Gender
Issues Division
Call for Papers
The
Gender Issues Division of the Broadcast Education Association invites
submission of original papers on broadcasting and electronic media
topics to be considered for presentation at the 49th annual BEA
convention in Las Vegas, April 16-18, 2004. This year's conference
theme is BEA 2004-Bold Visions, Fresh Thinking: Untangling Media's
Gordian Knot The Division is open to all methodologies and encourages
submissions that explore all aspects of gender issues pertaining
to the electronic media. The theme is intended as a focus for the
convention, but does not imply than competitive papers must reflect
that theme.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION
The deadline for receiving all papers is NOVEMBER 14, 2003.
Papers will be evaluated and judged by blind review in two categories,
Debut and Open. The Debut category is open to entrants who have
never previously presented a paper at a BEA Convention. The Open
category is for all other paper submissions. Please include which
category your paper qualifies for on the cover sheet. Co-authored
papers should be entered in the open category if any one of the
co-authors has presented at a previous BEA convention. In the Debut
category, first and second place winners receive cash awards of
$200 and $100 respectively from BEA. Awards for multiple-authored
papers will go to the lead author as listed on the title page. Division
of the award is the responsibility of the lead author. The division
reserves the right to withhold monetary awards if, in the opinion
of the judges, the quality of papers is insufficient. Paper winners
must present their papers at the convention in order to be eligible
for monetary prizes.
GUIDELINES:
* The TITLE PAGE should include (1) the manuscript title, (2) the
category of submission (Debut or Open), (3) the lead author's name,
mailing address, phone number, e-mail address, and (4) the names
of co-authors if applicable. All inquiries and information about
the submission will be directed to the lead author listed on the
title page. If no category is specified, submissions will be placed
in the "open" competition. To ensure anonymity in the
reviewing process, no reference to the author's identity or affiliation
should appear after the title page.
* An ABSTRACT should follow the title page
and contain only the manuscript title and a brief summary of the
paper in 250 words or less.
* The MAIN TEXT should follow the abstract
page. A running header containing the title of the paper should
appear on the first page of main text and continue on each page
of the document thereafter.
* The FORMATTING paper should follow current
APA style guidelines. Papers should not exceed 30 double-spaced
pages in length, including references, tables, and figures.
* Papers must not be under peer review by another association or
publication and may only be submitted to one BEA interest group
for evaluation. Papers should not have been presented at any other
convention (regional/national) or published prior to presentation
at BEA.
DEADLINE:
To be eligible for consideration, all paper submissions must be
received by the Division's Competition Chair no later than November
14, 2003. E-mail and fax submissions will not be accepted. The lead
author will receive an e-mail confirmation from the paper chair
upon receipt of the submission.
SUBMISSION:
Send four (4) printed copies of the paper to:
Debbie A. Owens, Paper Competition Chair
BEA Gender Issues Division
Murray State University
Department of Journalism and Mass Communications
114 Wilson Hall
Murray, KY 42071-3311
For more information, contact Debbie A. Owens
at:
270.762.2387 Office
270.762.2390 Fax
Debbie.Owens@murraystate.edu
Selected papers will be presented at the
Gender Issues Division's competitive paper session during the annual
BEA convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 16-18, 2004. At least
one author of an accepted paper must attend the convention in order
to present. Winners will be notified by February 6, 2004.
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