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Affiliate Organizations
Several groups have chosen to affiliate with the Eastern Communication Association. Affiliate groups are permitted slots for a business meeting and a limited number of panels at each year's conference. Otherwise their affairs are handled internally, that is, separate from the affairs of ECA. Information about each group is available from the groups' respective program planners or by following the links provided. The groups currently affiliated with the Eastern Communication Association are:
The American Society for the History of Rhetoric
The American Society for the History of Rhetoric was organized, in 1977, as the American Branch of the International Society for the History of Rhetoric. Its purpose is to foster the study of rhetoric in all historical periods in American as well as other cultures.
Contact:
David Hoffman
Baruch CUNY
ASHR 2025 Convention Call for Submissions
Institute of General Semantics
Founded in 1938 by Alfred Korzybski, the Institute of General Semantics (IGS) promotes a scientific approach to understanding human behavior, especially that related to symbol systems and language, and the application of proven principles that guide advancements in critical thinking, rational behavior, and general sanity.
Contact:
Thom Gencarelli
Manhattan College
Department of Communication
4513 Manhattan College Parkway
Office : LEO 207A
Riverdale, NY 10471
718-862-7490
2025 ECA Convention Institute of General Semantics (Affiliate Organization) Call for Submissions
The Media Ecology Association
The Media Ecology Association (MEA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the study, research, criticism, and application of media ecology in educational, industry, political, civic, social, cultural, and artistic contexts, and the open exchange of ideas, information, and research among the Association's members and the larger community.
2025 ECA Convention MEA Business Meeting Notes
Contact:
Ryan McCullough, rmccullough@westliberty.edu
West Liberty University
Secretary: rmccullough@westliberty.edu; West Liberty University
EC Rep EC Rep: no rep for affiliate groups
ECA 2025 Convention Media Ecology (Affiliate Organization) Call for Submissions
Interested in affiliation with ECA? Please contact ECA Executive Director, Stacy Smulowitz, stacy.smulowitz@scranton.edu
