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Conference 2024

The 7th International Communication and Media Studies Conference 

Peace-ing it Together: Reconsidering Communication, Community and the Media in the Anthropocene

4-6 April 2024 in Famagusta, Northern Cyprus 

The Center of Research and Communication for Peace in the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies at Eastern Mediterranean University is pleased to invite submissions addressing the general theme of the 7th International Communication and Media Studies Conference. The conference will take place from April 4th to April 6th, 2024, under the theme “Peace-ing it Together: Reconsidering Communication, Community and the Media in the Anthropocene". The event will be hosted in Famagusta, Northern Cyprus. Our conference aims to bring together a diverse range of scholarly activities, offering a platform for academic scientists, early-stage researchers, and graduate students to exchange experiences and present research findings across various aspects of communication. Furthermore, it provides an opportunity for researchers to present and discuss recent innovations, emerging trends, and challenges encountered, and solutions developed within the field of Communication and Media Studies.

Call for Papers


The 7th International Communication and Media Studies Conference 

Peace-ing it Together: Reconsidering Communication, Community and the Media in the Anthropocene

4-6 April 2024 in Famagusta, Northern Cyprus 

The Center of Research and Communication for Peace in the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies at Eastern Mediterranean University is pleased to invite submissions addressing the general theme of the 7th International Communication and Media Studies Conference. The conference will take place from April 4th to April 6th, 2024, under the theme “Peace-ing it Together: Reconsidering Communication, Community and the Media in the Anthropocene". The event will be hosted in Famagusta, Northern Cyprus. Our conference aims to bring together a diverse range of scholarly activities, offering a platform for academic scientists, early-stage researchers, and graduate students to exchange experiences and present research findings across various aspects of communication. Furthermore, it provides an opportunity for researchers to present and discuss recent innovations, emerging trends, and challenges encountered, and solutions developed within the field of Communication and Media Studies. We welcome research papers in both English and Turkish, covering a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:  

 TOPICS

  • Anthropocentrism: Nonhuman Animals and the Media
    • Animals, images and anthropocentrism
    • Anthropomorphised nonhuman animals in filmic text
  • Global Peace and Conflict 
  • Peace Journalism 
    • Cyprus Media and Future Media Professionals
    • Post-truth
    • Fake news/validating news? 
    • Crisis, disaster and media
    • Social media literacy
  • Gender and Peace
    • Peace and visibility of LGBTI+ People 
    • Women as peacebuilders 
  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
    • Non-violent activism
    • Civil disobedience

  • Peace for Environmental Crisis-Global Warming-Climate Change 
    • Youth and children’s activism
    • Island dynamics
    • Racial and Ethnic Studies from Peace Perspective
    • Crisis and Disaster Communication and Management and Communication Disaster(s)
    • Peace Through Art 
      • Collective Cinema Experience and Audience
      • Cinema, Film and Audiences
    • PR and Peace Building  
      • Crisis communication
      • Strategic communication and peace
    • Social Justice and Digital Divide
    • Human Mobilities, Migration and Displacement    
      • Social movements and activism
    •  Peace in Education, Education in Peace
    •  Other issues


    Türkçe sunuşlar için: 
    Paper presentation [15 + 5 mins] 

    The proposal should indicate the purpose of the study and its relevance to the theme of the conference. It can describe completed research or research in progress. For completed research, the methodology including the data collection and analysis procedures and the findings should be provided. For research in progress, steps related to the data collection and analysis processes should be described. For either submission, the proposal should include actual or anticipated results and their implications for future practices or further research.

    Keynote Speakers


    Prof. Kaarle Nordenstreng

    Keynote Speech by Prof. Karle Nordenstreng

    Kaarle Nordenstreng, PhD from the University of Helsinki (1969) is Professor Emeritus of Journalism and Mass Communication at Tampere University (Finland). 

