Conferences
Conferences of the Faculty of Journalism of Chelyabinsk State University
October 31, 2025
I International Scientific and Practical Conference "Shishmarenkov Readings"
The conference is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Pedagogical Sciences, Professor Galina Yakovlevna Shishmarenkova, who made a significant contribution to the development of philology and pedagogy, methodology of teaching literature and the Russian language, and who initiated the opening of the journalism department at the Faculty of Philology and the creation of a computer laboratory at the humanities faculties of CSU. The conference aims to comprehensively discuss the key areas of Galina Yakovlevna’s scientific, methodological, and practical work, and to draw the attention of the academic and teaching community to current issues in teaching humanities disciplines in secondary and higher education.
The conference will include sessions on the following topics:
- Issues in teaching literary and linguistic disciplines at humanities faculties of higher education institutions.
- Development of literary and linguistic communicative competence in higher education.
- Current challenges in teaching the Russian language and literature in general and secondary vocational education.
- Teaching humanities disciplines within the structure of professional education.
- Prospects for methodology as a science and professional practice in the context of digitalization and machine learning.
- The phenomenon of academic mentorship: pedagogical, sociocultural, and axiological approaches.
- Humanities education in the context of technological challenges.
- Problems in historical and theoretical linguistics.
- The Russian language as a developing adaptive system.
- History and modern state of children's literature.
- Professional competencies of the modern philologist.
Working languages: Russian, English.
Venue: 129 Brat'ev Kashirinykh St., Chelyabinsk, Russia.
Participation formats:
- In-person participation with an oral presentation (with or without article publication), including online presentations;
- In-person participation with a poster presentation (with or without article publication);
- Remote participation (with article publication).
Participation in the conference is free of charge. All speakers will receive an electronic certificate of participation after the event.
To participate in the conference and publish a paper, please send your application and article as two separate files to sh-chteniya@yandex.ru by October 1, 2025. Name your files as follows: AuthorSurname_application and AuthorSurname_article (e.g., Ivanov_application, Ivanov_article).
The conference program will be sent to participants in advance. Conference materials will be published no later than February 2026 in the journal Dinamika mediasistem (indexed in RSCI, DOAJ) and posted on the eLibrary.Ru website. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to decide on publication based on the peer review results.
Authors of presentations receiving positive reviews will be invited to prepare articles for publication in the journals Znak: Problemnoe pole mediaobrazovaniya (VAK list, Category K2, DOAJ, Erih+) and Chelyabinsky Gumanitariy (VAK list, Category K2).
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February 27 – March 1, 2026
III International Conference «VISUAL MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS: TRENDS, TECHNOLOGIES, TRANSFORMATIONS»
February 27–March 1, 2026
The working languages of the conference are Russian and English.
MAIN TOPICS OF THE CONFERENCE:
- THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF VISUAL MEDIA
- Different theoretical approaches to understanding and studying visual communications.
- Aesthetic foundations of visual media communications.
- Media aesthetics: Theoretical and practical aspects.
- Exploration of aesthetic principles in visual media, their historical evolution, and contemporary trends.
- Cultural studies of visual communication.
- Analysis of symbols, semiotics, and cultural codes in visual media.
- Transition from traditional formats to digital and interactive visual forms.
- Retrospective and prospective overview of visual formats.
- Multimodal discourse analysis and other methodologies for analyzing visual media communications.
- Semantics and spatial semiotics of visual environments.
- TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS IN CREATING VISUAL CONTENT
- VR/AR technologies, generative design, artificial intelligence in creating visual content.
- Application of advanced technologies for new forms of visual content creation.
- Multimedia and interactive technologies.
- Integration of different media formats into unified storytelling (video, audio, text, graphics).
- Automation and algorithmization of visual processes.
- Role of AI and machine learning in optimizing production and distribution of visual content.
- VISUAL NARRATIVE AND COMMUNICATION
- Visual narratives in film, advertising, social networks, games, photojournalism, television reports.
- Study of effective story-telling techniques through visual means.
- Ethics and manipulation: Impact of visual information on public opinion.
- Ethical considerations regarding use of visual media in political, social, and commercial contexts.
- Political communication and visual rhetoric.
- Role of visual media in shaping political discourses and public opinion.
- AUDIENCE AND MEDIA CONSUMPTION OF VISUAL CONTENT
- Changes in audience habits concerning consumption of visual content in the era of social networks and artificial intelligence.
- Investigation of emerging patterns in consuming visual content.
- Gamification and audience engagement strategies.
- Cross-cultural dimensions: Global vs local in visual communication.
- Influence of cultural differences on perception of visual content.
- DESIGN AND USER EXPERIENCE
- Visual elements in user experience (UX/UI).
- Designing user-friendly interfaces emphasizing visual components.
- Usability and accessibility of visual media.
- Creation of visual content that meets diverse users’ needs.
- Use of visual design as branding tool.
- Role of visual design in brand identity formation.
- PRACTICAL ASPECTS AND CASES
- Professional practices in producing visual content.
- Exchange of experiences between professionals across disciplines (film, advertising, gaming, journalism).
- Monetization strategies for visual content.
- Business models and earning strategies for visual media.
- Training and education in visual media industries.
- Preparing specialists for work amidst ongoing digital transformation.
- VISUAL MEDIA IN CONTEXT OF ART
- Emerging forms and formats of art enabled by advances in visual media.
- Interaction between visual media and music, literature, theater, etc.
- Promotion of various arts through media platforms.
- Boundaries between media and art.
Additional topics beyond these categories may also be considered.
Deadline for submissions: By midnight of December 5, 2025, wherever you are in the world.
For participants requiring visas or advance arrangements for travel to Chelyabinsk, please submit your application not later than September 30, 2025, indicating priority processing requirements. Applications will be processed within two weeks. Please contact the organizing committee if you have any organizational questions – we will do our best to find acceptable solutions.
To participate in the conference, send us your abstract containing materials for presentation in article form (see section “Publications” below).An off-site session will include a discussion on the concept of a collective monograph addressing current issues in visual media communications.
The format of the off-site session is a mountain Think Tank titled "Developing the Visual in an Overvisualized World: Research and Forecasts" (venue – Sunny Valley ski resort, March 1, 2026).
Professional development courses are available for conference participants.
Participation in the conference is possible in both in-person and online formats.
Applications are accepted via email: konf_jourcsu@mail.ru, and through the conference website: https://nauka-jourcsu.ru/konf/visualmedia_en. In the subject line of your email, please indicate the thematic direction of the conference to which your application relates.
