CCA 2011 - Canadian Communication Association (CCA) Annual Conference 2011

Canadian Communication Association (CCA) Annual Conference 2011
June 1-3, 2011
University of New Brunswick & St. Thomas University
Fredericton, New Brunswick

“Coasts and Continents: Exploring Peoples and Places” is the theme of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (CFHSS) 2011 Congress within which the Canadian Communication Association (CCA) will hold its Annual Conference from June 1 ? 3, 2011 at the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University (http://www.congress2011.ca/). We are calling for proposals that explore, critique and extend this theme as well as for proposals on any other relevant themes to Communication Studies. We invite scholars and professionals to submit proposals that develop the range and depth of scholarship in communication studies. Proposals may take the form of:

Single-paper presentations
Multi-paper panels
Roundtables or Workshops
Performances or Screenings
Graduate Master’s Sessions (GMS - for MA students only).

Awards and Prizes

The CCA is very pleased to offer the Beaverbrook Media-AT-McGill Prize for the best student paper presented at the Conference, as well as the Gertrude J. Robinson Book Prize. Full details concerning prizes are available at the Awards and Prizes section of the CCA website.

Journalism Track

The CCA is again welcoming this year papers on journalism research, to be part of a dedicated subfield. Papers or panels addressing themes of practice and education, as well as submissions dealing with theoretical or methodological questions from a range of perspectives, are welcome.

Those submitting proposals to the journalism track are encouraged to address, but are not restricted to, the following themes: Shifting journalism's boundaries, Journalism and democracy, New journalism forms, Textual approaches to journalism, Mediating diversity, Political economy of journalism, The future of news, Journalism education.

Submission Details

All proposals must be submitted online via the Submit a Proposal link at this website.

In order to present a paper at the conference, you must be a member of the Canadian Communication Association. You must pay your dues for that calendar year by March 1st in order to be included in the schedule. If you are not already a member and wish to join the CCA, please visit the Membership section of the CCA website.

Master’s students interested in taking part in the conference must submit through the Graduate Masters Sessions.

The CCA has limited funds to help defray the travel costs of student participants. Details are available on our website.

Audiovisual support will include a data projector and screen only. Participants are required to provide their own laptops, and any additional equipment.

You may only submit one single-authored abstract for consideration. You may also present another co-authored paper, but only if the other authors are present. You can also act as a respondent on a panel or participant on a workshop or roundtable.

All proposals will be peer-reviewed by the conference organizing committee to ensure that presentations meet the scholarly standards of the Association, and in order to facilitate the organization of coherent and high-quality panels.

Presenters must select from the following list the sub-field in which they would prefer their proposal to be considered. Conference organizers will attempt to place presenters with other papers in their desired subfield, but may elect to place a paper in another subfield as programming requires.

? Media History
? Journalism and News
? Policy, Regulation and Governance
? Technology and Emerging Media
? International Communication and Development
? Organizational and Interpersonal Communication
? Public Relations, Advertising and Political Communication
? Media and Culture
? Theory and Ethics
? Sexuality and Gender
? Race and Media
? Graduate Master’s Sessions [GMS]

Paper proposals must include:
? Author’s name, rank/status, and affiliation. Please use full first name (not an initial) and properly capitalize all names.
? Paper title. Please be brief because longer titles may be truncated during the online submission process.
? An abstract (maximum 250 words) outlining: the research object, problem or question; the findings, argument or inquiry to be developed; the method of analysis used; the significance of what is proposed in relation to existing scholarship in the field; relationship with the wider research interests of the author(s).
Panel proposals should be submitted by the panel chair, and must include:
? Chair’s name, rank/status, and affiliation. Please use full first name (not an initial) and properly capitalize all names.
? Panel title. Please be brief because longer titles may be truncated during the online submission process.
? An abstract (maximum 250 words) outlining: the research object, problem or question; a list of the presenters and papers (maximum 4) to be included in the panel; the significance of the panel in relation to existing scholarship in the field.
? A separate proposal, as above, for each paper included in the panel.
Roundtable proposals should be submitted by the roundtable chair, and must include:
? Chair’s name, rank/status, and affiliation. Please use full first name (not an initial) and properly capitalize all names.
? Roundtable title. Please be brief because longer titles may be truncated during the online submission process.
? An abstract (maximum 250 words) outlining: the workshop theme, problem or question; a list of the presenters to be included in the roundtable and a brief indication of their contribution; the significance of the roundtable in relation to existing scholarship in the field.

Performance or screening proposals must include:
? Presenter’s name, rank/status, and affiliation. Please use full first name (not an initial) and properly capitalize all names.
? Title of the work. Please be brief because longer titles may be truncated during the online submission process.
? An abstract (maximum 250 words) outlining: the nature and themes of the work to be presented; the medium and duration of presentation; the significance of the work in relation to existing concerns in the field; the presenter’s previous experience with this medium; anticipated special requirements for the presentation (e.g. space; equipment, etc).

Deadlines

Paper and Panel proposals: January 7, 2011

Beaverbrook Media-AT-McGill Student Paper Prize: April 1, 2011.

Nominated papers should be sent electronically (.pdf format) to Prof. Darin Barney begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting, CCA President (darin.barney-AT-mcgill.ca). Title page must indicate paper’s title, the author’s name, contact info, university affiliation, and degree status.Winning authors are expected to provide a bio and a copy of the winning paper for publication on the Media-AT-McGill website www.media.mcgill.ca.

Gertrude J. Robinson Book Prize: March 1, 2011

Nominations should be sent electronically to Prof. Colette Brin, CCA Vice-President (colette.brin-AT-com.ulaval.ca), and must indicate the book’s title, author, publisher, date of publication and author’s complete affiliation and contact information.

For additional information, please visit the CCA website www.acc-cca.ca/

Conference Chairs

Daniel Downes (English)
ICS Coordinator
Information and Communication Studies
Department of Social Science
Hazen Hall, 312
UNB Saint John Campus
Tel. 506.648-5984
downes-AT-unb.ca

Gervais Mbarga (French)
Professeur
Information-Communication
Université de Moncton
Campus de Moncton
18, avenue Antonine-Maillet
Moncton, NB
E1A 3E9
Canada
gervais.mbarga-AT-umoncton.ca