[Air-L] Call for Abstracts: Boston University, Dept. of Emerging Media Studies

[Bonnie Dickson]

Hi Everyone,

The graduate students at Boston University's Department of Emerging Media
are pleased to announce our second annual #Screentime conference
<http://sites.bu.edu/demsconference/> on Emerging Media. We're calling for
abstracts across multiple fields. Information is below. Please pass along
to any interested parties. Cheers,

*CALL FOR ABSTRACTS*

*#SCREENTIME: Technological Affordances and Constraints in Mediated Life*

*GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE*


*Deadline for Abstracts*
May 1, 2016

*Conference Date*
June 23, 2016
Boston University
College of Communication
9am - 5pm


The graduate students of Boston University’s Division of Emerging Media
Studies are calling for abstracts for their second annual Conference on
Emerging Media. <http://sites.bu.edu/demsconference/>

#Screentime aims to explore the social, emotional, and civic implications
of today’s media landscape. Social forces and technological elements are
driving changes in this developing field of study. This conference is an
opportunity to bridge diverse perspectives on the roles of users and
technology in new media, and will lay the groundwork for future research.

Emerging Media Studies is an inherently interdisciplinary field, and as
such we welcome abstracts from a variety of perspectives and disciplines on
a range of topics, including but not limited to:


   - Civility, sub-cultures, and online discourse
   - Uses and effects of mobile communication technologies
   - Digital distribution and industry disruption
   - Data mining of social networks
   - Emerging technologies’ effects on users
   - Video games and virtual worlds
   - Digital communication and public health

The conference is free of charge to both presenters and attendees. This
conference is aimed at graduate students to showcase their research, and as
an opportunity to network with peers.

*Deadline for Abstracts: *May 1, 2016. Please submit abstracts of no more
than 300 words. Papers will be peer reviewed. To submit, please send an
e-mail of your abstract to demsconf at bu.edu. Include your name and
institutional affiliation (department/university), program and year of
study, research focus/interests, and contact information (email and phone
number) with all submissions. Applicants will be notified of their
acceptance on a rolling basis no later than June 1, 2016.

For additional information, visit, http://sites.bu.edu/demsconference/.
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*Division of Emerging Media Studies*
Boston University, College of Communication
Twitter: @DEMSatBU <https://twitter.com/DEMSatBU>
Website: #Screentime <http://sites.bu.edu/demsconference/>

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*Bonnie Dickson*Division of Emerging Media Studies
BU College of Communication
cell: 209-915-4695
e-mail: bkd at bu.edu
*“Anything worth doing, is worth doing right.” H.S. Thompson*