5th International Media and Society Symposium
"Algorithmic Culture"

The International Media and Society Symposium, first organized by Istinye University in 2021 under the theme Media in the Pandemic Spiral, was followed by its second edition in 2022, organized by the Faculty of Communication under the theme Digitalization and Visual Studies. In 2023, the symposium was held under the theme of Digital Culture, and in 2024, it took place under the theme of Media of the Future. The 5th International Media and Society Symposium will continue in 2025 under the theme Algorithmic Culture, hosted by Istinye University in cooperation with the University of Girona (Spain) and Near East University (TRNC). Researchers conducting applied and theoretical studies on this topic and practitioners producing content using digital technologies across various media are invited to present their work at the symposium. This year, the 5th edition of the symposium will be held in a hybrid format on May 21-22-23, 2025, allowing presentations to be delivered online or in person.
The 5th International Media and Society Symposium aims to analyze the impact of algorithms on society, culture, politics, economy, art, and media through an interdisciplinary approach. Focusing on algorithmic culture, which describes digitized culture, the event aims to offer new perspectives on how artificial intelligence has become a crucial tool in accessing data and information. In this context, the conference provides a platform for participants to contribute to various dimensions of algorithmic culture.
Algorithmic Culture is positioned at the intersection of technology, culture, and communication. It redefines how individuals produce, consume, and interact with media by highlighting critical issues such as power, control, identity, and ethics in digital communication systems. To explore these impacts in-depth, speakers are invited to examine the digital age’s social, political, philosophical, and cultural dimensions.
The symposium aims to examine this significant transformation and paradigm shift we are experiencing today within an academic framework. The rapidly evolving fields of algorithmic culture include:
1) Digital media, society, and culture
2) Algorithms, data management, and power dynamics
3) Cultural transformation processes
4) The ethical dimensions of algorithms
5) Transformations in communication (From Human-Computer Interaction to Brain-Computer Interaction)
Organized to create an interdisciplinary discussion platform that integrates theory and practice within the scope of media studies, the 5th International Media and Society Symposium welcomes paper submissions from a wide range of fields, in addition to featuring expert invited participants. The symposium under the theme of Algorithmic Culture encompasses research in art, design, aesthetics, sociology, philosophy, ethnography, anthropology, cultural and media studies, documentary film, photography, information technology, education, communication studies, and other social sciences related to culture and communication. It also includes studies on digital texts produced across various forms of media. In addition to academic researchers, artists, architects, designers, digital game designers, film and media professionals, and experts researching the applications of digital technologies in creative processes are invited to share their current studies, production processes, and case studies, as well as their field research and experiences. The symposium welcomes not only academic presentation formats but also other creative presentation formats that effectively convey the content. Abstracts submitted in response to the call for participation will be accepted for the symposium based on a blind peer review process. The symposium encompasses the exploration of digital studies and theoretical research on the following topics:

• Algorithm Ethics
• Algorithms and Power
• Algorithmic Society
• Digitalization and Public Relations in Algorithmic Governance
• Algorithmic Governmentality
• Anthropocentrism
• Augmented Intelligence
• Astrobiology
• Information Design
• Big Data / Dark Web / Deep Web and Power Issues
• Cyborgs
• Multi-Planetary Life
• Dataveillance (Data Surveillance)
• Communication Education in the Digital Age
• Digital Ecosystem and Communication Sciences
• Digital Aesthetics
• Digital Culture and Cinema
• Digital Media and Communication Studies
• Digital Marketing and Neuropsychology
• Digital Postmodernism
• Digitalization and Communication Ethics
• Digitalization and Neurophilosophy
• Digitalization, Film Studies, and Algorithms
• Digitalization, Television, and Algorithms
• Digitalization / Advertising / Neuromarketing
• Futurism
• Emerging Technologies and Media Development
• Digital Media and Content Creation in Generative AI
• Extended Reality
• Hypermedia
• Law and Artificial Intelligence
• Algorithmic Culture in Communication
• Human Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence
• Human Enhancement Technologies and Communication
• Human Invasive Technology and Neuropsychological Studies
• The End of Human-Centered Life
• Mixed Reality
• Swarm Minds
• Cultural Analytics
• Metaverse
• Neganthropocene
• Neuropolitics
• Neuropsychology
• Posthumanism
• Post-Humanism
• Virtual Reality
• Art and AI
• Cybersecurity / Cybercrimes / Rights Violations in Algorithmic Culture
• Cyberpunk
• Neuroscience
• Techno communication
• Transhumanism
• Generative AI and Media
• Data Degradation
• Data Mining
• Data Management / Information Management (Meta-Know)
• Artificial Consciousness
• Artificial Cognition
• Artificial Worldviews / Ontology
• Artificial Intelligence
• Digitalization and Journalism in the Age of AI
• Social Media Studies in the Age of AI
• Artificial Intelligence Studies
• AI Literacy
• AI-Generated Design


Full Text Publication Opportunities:

• Full Text Proceedings E-Book Publication with ISBN.

• Editorial Thematic Book Section publication from Holistance Academy Publishing House. (International Publishing House)

• Full papers that complete the peer-review and editorial process will be eligible for publication as articles in the following five journals.

-     JOURNAL OF ARTS (Publication fee required)
 https://journals.gen.tr/index.php/arts

-     JOURNAL OF AWARENESS (Publication fee required)
 https://journals.gen.tr/index.php/joa

-     JOURNAL OF ORIGINAL STUDIES (Publication fee required)
 https://journals.gen.tr/index.php/jos

-    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ART, CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION (Near East University, Faculty of Communication)
 https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijacc

-     COMMUNICATION PAPERS (University of Girona)
 https://www.communicationpapers.com/

Abstract Writing Rules:
• Abstracts should be in Turkish and English.
• All abstracts should not exceed 250 words, excluding the title and author's name-surname.
• Purpose, method, findings, discussion and at least 5 keywords should be included in the abstract.

Important Dates:
Deadline for abstract submission: May 2, 2024
Announcement of accepted abstracts: May 8, 2025
Deadline for registration: May 9, 2025
Announcement of the program: May 12, 2025
Symposium date: 21-22-23 May, 2025
Publication of the abstract booklet on the website: May 18, 2025
Full text submission: August 22, 2025
Publication of electronic proceedings book: 10 October 2025

Registration Fees:
Registration Fee: 1200 TL
Second Paper Registration Fee: 0 TL
Registration Fee for Graduate Students: 700 TL
Registration Fee for Participants in the Symposium Committees: 0 TL
Registration Fee for Istinye University, University of Girona, Near East University Academic and Administrative Staff: 0 TL
Participation is free of charge for all Deans of the Faculty of Communication, Fine Arts, Art and Design with paper presentation, artwork and workshop proposal.
 
Abstract Submission

Submission of Artwork

Workshop Proposal