating temporary and transitional public spaces…

Call for Papers Technotext: Text and Technology in Literature, Linguistics, and MediaIssue 26 (March 2025) of INTERFACE – Journal of European Languages and Literatureshttps://interface.org.tw/index.php/if/pages/view/CallforPapers26 Guest Editors:Charlène Clonts (Kyushu University)Claudio Sansone (National Central University) Deadline for submissions: December 30, 2024 The relationship between text and technology is as ancient as human civilization. Perhaps the first step might be the stone tools used to edge cave paintings or/and the formulas of oral literature. Later writing technologies (hieroglyphs, syllabaries, alphabets, etc.) revolutionized the way humans record, disseminate, and preserve knowledge, as their enabling the transformation of text into object they also enabled innovations…

Call: Chapters for “The Effects of Community on Game Play and Design” [NOTE: The earlier Call can be found in a June 2024 ISPR Presence News post. –Matthew] Dear colleagues, Please see the below CFA/CFP for an ongoing edited collection/book project. The project has undergone a refocusing from its initial title (“Git Gud”), so we are recirculating the CFA/CFP with a new December deadline to provide colleagues another opportunity to submit. There is now a clearer understanding of submission expectations and adjustment to the volume’s scope, which is now more explicitly focused on community and its role in game play,…

Call for Abstracts and Artistic Submissions Creative Machines and Minds Without Life: Critical Detachment and Disengaged FuturesA Cybioses Study Circle/Symposium organized by the Nordic Summer University (NSU)March 5-8, 2025“Augmented Performance Lab” at Aalborg University CopenhagenCopenhagen, Denmarkhttps://www.nsuweb.org/study-circles/circle-2-cybioses-life-in-the-future-imperfect/ Deadline for submissions: January 15, 2025 As part of the study circle/symposium series Cybioses – life in the future imperfect, organized as part of the Nordic Summer University (NSU; https://www.nsuweb.org/), we are pleased to announce a call for abstracts and artistic submissions for our symposium on “Creative Machines and Minds Without Life”. Invitation We invite scholars, artists, students, technologists, and other professionals working or…

Call for Papers “LOVE & LOSS” – Third symposium by THE NOSTAGAIN NETWORKAn interdisciplinary symposium featuring creative and critical perspectives on nostalgia, longing, attachment, and griefFebruary 14, 2025Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (and online – see event website)http://www.nostagain.ca/cfp2025 Deadline for submission of abstracts and research creation works: January 12, 2025 The NOSTAGAIN NETWORK is looking for paper presentations and research creation projects for our symposium “LOVE & LOSS” on February 14, 2025. THE SYMPOSIUM: Nostalgia is a complex thing to talk about and pinpoint. Scholarly efforts to recognize the more positive and creative aspects of nostalgia have opened up insights for…

Call For Book Chapters Cyber-Ethics, Techno-Ethics and Digital MediaEmerald Publishinghttps://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/cyber-ethics-techno-ethics-and-digital-media-call-book-chapters Proposed book editors: Dr Adelina Mbinjama, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Dr Janelle Vermaak-Griessel, Nelson Mandela University, Prof Bianca Wright, Coventry University Deadline for submission of abstracts: November 30, 2024 The digital media space is not immune from rapid advances in technology and changes spawned across society.  The evolution of technology has occasioned notable ethical considerations that users should take into cognisance. This results in the rise of fields such as techno-ethics and cyber-ethics, which address the moral implications of digital technologies and media (Tavani, 2012). Techno-ethics is a field…

Joint Call for Abstracts The International Association for Computing and Philosophy (IACAP)andThe Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour (AISB)Philosophy of Computing and AI ConferenceJuly 1-3, 2025University of TwenteEnschede, Netherlandshttps://pretalx.iacapconf.org/iacap-2025/cfp Deadline for submission of Symposia proposals: December 1, 2024Deadline for Extended Abstracts for individual Presentations, Posters, and Workshops: December 20, 2024 Keynote Speakers: AISB Keynote – Philip Brey IACAP Covey Award Address – To be announced. Nominations: https://www.iacap.org/2024/10/02/call-for-nominations-the-covey-award-2025/ IACAP Simon Award Address – To be announced. Nominations: https://www.iacap.org/2024/10/02/call-for-nominations-the-simon-award-2025/ The International Association for Computing and Philosophy (IACAP) and the Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour (AISB) will host…

Call for Book Chapters Book title: Reimagining the Nature of Work: A Comprehensive Analysis of Interpersonal Communication, Generational Dynamics, and Leadership in the Post-Pandemic EraEditor: Leigh Maxwell, Edgewood CollegePublisher: Vernon Presshttps://telegra.ph/CALL-FOR-SUBMISSIONS-Call-for-Book-Chapters-on-the-Evolving-Nature-of-Work-in-a-Post-Pandemic-Era-10-07 Deadline for submissions of abstracts: December 1, 2024 We are inviting scholars, researchers, and practitioners to contribute chapters to an upcoming edited volume that explores the evolving nature of work in the post-pandemic era. This book will provide a comprehensive analysis of the critical issues surrounding interpersonal communication, generational dynamics, and leadership within a distributed workplace. We seek original, high-quality research that addresses the implications of these changes across…

Call for Chapters The De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Cultureshttp://commlist.org/archive/all/2024-all/msg01481.html Edited by:Grant Bollmer (University of Maryland, College Park)Katherine Guinness (University of Maryland, College Park)Yigit Soncul (London College of Communication, University of the Arts London) Deadline for submissions: November 30, 2024 The De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Cultures seeks to provide a comprehensive reference for the varied methodologies, historical frames, and theoretical perspectives essential for the study of Digital Culture today. As Digital Culture moves from a general term for the changes wrought by digital media to an interdisciplinary intellectual subfield guiding many curricula at countless universities around the globe, drawing…

[NOTE: For presence-related context see, e.g., “Virtual collaboration as co-enacting intercorporeality” by Simeon P Vidolov. –Matthew] Call for Abstracts ‘Intersubjectivity and Collective Memory’ WorkshopCenter for Subjectivity Research, University of CopenhagenCopenhagen, DenmarkApril 24-25 ,2025https://cfs.ku.dk/calendar-main/2024/intersubjectivity-and-collective-memory/ Deadline for submissions: October 15, 2024 We invite submissions for a workshop to be held at the Center for Subjectivity Research, University of Copenhagen, 24-25 April 2025. THEME:Although collective memory has been predominantly studied in the field of humanities, the topic has lately received increased attention from psychologists, particularly in relation to the link between collective memory and processes of conversational remembering. Empirical research found that the…