Call for Papers
2012: Volume 5, Issue 1
Communication and Knowledge Translation
Guest Editors:
Dr. Mahmoud Eid
Dr. Salah Basalamah
University of Ottawa

Perhaps one of the most unique abilities of the human species is their ability to possess a vast medley of devices that permit interaction with each others. Although communication in a contemporary context is commonly understood in relation to its technological means, it is important to acknowledge the multifaceted array of elements that span beyond devices that synthesize the aesthetics of human interaction. Humans can interact, for instance, through emotion, speech, and body language, all in which are captivating communication mechanisms that play a dominant role in the development of relationships and communities, as well as the development and translation of knowledge. That is, the dexterity of communication should not be understood amidst the confines of simplified expectations; instead it should be viewed in relation to its highly complex nature.

Specifically, communication is integral to the translation and transmission of knowledge—two important elements of contemporary development. Similar to many aspects of communication studies, these endeavours permit multidisciplinary involvement and require the adaptation of a variety of perceptual dimensions to thoroughly explore the depth of the strands of communication. Knowledge translation is the communication and adaptation of knowledge among individuals, groups, organizational units in a society, and even communities connected around the globe. Translation can be considered a paradigmatic representation of the recursive and transformative mediation process between sign/meaning and producers/receptors. Here translation as a communication process shows its predominant transformational aspect.

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Call for Themes

Global Media Journal -- Canadian Edition invites thematic proposals (400-500 words) for future issues.

GMJ -- CE welcomes themes that examine the broad boundaries of communication and media studies, including, but not limited to, print media, broadcasting, radio, advertising, public relations, information and communication technologies, emerging media, alternative media, political communication, political economy of communication, journalism, research methodology, rhetoric, cultural studies, media effects, media ethics, communications law and policy, and so on. Given that the themes covered by this journal have implications that transcend national borders, proposed themes need not focus exclusively on Canada.

Topics related to the above specializations are numerous. However, priority for future issues of GMJ -- CE is given to themes that encompass the following topics:

• Communication and Empire
• Crises and Conflicts
• Communication and Media Ethics
• Economics of Communication
• Foreign Policy, National Security, and Terrorism
• Human Rights
• Immigration and Citizenship
• Innovation, regulation, and control
• Mobile Technologies and Digital Consumption
• Multiculturalism
• Ethnicity and Identity

Theme proposals should be sent electronically as Word Document attachments to Dr. Mahmoud Eid at gmj@uOttawa.ca.