CFP Public Deliberation & Dialogue ICA16 Preconference (Japan)

ICA Preconference Call: Public Deliberation & Dialogue
Title: Pubic Deliberation and Dialogue: Building an International Network of Research, Pedagogy, and Service.
Date: Thursday June 9, 1:00-5:00pm
Place: Fukuoka, Japan (conference hotel)
Co-Chairs: Tim Steffensmeier, Kansas State University; Azirah Hashim, University of Malaya; Executive Director, Asia-Europe Institute; Leah Sprain, University of Colorado, Boulder; Soo-Hye Han, Kansas State University

Preconference registration cost: Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy is covering the registration cost for 25 participants

Participant Requirements: there are two ways to participate in this preconference

A. Submit a one-page Statement of Interest that addresses your interest in public deliberation and dialogue OR

B. Submit a 300 word abstract describing your current research focused on public deliberation or dialogue. Panelists will be selected to present their research and catalyze small group discussions.

Deadline: January 22, 2016. Send Statements of Interest to Tim Steffensmeier; successful applicants will be notified no later than Feb. 1.

Preconference Description:
Public deliberation and dialogue is above all a communicative process. Communication scholars are beginning to focus more of their teaching, research and service efforts in this area. In recent years, a number of communication scholars from various perspectives, including but not limited to political communication, media studies, small group communication studies, rhetorical studies, and conflict resolution have begun to connect around public deliberation and dialogue. For example, The Journal of Public Deliberation publishes scholarship in this area, and the National Communication Association (NCA) recently approved a new Public Deliberation and Dialogue division. To this point, however, communication scholars mostly have been working individually or within national boundaries. There has not been sufficient collaboration at the international level between the field of communication and public deliberation.

This preconference aims to bring together scholars already working on public deliberation and dialogue projects as well as those new to the field. The aim is to build a stronger international network of support and collaboration by sharing ideas in the areas of teaching, research, and service. Participants will provide presentations and summaries of connections between their work and pubic deliberation and dialogue. The preconference will focus on research connections, and it will also address connections to teaching and service. One of the particular benefits of this subject is the natural blending of the three typical responsibilities of faculty.

The target audience for this preconference includes two primary groups: 1) faculty and graduate students already involved in public deliberation and dialogue research and teaching, and 2) individuals interested in this area and wanting to learn more. For the first group, the preconference will provide a space to share ideas, receive feedback, and learn what other people are doing in the field. Furthermore, we will develop ways to work collaboratively after the conference. For the second group, we will provide background information and resources for scholars to start incorporating this work into their research, teaching and service.

CFP Cool Japan ICA16 Preconference (Japan)

CfP Cool Japan ICA16 Preconference
International Communication Association Preconference 2016
Communicating with Cool Japan: New International Perspectives on Japanese Popular Culture
Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Location: Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Sponsors: ERIC, Pop Comm, Waseda University
Keynote Speaker: Koichi Iwabuchi (Monash University)

More children around the world recognize Mario than they do Mickey Mouse, and Japanese popular culture, especially anime, manga, music, games, television, film, and street fashion, is among the most distinct and recognizable of any in the world. During a time of domestic economic malaise, these products of these creative industries have become increasingly important cultural exports. There is both intra-Asian cultural flow (e.g. between Japan and Korea), as well as “counter-flow” from East to West. Japan continues to be a subject of Orientalization, yet at the same time, Japan is one of the most well-developed, wealthy nations in its region, with its own history of colonialism.

This year’s International Communication Association Annual Conference theme is “Communicating with Power,” and it implies both speaking to the powerful and speech that is powerful in and of itself. Both are salient here because “Cool Japan” is a governmental catchphrase, and to a postcolonial country like Japan, which has renounced the “hard” military power of warmongering and violence, the “soft power” of cultural diplomacy and the global recognition of its powerhouse popular culture are especially important. What role should Japanese popular culture play on the twenty-first century international stage? What sorts of power are or ought to be vested in cultural producers? What can these media tell us about ourselves-and others? And what sorts of empowerment does Japanese popular culture make possible for consumers? We invite scholars who would explore some of the answers to these questions-as well as provide new ones-in order to better understand, ultimately, what it means to communicate with Cool Japan.

