Prague Conference Theme Highlights

VOLUME 46, ISSUE 2 MARCH 2018 Prague Conference Theme Highlights by Patricia Moy Sheila Coronel (Columbia U) focuses on ICA President-Elect, U Of Washington technology and voice, juxtaposing the power of the early web to break the monopoly of information against the current use of social Theme Sessions media for disinformation and harassment purposes. Philip Howard (Oxford U) closes by Under the stewardship of conference theme presenting five design principles that allow for chair Donald Matheson (U of Canterbury), building civic engagement and voice into the the Prague program includes sessions that internet of things. speak to voice in markedly different and in- novative ways: Monday Noon Plenary: His Master’s Voice • Agonistic Voices and Deliberative Politics: Nearly three-quarters of a century ago, Paul Contestation and Dialogue Across the Lazarsfeld’s two-step flow of communica- Globe tion proposed that voting decisions often are • A Voice of Our Own: Labor, Power, and made by consulting other individuals, and Representation in the New Cultural Indus- that many of these others are typically more tries exposed to the media than those who con- • Can You Hear Me Now? Marginalized sulted them. In the 1940s, the tools of em- Voices on Social Media pirical research allowed for the study of only With the release of the Prague program, at- • Conceptualizing the Friendly Voice: How two steps. Lazarsfeld’s model has served as tendees now can start planning their intellec- to Achieve Peace Through Amicable a prelude to the empirical study of networks, tual (and leisure) time at ICA. The lion’s share Communication? and to the role of networks in the diffusion of of the four-day conference comprises ses- • Enabling Citizen and Community Voices innovation. But implementation of that idea sions crafted by ICA’s 32 Divisions and Inter- • Indigenous Epistemologies, Positive Nar- has been thwarted by the obvious contradic- est Groups, but the program also includes a ratives, and Divergent Channels of Indig- tion between the design of surveys (whose number of highlights that transcend subfields enous Voices respondents are few and far apart) and the and speak to this year’s conference theme, • Listening as Democratic Practice design of network research (which is based “Voices.” • The Performance of Voice in Marginalized on respondents’ connectedness). Today, it is Groups quite possible for the twain to meet. In this Thursday Evening Plenary: Communication Monday noon plenary, Elihu Katz (U Pennsyl- and the Evolution of Voice The April and May newsletters will fore- vania) discusses the legacy of Paul Lazars- ground other events and activities – both at feld in a discipline where networks and the From dyadic, face-to-face interactions to the conference and in the city. Stay tuned! nature of voice have been transformed. blogs and Twitter feeds, the expression of voice has long played a central role in our social and political lives. Studies of voice – its normative underpinnings, its manifestations, and its micro- and macro-level effects – il- luminate how our lives have been impacted and how our scholarship has evolved. More important, the landscape continues to evolve and compelling questions remain before us. ICA’s Thursday evening plenary features four experts whose presentations paint an arc of significant theoretical, technological, political and social change vis-à-vis voice. Guo- bin Yang (U of Pennsylvania) analyzes the transformation of New Left radicalism in the US and China, and shows how a fascination with abstract theoretical concepts can harm practical struggles for social justice. Peter Baumgartner (Radio Free Europe/Radio Lib- erty) examines evolvingexpressions of voice, particularly in Russia and Eastern Europe. International Communication Association Update on the 2017–2018 Board of Directors United States Travel Ban by JP Gutierrez, Associate Executive Director Executive Committee ICA members in the US for work or study may have Paula Gardner, President, McMaster U Patricia Moy, President Elect, U of Washington concerns about reentry after attending ICA in Prague. Terry Flew, President Elect Select, Queensland U of Technology Currently the travel ban is stayed in the United States Peng Hwa Ang, Immediate Past President, Nanyang Technological U Court System and attendees should not have a problem Amy Jordan, Past President, Rutgers U returning to the US as US Immigration is only restricting Peter Vorderer, General Secretary, U of Mannheim entry to travelers who are seeking a visa moving forward, Laura Sawyer, Executive Director (ex-officio), ICA and not those who already hold valid visas. Members-at-Large Akira Miyahara, Seinan Gakuin U However, nationals of the following eight countries are Sister Agnes Lucy Lando, Daystar U subject to various travel