The Voices of Diversity Interest Group invites submissions for the 2023 Eastern Communication Association (ECA) 114th Annual Conference. The conferences will be held in Baltimore, Maryland from March 29, 2023 – April 2, 2023, at The Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor.
Hotel Information:
Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor
300 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: 410-528-1234
Single/Double Occupancy: $189.00
Conference Theme: Harboring Innovation
In the spirit of communicative innovations and the work required to kindle new insights to impact our lives and our relationships, communities and world, the Voices of Diversity Interest Group of ECA invites you to submit your communication related work enveloping the concept of “Harboring Innovations.” With so many powerful events surrounding diversity, inclusivity, and social change, particularly those in Baltimore itself, our voices as communication scholars become more imperative in our actions, relationships, cultures, and communities.
As we well know, it is not only our own voices that matter. Are you innovatively addressing issues of inclusivity, diversity, identity, social activism, muted voices, unjust power structures, and/or collaborative efforts to move toward positive change in our discipline? Are you working towards innovative ideas and adding to a revolution of positive attitudes and perspectives in your scholarship, teaching, and community? Is your work offering voice to others? If you answered yes to these questions, we welcome you to submit your works of innovation to our interest group.
The purpose of the Voices of Diversity Interest Group is to explore the various theories and practices that pertain to the research, teaching, and study of communication within, between, and among diverse communities. We attend especially to these communities when they are affected and/or marginalized culturally, economically, institutionally, politically, psychologically, and socially because of age, class, disabilities, ethnicity, gender, language, race, religion and/or sexual orientation – to name a few. The Voices of Diversity Interest Group seeks to facilitate dissemination and discussion of such theories and practices within the field of communication studies. With this mission and the questions above in mind, the Voices of Diversity Interest Group welcomes scholarship and conversations closely aligned with the conference theme and our interest group mission.
The Voices of Diversity Interest Group invites completed papers, panels, round table discussions, symposiums, and community programs across communication contexts that explore the pivotal role exchanging ideas plays in creating, maintaining, and changing what we communicate and how we communicate it. We encourage scholarship that embodies innovative ideas and perspectives within the communication discipline. Submissions that provide an opportunity for voices of various scholars, community members, audience members and the public to engage one another are strongly encouraged. All submissions will be reviewed and evaluated through an anonymous, peer-review process.
Regular Submission Deadline: October 16, 2022, 11:59 PST.
Graduate Posters and Undergraduate Scholars’ Submissions: December 11, 2022, 11:59 PST
Submissions:
All submissions should be uploaded and processed through Attendee Interactive at the following site: https://ww4.aievolution.com/eca2301
Individual submissions of complete papers should include the following elements:
Submission of program/panel proposals should include the following elements:
Statement of Professional Responsibility:
The following statement MUST be included with every submission of a paper or panel in order for it to be eligible for review. If it is not attached with a submitted document, the chair is responsible for obtaining a completed copy of this form prior to the paper/panel being officially programmed for presentation at the convention.
In submitting the attached paper or proposal, I/We recognize that this submission is considered a professional responsibility. I/We agree to present this panel or paper if it is accepted and programmed. I/We further recognize that all who attend and present at ECA’s annual meeting must register and pay required fees.
Types of Potential Submissions:
Individual Paper: A completed paper reporting original research, an extensive literature review, or other form of scholarship. Interest group planners thematically group papers to create panels and appoint a chair to introduce each paper and moderate the discussion, and a respondent to provide feedback and expert insight on the papers after they are presented.
Panel: A program where three to four speakers present individual papers on a specific topic area. The individual submitting the panel should identify a chair who has agreed to introduce each paper and moderate the presentation of papers and any discussion. Respondents are optional at the discretion of the panelists.
Workshop Session: a program led by two or three experts on a particular topic, with audience involvement and participation.
Round Table Discussion: a program featuring 5-8 presenters who briefly share a position paper or summary of recent research on a focused topic moderated by a chair with “on-the-spot” interaction and discussion by participants and audience.
Symposium: a program where three to five invited speakers present a predetermined section of specific topic introduced by a chair who initiates audience participation through questions and answers or in an open forum.
Debate: a traditional debate on an announced topic, with pro and con statements and rebuttals.
Open Forum: a semi-structured public discussion of a predetermined topic of interest introduced and moderated by a chair. The goal of such a program is to share information, ideas, concerns, and special interests.
Convention Acceptance Notification: January 2023
I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at the conference. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me and I will answer them to the best of my ability of find someone who can.
Take care,
Dan
Daniel S. Strasser
Professor
Department of Communication Studies
Rowan University
strasser@rowan.edu