scholarly journals Preface

Novos Olhares ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-12
Author(s):  
Thomas Wiedemann
Keyword(s):  
Visual Culture ◽  
Working Group ◽  
International Association ◽  
Visual Media ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
View Point ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Critical View ◽  
Media And Communication

The Dossier entitled “(Audio)Visions: photography, cinema and memory” is edited by Thomas Wiedemann on behalf of the Visual Culture Working Group (VIC) of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR). Within IAMCR, VIC focuses on artistic, cultural, socio-cultural and technological studies in visual media and communication—pictures and photography, respectively, but also cinema, audiovisuals and arts—from a critical view point that might enhance the international field of communication studies. In this spirit, after the IAMCR Conference 2019 held in Madrid, Spain, the idea arose to publish some of the research papers by members of the working group that dealt with the themes of the dossier.

scholarly journals Professor Janet Wasko: An Interview with the President of the IAMCR and one of the Key Representatives of the Political Economy of Communication Approach

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-27
Author(s):  
Jernej Amon Prodnik ◽  
Janet Wasko
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Film Industry ◽  
International Association ◽  
The Political ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Communication Approach ◽  
The University ◽  
Media And Communication ◽  
Political Economy Approach

This paper presents an interview with Janet Wasko. She is a Professor and Knight Chair in Communication Research at the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication and widely considered as one of the key authors working in the tradition of the political economy of communication. Currently she is serving as the President of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), one of the key international associations in the field of media and communication studies. She previously held several other positions in the IAMCR and served as the head of the Political Economy-section, which she also helped to establish. Professor Wasko published several influential books on the film industry, especially on Hollywood and the Disney Corporation. We talked especially about the influences on her approach, about her position in the IAMCR, her understanding of how the cultural and media industries work, the political economy approach in media and communication studies, and issues related to the film industry, which she mostly tackles in her own research.

scholarly journals Sorted for Memes and Gifs: Visual Media and Everyday Digital Politics

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 255-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Dean
Keyword(s):  
Visual Culture ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Visual Media ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
Everyday Practices ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Digital Politics ◽  
Media And Communication

This article identifies an unease, or even squeamishness, in the way in which political science addresses social media and digital politics, and argues that we urgently need to avoid such squeamishness if we are to adequately grasp the texture and character of contemporary digitally mediated politics. The first section highlights some of the methodological assumptions that underpin this squeamishness. Section ‘Visual Culture and the “Memeification” of Politics’, drawing on a recent research project on the changing shape of the British left, highlights a number of key trends in digital politics which deserve more attention from political scientists. In particular, I stress the ways in which politics is enacted in and through visual media such as gifs, memes and other forms of shareable visual content. Section ‘Re-Orienting the Study of Digital Politics’ then mines recent literature in media and communication studies to highlight a range of conceptual and methodological approaches that might be better able to capture the contours of these emergent forms of digitally mediated politics. In the section ‘The Pleasures and Passions of Socially Mediated Politics: Towards a Research Agenda’, I articulate a possible research agenda. Overall, I encourage political scientists to see the production and exchange of digital visual media not as some frivolous activity on the margins of politics, but as increasingly central to the everyday practices of politically engaged citizens.

scholarly journals Professor Janet Wasko: An Interview with the President of the IAMCR and one of the Key Representatives of the Political Economy of Communication Approach

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-27
Author(s):  
Jernej Amon Prodnik ◽  
Janet Wasko
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Film Industry ◽  
International Association ◽  
The Political ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Communication Approach ◽  
The University ◽  
Media And Communication ◽  
Political Economy Approach

This paper presents an interview with Janet Wasko. She is a Professor and Knight Chair in Communication Research at the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication and widely considered as one of the key authors working in the tradition of the political economy of communication. Currently she is serving as the President of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), one of the key international associations in the field of media and communication studies. She previously held several other positions in the IAMCR and served as the head of the Political Economy-section, which she also helped to establish. Professor Wasko published several influential books on the film industry, especially on Hollywood and the Disney Corporation. We talked especially about the influences on her approach, about her position in the IAMCR, her understanding of how the cultural and media industries work, the political economy approach in media and communication studies, and issues related to the film industry, which she mostly tackles in her own research.

scholarly journals Media and communication studies in Sweden

Publizistik ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Springer
Keyword(s):  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Information Centre ◽  
The North ◽  
Sister Organization ◽  
Social Scientific ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Media And Communication