restrictions: Chad, Iran, Libya, Lilach Nir, Hebrew U North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen. Student Members Attendees from these countries who are not US Citizens Tamar Lazar, U of Haifa or Permanent Residents should consult with legal coun- Julie Escurignan, U of Roehampton sel regarding the advisability of travel outside the US to attend the conference. This is especially true if you are presently in the US on a visa which is currently expired Division & Interest Group Chairs and would need to be renewed on your trip overseas. Guobin Yang, Activism, Communication, and Social Justice, U of Pennsylvania Jessica Piotrowski, Chilen, Adolescents, and the Media, U of Amsterdam Because of the unpredictability of the ban through the Lee Humphreys, Communication and Technology, Cornell U court system it is important to consider when traveling: David Park, Communication History, Lake Forest College Katharine Sarikakis, Communication Law & Policy, U of Vienna Search of Electronic Devices Rene Weber, Communication Science and Biology, U of California - Santa Barbara Wouter van Atteveldt, Computational Methods, VU Amsterdam Bruno Takahashi, Environmental Communication, Michigan State U •Travel with a temporary or travel laptop or mobile phone Anamik Saha, Ethnicity and Race in Communication, Goldsmiths, U of London without local documents Stine Eckert, Feminist Scholarship, Wayne State U •Use of Cloud storage for retrieval of documents while Julia Kneer, Game Studies, Erasmus U Rotterdam traveling Shiv Ganesh, Global Communication and Social Change, Massey U •Back up any locally stored data before traveling Evelyn Ho, Health Communication, U of San Francisco •Use of encryption or different user accounts to protect Zheng Wang, Information Systems, Ohio State U privileged or confidential information Stephanie Kelly, Instructional & Developmental Communication, North Carolina •Clean your laptop or phone when returned after a search A&T State U •Be warned that border agents may examine your social Chia-Fang (Sandy) Hsu, Intercultural Communication, U of Wyoming media use Jordan Soliz, Intergroup Communication, U of Nebraska - Lincoln Jennifer Samp, Interpersonal Communication, U of Georgia Henrik Örnebring, Journalism Studies, Karlstad U Other Considerations Jessica Robles, Language & Social Interaction, Loughborough U Lukasz Szulc, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer Studies, London School of The following items may lead to potential issues: Economics and Political Science Eve Ng, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer Studies, Ohio U •Convictions or stayed/deferred prosecution for non-vio- Young Mie Kim, Mass Communication, U of Wisconsin - Madison lent crimes including DUI/DWI. Philip Napoli, Media Industry Studies, Duke U •Changes in employment, including promotions or chang- Colin Agur, Mobile Communication, U of Minnesota es of employer Bart J. van den Hooff, Organizational Communication, VU U Amsterdam •Status violations including unauthorized employment Mirca Madianou, Philosophy, Theory, and Critique, Goldsmiths, U of London •Pending applications for an immigration benefit Peter Van Aelst, Political Communication, U of Antwerp , Popular Communication, Queensland U of Technology Stephen Harrington If you are a national from one of the eight countries Diana Ingenhoff, Public Diplomacy, U of Bucharest above or not a US citizen or permanent resident, and any Katerina Tsetsura, Public Relations, U of Oklahoma Marie Hardin, Sports Communication, Pennsylvania State U of these cases apply to you, it is strongly recommended Catherine Preston, Visual Communication Studies, U of Kansas that you consult with your legal counsel before departing the US. It is also advisable that prior to returning to the Editorial & Advertising US you make arrangements with someone in your home city or port of entry in case you encounter issues with , ICA Manager of Conference Services Jennifer Le customs. Kristine Rosa, ICA Assistant Manager of Member Services Tolu Ilupeju, ICA Project Coordinator If you have any questions regarding the travel ban con- ICA Newsletter is published 10 times annually (combining January-February and tact Laura Sawyer, ICA Executive Director, who estab- June-July issues) by the International Communication Association. lished a partnership for these queries with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). 2 | March 2018 ICA Newsletter ICA SCHOLARS CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL PANEL ON SOCIAL PROGRESS NICK COULDRY, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, UK CLEMENCIA RODRIGUEZ, TEMPLE U, USA In October 2017 the 22 chapter report of the International So there is no doubt this is a good time to think critically about Panel on Social Progress

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