The Politics of Communication
The Ohio Communication Association (OCA) invites paper and panel submissions for the 72nd Conference, Saturday, October 4, 2008. The conference will be hosted by Marietta College and the theme for this year’s conference is “The Politics of Communication.”
When OCA meets at Marietta College, we will be one month away from the next general election, including the election of the next President of the United States. Over the years, Ohio has played a significant role in our understanding of elections, political campaigns, and persuasive discourse. From the Erie County Studies to Ohio’s critical role in the 2004 presidential election, the state continues to be rich in opportunities to understand the role of communication within a democracy.
However, “The Politics of Communication” focuses on more than just the importance of communication in an election year. Politics go beyond government candidates and elections. There are politics in business, health, relationships, and the media that must be negotiated and studied. For example, under this theme, we will consider the impact of politics on competent communication at our universities. Accordingly, we will consider the role effective mentoring plays in helping new faculty and students navigate the politics of academic life.
OCA invites scholars and teachers to address this theme by examining the nuances of political campaigns, exploring the impact of persuasive discourse on our daily lives, and providing new ideas and interesting directions for the study of the politics of communication. OCA offers researchers, instructors, graduate students, and undergraduate students an opportunity to share ideas for teaching and research, and to develop relationships with Ohio communication professionals.
OCA is open to all communication professionals, and we believe you have so much to offer. Plan to share your talents, interests, and discoveries with OCA in 2008 at Marietta College.
Submissions are encouraged in the following areas:
- Debut presentations by faculty and students
- G.I.F.T.S. (Great Ideas for Teaching Speech)
- Demonstrations of innovative instructional methods
- Teaching or research challenges
- Program assessment and issues of accreditation
- Statewide issues or concerns for the discipline
- Further developing OCA to meet the needs of its constituents
- Specific university, private college, community college, or high school issues or concerns
- Workshops for undergraduate or graduate success in the discipline
- Hands-on workshops on topics relating to research or to specific topic areas (technology in the classroom, the basic course, developing critical thinking, the at-risk student, etc.)
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS 5:00 P.M., SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2008
Submission guidelines for programs, panels and papers are available online and in Adobe Acrobat format.
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