CfP: The 7th International Communication and Media Studies Conference – Peace-ing it Together: Reconsidering Communication, Community and the Media in the Anthropocene

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
  • 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