Intercultural Communication Call:

The Intercultural Communication Division (ICD) welcomes submissions that focus on interrelationships between culture and human communication in all forms. We consider research across a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches. Submitted works generally are expected to attend to communication across, between, or among cultures, including nations, societies, ethnic and other types of cultural communities.

Papers and panels may report cross-cultural research with direct or implicit comparison, or other types of research concerning ways culture affects human symbolic activities, including, but not limited to, culture's influence on the processes of human message production, reception, effects, and meanings. ICD also seeks papers/panels on communication processes between cultures at any levels and in any forms.

Manuscripts should be written in a style that is accessible to a varied and international academic audience. Works in which culture is not an object of investigation or part of the discussion, but is instead the context or backdrop for a communication study, should be directed to other ICA divisions. Competitive paper submissions shall include complete paper. Abstracts will not be considered. Persons proposing panels, seminars, workshops, and/or other types of formats shall submit proposals to the program committee listing the names and titles of participants and the purpose and expected outcome of the program. Panels should avoid single institution representation to promote variety in institutional affiliations among panelists. Submission of competitive papers and/or programs panels obligates the submitter to attend the convention where the work is to be presented. ICD participants on the program who do not arrange for a substitute in the event of an emergency may receive negative points during conference program preparation in subsequent years. Please refer to ICA guidelines for more information on specific instructions regarding paper and panel submissions.

Questions? Contact:

Steve Mortenson
U of Delaware
Department of Communication
247 Pearson Hall
Newark, DE  19716  USA
Ph. 302-831-8025
E-mail: rocket@udel.edu