Twelfth International Conference on Communication & Media Studies

  • Producing Communication at Scale: Platforms, AI, and Live Media Systems
  • 13-15 October 2027
  • Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada + Online

Special Focus & Themes

The Communication & Media Studies Research Network offers an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of the role of the media and communications in society. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.

The Twelfth International Conference on Communication & Media Studies calls for research addressing the following annual themes.

  • 2027 Special Focus—Producing Communication at Scale: Platforms, AI, and Live Media Systems
  • Theme 1: AI and Automated Production Workflows
  • Theme 2: Platforms, Infrastructure, and Scalability
  • Theme 3: Live, Remote, and Hybrid Media Production
  • Theme 4: Labor, Institutions, and Public Trust

Plenary Speakers

The Twelfth International Conference on Communication & Media Studies will feature plenary sessions by some of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators in the field. We will offer both place-based and online options for viewing and engaging.

Program

The conference program groups together presentations along similar themes to facilitate knowledge sharing and community building. The first schedule of sessions will be available when we're able to present a complete picture of the conference. We will offer both place-based and online options for viewing and engaging. In the meantime, you may view a list of all accepted proposals (both confirmed to attend and still pending registration) on our List of Accepted Proposals.

Research Network Chairs

Dr. Eric Freedman

Dr. Eric Freedman

Maryland Institute College of Art, United States of America

(English)

Dr. Jesús Miguel Flores Vivar

Dr. Jesús Miguel Flores Vivar

Profesor Titular, Departamento de Periodismo y Nuevos Medios, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, España

(Spanish)

Local Conference Committee

Stephen Sheps

RTA School of Media (Sport Media), The Creative School, TMU, Canada

Joe Recupero

RTA School of Media (Sport Media), The Creative School, TMU, Canada

AJ Cordeiro

RTA School of Media (Media Production), The Creative School, TMU, Canada

Host Institution

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