FOCUS AND SCOPE
Scope (Disciplinary Boundaries)
Urang Besamo publishes peer-reviewed research that examines all forms of human communication as social practice. The journal welcomes studies rooted in communication science, sociology, anthropology, linguistics, media studies, digital culture, and related fields, provided they foreground social interaction, community engagement, or collective meaning-making.
Urang Besamo publishes peer-reviewed research that examines all forms of human communication as social practice. The journal welcomes studies rooted in communication science, sociology, anthropology, linguistics, media studies, digital culture, and related fields, provided they foreground social interaction, community engagement, or collective meaning-making.
Focus (Thematic Priorities)
- Community & Intercultural Communication
• Inter-ethnic, inter-religious, and inter-generational dialogue
• Indigenous and minority communication practices
• Conflict resolution and consensus-building in diverse societies - Digital & Networked Societies
• Social media activism, influencer culture, and online communities
• Dis-/misinformation, digital literacy, and algorithmic governance
• Platform labor, gig-economy communication, and digital well-being - Media, Culture & Representation
• Film, television, music, and folklore as vehicles of social identity
• Gender, class, and disability narratives in popular culture
• Brand communication, consumer activism, and ethical marketing - Political & Development Communication
• Public policy campaigns, electoral communication, and civic participation
• Environmental risk communication and disaster response
• Health communication, vaccine hesitancy, and community resilience - Language & Symbolic Interaction
• Code-mixing, code-switching, and multilingual practices
• Pragmatics of politeness, humor, and emotion in everyday talk
• Semiotics of space, ritual, and material culture
