FoM 2023: 1st Future of Magazine International Conference Lusófona University Lisbon, Portugal, July 19-21, 2023

MagLab is pleased to announce the first edition of the biennial Future of Magazine conference (FoM), organized by CICANT, Lusófona University research center, on 19 - 21 July 2023. FoM is an event that brings together various research associates to share insights, ideas and discuss the current status and technical challenges of the future of the medium as well as other relevant issues to the understanding of this field of studies. Communications will be presented as part of a rich conference program, including keynote talks, a talking circle, and a full day dedicated to the industry.

FoM 2023 keynotes will be delivered by Nico Carpentier, Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism, Charles University, on “"The magazine assemblage: community, materiality and (format) diversity" and David Abrahamson, Northwestern University’s Medill School, on “The Future of Magazines”.

We invite contributions that engage with the theme of "Connecting in a disconnected age”, seeking to open conversations about the complex nature of the magazine concept. 

The magazine encloses an appeal to the aggregation of people looking for common interests and interconnections. In an age when people are in permanent contact, almost on alert twenty-four seven, but at the same time feeling disconnected and lonely, deepening scientific knowledge about magazine studies becomes vital. The absence of a body in the digital world endangers the identity of magazines and this is the time for academia and industry to join efforts and reflect on the pertinence and future of this medium.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions are double-blind (anonymized), and please do not submit more than one abstract as first author, with no more than two abstracts in total.

The deadline for submitting abstracts presenting original research efforts (maximum 500 words, plus references) is 1 April. Acceptance results will be announced on 1 May.

A selection of papers presented at the conference will be published in the first edition of the International Journal of Magazine Studies, a peer-reviewed publication seeking Scopus indexing.

List of Topics

• Media Studies
• Journalism Studies
• Critical and Cultural Studies
• Gender Studies
• Sociology
• Linguistics
• History
• Visual Communication
• Communication Design
• Strategic Communication
• Business Models
• …

Committees

Program Committee

• Boris Krywick
• Camila Hartmann
• Carla Baptista
• Carla Cerqueira
• Carla Martins
• Carla Rodrigues Cardoso
• Cláudia Álvares
• Daniel Cardoso
• David Abrahamson
• David E. Sumner
• Dora Santos Silva
• Fátima Lopes Cardoso
• Helena Lima
• Ibrahim Omara
• Ivan Bomfim
• Jorge Pedro Sousa
• Kevin Lerner
• Maria José Mata
• Marta Lopes
• Mary Hogarth
• Megan Le Masurier
• Paula Lopes
• Rebecca Johinke
• Rita Grácio
• Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin
• Sharon Makwel
• Sónia Lamy
• Teresa Mendes Flores
• Tim Holmes
• Ullamaija Kivikuru

Organizing committee

• Carla Rodrigues Cardoso (General Chair) - Lusófona University, Portugal
• Ana Figueiras - Lusófona University, Portugal
• Fábio Sandes - Lusófona University, Portugal
• Ivan Bomfim - Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Brazil
• Marta Lopes - Lusófona University, Portugal
• Mary Hogarth - Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
• Paula Lopes - Lusófona University, Portugal
• Rita Grácio - Lusófona University, Portugal
• Sónia Lamy - Lusófona University, Portugal
• Tim Holmes - Cardiff University, Wales, UK

Venue

The conference will be held at Lusófona University.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to Patrícia Franco at maglab@ulusofona.pt