    He has been Vice-President of International Association for Mass Communication Research (IAMCR, 1972-88) and President of International Organization of Journalists (IOJ, 1976-90). His research has focused on communication theory, international communication and media policies. He has written or edited  about 90 books and published over 200 articles in journals and anthologies. For more information, please click.






    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mashoed Bailie 

    Mashoed Bailie is a senior associate professor of media studies currently serving as a faculty member in the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies at Eastern Mediterranean University. With an academic career spanning more than three decades, Dr. Bailie has contributed to the field of critical media studies through both research and publishing, and critical media pedagogy. Throughout his extensive teaching career, Dr. Bailie's research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, edited books, and book chapters with the goal of raising significant questions concerning the role of media in democratic life. Dr. Bailie has focused his pedagogical and research interests on critical media studies in areas that include media literacy, media and democratic society, gender, ethnicity and the media, and the increasingly crucial area of critical media research and the Anthropocene. 




    Keynote Speakers' Presentations Videos

    Prof. Kaarle Nordenstreng - "Embracing the World Out of Order"

     


    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mashoed Bailie - "Food For Thought: Fueling the Debate in Critical Media Studies"

     




    Conference Program

    For the Conference Program: 

    Famagusta City Walking Tour

     

    Concise but Complete Famagusta City Walking Tour
    Would you like to visit and know what happened within the walls of our city, which is known as an open-air museum with its history of more than 2300 years, who came and passed, what traces and stories they left on its narrow streets, what the famous square witnessed and what it made history?
    You have a chance to hear about the stories of this beautiful amazing medieval city, once called the richest city in the world, now an open air museum.
    Then, let's join our tour,  Saturday afternoon, for a short but story full walk down narrow streets of the old town. You will learn about the old town from a Famagusta lover and experienced guide Serap Kanay.


    Kısa fakat hikayelerle Dolu Mağusa Yürüyüş Turu
    2300 yılı aşkın tarihiyle bir zamanlar dünyanın en zengin kenti, şimdilerde açık hava müzesi olarak bilinen Mağusa’nın surları içerisinde neler yaşandı, kimler geldi kimler geçti, ne izler, ne hikayeler bıraktı daracık sokaklarında, meşhur meydanı nelere tanıklık edip neleri tarihe mal etti, gezip görüp bilmek ister misiniz?
    O halde Cumartesi öğleden sonra turumuza katılıp Mağusa’nın hikayesini kentin aşığı, deneyimli rehber Serap Kanay’dan dinleyin.

     


    Who is Serap Kanay: 

    Conference Organization Committee

    Prof. Dr. Hanife Aliefendioğlu (Chair)

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aysu Arsoy

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nilüfer Türksoy

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ülfet Kutoğlu

    Assist. Prof. Dr. Yetin Arslan

    Dr. Vasvi Çiftçioğlu

    İbrahim Emre Sugel (PhD candidate and research assistant)

    Afsaneh Oghbatalab (PhD candidate and research assistant)

    Accomodation

    Accommodation facilities:  

    Transportation

    For participants arriving at Larnaca Airport and heading to Famagusta, there are two transportation options available:

    1. By bus:

    2. By taxi:

      • For a more convenient and direct option, you can call  the taxi driver Halil Yeğen at 00 90 533 863 3663 or send a WhatsApp message to arrange for a taxi service to take you directly to Famagusta.

    For participants arriving at Ercan Airport and heading to Famagusta, you have two transportation options available:

    1. By bus:

      • You can take the KIBHAS Airport Services shuttle from Ercan Airport to Famagusta. Please check the schedule and availability of the shuttle service through the official KIBHAS website: https://www.kibhas.org/ 
    2. By taxi:

      • For a more direct and personalized option, you can call the taxi driver Halil Yeğen at 00 90 533 863 3663 or send him a WhatsApp message to arrange for a taxi service to take you directly to Famagusta.

    Please choose the option that best suits your preferences and schedule. Safe travels!

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