COMIC ART WORKING GROUP - CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2022
The Comic Art Working Group of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites the submission of proposals for papers and panels for IAMCR 2022, which will be held online from 11 to 15 July 2022. The conference will also have a national hub at Tsinghua University in Beijing. The deadline for submission is 9 February 2022, at 23.59 UTC.
See the CfPs of all sections and working groups >
Conference Themes
IAMCR conferences have a main conference theme (with several sub-themes) that is explored from multiple perspectives throughout the conference in plenaries, in the programmes of our sections and working groups, and in the Flow34 virtual cinema and podcasts stream. They also have many themes defined by our 33 thematic sections and working groups. Proposals submitted to sections and working groups may be centered on an aspect of the main conference theme as it relates to the central concerns of the section or working group, or they may address the additional themes identified by the section or working group in their individual calls for proposals.
The main theme for IAMCR 2022, “Communication Research in the Era of Neo-Globalisation: Reorientations, Challenges and Changing Contexts” is concerned with possibilities for rethinking communication research agendas in the post-pandemic world, which has seen dramatic shifts in the way we interact and understand our physical, social, cultural, political and material environments.
Eight sub-themes of this central theme have been identified: Reorienting Media and Communication Research in the Era of Neo-Globalisation; Artificial Intelligence in Global Communication Contexts; Cultural Identities and Dis-Identities in the Era of Neo-Globalisation; Communication for Sustainability: Climate Change, Environment, and Health; Media Ethics and Principles in the Digital Age; Media, Communication, and the Construction of Global Public Health; Data/Digital Science and Intercultural Communication; Digital Platforms and Public Service: Science, Technology and Sustainability. See the complete theme description and rationale here.
The Comic Art Working Group is committed to an interdisciplinary approach that could enrich the academic dialogue. We special welcome academic works that expand the topics of our field and bring news and current perspectives of research. The main theme of the IAMCR conference is open for a wide range of ideas dealing with, but not limited to, the following specific sub-themes that have been identified: Reorienting Media and Communication Research in the Era of Neo-Globalization; Cultural Identities and Dis-Identities in the Era of Neo-Globalization; Communication for Sustainability: Climate Change, Environment, and Health; Media Ethics and Principles in the Digital Age; Media, Communication, and the Construction of Global Public Health; Data/Digital Science and Intercultural Communication.
The Comic Art Working Group invites submissions relating to the main IAMCR 2022 theme as well as work addressing the following (but not limited to):
- Comic and pandemic
- Graphic medicine
- Comics as a didactic tool
- Environmental comics
- Comic and social responsibility
- Comic and gender
- Political communication in comic
- Comic and migration
- Political cartoons
- Emergent platforms for comic creation and distribution
- Webcomics
- Preservation of the comics cultural heritage
- Comics journalism
- Comic books and libraries
- Semiotics of comics and cartoons
- Hermeneutics of comics
- Comics and graphic novels
- Manga and anime
- Animation
- Comics and Visual Culture
Academic and independent scholars are equally welcome to collaborate. We also welcome submissions from early career researchers and veteran scholars alike.
In order to keep the dialogue flowing, we have also created a page for the group on Facebook. Feel free to join us! https://www.facebook.com/groups/iamcrcomicartwg
We are excited to announce that in this conference the Best Paper Award is back: the author/s of the best paper presented in the congress will have the opportunity to publish it in the International Journal of Comic Art (IJOCA), the legendary publication of Dr. John Lent.
Guidelines for abstracts
Abstracts are requested for the Online Conference Papers component. Abstracts submitted to the Comic Art Working Group should have between 300 and 500 words and must be submitted online at https://iamcr2022.exordo.com. Abstracts submitted by email will not be accepted.
The deadline to submit abstracts is 9 February 2022 at 23h59 UTC.
See important dates and deadlines to keep in mind
It is expected that authors will submit only one (1) abstract. However, under no circumstances should there be more than two (2) abstracts bearing the name of the same author, either individually or as first author. No more than one 1 abstract can be submitted by an author to the Comic Art Working Group. Please note also that the same abstract or another version with minor variations in title or content must not be submitted to more than one section or working group. Any such submissions will be deemed to be in breach of the conference guidelines and will be rejected.
Proposals are accepted for both single Papers and for Panels with several papers (in which you propose multiple papers that address a single theme). Please note that there are special procedures for submitting panel proposals.
Languages
The Comic Art Working Group accepts abstracts in English and Spanish.
For further information about the conference contact beijing2022 [at] iamcr.org
For further information about the Comic Art Working Group, its themes, submissions, and panels please contact the Head of the working group:
Chair: Laura Nallely Hernández Nieto
nallelyhn [at] gmail.com
Vice-Chair: Iván Facundo Rubinstein
irubinstein [at] politicas.unam.mx
Vice-Chair: Citlaly Aguilar Campos
citlaestrella [at] hotmail.com
