Tag: South Asian Media and Cultural Studies

Call for Papers: South Asian Media and Cultural Studies Conference: #OneSouthAsia:
From Crisis to Resilience, 3-4 February 2023 (hybrid), Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. Deadline: 11 November 2022.

The 9th Annual Conference of South Asian Media and Communication Studies (SAMCS) conference, Feb. 3-4, 2023 focuses on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals #16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, which promotes sustainability by supporting social justice, improved infrastructure, and an end to conflicts in countries around the world. Under the theme of “#OneSouthAsia: From Crisis to Resilience”, the conference aims to discuss the challenges that the region grapples with, and explore how media landscape, communication culture, and digital technologies can help to recover regional resilience.

The South Asian Media and Cultural Studies Conference (SAMCS) is an alliance of scholars, academicians, and practitioners dedicated to fostering greater understanding of the region’s global importance. The annual conference is held at the Center for Global and Multicultural Engagement, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. Organizers are glad to partner with the Department of Media Studies, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Bangalore, India for the annual conference.

Call for Papers: South Asian Media and Cultural Studies Conference: Imagining Futures, February 10-11, 2022, Virtual/Hybrid event, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. Deadline: 3 January 2022.

The organizers of the conference invite proposals for papers, presentations, and posters for the 8th South Asian Media and Cultural Studies conference to be held on the mornings of February 10-11, 2022. The annual conference will be a virtual/hybrid event (with some in-person events at FSU if possible). This year’s conference has an open theme of “Imagining Futures.” The open theme will allow creating linkages that cross disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. In considering the region’s collective future in the fields of media and cultural studies, scholars and practitioners must build strategies for action. The aim is not just to reflect upon some of the pivotal challenges in these fields, but to nurture a commitment to building a collective future. There is no registration cost to present and attend the virtual conference.