35.3457, Calls: ADDA 5, Panel: From raising awareness to propaganda: influencing culture(s) on social media

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Subject: 35.3457, Calls: ADDA 5, Panel: From raising awareness to propaganda: influencing culture(s) on social media

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Date: 02-Dec-2024
From: Michael Wentker [michael.wentker at uni-bielefeld.de]
Subject: ADDA 5, Panel: From raising awareness to propaganda: influencing culture(s) on social media


Full Title: ADDA 5, Panel: From raising awareness to propaganda:
influencing culture(s) on social media
Short Title: ADDA 5

Date: 21-May-2025 - 23-May-2025
Location: Tilburg, Netherlands
Contact Person: Michael Wentker
Meeting Email: michael.wentker at uni-bielefeld.de
Web Site: https://easychair.org/cfp/adda5

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis; Pragmatics

Call Deadline: 22-Dec-2024

Meeting Description:

Panel: From raising awareness to propaganda: influencing culture(s) on
social media

Panel organisers: Michael Wentker (Bielefeld University), Ana Piroh
(University of Duisburg-Essen), Birte Bös (University of
Duisburg-Essen)

Call for Papers:

Panel abstract:
This panel explores the multifaceted nature embraced in the syntactic
ambiguity of ‘influencing culture(s)’: On the one hand, it aims to
shed light on deliberate acts of shaping culture through targeted
messaging and on the other hand, it aims to further our understanding
of social media spheres where influencing is a central characteristic
of contemporary culture.

Influencing culture can range from well-intentioned attempts to
promote positive social change, such as raising awareness about public
health issues or advocating for social justice, to more questionable
or even harmful objectives, such as spreading misinformation,
reinforcing stereotypes and advancing political agendas. The
motivations behind these actions can be altruistic, self-serving, or
somewhere in between, making it difficult to clearly define the
ethical boundaries. Furthermore, what begins as a benign attempt can
gradually morph into something more coercive or propagandistic,
especially as messages are repeated, amplified, de- and
recontextualized.

We invite contributions exploring mechanisms, agents and practices of
‘influencing culture(s)’, including different values, norms and
expectations of online communities.

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If you wish to contribute to our panel, please get in touch with
Michael Wentker (michael.wentker at uni-bielefeld.de) by December 22,
2024 and indicate your interest. In your email, please include the
full names of all authors and their respective institutions as well as
the provisional title of your paper.

Note: At this stage we ask for a very brief description of your
research. The official deadline for abstract submissions is January
10, 2025.
For further information on ADDA5, see https://easychair.org/cfp/adda5
and https://www.diggitmagazine.com/adda-5-panels.



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