The 9th International Communication Days, organized this year by Üsküdar Üniversitesi Faculty of Communication, will take place on May 16, 17, and 18, 2022. The main theme of this year's symposium has been determined as "Communication Studies in the Digital Age." Among the invited speakers at the symposium, which will host numerous international participants, is Prof. Dr. Paul Argenti from Dartmouth University, known for his work on corporate communication and management. Other invited speakers include Prof. Dr. Nico Carpentier from Charles University in Prague, known for his work in communication and mass communication; Assoc. Dr. Lemi Baruh from Koç University, known for his new media and communication studies; and Dr. Maureen Ellis from University College London, known for her work in semiology. Prof. Dr. Halil Nalçaoğlu will moderate the invited speakers' session, which will be held in person on the first day of the symposium. In the final session of the symposium, important names from the industry and academia will meet in a round table panel.
This year's theme for the Üsküdar Üniversitesi International Communication Days, which has been held online for two years due to the pandemic, is "Communication Studies in the Digital Age." The symposium, scheduled for May 16-17-18, 2022, will be organized as a hybrid event, taking place both in person and online.
The symposium will once again host prominent speakers this year
The three-day symposium will feature renowned invited speakers from national and international levels. Among the invited speakers is Prof. Dr. Paul Argenti from Dartmouth University, known for his work on corporate communication and management, who will deliver a talk titled "Polyvocal Integration in Corporate Brand Narrative."
Prof. Dr. Nico Carpentier from Charles University in Prague, known for his work in communication and mass communication, will participate with a talk titled "Materiality in the Digital Age: A Case Study on Antagonistic Nationalism and Memorializations in Cyprus."
Assoc. Dr. Lemi Baruh from Koç University, recognized for his new media and communication studies, will give a talk titled "Thinking Beyond Data: What Does Privacy Mean for the Self in an Algorithmic Age?"
The symposium will also feature Dr. Maureen Ellis from University College London, known for her work in semiology, presenting a talk titled "Metaphor: Mystic myth, Spirituality, Science," and two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Salopek (Out of Eden Walk Project, National Geographic).
Approximately 350 academics submitted abstracts for the symposium, with a significant portion coming from universities in foreign countries.
The impacts of the transformation experienced during the pandemic will also be discussed
The symposium will address many topics, particularly the digital transformation in the world highlighted by the pandemic, new media studies, communication in the digital age, the transformation of traditional media in the digital age, and new paradigms in communication sciences.
The congress will feature numerous sessions on topics such as "Media Industry, Digital Labor and Political Economy", "Digitalization, Consumption and Media", "Daily Life, Politics and New Media", "Communication Technologies, Media and Surveillance in the Digital Age", "Public Relations and Advertising in the Digital Age", "Daily Life, Communication and Social Media", "Studies on Turkey While Tracing Digitalization", "New Media and the Transformation of Journalism", "Digital Media and the Transformation of Space", "Cinema and the Rise of Digital Platforms in the Digital Age", "Digitalization, Crisis and Media", "Technology, Digital Culture and Communication", "Digital Culture, Cinema and Media", "New Media and the Transformation of Journalism", "Communication Education and Social Media in the Digital Age", "Surveillance, Privacy and Violence", "Politics, Media and Propaganda", "Digitalization, Communication and Public Relations", "New Media and Public Relations in the Digital Age", "Public Relations and Social Media", "Digitalization, New Media and Metaverse".
The opening ceremony of the 9th International Communication Days, which also receives TÜBİTAK support in the international scientific event category, will take place on May 16, 2022, at Üsküdar Üniversitesi Central Campus Nermin Tarhan Conference Hall. The opening speeches of the symposium will be delivered by Üsküdar Üniversitesi Founding Rector Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan, Üsküdar Üniversitesi Acting Rector Prof. Dr. Mehmet Zelka, and Dean of the Faculty of Communication Prof. Dr. Nazife Güngör. This will be followed by a session with keynote speakers (Paul Argenti, Nico Carpentier, Lemi Baruh) moderated by Prof. Dr. Halil Nalçaoğlu, Dean of the Faculty of Communication at Bilgi University. The part of the symposium held at the Nermin Tarhan Conference Hall will also be broadcast live on YouTube and Üsküdar Üniversitesi TV.
After lunch, the symposium will continue with paper presentations in the halls of the Faculty of Communication building.
The session for keynote speakers participating online in the symposium will be held via Zoom on May 17, moderated by Assoc. Dr. Gül Esra Atalay, faculty member at Üsküdar Üniversitesi Faculty of Communication. Following this, the symposium's paper presentation sessions via Zoom will take place.
Important names from the industry and academia meet in a round table panel..
The final session of the symposium will be an online/Zoom round table panel featuring important figures from the industry and academia, moderated by Prof. Dr. Süleyman İrvan, Head of the Journalism Department at Üsküdar Üniversitesi Faculty of Communication.
The symposium will conclude with a closing speech delivered online/via Zoom by Prof. Dr. Nazife Güngör, Dean of the Faculty of Communication and Chair of the Symposium Organizing Committee.