Month: January 2025

CFP Chinese Journal of Communication: Transnational Migration To/From China

“Publication

Call for a special issue of Chinese Journal of Communication on Transnational Migration to/from China: The Role of Digital Platforms, Publics, and Policies. Deadline: 31 July 2025.

Issue editors: Saif Shahin, Mingyi Hou, and Sagnik Dutta (all at Tilburg University, the Netherlands)

This special issue of the Chinese Journal of Communication aims to expand our understanding of transnational migration in the digital age, especially as it relates to platforms, publics, and policies. It explores how digital platforms (Chinese and non-Chinese), their sociotechnical affordances, and the discourses they produce (or censor) bear upon transnational migration between China and various parts of the world, including Southeast Asia, Oceania, Africa, and Latin America, as well as North America, Europe and the rest of Asia. Editors are particularly interested in submissions that draw attention to the implications of digital technologies for migrant communities and the relations of power they (re)produce, user practices that work with or around digital affordances to achieve individual or collective goals, and national or supranational laws and regulations that shape digital industries and ecosystems and their impact on transnational migration.

CFP ICA Virtual Preconference: Media and Communication in Global Latinidades

Conferences

Call for extended abstracts: Media and Communication in Global Latinidades, International Communication Association VIRTUAL Preconference, 11 June 2025. Deadline: 15 February 2025.

This preconference examines the production, distribution, and consumption of media and communication in global Latinidades. It follows up to the six preconferences held in the context of the 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Annual Meetings of the International Communication Association – on “Digital Journalism in Latin America” in 2019, on “Digital Media in Latin America” in 2020, on “Digital Media in Latinx and Latin America” in 2021, and on “Media & Communication in Global Latinidades” in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

In this seventh edition, we continue to center on media and communication practices of the Latinx and Latin American experience globally. Despite its long history, research about Latinx and Latin American topics — largely made by Latinx and Latin American researchers worldwide — tends to be underrepresented in communication scholarship in general and in ICA in particular. As such, the preconference will address the theme of media and communication in local, global, and/or transnational Latinx and Latin American experiences, such as those related to access issues, practices, representations, markets, technologies, and more.

Organizers think it is important to provide a platform that incentivizes community, the flow of information and scholarship, and equitable participation across the globe. As such, and in recognition of the often unsurmountable structural differences that exist among different national contexts concerning resources for traveling to international academic conferences, organizers will again hold the edition of the preconference virtually with a social in-person component that will be determined in due time.

Media and communication issues have increasingly featured more prominently in the global experiences of Latinidad. Thus, it is critical to inquire into the experience of these communities, which tend to be understudied and underrepresented, and to examine whether the specificity of Latinx and Latin American experiences might entail differences from those of other communities.

Bielefield U: IAS Research Group Funding 2024-26 (Germany)

FellowshipsVisiting groups (not individuals), Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Bielefeld University, Germany. Deadline: 24 April 2025.

The Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF) is Bielefeld University’s Institute for Advanced Study. It offers opportunities—with respect to time, space, and funding—for outstanding interdisciplinary research. ZiF is open to scholars from all disciplines post-PhD, based in Germany and abroad. They can propose a research project to be conducted with a curated group of (preferably) international colleagues.

In support of the work of groups on-site in Bielefeld, ZiF allocates financial resources and provides infrastructure as well as organisational support. If their collaborative application is successful, ZiF will host these groups on its campus. Visiting Groups can, for example, explore new research topics and partnerships, finalise interdisciplinary publications or conduct small research projects during their stay at ZiF. Visiting Groups can, for example, explore new research topics and partnerships, finalise interdisciplinary publications or conduct small research projects during their stay at ZiF.

• Duration: one stay at ZiF of a duration between one and three months
• Funding Amount: up to EUR 50,000 to cover the costs for travel and accommodation, workshops and/or conferences on-site; personnel expenses (buy-outs) cannot be covered, but an allowance of 1.000 EUR per month will be paid as a compensation for any additional costs
• Timing: Projects can commence approximately 12 months after the deadline.

