Deadline: 15 February 2026
The ICA 2026 preconference African and Global Media Representations of Africa is now calling for papers. This gathering invites scholars to rethink how Africa is narrated and understood across media systems, both within the continent and globally.
The preconference explores long-standing tropes, asymmetrical information flows, and the colonial legacies that continue to shape media portrayals of Africa. Rather than repeating familiar critiques, the organisers seek work that examines the shifting vocabularies, institutional logics, infrastructures, and affective systems that underpin contemporary representations.
Submissions that build from African intellectual traditions, methodologies, and professional practice are encouraged, whether through decentring Euro-American frameworks, offering new theoretical insights, or exploring tensions between local and transnational knowledge systems.
Submission guidelines:
800 – 1000 word abstract (excluding references) outlining the research question, theoretical framing, methodology, and theme relevance. Submit here
For queries, contact the organisers: snkoala@uwc.ac.za