Cfp: "Communication, Creativity and Global Citizenship," Annual Conference, ANZCA, Queensland University of Technology, July 8-10, 2009.

Communication exists as an everyday social practice, as a skill or art applied in a range of contexts (business, politics, entertainment, etc.), as an application of media technologies to reach audiences and communities, and as an interdisciplinary field for teaching, research and scholarship, and community engagement. As creativity is increasingly sought as a socio-cultural practice whose application extends beyond the arts to all aspects of economic and social life, new challenges are being presented for the application of communication in a range of contexts. Digital media technologies enable new modes of social networking and participation that challenge the sender-receiver, producer-consumer orthodoxies of 20th century mass media and mass communication. Meanwhile, the challenges of globalisation and multicultural societies are presenting both the need and the opportunity for new forms of citizenship that cross national boundaries. These challenges raise questions of global citizenship and public communication spaces that require new attention to be given to questions of global media ethics and intercultural communicative capacities. The 2009 meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association welcomes papers from across a range of academic disciplines, including-but not exclusive to-advertising; business and marketing communication; communication studies; digital media and Internet studies; cultural studies; film, media, radio, and television studies; journalism; organisational and interpersonal communication; public relations; and the creative, visual, and performing arts. We particularly welcome the contribution of creative and professional practitioners, as well as those involved in leading-edge research in relevant academic fields. The ANZCA09 Conference is particularly seeking papers and panels that: Engage international and comparative research perspectives; Address questions of intercultural communications media and professional practice, including teaching and pedagogical practice; Challenge and work across disciplinary boundaries and established methodologies; Critically address the role of communication in creative problem-solving; Consider the implications of social networking media and participatory media cultures in challenging the dominance of the 20th century mass communications Streams will include: Advertising and integrated marketing communication Communication and pedagogy Communication ethics Digital and social media Disability and communication Entertainment Global media and communication Intercultural communication Interpersonal and small group communication Journalism and news media Media and citizenship Mobile communication Organisational communication Political communication Public relations Radio-Audio-Sound - research and practice Science and environmntal communication Speech Communication and Rhetoric Visual Communication Stream co-coordinators will send out calls for papers identifying central themes shortly, but we encourage you to prepare and submit abstracts at the earliest opportunity. Those proposing panel sessions for ANZCA09 should contact the Conference organisers directly at the earliest opportunity. Full papers and abstracts to be submitted by Friday February 6, 2009. The contact for all conference enquiries is: Professor Terry Flew Media and Communication Creative Industries Faculty Queensland University of Technology E-mail: t.flew@qut.edu.au Phone: 61 7 3138 8188 Further information is available here: http://www.anzca09.org/.