CFP Comparative Cultural Studies: Youth and Participation (Spain)

“Publication

Call for a special issue of Comparative Cultural Studies: European and Latin American Perspectives on Youth and participation: Good practices in socio-educational research and intervention. Deadline: 21 July 2025.

Issue editors: Itahisa Pérez-Pérez and David Pérez Jorge (Universidad de La Laguna, Spain).

The monograph Youth and participation: Good practices in socio-educational research and intervention aims to make visible, dignify and reflect on scientific and professional experiences related to socio-educational research and intervention from an international perspective, focusing on youth participation and sustainability as key drivers of social change.

In this edition, editors invite the scientific community to contribute with theoretical works and research studies that promote youth participation and leadership, community development and socio-educational interventions aimed at young people, contributing to the development of critical knowledge that promotes the creation of fairer and more inclusive societies.

Questions to be answered:

  • How do youth contribute to community development through socio-educational initiatives?
  • What socio-educational or cultural policies have proven to be most effective in fostering youth inclusion and well-being?
  • How do migration processes affect the socio-educational life and development of young people?
  • How does cultural diversity influence youth education and participation in socio-educational activities?
  • Which gender-sensitive socio-educational strategies have had the greatest impact on gender equity among young people?
  • How are human rights, ethical values and the management of emotions being promoted in the education of young people?
  • How are young people participating in decision-making within socio-educational, political or community processes?
  • What models of socio-educational health intervention have proven to be most effective in improving the physical and mental well-being of young people?
  • What are the main challenges facing youth in formal educational settings and how can they be overcome?
  • How are youth contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how can socio-educational interventions enhance their participation in the 2030 Agenda?
  • How do non-formal education spaces influence young people’s active participation and personal development?

Sarah Sassoon: Don’t Change My Name

““Poetry”

The following is an award winning poem by Sarah Sassoon, published on her website. It is reproduced with permission.

“Sarah is an Australian born, Iraqi Jewish writer, poet, and educator. She is the author of the award winning picture book, Shoham’s Bangle and This is Not a Cholent. Her poetry micro chapbook, This is Why We Don’t Look Back was awarded the Harbor Review Jewish Women’s Poetry prize…She received her MFA in English Literature and Poetry from Bar Ilan University. Sarah’s writing follows her curiosity exploring her Iraqi Jewish history, the story of refugees and resilience, the rich, layered 2600-year-old culture of Babylonian Jews, with a special interest in Middle Eastern women’s experience.”

Don’t Change my Name
By Sarah Sassoon

changing Ethiopian names
is an old immigrant story
my grandfather
and his brothers
were known
by different last names

don’t tell me who I am
a piece of paper
curled into a cigarette
smoked up
in one puff

so we argue over my grandfather’s grave
was his name Nachum Shalom
or David Nachum
or Ben David
or Hacham
I only knew him as Abba Nagi
the singsong saying
over any scroll
didn’t really matter
to me
to him now

you learn as an immigrant
that home is in your heart
so beat that drum song strong
and smile
welcome the birthland people
they have no idea
they’re strangers to themselves
they’ve never had to know their heart
it takes crossing borders for that

and who knows those frayed edges
better than one
without a passport
or a parent’s grave to visit
or a birth certificate
or a bank account with all those verified official paper facts

I look for heart whispers
that call my name

and my grandfathers and his fathers
and those before him
and I know that I am at home
in the embrace
of what cannot be named

Koc U: ESL/EFL Instructor (Turkey)

“JobEnglish as a Second Language/English as a Foreign Language Instructor, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey. Deadline: 13 February 2025.

Koç University is one of the premier research institutions in Turkey. Its English Language Center (ELC) provides intensive language instruction to prepare students for the university’s English-medium academic programs. It plays a pivotal role in the students’ transition to university life with approximately 900 students enrolled each year and 50 faculty members. The ELC invites applications from motivated and experienced English language instructors who would like to join a professional academic program.

IIE: Scholar Support Specialist, Scholar Rescue Fund (USA/Hybrid)

“JobScholar Support Specialist, Scholar Rescue Fund, The Institute of International Education (IIE), New York, NY (Hybrid). Deadline: Open until filled; posted 6 January 2025.

