Second International Conference on Communication & Media Studies
- 2017 Special Focus: Rethinking the Mediascape - The Future of Media and Communication
- 16-17 November 2017
- University of British Columbia – Robson Square, Vancouver, Canada
Days of paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters, and colloquia.
Delegates from all over the world who attended the Second International Conference on Communication & Media Studies.
Countries represented.
The established mediascape, and its mediums, has been a central point of debate within the recent political landscape. As one of the traditional roles of the media is to be a counterbalance to political or economic power, recent events, for many, mark an entry into a new and unsettling mediascape. In this mediascape we face a new set of realities:
In this new context, what is the role of the media as a counterweight to political or economic power? Who, now, is “the media,” and what are the principles of this new mediascape?
The Second International Conference on Communication & Media Studies featured plenary sessions by some of the world's leading thinkers and innovators in the field.
School of Design, Communication and Information Technology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
"Media and Visual Culture in the Post Truth Political Landscape"
Chair, Media Studies and Intermediality, University of Bonn, Germany
"Mediatization of the Public Sphere – Fragmentation and Radicalisation on the Rise?"
For each conference, a small number of Emerging Scholar Awards are given to otstanding graduate students and emerging scholars who have an active academic interst in the conference area. The Award with its accompanying responsibilites provides a strong professional development opportunity for early career academic. The 2017 Emerging Scholar Awardees are listed below.
Independent Researcher, London, United Kingdom
Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
University of the Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
University of Denver, Colorado, USA
University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
Virtual Posters present preliminary results of work or projects that lend themselves to visual representations. Download the posters below.
Lightning Talks are 5-minutes "flash" video presentations. Click the button below to view the videos on our YouTube channel.