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Please consider submitting an abstract to the 2014 Midwinter Conference. See details below. Thank you!
 AEJMC MIDWINTER CONFERENCE 2014
February 28 -
March 1, 2014
Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass
CommunicationUniversity of Oklahoma
 
MAC Call for
Paper Abstracts and Panel Proposals
The AEJMC Midwinter Conference is an annual forum for the presentation
of research and debate in areas relevant to the 10 AEJMC groups (divisions,
interest groups and commissions) sponsoring the event. The conference provides
a platform for presentations and extended discussions in a relaxed setting.
 
The upcoming conference is scheduled for February 28 to March
1, 2014 at the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication
(University of Oklahoma) in Norman, Oklahoma. Conference participants will be
able to enjoy the College’s state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities,
as well as many winter diversions outside the conference activities, including
world-class museums and art galleries.
 
The Minorities and Communication Division invites submissions of
original research on any topic related to minorities in communication.
 
The term “minorities” has been defined to include Latinos,
African Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans. Therefore, papers
examining how these groups present images, news and/or other information about
themselves, as well as those examining how issues and/or perspectives related
to race/ethnicity and diversity are featured in mainstream or other specialized
media, would generally fall into this division’s area of interest.
 
Paper abstract submissions: Authors are invited to
submit research paper abstracts of between 600 and 800 words (word
count excludes author information and references). Abstracts should give a
clear sense of relevant literature, research objectives, methodological
approach, stage of research project (conceptual, data gathering, data
interpreting), findings and conclusions.
 
Note that authors can submit any specific paper abstract to
only one participating group – submitting the same paper
abstract to several groups will result in disqualification and withdrawal from
the review process. Do not submit full papers.
 
Authors of accepted papers will be notified by mid-January
2014. Papers presented at the midwinter conference are also eligible for
presentation at the AEJMC national convention in August. Authors are encouraged
to use the midwinter conference as an opportunity to get feedback on their
research to improve and finalize it for submission to the national conference.
 
Authors of accepted abstracts must submit complete papers
(not exceeding 30 pages) to the discussant of their conference session at least
two weeks before the midwinter conference. The midwinter chair for the relevant
group will send authors the names and contact details of the discussant for
their session.
 
At least one author of each accepted paper must register and
attend the conference to present the paper. Failure to register by
the deadline will result in authors’ names and papers being removed from the
program. NO onsite registration will be available.
 
Panel submissions: In addition, the organizers are also inviting
panel proposals. These proposals should be sent to the midwinter chair of the
particular division or group they wish to present the panel to. Panel
submissions should include the panel title, a description of the session’s
focus, the issues to be discussed, and a list of panelists (potential and
confirmed), including affiliation. Panel proposals should not exceed two
double-spaced pages.
 
Submission format: All submissions (for paper abstracts and
panels) should include the name(s) of the author(s) or panel organizer(s) on
the title page only. The title page should also include the author or
lead author’s (or organizer’s) mailing address, telephone number and e-mail
address. The title should be on the first page of the text and on running heads
on each page of text. Authors should e-mail their abstracts or proposals as
attachments (saved with the author’s last name as file name) in a standard
word-processing format (preferably Word or RTF) to the relevant midwinter chair.
Authors must ensure that they remove any identifying information from their
document (with the exception of the title page).
 
Deadline: Submissions should be sent to Mia Moody-Ramirez, MAC
Midwinter chair, by noon on December 1, 2013. Please email submissions
to [log in to unmask] with “AEJMC Midwinter Conference” in the subject
line. 
 
The University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, 20 miles
south of Oklahoma City, with easy access to the Will Rogers World Airport.
Details on conference registration, hotel accommodation and airport
transportation will be available at http://www.ou.edu/gaylord.
 
For more information, please contact Elanie Steyn, Conference Site
Host ([log in to unmask]).