The IIE Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) is the only global program that arranges, funds and supports fellowships for threatened and displaced scholars at partnering higher education institutions worldwide. IIE-SRF’s Scholar Support Specialist leads and coordinates the program’s personal, academic, and professional development offerings to IIE-SRF fellows and alumni, a diverse population of scholars around the world with unique needs. The Scholar Support Specialist develops and executes a strategy for creating and enhancing programmatic offerings; helps build a network of institutions and individuals that can offer support and other opportunities; and directly advises individual fellows and alumni as needed. The individual in this role will have a documented history working in academia and higher education and across different cultures.

Collegium Helveticum: Early Career Scholarships (Switzerland)

FellowshipsEarly Career Fellowships, Collegium Helveticum, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Deadline: 15 February 2025.

With its early-career fellowship program, the Collegium supports outstandingly promising academics and artists at a critical stage of their career. The program is designed to encourage work that cuts across and transgresses disciplinary boundaries in unconventional ways.

Early-career fellows are free to pursue their individual projects as outlined in their application and receive support from the Collegium’s team. Projects carried out at the Collegium shall convince both by their relevance and originality. They may span from applied science to blue-sky research or from fine arts to artistic research. The Collegium also encourages small interdisciplinary teams of up to three people to apply with a joint project.

NIAS Fellowships 2025-26 (Netherlands)

FellowshipsNIAS Fellowships, 2025-26, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Deadline: 17 March 2025.

NIAS offers an intellectual haven for researchers, writers, journalists and artists to pursue their research or projects, to work in an interdisciplinary environment and to share their knowledge with society. Participating in NIAS’ international and interdisciplinary community inspires the generation of new approaches and ideas that will bring ground-breaking work to fruition. Each year, a new group of about 50 fellows is formed. The NIAS Open Call for both individual and Theme Group fellowships opens on 15 January 2025 and closes on 17 March 2025, 12.00 noon (CET). Applications should be written in English and submitted via the application module on the NIAS website.

There are two main types of fellowships: individual or theme group. NIAS offers individual fellowships to scholars who wish to carry out research in the humanities and the social sciences. For five or ten months, scholars are offered the time and space to work on a topic of their own choice. Both scholars based in the Netherlands and scholars based abroad can apply for a fellowship.

In addition, it is possible to also apply for a group fellowship. NIAS Theme Group is an (international) team of two to four researchers working together on a specific research topic for five consecutive months. Each researcher pursues their individual project while also contributing to collaborative team research. Theme Groups are formed either through an application process or may be initiated by the Director. For one semester, the Theme Group works on a self-chosen project that falls within the scope of the humanities and/or social sciences. Fellows may apply for a stipend or a Dutch University Grant, as well as reimbursement for daily commuting costs or subsidized accommodation in Amsterdam.

A NIAS Theme Group Fellowship provides the opportunity to collaborate daily on a specific research topic. The Fellowship at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study is also a true residency: all fellows commit to stepping away from their regular obligations to fully dedicate themselves to their research in NIAS’s international, multidisciplinary environment. In addition to offering uninterrupted time and space for the Theme Group’s research, the residency emphasizes intellectual and informal exchanges with other fellows. Participation in communal lunches and weekly seminars, where fellows present their work-in-progress, is a central aspect of the NIAS Fellowship experience.

CFP 5th International Conference on the Sociolinguistics of Immigration (Italy)

Conferences

Call for papers: 5th International Conference on the Sociolinguistics of Immigration, 16-17 June 2025, Sestri Levante, Italy. Deadline: 31 January 2025.

This conference addresses the complexities of migration research amidst global challenges such as economic disparities, climate change, and displacement. The event aims to foster dialogue on reflexivity, ethics, and arts-based methodologies in migration studies. The language of the conference is English.

Participants will explore:

  • Representation and power dynamics.
  • Researchers’ responsibilities when working with vulnerable populations.
  • Innovative, interdisciplinary methods to amplify migrants’ voices.