Call for Proposals & Abstracts
WHO SHOULD SUBMIT:
Scholars, Researchers, and Educators at all stages of their careers are welcome to submit!!
ACCEPTING THE FOLLOWING FORMATS:
Sessions & Panels
KEY DATES
CALL FOR PROPOSALS/ABSTRACTS
October 25, 2021 - January 15*, 2022
*Please note that the deadline was extended to this date
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE
January 31, 2022
Only extended abstracts accepted at this time. No papers!
STRANDS OF FOCUS:
Strand 1: Media and Information Literacy
Papers/Presentations in this strand consider media and information literacy on a general level and can be based on either new or advanced work in the area.
Strand 2: Pandemic - Misinformation/Disinformation and/or Health Literacy
Papers/Presentations in this strand consider the pandemic and the ways in which it has affected our approach to and/or gathering of information -- from mis/disinformation to health literacy.
Strand 3: Ecomedia
Papers/Presentations in this strand consider an emerging area of media literacy which explores media systems and sustainability, and/or the ecological “footprint” and “mindprint” of media as drivers of environmental problems and solutions.
Strand 4: Futures- Al and/or Algorithmic Injustice
Papers/Presentations in this strand consider bias, manipulation, and the future of media literacy in terms of algorithms and artificial intelligence, while focusing on associated issues of justice/injustice -- from social media platforms, to ways in which data and privacy have been put at risk, and more.
