Kappa Phi’s 1st International Communication Conference Communication between Domination and Emancipation

Banja Luka College of Communications Kappa Phi is pleased to invite you to its First International Communication Conference “Communication between Domination and Emancipation.”  The conference will be held in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina,  June 24-26, 2016.

Host

Banja Luka College of Communications is a small, independent, non-profit institution of higher education, founded in 2000. The idea of the school was to introduce communication studies to higher education, as well as to introduce dialogic communication to education in our country. It was a long time ago that we kicked the podiums, desks and benches out of our classrooms. We wanted to talk to each other. We wanted to make knowledge achievable by other means. That is what our school has stood and struggled for ever since. This conference is organized in part to mark 15 years of communication education at our school. Thus the theme of the conference also subsumes a major educational dilemma. And 15 years on, it seems that the importance of talking to each other has only become more germane, not only to education. We will be delighted to welcome you and talk to you in Banja Luka about these and other issues on our conference agenda.

Co-hosts

Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Banja Luka

Department of English and Literature, Faculty of Philology, at the University of Banja Luka

Sponsor

Društvo za osiguranje VGT

Organizing Committee

Aleksandar Bogdanić, chair
Professor of Communication studies at the Banja Luka College of Communications

Ivana Aleksić
Teaching assistant of English at the Banja Luka College of Communications

Sanda Bjelajac
Lecturer of English at the Banja Luka College of Communications

Mladen Bubonjić
Lecturer of Communication studies at the Banja Luka College of Communications

Jelena Ćurguz
Director of academic services at the Banja Luka College of Communications

Tatjana Đermanović
Lecturer of Communication studies at the Banja Luka College of Communications

Vesna Đurić
Associate professor of Journalism at the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Banja Luka

Ljubica Janjetović
Professor of Design at the Banja Luka College of Communications

Sanja Josifović-Elezović
Assistant professor of English at the Faculty of Philology at the University of Banja Luka

Tatjana Marjanović
Associate professor of English at the Faculty of Philology at the University of Banja Luka

Milana Piljak
Lecturer of English at the Banja Luka College of Communications

Ognjen Radović
Lecturer of Communication studies at the Banja Luka College of Communications

Dragana Rašević
Teaching assistant of Communication studies at the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Banja Luka

Mladen Reljanović
President of Student Council at the Banja Luka College of Communications

Zoran Tomić
Professor of Communication studies and Dean of Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Mostar

Conference

The conference will be held both as plenary and seminar fora. Our keynote speakers, hosts and/or special guests will address the participants plenarily and will be followed by paper sessions and discussions. However, check the program for an updated schedule of the Conference. Please read about the theme of the Conference and follow the guidelines for registration, and submission of abstracts and papers. The language of the Conference is English and all presentations and discussions will be held in English. You are welcome to register either as a presenting or non-presenting participant!

Participants

We expect to host participants from the region as well as from other European countries, USA and elsewhere. Our keynote speakers, who are leading scholars in the field, will provide an engaging forum for the debate and opportunity to learn from the best about the current ideas in communication studies and related disciplines.

Please contact us if you need any additional information about the conference.

Important dates

  • Abstract submission deadline

    Saturday, April 30, 2016, 11:59 PM

  • Notification of acceptance of abstracts

    Consecutively/Saturday, May 14, 2016

  • Regular registration

    Monday, February 1 – Tuesday, May 31, 2016, 11:59 PM

  • Late Registration

    Wednesday, June 1 – Friday, June 10, 2016, 11:59 PM

  • Onsite registration

    Friday, June 24, 2016
    Saturday, June 25, 2016

  • Conference

    Friday, June 24 – Sunday, June 26, 2016

  • Deadline for optional full paper submission

    Wednesday, June 1, 2016, 11:59 PM

  • Deadline for full paper submission

    Monday, August 1, 2016, 11:59 PM