Purdue Graduate Student Conference on Communication Research

2009

Welcome

Welcome to the website of the Purdue Graduate Student Conference on Communication Research (PGSCCR). Here you will find information regarding the upcoming conference, submission, and registration. Please contact conference coordinator, Abigail Selzer King, with further questions at abigail@purdue.edu.

Mission

The mission of this conference is to (1) foster the research community among students in the Department of Communication at Purdue University, (2) provide an accessible, graduate student-centric environment in which students can present their own research, and (3) facilitate opportunities for graduate students to be conference reviewers, respondents, and organizers.

To that end, the theme of the inaugural Purdue Graduate Student Conference on Communication Research is Intersections of Perspectives in Communication Scholarship. We will highlight scholarship that challenges, bridges, and entwines methodological paradigms that have been historically separated. We encourage submissions that explore the intersections between areas of study, research using mixed-methodologies, and innovative collaborations. In the spirit of debate and inclusion, papers which defend more traditional methodological perspectives are also welcome.

We look forward to a lively and provocative exchange of ideas this March.

Call For Papers

The PGSCCR is now accepting submissions for its inaugural conference on March 27, 2009 at Purdue University.

The conference committee is generally interested in papers of or about communication research but is particularly interested in research related to the theme: Intersections of Perspectives in Communication Scholarship. Our theme highlights research that challenges, bridges, and entwines methodological paradigms that have been historically separated. We encourage submissions that explore the intersections between areas of study, research using mixed methodologies, and innovative collaborations. In the spirit of debate and inclusion, papers which defend more traditional methodological perspectives are also welcome.

The deadline for submissions is January 22, 2010. The PGSCCCR is accepting both paper proposals and panel proposals.

Click here for the conference call for papers flyer.

Submission Guidelines

Each student currently enrolled in the Department of Communication at Purdue or in absentiais eligible to submit one proposal for a paper of which they are the first author (individuals in this category are hereafter referred to as students). Papers whose first authors are from outside the department or are faculty members are ineligible for review at the PGSCCR.

Students are eligible to collaborate with other students in the development of one panel proposal. (This means that at most, one student could present a paper of which they are the first author and present their work on a panel.)

Students should submit three copies of their proposal and a PGSCCR coversheet before January 22, 2010 at 5:00pm. All references to the authors should be removed from paper and panel proposals. Proposals that do not comply with submission guidelines will not be sent out for review.

Individual Proposals

Individual submissions should include 1) three copies of an extended abstract, and 2) one copy of the submission coversheet. Your extended abstract should summarize the aims, methods, and findings of your paper. From this abstract, the reviewers should be able to follow the main argument of the paper you propose to present at the conference. The extended abstract for a paper submission should not exceed 1,000 words inclusive of references. Please remove the names of all authors from the extended abstract to ensure blind review. Identifying information should only appear on the submission coversheet.

The submission coversheet for individual-proposals is available here.

Please deposit your submission in the PGSCCR box in the mailroom before January 22, 2010 at 5:00pm.

Panel Proposals

Panel submissions should include 1) three copies of an extended abstract, and 2) one copy of the submission coversheet for panels. The extended abstract should include the title of the panel and a description its general theme and aims. It should also include an abstract of each of the papers on the panel. Panels should include three or four papers. The proposal should not exceed 2,000 words inclusive of references. Please remove the names of all authors from the extended abstract to ensure blind review. Identifying information should only appear on the submission coversheet.

The submission coversheet for panel-proposals is available here.

Please deposit your submission in the PGSCCR box in the mailroom before January 22, 2010 at 5:00pm.