Political Studies Association Media and Politics Group Annual Conference 2023,

School of Film, Media and Communication, University of Portsmouth.

Call for Papers Deadline for submitting abstracts: Monday, 26 June 2023

While the main theme of this conference is re-imagining media and politics, the Media and Politics Group operates an open and inclusive policy, and papers dealing with any aspect of media and politics are welcomed. This may include areas of political communication and journalism but also includes a broader view of the political within online media, television, cinema and media arts, both factual and fictional.

Potential topics could include (but are not limited to):

• The media’s changing role in political communication

• The rise of alternative political media and changing public attitudes towards mainstream media

• The politics of representation across media genres

• The power of political satire, cartoons, and memes

• Online harassment and abuse

• The role of affect, emotion, and authenticity within political communication

• Disinformation, misinformation, malinformation, and threats to democratic health

• The opportunities and challenges of digital campaigning

• Datafication and challenges to democracy

• Activism, social movements, and the media

• Media, communication, and inequality

• Media and human rights

• The methodological challenges of researching media and politics

• Decolonising/diversifying political communication research 

For more information about the theme, Registration fees, Financial support and Travel, please follow the link here. 

Deadline for abstracts: Monday, 26 June 2023

Please send abstract proposals for 15-minute papers to James.Dennis@port.ac.uk. These should include the following: title and name, institutional affiliation and address, and email address, together with a paper title and abstract of no more than 250 words. Proposers should also indicate whether they are a current postgraduate student and if they intend to present their work remotely.

Decisions about inclusion in the programme will be communicated on Monday 10 July 2023.

Panel proposals

We welcome panel proposals for this conference. If you wish to propose a panel, please note for following stipulations from the organising committee:

• Panel proposals should include a panel overview (max. 300 words), outlining the title, synopsis, and chair details, as well as the abstracts for each contributor (no more than 250 words).

• Panels usually consist of three to four papers and a chair.

• Panels should aim to reflect the diversity of the profession and all-male panels will not be considered.

Keynote speakers

The two keynote speakers for the conference who will lecture on innovations in journalism: 

• Professor Dan Jackson (Bournemouth University) on constructive journalism

• Dr Anita Varma (University of Texas at Austin) on solidarity journalism