Call for Papers
Philosophy of Communication Interest Group
108th Eastern Communication Association Convention
Freedom To…Freedom From…
Submission Deadline: October 15, 2016
Submission Email: amckendree@nd.edu
The 108th Annual ECA Convention will be held in Boston, Massachusetts at the Omni Parker House from March 29th –April 2rd, 2017.
No city in the United States is associated more with the tensions inherent in the concept of freedom than Boston, the site of our 2017 convention. Our presence in Boston invites us to consider how the tensions in freedom are also present in our discipline.
The Convention theme signals several important questions that encourage philosophical reflection.
With these questions to consider, this Call for Papers welcomes completed papers and panel sessions that encourage public consideration of philosophical ideas or debate the merit and direction of our philosophy of communication scholarship and pedagogy.
The convention features panels, round tables, short courses, and programming on the convention theme. In addition, the Seventh Annual James C. McCroskey and Virginia P. Richmond Undergraduate Scholars Conference (USC) will run concurrently with the ECA convention on Friday and Saturday (March 31-April 1). USC papers are due on December 10, 2016, to enable scholarly student papers from the fall semester to be submitted.
Submission of Completed Papers
Individual submissions of complete papers should include the following elements:
** If the paper has multiple authors, please indicate who will be presenting at the convention.
Submissions should come in two attachments – a title page with full contact information and the remainder of the paper with no identifying author, school, faculty, or contact information; submissions format should be either. docx or .pdf
Submission of Program/Panel Proposals
Submission of program/panel proposals should include the following elements:
Statement of Professional Responsibility
The following statement MUST be included with every submission of a paper or panel in order for it to be eligible for review.
In submitting the attached paper or proposal, I/We recognize that this submission is considered a professional responsibility. I/We agree to present this panel or 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.
Please submit materials electronically by midnight on Thursday, October 15, 2016 to:
Amanda G. McKendree, Ph.D.
amckendree@nd.edu
Fanning Center for Business Communication
Mendoza College of Business
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556