Papers and panels on topics related to any area of Japanese popular culture will be considered, including but not limited to:
-production processes and/or cultural workers
-political economy (including the role of the state and markets)
-media/cultural content (e.g. of anime, manga, fashion, videogames, film, music, television, etc.)
-the Internet, social/online media, cellular phones, or other technology
-uses of Japanese popular culture
-globalization or diaspora
-cultural policy/diplomacy
-consumption or media effects
-identity and the self
-otaku and fandom

Submissions from graduate students and junior scholars are especially welcome.
How to Submit:
We will accept both individual abstract submissions and fully-constituted panel submissions (of 4-5 participants).
Individual paper submissions should include:
-Title, name and affiliation, and email address of author(s).
-Abstract of 150-200 words that discusses the problem, research, methods and relevance.
-Use Microsoft Office or PDF format.

Panel proposal submissions should include:
-Title of panel and 100-word rationale.
-Titles, names and affiliations, and email addresses of panelists.
-Abstracts of 150-200 words for each presentation that discusses the problem, research, methods and relevance.
-Use Microsoft Office or PDF format.

Send all submissions via email. Please write “Communicating with Cool Japan Preconference” in the subject line.

Submission deadline is January 31, 2016.

Notification of acceptance will occur sometime in mid-February.

Please contact Casey Brienza or Anamik Saha with any inquiries.

Turkish Cultural Exchange Fellowship

About:
The Turkish Cultural Foundation Cultural Exchange Fellowship is awarded twice a year competitively to Turkish and non-Turkish artists and professionals who work in culture and arts.

Awards:
The TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship ranges from $1,000 to $2000. Fellows will receive their fellowship payments via a United States bank check.

There are two different categories for which applicants may apply to TCF for support:
• I – Event Participation or Collaborations in Art and Culture: $ 1,000
• Event Participation: Turkish applicants must be accepted to participate in an event abroad (conference, festival, exhibition or fair) related to art and culture, as presenters or speakers. Non-Turkish applicants must be accepted to participate in an event in Turkey (conference, festival, exhibition or fair) as presenters or speakers.
• Collaborations in Art and Culture: Turkish artists and professionals must be primary participants in a collaborative artistic or cultural program/project abroad with fellow artists and professionals at a workshop/studio/atelier, museum, cultural or educational institution. Non-Turkish artists and professionals must be primary participants in a collaborative artistic or cultural project in Turkey with fellow artists and professionals in a workshop/studio/atelier, museum, cultural or educational institution.
• II – Residencies in Art and Culture: $ 2,000
• Turkish artists and professionals must be accepted to a Residency Program abroad at a workshop/studio/atelier, museum or other cultural institution environment. Non-Turkish artists and professionals must be accepted to a Residency Program in Turkey at a workshop/studio/atelier, museum, other cultural or educational institution environment.

The minimum duration of the in-country (Turkey or third country) Residency program must be two weeks.

Eligibility:

Individuals who work professionally in the fields of traditional arts, cultural relations, visual arts and new media, film and video arts, curatorial services, conservation, restoration, literary arts, music, dance, theatre and performance arts, are invited to submit applications for the TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Individuals who participate in events or projects which already receive funding under the TCF Grant Program are ineligible for the TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

How to Apply:
TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship will be awarded twice a year: For the first term (January-June 2016) and the second term (July-December 2016). All events/projects applied for under this program must be completed by the end of June 2016 for the first term and the end of December 2016 for the second term.

Applications must be submitted with the following information:
• Completed Application Form (click here for application form)
• Cover Letter
• Project description (max. 2,000 words) that includes a description of the event (include event program), collaboration, or residency.
• Resume (max. 2 pages)
• Verification (proof of acceptance as presenter/speaker to event, letter from destination country-based collaborative project leader, acceptance to Residency Program by relevant institution)
• One letter of recommendation as to the professional credentials of the applicant.

All applications must be submitted in English. Applicant’s name must be typed at the top of each sheet. Application form and all supporting materials must be submitted via email.

Application Deadline:
All applications must be received by January 24, 2016 for the first term, and June 30, 2016 for the second term.

CFP IAICS: Culture, Communication & Cosmopolitanism (Shanghai)

Call for Submissions
The 22nd International Conference of the International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies (IAICS)

Conference Theme: “Culture, Communication, and Cosmopolitanism”
July1-3, 2016
Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai

Conference Goals:
*To provide scholars, educators and practitioners from different cultural communities with opportunities to interact, network and benefit from each other’s research and expertise related to intercultural communication issues;
*To synthesize research perspectives and foster interdisciplinary scholarly dialogues for developing integrated approaches to complex problems of communication across cultures;
*To advance the methodology for intercultural communication research and disseminate practical findings to facilitate understanding across cultures;
*To foster global intercultural sensitivity and involve educators, business professionals, students and other stakeholders worldwide in the discourse about diversity and transcultural communication issues.

