MEDIA AND CULTURE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

Call for Papers

Culture is reproduced through media as one of the most important factors in shaping and transforming individual and social relations. In the digital age, new media practices have become the determining factor of cultural transformation. As a result of the developments in communication technologies, the sharp distinction between readers and media has disappeared, and the interaction of different cultural geographies has increased.

The symposium, which will be held for the first time this year, aims to open up a discussion the relationship between media and culture that gains continuity in the digital communication environment, within an interdisciplinary framework. Understanding the different aspects of this interaction requires a continuous research tradition, where the interaction of the media with cultural spaces is increasing day by day in today's world.

We are pleased to invite researchers working in the field of communication, media and culture to the "Media and Culture International Symposium" on 5-6 December 2022, will be organized by the Department of Journalism of Ege University,  hosted by Faculty of Communication.

The research themes of the "International Symposium on Media and Culture", which will be held online this year, are as follows:

• Media, Culture and Communication

• Media, Culture and Journalism

• Media, Culture and Digitalization

• Media and Consumption Culture

• Media and Popular Culture

• Media and Game Culture

• Social Media and Culture

• Media and Cultural Memory

• Media, Culture and Language

• Media, Culture and Economy

• Media, Culture and Advertising

• Media and Political Culture

• Media and Tourism

• Media and Gastronomy

• Media, Culture and Art

• Media, Culture and Education

• Media, Culture and Sociology

• Media, Culture and Sports

• Media, Culture and Environment

• Media, Culture and Technology

• Media, Culture and Fashion

Abstract submission will start on 18 July 2022 and will continue until 31 October 2022.

Important Dates

Abstract Submission Start Date: 18 July 2022

Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: 31 October 2022

Announcement of Accepted Papers: 8 November 2022

Deadline for Submission of Full Text Papers: 25 November 2022

Announcement of the Symposium Program: Announcement date will be determined later.

Symposium Date: 5-6 December 2022

Participation in the symposium is free.

Spelling Rules

1. The authors are solely responsible for the content of their submissions and the submissions must be free of plagiarism. Plagiarism reports obtained from Turnitin or iThenticate programs must be uploaded to the system along with the notification. To be considered for evaluation, the Turnitin or iThenticate plagiarism report must show a score of 20% or below (excluding references, excluding text less than 5 words, but including quotations). Also the utilization rate of the same study shouldn't exceed 3%. Studies with similarity ratios above these levels or those lacking a Turnitin / iThenticate report will be rejected.

2. The submission must strictly adhere to writing and spelling rules. For example; table, figure, heading, subheading, abstract, bibliography, etc.

3. The submission must be prepared using Microsoft Word. Other formats will not be accepted.

4. The format of the statement file should consist of an abstract, introduction, main text, conclusion, bibliography and any appendix.

5. Studies should be limited to 15 pages, including the cover page (abstract and keywords), tables and footnotes.

6. The page layout of the statement file should be set according to the following values:

- Page Layout / Paragraph / Indents and Spacing / Indent / Left-Right values ​​are zero

- Page Layout / Page Structure / Margins are 3 cm from the top and left, 2 cm from the right and bottom.

7. On the cover page;

- Turkish title (Times New Roman, 12 puntos, bold, left-aligned, in capital letters)

- Under the Turkish title, the author(s)' names (Times New Roman, surname in capital letters, 12 puntos, standard, right-aligned)

- Abstract (300 words, Times New Roman, 10 puntos, line spacing 1.5, justified)

   Abstracts should include information about the aim, method, findings and conclusion of the study; citations shouldn't be used. Word count should be considered.

- Keywords (Minimum three, maximum five, Times New Roman, 10 puntos, left-aligned)

- English title (Times New Roman, 12 puntos, bold, left-aligned, in capital letters)

- Abstract (300 words, Times New Roman, 10 puntos, line spacing 1.5, justified)

- Keywords (Minimum three, maximum five, Times New Roman, 10 puntos, left-aligned)

- The author(s)' title/institution (if any), Orcid number, phone and email information and author names are listed as numbered footnotes on the page.

If there are any contributing project partners, thesis advisors, assistant researchers, students in the course, etc., this must be clearly indicated. If this is not reported, any subsequent requests for corrections from the author(s) will not be processed. Our editors have no legal responsibility in this regard. The authors are deemed to have accepted the legal terms.

8. The statement text should be written in Times New Roman font, 12 puntos size, with 1.5 line spacing and justified alignment. Paragraph indentation should be 1.25 cm (Paragraph / Indents and Spacing / Indent / Left-right values are ​​zero / Special: First line / Value: 1.25 cm) and paragraph spacing should be 0 pt before and 6 pt after.

9. Titles shouldn't be alphabetized or numbered. All headings in the text should be in Times New Roman 12 puntos, left-aligned, with 1.5 line spacing and the spacing between paragraphs should be 6 pt before and 0 pt after.

- First-level headings should be in capital letters and bold,

- Second-level headings should be in bold and uppercase letters with a paragraph indentation of 1.25 cm,

- Third-level headings should be indented 1.25 cm, in bold, and with only the first letter capitalized,

- Fourth-level headings should be written in bold, with only the first letter capitalized and in italic, with a paragraph indentation of 1.25 cm.

