CALL FOR PANELS – Media Meet 2026

Annual International Conference
Department of Media Studies, CHRIST (Deemed to be University)

Theme: Indigenous Communication Systems: Meaning-Making in a Digital World

Media Meet 2026 invites panel proposals from scholars, creators, practitioners, researchers, and educators across disciplines. The conference explores how Indigenous communication systems—shaped by oral traditions, ritual practices, ecological knowledge, community memory, and symbolic expression—continue to influence meaning-making in a digitally mediated world.

As digital platforms, AI systems, global markets, and hybrid cultural forms transform how we communicate and organise, Indigenous knowledge offers alternative models of ethics, learning, sustainability, resilience, leadership, and social interaction. The conference encourages interdisciplinary dialogue across media, management, psychology, cultural studies, economics, computer science, and the social sciences.

Conference Tracks

1. Teaching Track
Decolonial pedagogy, curriculum innovation, experiential learning, storytelling as learning systems, cultural literacy.

2. Research Track
Media and cognition, organisational communication, cultural theory, digital humanities, AI and society, ecological and behavioural studies, Indigenous epistemologies 

3. Practice Track
Panels from creators, designers, technologists, journalists, NGOs, entrepreneurs, and community leaders working across culture, ecology, and technology.

Panel Structure

1. 90 minutes2

2. 4–6 presentations

3. Discussant comments + Q&A4.

4. Up to 3 co-chairs
   
   

Panel Proposal Format

1. Title of the Panel

Include names, affiliations, and email addresses of co-chairs (max 4).

2. Track Specification

Teaching / Research / Practice.

3. Abstract (Max 300 words)

Should include:

• Significance: How the panel aligns with the theme and its relevance across disciplines.
  
  

• Research Questions: Theoretical, empirical, methodological, pedagogical, or practice-based inquiries.
  
  

• Context: Cultural, historical, technological, economic, organisational, or community setting.
  
  

• Type of Papers Expected: Theory, empirical research, digital humanities, ethnography, community studies, behavioural work, AI/tech design, creative practice, organisational analysis, ecological perspectives.
  
  

• Optional: Up to 4 potential paper titles and authors.
  
  

Important Dates

• Panel Proposal Deadline:  January 15, 2026
  
  

• Call for Papers Released: February 1, 2026
  
  

• Abstract Submission Deadline: April 30, 2026
  
  

• Registration Opens: May 10, 2026
  
  

• Registration Closes: June 10, 2026
  
  

• Conference Dates: August 24–26, 2026