{"id":4038,"date":"2018-05-23T20:21:13","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T20:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/?page_id=4038"},"modified":"2020-08-27T18:01:36","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T18:01:36","slug":"spotlight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"BEA2021 Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_image _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.5&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2020header-1.png&#8221; \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.5&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The BEA2021 Convention <span class=\"markz2ljc4izi\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Spotlight<\/span> is\u2026..\u00a0<strong>Facing the Future<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; This year\u2019s convention <span class=\"markz2ljc4izi\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">spotlight<\/span> begins a three-year exploration of a theme, including Facing the Future (2021), Embracing the Future (2022), and Retracing the Future (2023). These <span class=\"markz2ljc4izi\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">spotlight<\/span> topics can engage recursively with each other, invoking the past, present, and future. Facing the Future in BEA 2021 acknowledges the ever-increasing pace of change in the media industry. It also acknowledges the societal upheavals brought about by the combination of the coronavirus pandemic and increased awareness of social injustice. Before we turn our (hopefully optimistic) gaze next year to Embracing the Future, we must first assess where we are now, how we got here, and where our threats and opportunities lie. We must begin by Facing the Future.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>Facing the Future<\/strong>\u00a0serves as the BEA2021 <span class=\"markz2ljc4izi\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">spotlight<\/span>, but papers and panels are not limited to this area of research.\u00a0 Papers should be submitted to the division that best fits that division\u2019s goals and objectives.\u00a0 Please visit the paper and panel calls for more information.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> The BEA2021 Convention Spotlight is\u2026..\u00a0Facing the Future\u00a0&#8212; This year\u2019s convention spotlight begins a three-year exploration of a theme, including Facing the Future (2021), Embracing the Future (2022), and Retracing the Future (2023). 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