10. Citations within the text should be referenced using the intext referencing (APA) method (surname, date: page number). For example: (Turani, 1982: 192).

- Direct quotations shorter than four lines / not exceeding 40 words should be placed within the line and in quotation marks;

- Direct quotations longer than three lines / exceeding 40 words should be presented as a separate paragraph, justified, in 10 puntos, single-spaced and without quotation marks, using the Page Layout / Paragraph / Indents and Spacing / Indent / Left-Right values ​​of 2 cm.

- When citing a source, if the author's name is not included in the text, the author's last name and publication date are indicated in parentheses: (Hobsbawm, 2007:89)

- In sources with two authors, both authors' last names are used: (Morley and Robins, 2007: 19)

- The abbreviation "et al." is used in sources with more than two authors: (Stevenson et al., 2004: 34).

- If multiple sources are referenced on the same topic within the text, the sources are separated by semicolons: (Geray, 2005: 31; Moran, 2006: 37)

- When referencing internet sources within the text, the author's name (if available) and if no author is available, the article title or heading in quotation marks, along with the year, should be given: (Niles, 2009) or (Declaration of Turkish Journalism Rights and Responsibilities, 2016).

11. Additional explanations regarding the content should be provided in footnotes and other notes at the bottom of the page. The same intext referencing (APA) method is used for footnotes in page-bottom explanations. Footnotes should be written in Times New Roman, 10 puntos, justified alignment and single spacing.

12. In scientific studies that use footnotes, the sources for the footnotes should be listed under the heading "References" at the end of the article.

13. Table and figure titles, along with their sources (if any) (written as in the bibliography and including page numbers) should be numbered below the tables and figures. The text should be written in Times New Roman, 11 puntos, centered, single-spaced, with paragraph spacing of 6 pt before and 6 pt after each paragraph.

14. In-Table text should be written in Times New Roman font, 9 puntos and single-spaced.

15. Images, photographs, graphics, drawings, etc. should be submitted in JPEG format. Images should be numbered as Image 1, Image 2, etc., and their captions (information) and, if applicable, sources should be written below each image. The text should be in Times New Roman, 11 puntos, centered, single-spaced, with paragraph spacing of 6 pt before and 6 pt after each paragraph. The caption for an artwork should be as follows:

- Artist name, Artwork title (italic), date, material / technique, dimensions.

For example; Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, 1907, oil on canvas, 244 x 234 cm.

16. In research requiring ethical committee approval, information regarding the approval (committee name, date and number) should be included in the methods section, and also on one of the first or last pages of the article; in case reports, information regarding the signing of an informed consent form should be included in the report.

17. The bibliography should include all sources cited and used within the text. No sources not cited in the text should be listed in the bibliography.

The bibliography should be listed ALPHABETICALLY by the authors' last names at the end of the text, using Times New Roman, 12 puntos, left-aligned, single-spaced, with 6 pt spacing at the beginning of each line.

If an author has multiple publications, the sources should be listed alphabetically by publication date; publications by the same author published in the same year should be indicated as (1980a, 1980b), etc.

In the bibliography, works should be listed as follows:

Book

Oskay, Ü. (2005). 19. Yüzyıldan Günümüze Kitle İletişimin Kültürel İşlevleri Kuramsal Bir Yaklaşım. İstanbul: Der Yayınları.

Book by Two Authors

Erdoğan, İ., Alemdar, K. (2002). Öteki Kuram. Ankara: Erk Yayınları.

Translated Book

Adorno, T. W. (2004). Walter Benjamin Üzerine. Trans: Dilman Muradoğlu. İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.

Article in a Compilation Book

Gencel Bek, M. (2011). Medyada Çocuk Hakları ve Etik İlkeler. Çocuk Hakları ve Medya. Ed. M. R. Şirin. İstanbul: Çocuk Vakfı Yayınları.

Article in a Journal

Kolukırık, S. (2009). Mülteci ve Sığınmacı Olgusunun Medyadaki Görünümü: Medya Politiği Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme. Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences. Issue: 8, 45-55.

Article in a Newspaper

Ergün, M., Akdağ, M., Duruhan, K. (1989). Türk Eğitim Sisteminin Sorunları ve Bazı Çözüm Teklifleri. Dünya Gazetesi, October 4.

Unpublished Thesis

Demir, M. (2008). Sinemada ‘Öteki’. Unpublished PhD Thesis. İstanbul: Marmara University Institute of Social Sciences.

Text with a Known Author on the Internet

Çakmakçı, O. (2008). Melankolik Düşünce. Radikal Book Supplement. http://www.radikal.com.tr/radikal.aspx?atype=haberyazdir&articleid=899166. Date of Access: 2008/09/19.

Text with an Anonymous Author on the Internet

Postphotography. http://home.earthlink.net/~rwspal/texts/post phot.html. Date of Access: 2003/10/18.

MCIS Statement Text Template

MCIS 2022 MEDIA AND CULTURE E-BOOK