Corvinus University of Budapest

Corvinus Communication Conferences (CoCoCo)

Media, Modes, Meanings: Online Conference on Multimodality for Young Researchers

When someone wishes you well, how do you judge whether they are sincere? Why do reaction videos sometimes trend higher than original content? Why did the curators of Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience decide that the galaxies in Starry Night should spin? All of these mediated phenomena can be explored through multimodality, the approach to communication that explores the semiotic system that emerges when two or more different modes (e.g., text, image, sound, gesture) generate meaning in synergy.

Aim and Scope of the Online Conference

Our aim is to explore how multimodal analysis allows us to combine diverse forms of media and find parallel systems of meaning embedded in them. Many of us already work with multimedia, and multimodality simply gives us a structured way to explore this type of communication. In particular, we are looking to build partnerships and new collaborations between researchers who have thus far focused on only one mode of media (text or image, for example). You might consider asking a colleague to team up and co-present!

We invite Abstracts on the following themes, among others:

  • The changing landscape of news formats: from text to interactive multimedia content
  • [Mis]communication through multimodal messages : interpersonal, intercultural, intergenerational
  • Multimodal social media: from blogs to vlogs to stitches
  • Interactive performance and multimodal art installations
  • Experimental approaches to AR/VR in different communication spaces
  • Multimodal pedagogy: platforms, video tutorials
  • GenAI and AI literacy: is it multimodal?
  • Branding as visual identity: cross-platform multimodal strategies
Please send us a short abstract (150-200 words) that includes the title, the name of the presenter(s), affiliation and short bio, as well as 5 keywords. Panel proposals include a panel title and short description, as well as titles, abstracts, keywords, and affiliations for all speakers. Materials should be sent by April 11, 2025 to the following email address:
Accepted abstracts will be published in an online Book of Abstracts in an extended form (5000 characters with spaces).

Types of presentations

Abstracts will be accepted for either online paper presentation (in the form of a 10-15 minute talk; single or multiple presenters) or an online poster (on show throughout the conference as clickable images). Both presentation types will be featured in the Book of Abstracts. Proposals for panels are also welcome.

Important Dates

Abstract submission: 11 April 2025

Notification of acceptance: 21 April 2025

Abstract submission for Book of Abstracts: 15 May 2025

Conference: 30 May 2025

Corvinus University of Budapest

Highlights from Previous CoCoCo Editions

2024 The Age of the AI-mage : Conference on Visual Communication for Young Researchers

2023 Melting Ice, Hot Topics: Conference on Sustainability Communication for Young Researchers