Call for Abstracts: Global Media Ecologies Summit 2026
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Global Media Ecologies Summit 2026: Convergence and Contestation
Dates: October 18-21, 2026 Location: Singapore International Convention Centre, Singapore Abstract Submission Deadline: July 15, 2026 Early Registration Deadline: August 30, 2026
The Global Media Ecologies Summit brings together scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to examine how media systems globally reshape cultural narratives, governance, and social movements.
Conference Theme
“Convergence and Contestation: Power, Platforms, and Publics in Global Media” explores how local and transnational media operate amid rapid technological change, regulatory fragmentation, and competing visions of digital futures.
Research Tracks
- Platform Politics & Digital Governance: Content moderation, data sovereignty, regulatory approaches across regions
- Cultural Flows & Translation: How media travels across borders, linguistic adaptation, and localization practices
- Alternative & Independent Media: Community broadcasting, activist journalism, participatory platforms
- Journalism in Crisis: Sustainability models, misinformation, audience trust, precarity in the profession
- Digital Inequality: Access, digital divides, technological colonialism, infrastructure justice
- Oral Cultures & Digital Media: Vernacular media practices, language preservation, oral archives
- Audience Studies: Reception, fan communities, participatory culture, digital publics
Submission Details
- Format: Individual papers (20-minute presentations) or panel proposals (3-4 papers organized around a theme)
- Abstract Length: 250-300 words for individual papers; 400-500 words for panels
- Submission Platform: gmes2026.conferenceabstracts.org
- Presentation Language: English (simultaneous Mandarin and French translation available)
Registration & Accommodations
Early bird registration (through August 30): $350 USD (students $175 USD) Hotel partnerships available at conference rates; see website for discounted room blocks at nearby hotels.
Travel Support
Limited travel bursaries available for scholars from Global South institutions. Apply via submission form; selection announced in August.
Contact
| questions@gmes2026.edu | Twitter: @GMES_Summit |
Proceedings will be published in a curated online format; selected papers may be invited for a special journal issue.