CALL FOR PAPERS Media Systems under Pressure: Recent Developments in Media Freedom in Central and Eastern Europe International workshop, 18 May 2018, University of Amsterdam   ORGANISERS Dr. Sudha Rajagopalan, University of Amsterdam Dr. Mariëlle Wijermars, University of Helsinki Across Central and Eastern Europe, media systems are increasingly under pressure.

It’s all happening around Sky at the moment. The first was an unexpected bid from the US giant Comcast, disrupting the cosy deal that the Murdoch and Disney groups had planned. The second was Sky’s own doing: to offer Netflix subscriptions on the Sky and Now TV platforms… which now incorporate voice recognition. One is a fascinating business saga that will impact on user choice in the long term.

In the UK, a handful of giant corporations control the nation’s TV channels, news outlets, radio stations, search engines and social media platforms. This has given wealthy individuals and organisations huge political and economic power and enabled them to distort the media landscape to suit their interests and personal views.

The Half-Life of Philip K. Dick Friday the 27th of April 2018 CFP deadline = March 8th 2018 Through the process of adaptation, Philip K. Dick lives out his half-life and continues to have a presence in our contemporary culture.

CALL FOR PAPERS SECOND SCREEN STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND AOTEAROA (SSAAANZ) CONFERENCE (2018)

Please find below the Call for Papers for the African Women in the Media 2018 Conference: African Women in the Media 2018 Proposals are invited for a two-day conference organised by Stringers Africa Venue: University of Ibadan Conference Centre, Nigeria Date: 21-22 June 2018 Following the success of the African Women in the Media 2017 symposium (#AWIM17), the 2018 conference continues the objective of bringing

Who owns the media in Africa? Does the old adage “He who pays the piper calls the tune” apply in Africa today when describing ownership and control of media, ICTs and communication tools?

Proposals are invited for an interdisciplinary symposium at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, to explore representations of creatures of the sky and air, within the context of popular culture. The one-day conference is on Saturday 30 June 2018 . Keynote Lecture: Dr Chris Pallant, Canterbury Christ Church University.

The seventh International Association for Cultural Studies Crossroads conference held at the University of the West Indies (Jamaica) was themed “Of Sacred Crossroads”. The conference call for papers asked for a consideration of issues surrounding the dialogue between humanity and spirituality.

Journal of Alternative and Community Media SPECIAL ISSUE “The “Other” Alternatives: Political Right-Wing Media On- and Offline” CALL FOR PAPERS – EXTENDED DEADLINE Guest Editors: André Haller, University of Bamberg, Germany (andre.haller@uni-bamberg.de) Kristoffer Holt, Linnæus University, Sweden (kristoffer.holt@lnu.se) Renaud de La Brosse, Linnæus University, Sweden (renaud.delabrosse@lnu.se) Research on alternative media is deeply rooted

>Concepts of Mediated Communication Conference – Barcelona, Spain 13-14 September, 2018 Co-sponsored by: The University of Missouri School of Journalism Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich ​Nanyang Technological University This conference will explore how theories and concepts of mediated communication are being challenged in the face of digitization, globalization, and other trends.