07/19/2010

ECA - Lambda Pi Eta Honors Society - 2011 Call for Papers

Submission Deadline: December 15, 2010

Call for papers

Lambda Pi Eta
EASTERN COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION
Arlington, Virginia Key Bridge Marriott
April 13-17, 2011

Submission Deadline: December 15, 2010
 (THIS IS LATER THAN THE OTHER ECA DEADLINES)

The Lambda Pi Eta Honors Society invites submission of competitive papers, for the 102nd annual convention of the Eastern Communication Association. The 2011 convention’s theme, " Communication and Power: From Classrooms to Politics”, reflects the convention’s location in the Washington, DC area—one of the most powerful cities in the world and the center of U.S. government and politics. 

Power, in terms of controlling influence or authority, resonates throughout the Communication discipline from the obvious political and organizational communication arena, the power of rhetoric, and media power to issues of power within health communication, intercultural communication, and instructional communication. The discussion of power and communication is not a one-way street.  When one discusses entities or people with power, it is equally important to examine those without power. The convention theme, therefore, invites the exploration of issues and the interaction of communication and power (from the empowered and the disempowered perspective) across our discipline. 

Papers must be submitted as two separate MSWord or Rich Text Format email attachments

by 5 p.m. December 15, 2010 to the 2011 Interest Group Planner:

Dr. Andrew Jared Critchfield critchfieldaj@gmail.com 

All submissions must be authored exclusively by undergraduate students.  Membership in an active chapter of Lambda Pi Eta is not necessary for participation in this paper competition.  Submissions may include papers written for course assignments, especially during the Fall 2010 semester. General information about the 2011 Call for Papers can be found at www.ecasite.org.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 

Submissions should include:

1. The paper (without your name or identifying information) saved in either a Word document (.doc) or in Rich Text Format (.rtf) with its title and an abstract of not more than 75 words.
2. References using the APA (American Psychological Association) citation guidelines.
3. A separate document with the title of the paper and your affiliation (school), mailing address, telephone number, email address, and The Statement of Professional Responsibility: "In submitting the attached paper, I/We recognize that this submission is considered a professional responsibility. I/We agree to present this 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”.  Any paper that does not include this statement will not be considered. 

Equipment Requests: It is unlikely that ECA will support equipment rental requests due to the expense.  Please try to present your research in a manner that does not require audiovisual equipment.