[Air-L] Civic media workshop at NCA

[Mike Lyons]

If you are attending the National Communication Association Conference in Philadelphia in November, please consider attending this free workshop on Civic Media:

Wed, 11/9: 8:00 AM  - 12:00 PM 
Marriott Downtown 
Room: Room 403 - Level 4 

Technology, Civic Participation and Social Change: Exploring Civic Media Across Practice, Research and Pedagogy

This seminar will map the emerging study of civic media to the communication field and present various cases studies and theoretical perspectives that specifically explore the relationship between citizens, technologies and engagement in digital culture. Participants will engage in breakout sessions that explore the role of civic media in contemporary communication practice, research and pedagogy, and detail potential possibilities and challenges. Interested persons should submit a few sentences summarizing what they hope to get out of the seminar and any experience, knowledge or exposure to civic media they currently have. Please submit this to Cindy Vincent at cindy.vincent at salemstate.edu by Friday, October 21.

For more information on conference registration and lodging, please visit: https://www.natcom.org/convention/.

Presenters:

Eric Gordon, Emerson College 
Cindy Koenig Richards, Willamette University 
J. Michael Lyons, Saint Joseph's University 
Paul Mihailidis, Emerson College
Cindy Vincent, Salem State University 

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Mike Lyons, Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor 
Department of Communication Studies 
Interim Director, Justice and Ethics in the Law Minor 
Saint Joseph's University 
Philadelphia, PA 

www.jmikelyons.com 
twitter: @jmikelyons