CFP: Media and Information Literacy Seminar 2024

Media and Information Literacy Seminar 2024: The New Digital Frontiers of Information; Recognizing and Distinguishing between National and Global Data Demarcations

The UNESCO Chair on Cyberspace and Culture and the University of Tehran are organizing the 2024 Media and Information Literacy Seminar with the main theme of “The New Digital Frontiers of Information” and the subject of “Recognizing and Distinguishing between National and Global Data Demarcations” on Monday, 28 October 2024.

The Seventh Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Seminar commemorates the 13th Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2024 (24 – 31 Oct), highlighting the 14th Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue Conference and the Youth Agenda Forum.

The 2024 MIL Seminar addresses the concept of incorporating MIL for the public good and focuses on how the global community can use Global MIL Week to build MIL as a key to a vision of information as a public good and towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

We hope to provide an engaging forum for the participants and uphold the vision that MIL contributes to the public good, and progress towards the objectives of open and pluralistic information systems, promoting sustainable development, inclusion, equality, intercultural dialogue, and safeguarding democracy.

We welcome submissions of scholarly abstracts for oral presentation on all MIL-related topics, particularly the following:

·       Limitations on National Proprietary Data and International Data Sharing

·       The Border Between Privacy and Public Data

·       Demarcation Between National Data and Global Data

·       Strengthening the Boundaries of Indigenous Culture and the Dangers of Virtual Space

·       National Data Borders as the Most Important National Capital of Countries

·       Data Engineering as a Tool to Confront Governments and Nations: New Forms of Soft Warfare

·       Artificial Intelligence and the Spread of False Information

·       Blockchain and Information Transparency

·       Cybersecurity and Protection of National Digital Infrastructure

·       Media Literacy and Communication Discourse

·       Critical Thinking as a Capacity to Strengthen Virtual Analytical Literacy

 Venue: Hybrid – online and in-person at the Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran

Abstract submission deadline:

The deadline for submitting the abstracts is 22 September.

Abstract preparation:

1. Title

Concise and informative. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.

2. Author names and affiliations

Please clearly indicate each author's given name(s) and family name(s) and check that all names are accurately spelled. Present the authors' affiliations below the names. (In this format: Name, Department/Center/Faculty/College, Institution, City, Country) Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. You may include your ORCID, and list a secondary affiliation.

3. Corresponding author & presenter

If your paper has multiple authors, clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing, and who will present the paper at the Seminar. Their email should be provided listed.

4. Keywords

Provide four to six keywords representing the main content, and try to avoid general and plural terms and multiple concepts.

5. Biographies

A brief biography of the author(s) in about 30 words (min 20, max 40).

Submission:

All abstracts should be submitted in MS Word files to [email protected] with “MIL Seminar 2024” in the subject line by 22 September 2024.

Presentations and proceedings:

The presentation language can be in either English or Persian. Although the seminar only accepts abstracts, the authors are encouraged to submit an English Commentary (1500-4000 words) or an article (6000-9000 words) for consideration for publication in the Journal of Cyberspace Studies’ special issue on MIL. (https://jcss.ut.ac.ir/)

Conference secretarial:

UNESCO Chair on Cyberspace and Culture, Faculty of World Studies, Northern Campus of University of Tehran, North Amir Abad, Tehran, Iran

+98 (21) 6111 9291 – +98 (21) 8801 1665

Contact:

You may direct any queries regarding this event to [email protected] with “MIL Seminar 2024” in the subject line.