CALL FOR PAPERS
2nd International Conference
Assessing the State of Spanish-Language Media

Special conference themes:

• The development of Spanish-language media in Ibero-America
• The status and future of Latino-oriented media in the U.S.
• Media policies pertaining to U.S. Latinos & Latino-oriented media, and
• The role of Spanish-language/Latino media in Ibero-American & Latino politics.

San Marcos, Texas, February 19-21, 2009
NEW Submission Deadline:  December 1, 2008

Conference Chair:
Federico Subervi, Professor & Director
The Center for the Study of Latino Media & Markets
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Texas State University
601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666
Phone: (512) 245-5267 & (512) 245-2656
Email: subervi@latinosandmedia.org

Scholars, graduate students, media analysts, media professionals, and policy advocates will meet to discuss their research and assessments of the state of Spanish-language media in the world, and the status and future of Latino-oriented media in the U.S.  FCC policies that affect Latinos and Latino-oriented media will also be discussed as specific research and policy agendas will be proposed for consideration by the next presidential administration and the new Federal Communications Commission.

The venue of the conference is at the School of Mass Media & Mass Communication at Texas State University, which is located in the heart of Central Texas, 20 miles south of Austin and 25 miles north of San Antonio Texas.  Within minutes of the conference site, visitors can experience the beauty and serenity of the great the Central Texas Hill Country, including the San Marcos River and the Aquarena Springs. The conference hotel is Hampton Inn.

To participate, submit competitive papers, extended abstracts, or special session proposals electronically (in English or in Spanish) to the chair listed above.  Accepted competitive papers will also be considered for a special issue of the online Journal of Spanish-Language Media.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following (but all papers and panel proposals must address a topic related to Spanish-language or Latino-oriented media):

If you would like to participate without presenting a paper (e.g., chair a session, evaluate papers to be included in the conference proceedings or books, contribute to the editing, or any other offer to help) please send an email to Sindy Chapa at sc47@txstate.edu.