Call for Submissions: Explorations in Media Ecology: Probeshttps://www.intellectbooks.com/explorations-in-media-ecology[From the National Communication Association (NCA) COMMNotes Conferences, Calls & Announcements e-list (https://www.natcom.org/commnotes/)] Deadline for submissions: Rolling Explorations in Media Ecology is now welcoming submissions to the PROBES section of the journal. Probes are short, under 2,000 words, and should be provocative and exploratory pieces that explore emerging ideas or that promote existing scholarship in a form different from the typical academic article. Condensed academic-style articles are accepted, but we also encourage innovative approaches to writing, including but not limited to poetry, axioms, narratives, confessionals, and/or reflections. Generally, EME publishes articles on topics…

Call for Papers: SSCA Applied Communication DivisionSouthern States Communication Association 96th annual conventionApril 8-12, 2026Birmingham, Alabama, UShttps://ssca.memberclicks.net/2026-conventionhttps://ssca.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/2026/CFPs/Applied_CFP_2026-Birmingham.pdf Deadline for submissions: September 15, 2025 The Applied Communication Division invites submissions for competitive selection for the Southern States Communication Association (SSCA) Conference to be held in Birmingham, Alabama, in April 2026. The Division welcomes proposals with an emphasis on identifying solutions and recommendations for both scholars and practitioners to improve or apply to communication practices. Submissions may address applied communication including, but not limited to, social issues (e.g., mental health, civic engagement, homelessness); organizational or business contexts (e.g.,…

Call for Abstracts: Drone Performances. Aesthetics, Mediation, PoliticsJanuary 29-30, 2026University of KlagenfurtVienna, Austriahttps://conference3.aau.at/event/216/ Deadline for submissions: September 29, 2025 Drones are reshaping visual culture, human-machine interaction, and aesthetic expression. From cinematic landscapes to military surveillance, from art installations to everyday leisure, drones are increasingly mediating how we sense, see, and relate to the world. This international and interdisciplinary conference aims to bring together scholars and artists to explore how drones perform, intervene, and matter in cultural and social contexts. Hosted by the Department of Media & Communications and the Digital Age Research Center (D!ARC) at the University of Klagenfurt, the conference is…

Call for Papers: Alone Together: The 5th International Pandisciplinary Conference on Solitude in CommunityApril 23-25, 2026Georgia Southern UniversitySavannah, Georgia, USAhttps://isrs.usz.edu.pl/10687-2/ Deadline for submission of abstracts: October 1, 2025 As organizers of the conference, the International Society for Research on Solitude (ISRS) welcomes contributions to the 5th International Pandisciplinary Conference on Solitude in Community: Alone Together which will take place between 23.04 and 25.04.2026 at Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus in Savannah, Georgia in the United States. Hosted by Dr Richard E Cleveland at Georgia Southern University, the conference is also supported by Bishop Grosseteste University (UK) and the Institute of…

Call for Papers: The Digital Conference:Digital Humanities Today: Critical Inquiry with and about the DigitalDepartment of Digital HumanitiesKing’s College LondonJune 23-26, 2026https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/digital-humanities-today-critical-inquiry-with-and-about-the-digital Deadline for submission of abstracts: September 30, 2025 From the 23rd to 26th June 2026, the Department of Digital Humanities at King’s College London will host an international conference exploring the evolving role of Digital Humanities in a world increasingly shaped by digital technologies. Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of Centre for Computing Humanities officially becoming a department of King’s College London, and 15th anniversary of being renamed as Department of Digital Humanities in 2011, we welcome scholars…

[From COMMNotes, “a weekday community email newsletter curated and published by National Communication Association staff” (see https://www.natcom.org/commnotes/). –Matthew] Call for Submissions: Meta-Analysis on Virtual Reality & Environmental Persuasion: Request for Gray LiteratureFrom Sai Datta Mikkilineni, The University of Alabama, smikkilineni@crimson.ua.edu Dear NCA Community, We are conducting a meta-analysis on the persuasive effects of virtual reality (VR) in environmental, climate, and nature-related contexts. Our aim is to better understand how immersive VR experiences shape attitudes, emotions, knowledge, and behaviors related to environmental issues. As part of this project, we are seeking gray literature. If you have any unpublished manuscripts, conference papers,…