Topic areas are broadly defined as, but not limited to, the following:
Cosmopolitanism in culture
Intercultural communication and cosmopolitanism
Cosmopolitanism in literature
Time and space in culture/literature
Language and culture
Intercultural communication and nationality
Language and identity
Comparative culture
Interculturality in literature
Intercultural communication and interculturality
Media and interculture
Internet intercultural communication
Multi cultures and interculturality
Intercultural communication competence
Culture and travel writing
Intercultural education
Crosscultural encounters
Interculture and human resource management
Comparative poetics
Interculture and public policy
Comparative literature
Transnational enterprises and intercultural communication
Imagology
Cultural study theories
Literature and religion
Culture and diplomacy
Literature and film
Language planning and policy
Translation studies
Intercultural pragmatics
Foreign Language Teaching as Intercultural Communication

Guidelines for Submissions
Categories: Abstract, panel proposals, and workshop proposals may be accepted.
Abstract, 150-250 words in English, including positions, affiliations, email addresses and mailing addresses for all authors.

Panel proposals reflecting the conference theme may be submitted. All panel proposals should provide a 100-word rationale and a 100-200 word abstract of each panelist’s paper; include affiliation and email addresses for each panelist.

Workshop proposals relevant to the conference theme may be submitted. Proposals should be 3-5 pages in length, single spaced.

Deadline: Please submit abstracts, panel/workshop proposals, and roundtable discussion sessions by 10th March, 2016.

Submission to: ses@shisu.edu.cn; iaics2016@shisu.edu.cn
Conference Working Languages: English and Chinese
Conference host: School of English Studies, Shanghai International Studies University

CFP Transatlantic Collaborative Digital Humanities Projects

Transatlantic program for collaborative work in the field of digital humanities – Call 2016
Deadline : 16 May 2016

The Fondation Maison des Science de l’Homme has published the third call of its grant program in digital humanities. Thanks to a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, FMSH will co-finance transatlantic collaborative projects in the field of the digital humanities.

To strengthen its activity in the broad sphere of Digital Humanities, the FMSH seeks at present to implement a new international program of “digital philology”. To date, funded interactions in this area have been limited to exchanges within Europe. The purpose of this proposal is to create a formal organizational and funding structure for collaboration between the US and Europe in “digital literary studies”. For too long, Europe’s major projects in the digital humanities have been on a different track, as it were, from American projects. The present initiative is intended to help US and European researchers work together in an entirely new way in the field of digital literary studies, to share knowledge and methods, disseminate common practices and tools, and publicize their works.

The Program will support only research projects whose goal is to set up or to strengthen collaborations between US and European universities. It will co-finance up to 80% of the total cost of the research project per year.

Deadlines:
Applications due –  16 May 2016
Notification given – September 2016
Grant period commences – October 2016

Before submitting a proposal, potential applicants are encouraged to contact the FMSH.  Applications must be submitted electronically via the online application form

National University of Singapore job ad

Lecturer at Centre for English Language Communication, National University of Singapore

Applicants for the position of Lecturer should possess either:
– a Master’s degree or PhD in Applied Linguistics, TESOL or a related field; or
– a Master’s degree or PhD in Rhetoric/Composition, Communication Studies, humanities fields, or the social sciences who can demonstrate evidence of their expertise in teaching academic writing (candidates in this category whose content focuses on the history, rhetoric, or philosophy of science are particularly encouraged to apply)

Applicants should also:
– have a sound record of and strong commitment to teaching, with a minimum of three years of full-time teaching experience at the tertiary level, and
– demonstrate leadership in curriculum planning and materials development.

In addition, evidence of scholarly output in pedagogical research at the higher education level would be advantageous.

