Call for Papers
28th Annual
Media Ecology Association
Convention
June 22–26, 2027
Huelva, Spain
The Media Ecology Association invites paper and session proposals for its 28th Annual Convention, to be held June 22–26, 2027 at the University of Huelva–International University of Andalusia, La Rábida, Spain. We invite submissions from scholars, researchers, educators, graduate students, and independent thinkers interested in topics such as: media codes, media literacy, and media education; the nature, history, and impact of technology, media, and symbol systems; the study of communication, consciousness, and culture; technological determinism, media evolution, information, and cybernetics; orality, literacy, secondary orality, and postliteracy; oral, scribal, typographic, and electronic cultures; the graphic revolution and image culture; algorithmic environments and their effects on perception, time, and space; digital orality and the transformation of political and ethical discourse; educational design for comprehensive media literacy; the work and continuing relevance of scholars such as Marshall McLuhan, Harold Innis, Walter Ong, Neil Postman, Lewis Mumford, and Jacques Ellul, among others.
This year’s convention theme, “Understanding Media in Today’s World,” explores how media environments reshape human perception, social organization, and cognitive structures in an AI-driven, digitally-connected world. In an era marked by rapid AI convergence, ubiquitous connectivity, and the blurring of physical and digital realities, traditional notions of media literacy are no longer sufficient. This convention seeks to move beyond purely technical or instrumental approaches to media literacy and toward a deeper, ecological understanding of media as environments that structure thought, culture, and social life. Grounded in the tradition of media ecology, the conference welcomes work that examines how media alter the ratio of the senses, redefine public discourse, transform education, and shape the conditions of human agency.
We are open to any topic that would be of interest to media ecology scholars, as well as submissions that address the convention theme. We especially encourage proposals that engage media ecology as a framework for making the invisible effects of media environments visible, and which address the challenges posed by new technologies (artificial intelligence), platform culture, automation, symbolic environments, and emerging forms of mediation.
Submission Guidelines
Paper and session proposals are welcome in English and Spanish. Proposals should include: a title; an abstract of no more than 250 words; and author name(s) and contact information. Authors may submit a maximum of two proposals.
Important Dates
- December 1, 2026 – Paper and session proposals due
- February 15, 2027 – Full manuscripts due for Top Paper and Linda Elson Top Student Paper award consideration (4,000–6,000 words)
- March 19, 2027 – Student travel grant application deadline and early registration deadline
- June 22–26, 2027 – Convention dates
Submission Email
Please send proposals to: mediaecologyspain@gmail.com
Convention Information
Convention Organizer: Octavio Islas
Email: joseoctavio.islas@gmail.com
Hosted by the Red Internacional Alfamed, the 2027 MEA Convention offers an opportunity to reflect critically on the technological grammar of our world and to rethink literacy as a form of environmental awareness. We look forward to welcoming colleagues from around the world to Huelva for four days of scholarly exchange, dialogue, and reflection on the media environments shaping our present and future. In addition, on Saturday and Sunday, participants will enjoy a very special cultural and tourist experience in the beautiful city of Seville. Join us in Huelva and help advance the study of media, technology, culture, and consciousness from the perspective of media ecology.