Call for Papers: Creative Technology and Transformative Storytelling SymposiumNovember 13-14, 2025Melbourne, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand/Aotearoa Presented by: Centre for Transformative Media Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia Virtual Creative Design Research Centre, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand/Aotearoa In collaboration with: Swinburne Documentary Research Group, Swinburne University of Technology Diversifying and Decentralising Creative Practice Research Group, Journal of Media Practice and Education (JMPE) International Journal of Creative Media Research (IJCMR) https://vcdrc.aut.ac.nz/news-and-events/creative-technology-and-transformative-storytelling-symposiumhttp://commlist.org/archive/all/2025-all/msg01138.html Deadline for submission of abstracts: September 1, 2025 Join us on 13–14 November 2025 for the Creative Technology and Transformative Storytelling Symposium, hosted by the Centre for Transformative…

Call for Papers: “Embodied Spaces: Digital Reconfigurations of Experience”For the journal Language, Literature, and Interdisciplinary Studies (LLIDS)https://ellids.com/announcements/embodied-spaces-digital-reconfigurations-of-experience/ Deadline for submissions: August 31, 2025 Language, Literature, and Interdisciplinary Studies (LLIDS) (https://ellids.com/), an open access, peer-reviewed, academic journal with a focus on rigorous research which aims in its scope to cover liberal studies in the field of humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies, welcomes submissions for the upcoming issue 7.4 on “Embodied Spaces: Digital Reconfigurations of Experience.” SCOPE AND TOPICS: Virtual interventions have become permanently embedded in our spaces, and play a major role not only in how a space is constituted but also…

Call for Papers: Contributions for edited volume on Personality in AIhttps://listserv.liv.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa?A2=PHILOS-L;eb4c8270.2507 Deadline for submission of abstracts and CVs: End of September 2025 We invite contributions for a forthcoming edited volume under the working title “Personality in AI.” The book proposal will be submitted to a leading academic publisher, and early responses have been encouraging. The anticipated publication date is 2026. This volume explores the diverse philosophical, scientific, ethical, and cultural dimensions of artificial intelligence systems with personalities—including conversational agents, bots, and robots. We seek a broad range of perspectives, from deeply critical to visionary and speculative (though not purely fictional).…

Call for Participation: “‘I’d Rather Talk to an AI’: Examining the Moral Risks of Outsourcing Belief Revision to ChatGPT”2025 Interdisciplinary Speaker Series on the Ethics of ArgumentationArgumentation network of the AMERICASA free online talk Friday August 1, 2025 at 1 PM ET [and via recording later]https://www.argnet.org/ethics-of-arg We are excited to announce the eighth talk in the 2025 Interdisciplinary Speaker Series on the Ethics of Argumentation! The series takes place on the first Friday of every month at 1PM ET. It hosts a variety of distinguished speakers from many areas, including philosophy, political science, communication studies, jurisprudence as well as public…

Call for Papers: AI, Children and Youth: Transforming Media, Play, and Social InteractionMid-Term Conference of the Children, Youth and Media (CYM) Section of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)Sevilla, SpainNovember 19-21, 2025https://eventos.us.es/138341/detail/ai-children-and-youth-transforming-media-play-and-social-interaction.html Deadline for early bird submissions: September 10, 2025 (inclusive)Deadline for late submissions: October 15, 2025 (inclusive) Artificial intelligence (AI) is (re)defining the way children and teenagers relate to media, play, as well as their social interactions. Through chatbots and voice assistants, applications (storytelling, language learning, emotional recognition, etc.), and virtual/interactive educational games, AI-driven tools are becoming essential companions in their digital experiences.…

Call for Papers: Nineteenth International Conference on e-Learning & Innovative PedagogiesSpecial Focus: Human-Centered AI TransformationsApril 16-17, 2026University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece and Onlinehttps://ubi-learn.com/2026-conference/call-for-papers Deadline for Regular Proposals: January 16, 2026Deadline for Late Proposals: March 16, 2026 The e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies Research Network is brought together around a common concern for new technologies in learning and an interest to explore possibilities for innovative pedagogies. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary geographic and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies…