CALLS FOR PAPERS/ABSTRACTS

27 August 2010. Call for Manuscripts: "Media Psychology and Public Diplomacy," A Special Issue of the American Journal of Media Psychology. What processes can best describe attitude formation and /or attitude change as it relates to public diplomacy in a global media environment?  What role, if any, do the international media networks (news and entertainment, traditional and web-based) play in this context? Researchers with interests in such areas as attitude formation and change, media-psychology, social psychology, cross-cultural communication, political communication, political psychology, public opinion, international communication, news exposure, international relations, media effects and related topics are invited to submit papers to the American Journal of Media Psychology for a special issue that focuses on explaining attitude formation and attitude change as related to international public diplomacy within a global media environment. Submissions sought are ones that tackle this topic by either focusing exclusively on applying psychology and /or communication theories to this topic area, and/or conducting comprehensive literature reviews of studies that have findings that are applicable to this topic area, and/or carrying out theory-driven empirical investigations that focus on this topic.  For instructions on submitting a manuscript, please visit: http://www.marquettejournals.org/submissionguidelines.html. The current deadline for submissions is 27 August 2010. Questions about this call for manuscripts can be directed to Dr. Michael Elasmar, Editor, American Journal of Media Psychology at elasmar@bu.edu.

The Global Media Journal, Fall 2010 U.S. edition, is inviting article submissions.  The CFP, together with guidelines for authors, can be viewed at http://lass.calumet.purdue.edu/cca/gmj/.  This peer reviewed journal publishes theoretical, conceptual, qualitative, and quantitative work by both established scholars and graduate students.  In particular demand for the Fall 2010 edition are papers concerned with the political economy of gatekeeping and agenda setting practices in cross cultural contexts, and their relevance to citizen journalism as enabled by blogs and similar electronically mediated news channels.  Graduate student work or inquiries should be addressed to jia@chapman.edu.  Other material or inquiries should be addressed to gpayne@chapman.edu.  All submissions must be made electronically.

tripleC - Cognition, Communication, Co-operation: Journal for a Sustainable Information Society. tripleC provides a forum to discuss the challenges humanity is facing today. It promotes contributions within an emerging science of the information age with a special interest in critical studies following the highest standards of peer review. It is the journal's mission to encourage uncommon sense, fresh perspectives and unconventional ideas, and connect leading thinkers and young scholars in inspiring reflections. Papers should reflect on how the presented findings contribute to the illumination of conditions that foster or hinder the advancement of a global sustainable and participatory information society.
For more information, and online submission, see: http://triplec.at.

Call for Manuscripts:  American Journal of Media Psychology (AJMP). The American Journal of Media Psychology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes theoretical and empirical papers that advance an understanding of media effects and processes on individuals in society. AJMP seeks submissions that have a psychological focus, which means the level of analysis should focus on individuals and their interaction with or relationship to mass media content and institutions. All theoretical and methodological perspectives are welcomed.  For instructions on submitting a manuscript, please visit: http://www.marquettejournals.org/mediapsychology. Questions about this call for manuscripts can be directed to Dr. Michael Elasmar, Editor, American Journal of Media Psychology at elasmar@bu.edu.

The Communication Review solicits papers in the interdisciplinary field of
media studies. We particularly encourage historical work, feminist work, and visual work, and invite submissions from those employing critical theoretical and empirical approaches to a range of topics under the general rubric of communication and media studies research. The Communication Review also functions as a review of current work in the field.  Towards this end, the editors are always open to proposals for special issues that interrogate and examine current controversies in the field.  We also welcome non-traditionally constructed articles which critically examine and review current subfields of and controversies within communication and media studies; we offer an expedited review process for timely statements. Please direct your papers, suggestions for special issues and queries to Tatiana Omeltchenko, Managing Editor, at to3y@virginia.edu. For more information about the journal and submission guidelines, please see the journal's website at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/10714421.html.

Chinese Journal of Communication (CJoC)
Launching in 2008, Chinese Journal of Communication (CJoC) is a new venture of scholarly publication aimed at elevating Chinese communication studies along theoretical, empirical, and methodological dimensions. The new refereed journal will be an important international platform for students and scholars in Chinese communication studies to exchange ideas and research results. Interdisciplinary in scope, it will examine subjects in all Chinese societies in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Singapore, and the global Chinese diaspora. The CJoC welcomes research articles using social scientific or humanistic approaches on such topics as mass communication, journalism studies, telecommunications, rhetoric, cultural studies, media effects, new communication technologies, organizational communication, interpersonal communication, advertising and PR, political communication, communications law and policy, and so on. Articles employing historical and comparative analysis focused on traditional Chinese culture as well as contemporary processes such as globalization, deregulation, and democratization are also welcome. Published by Routledge, CJoC is institutionally based at the Communication Research Centre, the School of Journalism and Communication, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. For more information and submission instructions, please visit http://www.informaworld.com/cjoc.

Journal of Children and Media is an interdisciplinary and multimethod peer-reviewed publication that provides a space for discusion by scholars and professionals from around the world and across theoretical and empirical traditions who are engaged in the study of media in the lives of children. Submissions: Submissions should be delivered as an email attachment to Dafna Lemish, Editor at: lemish@post.tau.ac.il. Manuscripts must conform to the American Psychological Association (APA) style with a maximum length of 8,000 words, including notes and references. The manuscript should be accompanied by an abstract of up to 150 words, biographical information for each author of up to 75 words each, and up to 10 keywords. For further information please visit: http://www.informaworld.com/jocam. 

International Journal of Strategic Communication is issuing a call for papers for its fourth and subsequent issues. The journal provides a forum for multidisciplinary and multiparadigmatic research about the role of communication, broadly defined, in achieving the goals of a wide range of communicative entities for-profit organizations, nonprofit organizations, social movements, political parties or politicians, governments, government agencies, personalities. For communication to be strategic is has to be purposeful and planned. The aim of the journal is to bring diverse approaches together with the purpose of developing an international, coherent and holistic approach to the field. Scholars in a broad range of communication specialities addressing strategic communication by organizations are invited to submit articles. Articles are blind-reviewed by three members of the editorial board, which consists of 34 scholars from 15 countries representing a broad array of theoretical and methodological perspectives.Submissions are electronic via the journal's website at ijosc@lamar.colostate.edu. Manuscripts should be no longer than 30 word-processed pages and adhere to the APA Publications Manual. For more information, contact editors Derina Holtzhausen, University of South Florida, dholtzha@cas.usf.edu or Kirk Hallahan, Colorado State University, kirk.hallahan@colostate.edu.

Feminist Media Studies. Authors in North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean: submit to Lisa McLaughlin, Editor; e-mail: mclauglm@muohio.edu. Authors in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia: submit to Cynthia Carter, Editor; e-mail: cartercl@cardiff.ac.uk.

Education Review of Business Communication. Mss. info: http://www.senatehall.com/business_communication/index.html.

 
Journal of Communication Studies, National Council of Development Communication. Soliciting research papers, abstracts. E-mail: Shveta Sharma, communication@jcs@yahoo.com.

 
Hampton Book Series: Communication, Globalization, and Cultural Identity. Jan Servaes, Hampton Book Series Editor, c/o School of Journalism and Communication, University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia. Phone: +61 (7) 3365 6115 or 3088. Fax: +61 (7) 3365 1377. E-mail: j.servaes@uq.edu.au.

Manuscripts. Subject Matters: A Journal of Communications and the Self. E-mail: subjectmatters@londonmet.ac.uk.

Submissions. Journal of Middle East Women's Studies (JMEWS). Info: Marcia C. Inhorn, Director of the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, U of Michigan, and Mary N. Layoun, Chair of Comparative Literature, U of Wisconsin, Editors. Web: http://iupjournals.org/jmews/.

Communication Review. The Communication Review solicits papers in the interdisciplinary field of media studies. We are interested in papers discussing any aspect of media: media history, globalization of media, media institutions, media analysis, media criticism, media policy, media economics. We also invite essays about the nature of media studies as an emergent, interdisciplinary field. Please direct papers to Andrea L. Press and Bruce A. Williams, Editors, Media Studies Program, University of Virginia. E-mail: alp5n@virginia.edu, baw5n@b.mail.virginia.edu. For more information about the journal and submission guidelines, please see the journal's website at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/10714421.asp.

Call for Manuscripts - The Journal of Native Aging & Health publishes articles that address Native aging, health, and related issues. All theoretical and methodological approaches are welcome. Original research and studies should apply existing theory and research to Native Americans, Alaskan, Hawaiian, Islanders and First Nations Peoples, or should illuminate how knowledge informs and reforms exiting theories and research on Native populations, aging, and health. No material identifying the author(s) should appear in the body of the paper. The paper must not have appeared in any other published form. Each submission should include a separate cover page with the name of the author(s); present academic title or other current position; academic department and university (if appropriate); and complete address, telephone number, and e-mail address (if available). The submission also must include a single-paragraph abstract of no more than 120 words on a separate page. Manuscripts, abstracts, references, figures, and tables must conform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001, Fifth Edition) guidelines. Contributors are encouraged to be familiar with the Manual's guidelines for avoiding bias in language used to express ideas int he manuscript. By submitting to JNAH, authors warrant that they will not submit their manuscript to any other publication without first withdrawing the manuscript from consideration by JNAH, that the work is original, and that appropriate credit has been given to other contributors in the project. Reports of the original research and papers may not exceed 25 pages (including references, tables, figures, and appendixes). Copies of submissions will not be returned to the author(s). Send four paper copies of complete papers to Pamela J. Kalbfleish, Editor, Journal of Native Aging & Health, School of Communication, University of North Dakota, 202A O'Kelly Hall, Grand Forks, ND 58202. Along with your paper copies, include a disk with your submission in Word document format or attach an electronic copy of your manuscript to an e-mail sent to the editorial office. Questions may be directed to the editorial office via e-mail at yearbook@und.nodak.edu, telephone 701-777-2673, or fax 701-777-3955. Ordering Information: To order a copy of the Journal, contact: Dr. Pamela J. Kalbfleisch, Editor, Journal of Native Aging & Health, School of Communication, University of North Dakota, Box 7169, 202A O'Kelly Hall, Grand Forks, ND 58202. $25.00 a copy / $40.00 year subscription.

 
Journal of Marketing and Communication Management. The Managing Editors, JMCM, Department of Marketing and Communication Management, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Info: http://www.jmcm.co.za. E-mail: Professor C H van Heerden, nheerden@hakuna.up.ac.za, or Professor Anske Grobler, anske@postino.up.ac.za. 

 
Submissions. Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception. Info: http://www.participations.org/.

 
Essays. Bad Subjects: Iraq War Culture Review Essays. Email: Joe Lockard, Joe.Lockard@asu.edu. Info: http://bad.eserver.org.

Proposals. Alternatives Within the Mainstream II: Queer Theatre in Britain. Info: Dimple Godiwala-McGowan, Senior Lecturer, York St. John College (U of Leeds). E-mail: DimpleGodiwala@aol.com. 

 
Deadline extended. Papers. Journal of Middle East Media (JMEM), Center for International Media Education (CIME) at Georgia State U and the Arab-U.S. Association for Communication Educators (AUSACE). Mohammed el-Naway, Senior Editor, Department of Communication, One Park Place South, 10th Floor, Georgia State U, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA. E-mail: jouman@langate.gsu.edu.

New Journal - Communication for Development and Social Change. A new journal, Communication for Development and Social Change, is seeking papers that will present empirical research, theory, and practice-oriented approaches on subjects relevant to development communication and social change. Authors may submit inquiries and manuscripts electronically to Jan Servaes, Department of Journalism and Communication, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, at j.sarvaes@uq.edu.au.

CONFERENCES

26-27 May 2010. "Global Internet Governance: An Interdisciplinary Research Field in Construction Third International Workshop," 26-27 May 2010, Montreal, Quebec. Thomson House, McGill University, Montreal. Organized by The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet, http://giganet.igloogroups.org), in cooperation with The Canadian Communication Association (CCA, http://www.acc-cca.ca). Co-sponsored by Media@McGill (http://media.mcgill.ca),  CCA (http://www.acc-cca.ca), LIP6/CNRS(http://www.lip6.fr>http://www.lip6.fr), and UPMC (<http://www.upmc.fr>http://www.upmc.fr). Building on the success of its previous two editions in Paris, June 2008 and Brussels, May 2009, this 3rd GigaNet workshop on Global Internet Governance will be a great opportunity for the international scientific community to discuss work-in-progress in Internet Governance-related research, with the aim to identify emerging research themes and design a research agenda. Presentation of national and regional projects, research networks, academic syllabi and other education programs dedicated to these issues are also most welcome in order to share ideas and forge possible collaborations.
Participation to the workshop is free of charge. Call for Papers forthcoming. Information on previous workshop editions at: http://giganet.igloogroups.org/cosponsore. To receive the call for paper, further workshop updates, and other GigaNet news, please subscribe to the information dissemination mailing list: http://www-rp.lip6.fr/wws/info/info-giganet.

10-13 June 2010. Media Ecology Association 2010 Annual Convention. University of Maine. Orono, Maine. Theme:  Media Ecology and Natural Environments. Preregistration for the 2010 MEA Convention is now officially open!  We have a terrific line-up that you won’t want to miss.  Our plenary
speakers include Don Ihde, Mary Catherine Bateson, C. A. (Chet) Bowers,
Ursula Heise, and Andrea Polli. To take advantage of the early registration fee (for MEA members only), go to the MEA website (http://www.media-ecology.org/) and click on the convention link on the left side of the screen.  You’ll find the link to
For any other questions or information, please contact convention cocoordinators Paul Grosswiler (paulg@maine.edu) or Ellen Rose (erose@unb.ca).

5th International Maastricht-Lodz Duo Colloquium on "Translation and Meaning" 2010. May 19-22, Maastricht, The Netherlands: Maastricht Session of the 5th International Maastricht-Lodz Duo Colloquium on "Translation and Meaning." Information: Drs Marcel Thelen, Department of Translation and Interpreting, Maastricht School of International Communication, Hogeschool Zuyd.
P.O. Box 634, 6200 AP Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Tel.: + 31 43 346 6471, Fax: + 31 43 346 6609.
E-mail: m.m.g.j.thelen@hszuyd.nl
Web site: http://www.translation-and-meaning.nl

September 16-19, Lodz, Poland: Lodz Session of the 5th International Maastricht-Lodz Duo Colloquium on "Translation and Meaning."
Information: Prof. Dr habil. Barbara-Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, Department of English Language, University of Lodz.
Al. Kosciuszki 65, 90-514 Lodz, Poland.
Tel.: + 48 42 636 6337, Fax: + 48 42 636 6337/6872.
E-mail: duoduo@uni.lodz.pl
Web site: http://www.translation-and-meaning.nl

28 and 30 July 2010. AVANCA | CINEMA International Conference Cinema – Art, Technology, Communication. Avanca, Portugal. The Organizing Commission of the Cinema International Conference – Art, Technology, Communication has the pleasure to invite you to submit a paper. The conference will bring together perspectives, singularities, and historical references forming a creative, mental, and expositive avalanche. Researchers of the whole world, of all development fields related to CINEMA, are invited to submit their communications. In July 2010, the best papers will join together in Avanca, researchers from the five continents and from numerous researching fields, aiming at the construction of a new Babel Tower, without communication barriers, consequence of the unique and universal CINEMA language. Paper submission should be made by 23 April 2010 by sending an abstract with a maximum of 250 words to the following email address:
conferencia.avanca@gmail.com. The abstract has to be written in English. The paper can be written in one of the four languages of the conference: Portuguese, English, Spanish and French. More information at www.avanca.org

7 - 12 September 2010. "Communication Spaces: Ranges, Limits, Resources" - Fifth International Conference of the Russian Communication Association. The Russian Communication Association (RCA) in collaboration with the North American Russian Communication Association (NARCA) and Tver State University (TvSU) announce the Fifth International Conference Communication Spaces: Ranges, Limits, Resources (Communication-2010) to be held in Tver, Russia on September 7-12, 2010. National Communication Association, International Communication Association, European Communication Research and Education Association, and Polish Communication Association are international partners of the Conference. The Conference working languages are English and Russian. More information at: http://agora.guru.ru/RCA-2010/eng.

Global Media and the ‘War on Terror’: An International Conference. University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street, London. 13 - 14 September 2010. As we enter the tenth year after the events of 9/11, it is an appropriate time to evaluate the media’s relationship to a changed geo-political environment and to pose questions about media performance and influence in relation to this post-9/11 period. Have the media contributed to exacerbating the political, cultural and religious divides within Western societies and the world at large? Has the digital revolution given voice to a multiplicity of views that have helped to counter hegemonic media discourses? How can media be deployed to enrich not inhibit dialogue and to what extent has the media, in all its forms, questioned, celebrated or simply accepted the unleashing of a ‘war on terror’? This international conference brings together leading scholars and eminent journalists from across the globe to examine and discuss how the world’s media have been influenced by 9/11 and its aftermath. Although nearly a decade has passed, the continuing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the persistent phenomenon of terrorism, and the domestic repercussions of the ‘war on terror’ (including Islamophobia, a growing surveillance culture and restrictions on civil liberties) still shape media discourses around the world today.
Conference fee: £150, with a concessionary rate of £50 for students, to cover attendance at all sessions, refreshments and lunches as well as conference documentation. Conference registration will be open to all and not conditional upon presenting a paper.
Abstracts: These should be between 200-350 words and must include the presenter’s name, institutional affiliation, email and postal address, together with the title of the paper and a brief biographical note. Two copies of the abstract should be sent, one to Professor Daya Thussu at D.K.Thussu@westminster.ac.uk and another to Helen Cohen, Events Administrator for the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at journalism@westminster.ac.uk.
New extended deadline for abstracts: Friday, 28 May 2010.  The abstracts will be peer reviewed and successful submissions will be notified ASAP.
A selection of the best papers will be published in a book and in a special themed issue of the journal Global Media and Communication, which is supporting the conference.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Organizational Communication Division Call for Award Nominations
The Organizational Communication Division of NCA invites nominations from division members for annual research awards and an engagement service award (see below). Awards will be granted to the author(s) of theory and/or research on organizational communication: one for outstanding books and one for an outstanding article. Nominations will be accepted for works published between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. At least one author must be an NCA member. Please send nominations to Karen K. Myers at myers@comm.ucsb.edu or to the following mailing address: University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Communication, 4405 SS & MS, Santa Barbara, CA  93106-4020. For more information, visit the division website at http://comm.colorado.edu/nca-orgcomm/ or contact Karen at myers@comm.ucsb.edu.

Summer School Opportunity: The Politics and Economics of Media Convergence. Beijing, China, 1-15 July 2010. The application deadline is May 1. For more information on the program and an application form, please visit http://global.asc.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/projects-location.cgi?id=45. Convergence around digital production and distribution has important consequences for media economics and media policy.   This summer school, featuring leading scholars from China, Europe and the U.S., will focus on the scholarly study of those efforts to develop adequate frameworks for the convergent future. The school will cover a wide range of media and very different kinds of societies with distinct regulatory traditions.  Topics will include the affordances of current and future technological innovations; the economic effects of new communication technologies; the regulatory problems of new technologies; and changing patterns of media consumption. The school is open to anyone with a genuine interest in the economics, policy and regulation of contemporary and future media.  Participants must be able to present a scholarly paper on their own original research. There are no restrictions on age, status or nationality, but the organisers believe that the school will be particularly valuable to doctoral students and junior faculty. The working language of the School will be English. If you have any questions or requests, you can also contact the organizers via email at bjss2009@gmail.com or by telephone or fax at 86-10-65779313 or 86-10-65779244.

The Fulbright Scholar Program and Fulbright Humphrey Fellowship Program are administered by the Institute of International Education’s Department of Scholar and Professional Programs, which includes the Council for International Exchange of Scholars and Humphrey divisions. The application deadline is August 2, 2010.  U.S. citizenship is required.  For more information, visit our website at www.iie.org/cies or contact us at scholars@iie.org.

Sexuality Studies: A book series by Temple University Press. The coeditors of Sexuality Studies-Janice Irvine and Regina Kunzel-are currently soliciting book manuscripts. The series features work in sexuality studies, in its social, cultural, and political dimensions, and in both historical and contemporary formations. The editors seek books that will appeal to a broad, cross-disciplinary audience of both academic and nonacademic readers. Submissions to Sexuality Studies are welcome through Janet Francendese, Editor in Chief, Temple University Press (janet.francendese@temple.edu). Information on how to submit manuscripts can be found at: http://www.temple.edu/tempress/submissions.html. Initial inquiries about proposals can also be sent to: Janice Irvine, University of Massachusetts, Department of Sociology. irvine@soc.umass.edu; or, Regina Kunzel, University of Minnesota, Departments of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies and History rkunzel@williams.edu.

The IABC Research Foundation is offering a grant for US $50,000 for Research on Communication Department Structure and Best Practices. Proposal guidelines can be found on the Research Foundation website http://www.iabc.com/rf/. The IABC Research Foundation serves as the non-profit research and development arm of IABC (International Association of Business Communicators). The Foundation is dedicated to contributing new findings, knowledge and understanding to the communication profession, and to helping organizations and communicators maximize organizational success. Through the generosity of donors, corporate sponsors and volunteers, the Foundation delivers original communication research and tools not available in the commercial marketplace.

The Canadian Journal of Communication (CJC) is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal committed to publishing outstanding scholarship in communications, media and cultural studies, journalism, and information studies. CJC is looking for theoretically innovative and methodologically challenging original manuscripts, in English or French, for immediate peer-review. To submit an article for peer-review go to the CJC website http://www.cjc-online.ca and click on the "submit" button. Articles for peer-review should be approximately 6,000 to 8,000 words in length. In addition to the traditional peer-reviewed article the CJC will develop innovative forms and formats for discussions of current practices including: media reviews, research overviews of current projects, and polemical commentaries. These submissions are shorter in length and may be either more descriptive or experimental in tone. Please direct ideas and inquiries to editor@cjconline.ca. For information on book reviews please contact our book review editor, Leslie Regan Shade, at review_editor@cjconline.ca. Info on CJC: Kim Sawchuk, Editor, CJC, editor@cjc-online.ca.

Visiting doctoral fellowships. The Media Management and Transformation Center (MMTC) at Jonkoping International Business School, Jonkoping University, Sweden, in the field of media business and media economics for advanced doctoral students. Dr. Cinzia dal Zotto, Research Manager, Media Management and Transformation Center, Jonkoping International Business School, P.O. Box 1026, SE-551 11 Jonkoping, SWEDEN. Info: http://www.jibs.se/mmtc. Email for more information: cinzia.dalzotto@ihh.hj.se.

NCI Fellowship in Health Communication and Informatics
The Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch (HCIRB) is accepting Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA) applicants for a Paid Fellowship Opportunity. HCIRB contributes to the reduction in death and suffering due to cancer by supporting research and development of a seamless health communication and informatics infrastructure. Through internal and extramural programs, the Branch supports basic and translational research across the cancer continuum. This CRTA fellowship offers outstanding training opportunities in health communication. The CRTA fellow will be a welcomed member of a team of passionate scientists, psychologists, and health communication researchers. Appropriate to the fellow's interests, participation and leadership opportunities are offered in Information Technology projects, marketing and dissemination, health trends survey design and analysis, peer-reviewed journal articles, and travel to national meetings and conferences.

Master- or bachelor-level degree, preferably in health communication, health informatics, public health, or related field; strong organizational, planning, problem solving, and project management skills; excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work independently and creatively. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or resident aliens; be available 40 hours per week, for a six-month minimum. Some flexibility in work hours is allowed. The fellowship is renewable for up to two years and is based on demonstrated progress by mutual agreement among the fellow and supervisor.

For more details including how to apply: http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/brp/about/docs/HCIRBCRTAFellowship.pdf