# Event Details - **Event Name**: Latter-day Saints and Media Studies Symposium - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sun, 01 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 pm - **Event Description**: The Latter-day Saints and Media Symposium aims to explore the ways in which the Church is adapting to this stratified media environment.About this EventLATTER-DAY SAINTS AND MEDIA SYMPOSIUMThe Church in an Era of Media StratificationFEBRUARY 26-28, 2026BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII CAMPUSLAIE, HAWAIIIt has been happening for years and is sure to continue, legacy media has taken a back seat to social media-influencers, podcasters, YouTubers, TikTokkers, etc. which have become the primary platforms visited for information about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, its shifting identity, changing organizational norms, and innovations such as artificial intelligence and approaches to conversion, retention, and transparency. Compared to its membership numbers, the Church continues to receive an out-sized focus in online forums, social media channels, and video streaming platforms, not to mention more traditional journalistic coverage, and other areas of popular culture.In 2026, the Latter-day Saints and Media Symposium aims to explore the ways in which the Church is adapting to this stratified media environment, while also exploring how news media and other forms of communication are adapting to the Church’s repositioning of identity, including historical efforts from the beginning of the Church to present.Additionally, on this 10th anniversary of our first LDSMS in Hawaii, the 2026 Latter-day Saints and Media Symposium (hosted at BYU-Hawaii) invites topical research and presentations focusing on Oceania and the Pacific Rim,Submission of Paper and Panel ProposalsAcademics, professionals, and students are invited to submit competitive papers or panel proposals about any aspect of Latter-day Saints and the media. Papers and panels may be broadly interdisciplinary; international perspectives are strongly encouraged; all rigorous scholarly methodological frameworks and theories are welcome.Submissions should be either full papers (preferred; approx. 6,000–8,000 words, with 100-word abstract) or extended abstracts (approx. 500 words). Proposals for audio and/or visual presentations (including short films) with rigorous analysis are welcome. Proposals for panel discussions with related research are also welcome. Works-in-progress are acceptable. Scholars, including graduate students, are encouraged to submit proposals.Examples of topics include but are not limited to:Analyses of media content by or about Latter-day Saints (textual, rhetorical, thematic, etc.) in various cultures.Media produced by the institutional Church or Church members (contemporary, historical, international, etc.): Internet, social media, newspapers, magazines, books, television, radio, film, etc.Comparative analysis of religion and use of Artificial Intelligence and how the Church situates itself in the ongoing discussions about AI.Content, producers, and effects of recent and historical depictions of Latter-day Saints in news and popular culture, particularly from sources outside the institutional Church and from non-Latter-day Saints.Latter-day Saints, media & politics, domestic and international.Latter-day Saint media uses and effects, including social media.Latter-day Saint media images and depictions (contemporary & historical)Concepts of voice, identity, and community in media by or about Latter-day Saints.Content and effects of institutional Church public relations, advertising, and messagingAudience studies: meaning-making, effects, responses, influences, behavior and attitudinal changesInstitutional Church perspectives on media: responses and effectsLatter-day Saints as media creators, producers, publishers, inventors, disseminators, editors, writers, etc.; or others in these categories who have produced media or content related to Latter-day Saints as both subject and audience.Latter-day Saint-related film, TV programming, reality show participation, science fiction etc.Comparative studies (Church members and media as compared to other religions or institutions)Historical, sociological, literary, rhetorical, legal, international, psychological, etc. perspectives on Latter-day Saints and mediaLatter-day Saint-related entertainment, theater, music, film, video, and popular culture productionsCentripetal communications targeting Church membership“Friendly fire” messaging ​Papers presented at the symposium will be given special consideration, at the authors’ discretion, for publication in the Journal of Media and Religion.How to Submit?Paper, panel, and presentation proposals must be submitted by December 1, 2025, in Word or PDF format as an email attachment to ldsmediastudies@gmail.com . If you have questions, you can call or text Joel Campbell at (801) 362-4298OrganizersBrent Cowley, faculty, BYU-HawaiiJoel Campbell, visiting faculty, BYU-HawaiiBen Whisenant, Church History DepartmentConference Registration$100A block of rooms will be available at the Marriott Courtyard in Laie. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/laie/latter-day-saints-and-media-studies-symposium/100001633047833029 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, entertainment, business, artificial-intelligence, it, theatre, conferences - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 108.55, max: 108.55, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Laie - **state**: HI - **country**: United States - **location**: Brigham Young University–Hawaii - **lat**: 21.6418479 - **long**: -157.9252524 - **full address**: Brigham Young University–Hawaii, 55-220 Kulanui Street, Laie, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Latter-day Saints and Media Studies Symposium - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/11c8017c1c88c16662e2eab8621de7d272ac470f02ef09cc4a025987e377cb59-rimg-w1200-h800-dc767761-gmir.jpg?v=1757242516 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Latter-day Saints and Media Studies Symposium being held? - **A:** Latter-day Saints and Media Studies Symposium takes place on Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 pm to Sun, 01 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 pm at Brigham Young University–Hawaii, 55-220 Kulanui Street, Laie, United States. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Latter-day Saints and Media Studies Symposium? - **A:** Tickets for Latter-day Saints and Media Studies Symposium are priced at USD 109 per person. 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