The biennial Media & Civil Rights History Symposium welcomes scholars from various disciplines and approaches who address the vital relationship between civil rights and public communication from local/national/transnational contexts, perspectives and periods. The symposium includes the presentations of the Ronald T. and Gayla D. Farrar Awards.
Call for Abstracts
Abstracts of up to 1,000 words for research papers, research-in-progress presentations and panel sessions on any aspect of the historical relationship between media and civil rights are now being accepted for the 2025 Media & Civil Rights History Symposium, which will be held Friday, March 28, 2025 in Columbia South Carolina.
The Symposium is sponsored by the University of South Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
All Symposium presentations will be in person.
Topics may include, but are not limited to, the media and the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Freedom Struggle, the contemporary Social Justice Movement, and Black Lives Matter.
Abstracts for research papers and research-in-progress presentations must include a title, a brief description of the research, and a sample of primary sources.
Abstracts for panel sessions must include a title, a brief description of the panel and a list of confirmed panelists.
The submission deadline is Monday, January 6, 2025.
Contact Us
Dr. Kenneth Campbell
Media & Civil Rights History Symposium
School of Journalism and Mass Communications
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
Email: kcampbell@sc.edu