CFP First Nations Approaches to Public Relations: Resisting Colonialist Legacies of Communication

[Kate Fitch]

AANZCA colleagues 

I am excited to announce a forthcoming Public Relations Inquiry special issue: First Nations Approaches to Public Relations: Resisting Colonialist Legacies of Communication. This issue is guest edited by Dr Treena Clark, UTS, Australia; Juli Holloway, Indigenous communications practitioner, Canada; and Professor Debashish Munshi, University of Waikato, New Zealand. 

Indigenous public relations is grounded in cultural values, self-determination and social change, aligning with critical, sociocultural and decolonial perspectives. These approaches challenge power dynamics, capitalist frameworks and the systemic privileging of whiteness. 

We particularly encourage papers that embed Indigenous knowledge and professional practices in public relations scholarship and amplify Indigenous voices from across the globe. 

The deadline for full papers is 31 January 2026. For enquiries about this special issue, please email Dr Treena Clark on Treena...@uts.edu.au

More information can be found on the journal website. 

Best wishes

Kate

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DR KATE FITCH
PhD, BA (First Class Hons)

Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, School of Media, Film & Journalism

Co-editor: Public Relations Inquiry