Successful applicants are expected to:
– work in teams to develop and/or teach various courses at the undergraduate and/or graduate level(s)
– contribute expertise through involvement in ELT-related projects and activities
– engage in pedagogical research which supports English language teaching and learning at the higher education level

Additional Information
The Centre runs a range of courses, which include English Proficiency, English for Academic Purposes, English for Specific Purposes, Professional Communication, Critical Thinking and Writing, Interdisciplinary Writing, English for Graduate Students, and Thesis Writing. The Centre is also responsible for delivering a content-based writing programme (Ideas and Exposition) within the University Town residential college system. Applicants can find full course descriptions at:
– http://www.nus.edu.sg/celc/programmes/undergraduates_faculty.php  (undergraduate programmes)
– http://www.nus.edu.sg/celc/programmes/graduates.php  (graduate programmes)
– http://www.nus.edu.sg/celc/programmes/iep.php (Ideas and Exposition programme)

How to Apply
Applicants should submit a cover letter which addresses their suitability for the position for which they are applying. The letter should be sent via email with the following documents:
– a detailed curriculum vitae, with names and addresses (including email) of three referees and a statement of current and expected remuneration
– copies of degree scrolls
– student/staff evaluations of courses taught in the last two years
– a statement of teaching philosophy and methodology (max. 1,000 words)

Shortlisted applicants may be asked to provide additional documents to support their application.

The starting salary is competitive and will depend on the applicant’s qualifications and experience. Successful applicants are expected to commence work in July / December 2016. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

celcrecruit@nus.edu.sgClosing date:  22 January 2016

CFP Leadership Communication

SPECIAL ISSUE ON LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION
Special Issue Guest Editors:
Jacqueline Mayfield, Texas A&M International University, A.R. Sanchez Jr. School of Business
Milton Mayfield, Texas A&M International University, A.R. Sanchez Jr. School of Business

The International Journal of Business Communication seeks and encourages the submission of high quality scholarly manuscripts for a special issue on Leadership Communication, scheduled for publication in January, 2017. IJBC is a respected, well established, high impact international journal that disseminates theoretical and practical knowledge from the business communication field. The journal draws contributions from multiple disciplines so as to fully explore all aspects of business communication, and accepts manuscripts from the administrative disciplines, liberal arts, and social sciences.

The general consensus is that leadership communication is vital to organizations. Yet there is much divergence in its conceptualizations – which are further complicated by emergent research streams, due in part to globalization, digitalization, shared leadership, workforce diversity, and demands for greater leadership integrity. Case in point, some scholars employ hierarchical leadership communication models, while others utilize discursive processes wherein leadership is co-created. Equally important, a wide array of methodological strategies have been utilized – embracing a spectrum of quantitative to qualitative approaches – to investigate leadership communication. As for emergent research streams, some of the existing leadership communication research is under scrutiny, not having always incorporated the factors of globalization, demographic diversity, employee empowerment, and information technology into its models.

All of the preceding leadership communication topics need research initiatives and progress. Moreover, the current leadership communication literature reveals a dearth of inquiry which clarifies both leadership communication processes and their rapports with key organizational outcomes, including firm, employee, customer, societal, and other stakeholder welfare.

For all of these reasons, this special issue seeks manuscripts that either reflect these diverse perspectives and/or investigate developing trends in leadership communication. All quality manuscripts that address leadership communication in these contexts are welcomed for submission. Topic categories include but are not limited to:
Team Leadership Communication
Shared Leadership Communication
Strategic Leadership Communication
Leadership Communication Channels
The Context of Leadership Communication
Cross-Cultural Leadership Communication
Non-Traditional Leadership Communication
Leadership Communication and Social Issues
Co-Creation of Leadership Through Discourse
Methodological Issues in Leadership Communication Research

This special issue on leadership communication is being co-edited by Professor Jacqueline Mayfield, PhD, A.R. Sanchez Jr., School of Business, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX and Professor Milton Mayfield, PhD, A.R. Sanchez Jr., School of Business, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX. The co-editors will gladly discuss preliminary paper ideas.

All manuscripts will be reviewed following IJBC´s normal double-blind review process. Submissions are open to everyone.

For your submission, please send an initial proposal consisting of approximately a fifteen hundred (1,500) word abstract. This proposal should include your research question, method (quantitative and qualitative), findings, and conclusions. Theory development and simulation proposals will also be considered provided there is a strong fit with the issue´s theme and the work is of especially high quality. Your proposal should be submitted through email no later than January 31, 2016. Contributors will be informed of decisions by March 2016. All accepted proposals must be completed and submitted as full papers by May 15, 2016.