AbstractMedia and communication studies is a comparatively young academic discipline in Sweden. The subject’s establishment began with the 1960s—a time when the expansion of mass media led to a bigger demand for analysis, education and critical reflection. Along with that, political and commercial interests in more knowledge led to commissioned research, another considerable factor in the subject’s development and institutionalization. The field was brought forth by humanistic and social-scientific strands, and some actors conveniently travel between these two since the demarcation lines are less pronounced in the North. Currently, roughly around 250 scholars are active in the field, with about 200 of them organized in DGPuK’s Nordic sister organization FSMK. Media and communication research in Sweden is also greatly oriented towards the broader Nordic context, institutionalized for instance through the Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research (Nordicom). For scholars, the labour market is comparatively open, not only for other Nordic academics but also for entries from countries outside Scandinavia. For students, the field provides a rich smorgasbord of general and highly specialized programmes or stand-alone courses of variable length offered in both Swedish and English. This article aims to inform about the history and the contemporary conditions of Swedish media and communication studies, with a personal note based on own experiences.

scholarly journals The IAMCR “Islam and Media” Working Group

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 152-155
Author(s):  
Muhammed Haron
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Development ◽  
Working Group ◽  
International Association ◽  
The United States ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Mutual Cooperation ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Media And Communication

The International Association of Media and Communication Research(IAMCR; http://iamcr.org), with which the “Islam and Media” and severalother working groups are affiliated, promotes “media and communication researchthroughout the world, addressing socio-political, technological, policyand cultural processes.” One of its key objectives is to “provide a forum whereacademic researchers and others involved in media and communication researchand practice can present and discuss their work, hone their critical skillsand collaborate.”The “Islam and Media” working group was originally formed to reflectupon “the communication phenomenon such as human interaction with a viewto contributing toward mutual understanding and peace with justice” and “toengage in research and organizational development efforts geared towardstrengthening the global societal structures based on personal responsibilityand mutual cooperation in social, political, and economic relations.” At thisJuly 2012 event, participants sought “to contribute to the advancement ofresearch and evaluation in the media and communication related fields froman Islamic point of view (the Tawhidi perspective).” The papers presenteddealt with the universal principles of communication in Islam and the West;Islam, communication, and sustainable development; coverage of the United States’ war in the Middle East; and how the media reports on extremism/terrorism ...

scholarly journals Artificial companions, social bots and work bots: communicative robots as research objects of media and communication studies

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 1410-1426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Hepp
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Operating Systems ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Relevant Field ◽  
Research Objects ◽  
Media And Communication

The aim of this article is to outline ‘communicative robots’ as an increasingly relevant field of media and communication research. Communicative robots are defined as autonomously operating systems designed for the purpose of quasi-communication with human beings to enable further algorithmic-based functionalities – often but not always on the basis of artificial intelligence. Examples of these communicative robots can be seen in the now familiar artificial companions such as Apple’s Siri or Amazon’s Alexa, the social bots present on social media platforms or work bots that automatically generate journalistic content. In all, the article proceeds in three steps. Initially, it takes a closer look at the three examples of artificial companions, social bots and work bots in order to accurately describe the phenomenon and their recent insinuation into everyday life. This will then allow me to grasp the challenges posed by the increasing need to deal with communicative robots in media and communication research. It is from this juncture from where I would like to draw back on the discussion about the automation of communication and clearly outline how communicative robots are more likely than physical artefacts to be experienced at the interface of automated communication and communicative automation.

scholarly journals Exploring Terra Incognita: Mapping Surveillance Studies from the Perspective of Media and Communication Research

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilkin Mehrabov
Keyword(s):  
Communication Studies ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Academic Field ◽  
Surveillance Studies ◽  
Terra Incognita ◽  
Media And Communication ◽  
Point Of Departure

This article attempts to map surveillance studies from the perspective of the academic field of media and communication studies; and to seek out boundaries, limitations, strengths and weaknesses of current research. To map out the territory and mark important points within the landscape, Surveillance & Society, a premier interdisciplinary and peer-reviewed journal in the field of surveillance, is used as a point of departure. Analysis of topics within the surveillance studies field is conducted based on 296 articles from 40 issues published between 2002 and 2013.

scholarly journals Review of the 2011 IAMCR Conference

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Scott Timcke ◽  
Graeme Webb ◽  
Jay McKinnon
Keyword(s):  
International Association ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Media And Communication

The International Association of Media and Communication Research 2011 conference was held in Istanbul between the 13th and 17th July 2011

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