A transdisciplinary early-career research Symposium hosted by the LSE Department of Media and Communications Extended abstracts of 750-1,000 words Submission deadline: 15 ^th January 2019 We are currently inviting extended abstracts for papers to be considered for publication at the LSE Department of Media and Communication’s upcoming research Symposium, to be held in London in March 2019.

Folk Horror in the 21st Century, is a two-day conference to be hosted by Falmouth University (UK) on Thursday September 5 and Friday September 6, 2019.

XXVII IAMHIST Conference POWER AND THE MEDIA (Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, 16-19 July 2019) Confirmed keynote speakers include: James Curran (Goldsmiths, University of London) Jennifer Smyth (University of Warwick) Papers and panels are invited for the 2019 conference of the International Association for Media and History.

Department of Communication and Media | March 14th 2019 | Organisers: Annette Hill and Magnus Johansson Mixed modes of storytelling abound in the contemporary media landscape. There are mixed genres, such as political comedy or docudrama, that mine the generic elements of information and entertainment to create storytelling based on real events.

NECSUS Autumn 2019_#Gesture Guest editor: Miriam de Rosa (Coventry University) A visible action working as utterance, according to Giorgio Agamben gesture is ‘the exhibition of mediality’. It unveils a process and crystallises a meaning into a temporary form, making visible and yet relying upon a sense of deep tactility and materiality, especially when it is performed by the hands.

In December 2016, in an international conference entitled “50 years of Greek Television” that took place in Thessaloniki, organized by the Laboratory of Cultural and Visual Studies of the Department of Journalism and Mass Media Communication, both well-established and emerging scholars came together to discuss the past, present, and future of (the academic study of) Greek television.

16-17 December 2019, Centre for Life-Writing Research, King’s College London, UK Convenors: Julia Lajta-Novak (Vienna) and Caitríona Ní Dhúill (Durham) Web: https://herstory-reimagined.net How do the lives of historical women become the raw material of novelists and filmmakers?

Edited by Jonathan Cohn and Phil Scepanski Abstracts/Proposals (300 words) due December 10th.

The edited collection, Familial Influences on Superheroes , will examine the role that the family plays on the development of the superhero as portrayed in radio, comics, graphic novels, television series, and feature films.  Many superheroes have experienced the trauma of losing (a) parent(s), which sets them apart from others.

Media, Diplomacy and Soft Power: Exploring the Relations Between Emerging Markets and Western Countries   Bologna, Dipartimento delle Arti, May 20th-21st, 2019   Confirmed keynote speaker: Stanley Rosen (University of Southern California) A second keynote speaker will be soon announced