EXTENDED DEADLINE - February 16, 2009

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2009 International Association of Media and Communication Research   
Congress,
Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco-UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico,  
July 21‑24, 2009

Community Communication Section

Call for papers
‘If we are all communicating, is anyone listening?’ – John  
Downing (2007)
Community-based media has a close – and contested – relationship  
with information rights.  The overarching theme of IAMCR 2009 is  
‘Human Rights Communication’, incorporating ‘freedom of  
expression’ and ‘universal access to information and knowledge’.  
IAMCR’s Community Communication section is therefore an important  
opportunity to explore and debate the role of community and  
alternative media from a rights perspective. Can community media  
advance communication rights? How do we ensure that communities,  
groups and individuals are given the means not only to speak, but to  
be heard?
We seek in‑depth and cutting‑edge research papers on issues of  
media access, participation and evaluation of outcomes; media projects  
undertaken by marginalized and under‑represented groups; the  
development and support of public and community‑based media  
institutions and infrastructures; the production and distribution of  
community and alternative media; and theoretical and historical  
contributions to the field.

About the Community Communication Section
IAMCR’s Community Communication section is the premier international  
forum for community and alternative media studies. This is the place  
for research on media practices that differ significantly from  
government and market‑dominated paradigms. Community and alternative  
media originate, circulate and resonate from the sphere of civil  
society, yet may interact with both state and market. Community media  
serve specific cultural or geographic communities. The field includes  
do‑it‑yourself media, media for social change, and a wide range of  
non‑government and non‑commercial practices using all kinds of  
communication technologies.

Guidelines for Participants
Individual or co-authored papers: Applicants must submit a 500 word  
abstract that describes the topic of their paper and its significance,  
the theoretical framework,  and research methods.
Panel proposals: The panel coordinator must submit a well‑defined  
statement of purpose, a complete list of panel participants, and full  
abstracts for each presentation.
All submissions should include a  paper title, as well as authors'  
names, institutional affiliations  and full contact information  
(mailing address, email address, and  telephone numbers).
Submissions in the authors’ native language must  also include an  
English translation.  Submissions should not be submitted to more than  
one IAMCR Section or Working Group.

Please send abstracts via the IAMCR 2009 conference website:
http://www.iamcr2009mexico.unam.mx/english/form.html

For further information or assistance, please contact the Community  
Communication Section Chair,
Per Jauert, on :
pjauert[at]imv.au.dk.

Submitting to the Right Section
Please consider carefully which IAMCR section is most appropriate for  
your paper. We cannot guarantee acceptance if your paper has been sent  
to the wrong section in the first instance (as places are extremely  
limited). Please contact the Community Communication section committee  
well before the deadline if you are unsure.
·      Researchers examining community media for development purposes   
should apply to the Participatory Communication Research section.

·      Researchers studying ethnic community media within a Diaspora   
framework should apply to the Diaspora and Media working group.

Visit www.iamcr.org for more information about IAMCR Sections and  
Working Groups.

Deadlines
Submission of abstracts: February 16, 2009
Submission results announced:  March 29, 2009

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Associate professor
Per Jauert
Section Head
IAMCR Community Communication Section
Department of Information and Media Studies
University of Aarhus, Denmark
Helsingforsgade 14
DK-8200 Aarhus N.
Office Phone: +45 8942 9224
Office Fax: +45 8942 5950
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
www.imv.au.dk
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