THE CULTURAL AND CRITICAL STUDIES DIVISION encourages humanistic, interdisciplinary research into communication. Perspectives with a home here range from literary, and cultural and critical analysis to creative and philosophical essays. It sponsors research-paper sessions, theme presentations, and other scholarly activity at the yearly convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
For more information, contact a division officer or read the Cultural and Critical Studies Division's constitution and bylaws (.doc)
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Newsletter call: Please send any member news, photos/visuals, paper calls, or other items of interest to the CCS newsletter editor, Teresa Housel, by Monday, March 18. Include caption information with any photos or other visuals sent. Please send materials to housel@hope.edu.
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Good news! The Sunlight Foundation is the recipient of the division's 2013 Professional Freedom and Responsibility Award. Based in Washington, D.C., the a non-profit, non-partisan organization uses new technologies to work toward greater government transparency and citizen engagement. The award will be presented at the members meeting, 6:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at AEJMC's annual convention. _______________________
New! The Journal of Communication Inquiry — the divisional journal for CCS — is now accepting submissions for its upcoming theme issue, "Contemporary Politics of Gender in the Media Spotlight." Manuscript deadline is April 1. All submissions will be peer reviewed. Please contact the journal's managing editor, Erin O'Gara (erin-ogara@uiowa.edu), with any questions. Complete call is here.
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Read the Winter 2013 newsletter – Adios and fond farewell to the AEJMC chip auction; research ideas and opportunities from C&CS head Erika Engstrom; convention roundup.
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Check out the list of Professional Freedom & Responsibility award recipients. What an amazing list of people and organizations C&CS has honored across the past 33 years!
Guidelines for the award also are included.
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_______________________Check out the 2012-2013 slate of C&CS officers.
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Check out the comprehensive list of division heads, from 1975 through 2012.
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