Please see the RFP below:

TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

School of Communication

3100 Cleburne Avenue

Houston, Texas 77004

 

The School of Communication is sponsoring its 33rd Intercultural Communication Conference April 24, 2014, on the campus of Texas Southern University.  This year’s theme is “The Global Impact of African-American Music in the Digital Age of Communication."

 

African-American music, from gospel to jazz and rock n roll to hip-hop, has had a profound impact on people in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, as well as in Europe and Asia. The purpose of this conference is to describe those influences through analyzing the lyrics and music of musical artists whose work inspire, promote and, at times, provoke social change, often through digital media (more recently). You are invited to submit proposals abstracts for papers, panels, or creative presentations that concern African-American music and its cultural and social influences on the global society in which we live. Some of the areas we are interested in having covered during the conference include but are not limited to the following:

 

African-American Music and Social Change                    African-American Music and Intercultural Communication

African-American Musical Icons                                       History of African-American Music

African-American Music and Pop Culture                        African-American Music and the Entertainment Industry

African-American Music and American Life                     African-American Music and Politics

 

Other related topic ideas are also welcome

 

Submission Details and Guidelines:

  1. Contributions may be theoretical, methodological, qualitative, ethnographic, or empirical. 
  2. If your proposal is for a paper and it has been presented at a previous convention, accepted for publication, or delivered in the form of another “public presentation,” this fact should be made clear at the time of the submission.  This will not in any way influence the decision to accept the proposal.
  3. Panel proposals should focus on a unifying theme relevant to research, theory, or teaching in communication.
  4. Panel proposals may consist of a chair, paper presenters, and a respondent; however, round-table discussions, symposia, debates, performance venues, community programs, or other unique formats are also encouraged.  In alternative formats, respondents may be included or omitted as appropriate.
  5. Creative or innovative program proposals, especially those that provide opportunities for engaged interaction among participants and attendees, are encouraged.
  6. Proposals for papers should include the name(s) of the author or authors, title of the paper and 100-150 word abstract.
  7. Panel proposals should include: a title and rationale for the panel/program; title and 100 word abstract of each presentation; names, affiliations, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of all participants; names of chairs and respondents (if any); and a program copy (75-100 word description) as it would appear in the program.    
  8. Proposal abstracts should be submitted electronically no later than March 31, 2014.  If your abstract is accepted, you will receive additional information about the conference and when full papers must be submitted to the review committee.  Additionally, acceptance of a submission implies a commitment to attend the conference or a provision of an appropriate alternate presenter.

 

Ø  Please send proposal abstracts via e-mail to: Dr. Rockell Brown Burton of the School of Communication [log in to unmask] . (Use ICC 2014 in the subject line.)

 

Ø  For more information or other questions concerning the conference, please contact:

Dr.  James W. Ward, Conference Chair, via e-mail or phone:  [log in to unmask] or (713) 313-7741.

 

The Intercultural Communication Conference provides a forum for scholars, students, professionals, and civic-minded leaders to explore topics with cultural, political, economic, and social implications as well as communication dynamics.