Opportunities

The International Association for Media & History (IAMHIST) invites proposals for participation in its next conference, “Decentering Media Histories and Practices”, to be held from 30 June-2 July 2025 at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. IAMHIST is an international organisation of scholars, filmmakers, broadcasters and archivists dedicated to historical inquiry into film, radio, TV and other media.

The Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image (SCSMI) invites proposals for presentations at its annual conference to be held June 4 to June 7, 2025, at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.

Submissions are invited for a special issue in the Journal of Contemporary African Studies aimed at enhancing public oversight of digital surveillance utilised for intelligence purposes, specifically relating to Africa. This special issue is derived from a research project directed by Prof. Jane Duncan, supported by a British Academy Global Professorship (2023-2027), which seeks to investigate public oversight mechanisms across eight Southern African nations

Genesis is looking to appoint a content editor to be based in South Africa or Kenya. To be successful, the candidate should be an experienced digital communicator and content producer with strong copywriting skills and an eye for visual content to help bring impact...

The latest issue of the Anfasa Magazine (Academic and Non-fiction Authors Assoc. of SA) is now out. It contains articles that are of direct relevance to many of the issues on AI discussed at the recent SACOMM conference at Stellenbosch University. Click here to access...

Communication Review is an annual digital newsletter, housed in the Department of Communication Science, at the University of South Africa (Unisa). Communication Review is an engaged scholarship project which started in 2022 and this year will be the third publication...

The Earth Journalism Network (EJN) offers resources and in-person media training workshops and fellowships as well as hosting webinars and produces tipsheets, guides, online courses and more to help journalists report on the most pressing issues related to climate...

The Climate Reporting Toolkit Africa offers resources and a massive open online course on climate change journalism aimed at Africa’s climate reporters. This toolkit aims to change improve climate reporting on the continent by providing practical, actionable...

The Pulitzer Center is seeking ambitious reporting proposals from freelance and staff journalists from around the world who wish to report on vital ocean and fisheries issues and are in need of support for their reporting projects.  Click here for more information and...

Date: 31 October  You are invited to a one-day research conference on the state of digital surveillance and what the public can do about unwarranted surveillance by intelligence agencies. The conference is organised by Prof. Jane Duncan, British Academy Global...

Deadline: 15 November  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is regarded as one of the technological frontiers in the fourth industrial revolution. From an all-purpose viewpoint, AI is the use of non-human intelligence to meet the needs of humans in any modern society. An...