Dear colleagues,
Please help us spread the word and encourage participation!
"The Chinese Internet in the Era of Uncertainty" held by The China Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada on June 22-23, 2026
Submission deadline (Extended): March 20, 2026
Conference Site Homepage:
Detailed CfP (including for a Special Journal Issue):
A few highlights from the CfP:
1) Generous funding provided by the China Institute at the University of Alberta to encourage grad students' participation:
The conference does not charge registration fees. We will cover two breakfasts, two lunches and two dinners for all participants. In addition, for accepted student proposals, the China Institute will cover the cost of three nights' lodging on the University of Alberta campus. We also offer to cover transportation and subsidized lodging for a two-day post-conference retreat in the Canadian Rockies (Banff National Park) on June 24-25, 2026.
2) Two distinguished scholars will anchor our themed conference with the following keynotes:
Dr. Guobin Yang (University of Pennsylvania):
"Of earthy flavor and AI flavor: On the importance of distinguishing flavors in an age of cyber artificiality and uncertainty"
Dr. Cara Wallis (University of Michigan):
"Certain (un)certainties and possible (im)possibilities: Creative stirrings and everyday politics in digital spaces"
3) We plan to publish a special journal issue "The Chinese Internet in the Era of Uncertainty" based on outputs from the CIRC conference as well as general circulation of our special issue CfP. We target top-tier communication journals focused on mediated communication as well as Asia- and China-focused communication journals.
Thank you,
Min
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Min Jiang (Ph.D.) | Professor of Communication Studies
Affiliate Faculty, International Studies & Ph.D. Program in Public Policy
5011 Colvard N., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
704-687-0796 |
mjiang3@uncc.edu Digital Futures, Non-resident Scholar, New America
Vice Chair, Communication Law & Policy Division, ICA
CTS-FGV Visiting Professor, FGV Law School, Rio, Brazil
Secretariat Member, Chinese Internet Research Conference (CIRC)
China Director, Global Media and Internet Concentration Project (GMICP)
Digital Sovereignty in the BRICS Countries (Cambridge University Press, 2025 Open Access)
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