7th European Communication Conference (ECC)
"Centres and Peripheries: Communication, Research, Translation"
October 31 - November 3
2018
Lugano Switzerland
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October 22, 2018
How to make the most out of Lugano?
We offer you promotions from 5% to 50% in Lugano and around the city centre in collaboration with the Lugano Card Service […]
October 3, 2018
We are happy to announce a new plenary format for the 7th European Communication Conference: […]
August 22, 2018
Reminder: #ECREA2018 early bird registration deadline coming up!
The ECREA 2018 Lugano conference “Centers […]
July 24, 2018
The ECREA 2018 preliminary programme is online!
You can browse through it and you can also have a […]
July 15, 2018
Are you going to attend ECREA 2018 pre-conferences?
Then you will have the chance to enjoy USI Campus! […]
June 29, 2018
Curious about the topics that our three brilliant keynote speakers will address in their speeches?
Here some details:
Who is or should […]
June 21, 2018
There are several tours which will give ECREA 2018 participants the opportunity to visit local companies and organizations and to enjoy different places […]
May 7, 2018
Watch out! ECREA is writing you!
Notifications of acceptance are sent out today (May 7, 2018). Starting from today you […]
March 8, 2018
We are thrilled to announce that we almost hit the magical 2000 #ECREA2018 submission mark!
1599 individual […]
March 2, 2018
You have up until midnight to submit your papers, posters and panels to ECREA2018!
Do not miss the opportunity to join […]
February 27, 2018
In solidarity with UK researchers on strike: ECREA 2018 deadline extended.
The ECREA 2018 International Organising Committee has […]
January 22, 2018
Looking for accomodation for the ECREA 2018 Conference? To find a solution tailored to your needs, visit our accommodation page! Plus: all guests […]
January 18, 2018
ECREA 2018 is happy to endorse nine independent pre-conferences! They will take place prior to the main conference in Lugano. Above you can […]
January 10, 2018
YECREA is very pleased to announce that young scholars without sufficient financial resources will be able to apply for […]
December 11, 2017
You can now submit your papers, posters and panels until 28 February 2018 using the ECREA 2018 submission platform. […]
October 31, 2017
Watch out for first visual impressions of Lugano and Ticino region that are be posted during the exact days of the Conference (October 31 – November 3) […]
October 4, 2017
USI Media and Communication Service In November 2018, Lugano will host the seventh edition of the European […]
September 28, 2017
The main theme of the ECREA 2018 conference will be Centres and Peripheries: Communication, Research, Translation. More information
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Keynotes
José van Dijck
José van Dijck is distinguished university professor at the Utrecht University (The Netherlands). At the University of Amsterdam, she served as Chair of the Department of Media Studies and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities between 2001 and 2012. In 2015, she was elected as President of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences—the first woman in this position. Van Dijck’s work covers a wide range of topics in media theory, media and communication technologies, social media, and digital culture. She has authored and edited ten books and numerous articles. Her new book The Platform Society. Public values in a connective world, co-authored with Thomas Poell and Martijn de Waal, will be published in August 2018 by Oxford University Press.
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Eszter Hargittai
Eszter Hargittai is Professor and Chair of Internet Use and Society at the Institute of Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich. She studies how differences in people’s Web-use skills relate to what they do online. Her research has been supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, the Sloan Foundation, Nokia, Google, Facebook, and Merck, among others. Hargittai is editor of Research Confidential and co-editor with Christian Sandvig of Digital Research Confidential, presenting a behind-the-scenes look at doing empirical social science research. She is currently editing the Handbook of Digital Inequality and a new methods volume.
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Lina Dencik
Lina Dencik is Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC). Her research concerns the interplay between media developments and social and political change, with a particular focus on resistance. In recent years, she has moved into the areas of digital surveillance and the politics of data and she is Co-Founder of the Data Justice Lab. Lina has written several articles and books, most recently, Digital Citizenship in a Datafied Society (with Arne Hintz and Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Polity Press 2018). Her current project, funded by an ERC Starting Grant, is ‘Data Justice: Understanding datafication in relation to social justice’ (DATAJUSTICE).
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Get in touch
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General Questions
For general questions regarding the conference organization, please contact the Conference Secretariat
Accommodation & Transportation
If you have questions concerning accommodation, transportations and the cultural program please directly contact Amiconi Consulting
Abstract submission
If you have questions concerning the submission of paper and panel abstracts, as well as the review process, please contact ECREA 2018 Registration & Scientific Programme Department, C-IN
Registration
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