Moscow American Center Program Grant 2016 (Russia)

FY 2016 Moscow American Center Program Funding

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow (PAS Moscow) invites proposal submissions for a cooperative agreement to assist in providing administrative, technical and programmatic support for the American Center program. The American Center at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, is one of approximately 700 American Spaces supported by the Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP) of the U.S. Department of State. The American Center is a technology-forward, welcoming, and engaging environment where Embassy personnel, U.S. visitors, and implementing partners connect with Russians, especially young leaders and young professionals, to inspire dialogue on issues that matter most to U.S.-Russia relations. All applications must be submitted on or before Friday, January 29, 2016, 6 p.m. Moscow Time. Emails that show a time stamp produced by the Department of State system as having been received after 6 p.m. will be ineligible for consideration.

Sponsor: United States Department of State (DOS), U.S. Mission to Russia
Sponsor ID: DOSRUS-16-GR-002

Amount: Upper $350,000
One award is expected

Applicant type: Nonprofit

Oxford University job ad: Research Fellow in Qualitative Audience Research (UK)

Research Fellow (Qualitative Audience Research)

The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford is seeking to appoint a researcher to work for one year as part of a larger project aimed at analysing media developments in a sample of more than twenty European countries, with a particular emphasis on digital media, news, and politics.

The purpose of the larger project is to develop a better understanding of media developments in these countries (and their implications), including the interplay between analogue and digital media and the relation between news provision and news consumption. The project output includes both academic publications and publications oriented primarily at media industry professionals, practicing journalists, and policy-maker audiences.

The person appointed to this one-year position will primarily be working with RISJ Director of Research, Dr Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, on a specific piece of qualitative research using interviews and other methods to understand why a significant minority of people—about 7% in the UK— largely seem to avoid news even as they are surrounded by an abundance of easily available content and by media organizations that actively seek their attention. The work will be part of the wider project, which expands our ongoing, annual Reuters Institute Digital News Report. The role is specifically tied to the issue of news avoidance but will also include working with the wider project team including the principal investigators, the project coordinator, a team of other Oxford-based researchers, as well as a wider network of outside partners from both the academy and the media industry as part of the larger project. The position is an exceptional chance to be part of one of the largest international studies of news media use in the world.

This post is based on fixed-term full-time contract terms at the Reuters Institute, 13 Norham Gardens, Oxford, and is available immediately.

The successful candidate will be able to undertake advanced survey research and qualitative analysis and have attained a PhD/DPhil or equivalent experience in a substantive area of political or other social science including journalism/media studies, or be near completion of doctoral research. Candidates will also require excellent editing and communication skills (verbal and written) to demonstrate a potential to write at an international level.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online, quoting reference 121546.
Closing date for applications is noon (UK time) Monday 25th January 2016.  Applications received after the closing date cannot be considered.
Applications must be made through the university website.

University of Oxford job ad: Research Fellow in Media Use (UK)

Research Fellow (Media use analysis)

The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford is seeking to appoint a researcher to work for six months on a project aimed at analysing media use, with a particular emphasis on digital media, news, and politics, in a sample of six countries in the Asia Pacific region (Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia).

The purpose of the project is to develop a better understanding of media use in these countries, including the interplay between analogue and digital media and relation between news provision and news consumption, and how these countries compare to other high income countries in Western Europe and North America.

It will involve a combination of survey research and desk-based research, examining both similarities and differences across the six case countries. The project builds on our ongoing, annual Reuters Institute Digital News Report and is based on survey data that will be collected in January/February 2016 in collaboration with YouGov.

The outputs from the project will be:
• A report that provides an overview over the most important kinds of media use across the six countries, contextualized with reference to each country’s media system, to be published in the early Autumn of 2016;
• A series of presentations of the data and main points of the analysis for interested stakeholders including news media organizations, policymakers, and non-profits; and
• One or more academic publications building on the data and providing more in-depth analysis of particularly important and interesting aspects of the material collected.

This post is based on fixed-term full-time contract terms at the Reuters Institute, 13 Norham Gardens, Oxford and is available immediately.

The successful candidate will be able to undertake survey research and qualitative analysis and have attained a PhD/DPhil or equivalent experience in a substantive area of political or other social science including journalism/media studies, or be near completion of doctoral research. Candidates will also require excellent editing and communication skills (verbal and written) to demonstrate a potential to write at an international level.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online, quoting reference 121545.
Closing date for applications is Monday noon (UK time) 25th January 2016.
Applications received after the closing date cannot be considered.
Applications must be made through the university website.