“Please forward on to anyone you think might be interested in
\nsubmitting to our special issue. We are very interested in including
\nwork that addresses games in addition to other media\/technologies.
\nFull papers will be peer-reviewed prior to publication.<\/p>\n
best,
\n-as”<\/p>\n
CALL FOR PROPOSALS<\/p>\n
\nCritical Studies in Media Communication<\/p>\n
Special Issue: Queer Technologies in Communication<\/p>\n
Editors:<\/p>\n
Katherine Sender, University of Auckland, k.sender@auckland.ac.nz<\/p>\n
Adrienne Shaw, Temple University, adrienne.shaw@temple.edu<\/p>\n
Abstract deadline: 30 September 2014<\/p>\n
Decisions on abstracts: 15 October 2014<\/p>\n
First drafts due: 28 February 2015<\/p>\n
Second drafts due: 31 July 2015<\/p>\n
Final drafts due: 31 October 2015<\/p>\n
Publication: April 2016 (Volume 33, issue 2)<\/p>\n
\nCommunication and media scholars have productively engaged with the
\nrepresentation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer
\n(LGBTQ) people in popular media. They have also investigated how LGBTQ
\npeople and communities connect via communication technologies. This
\nspecial issue invites scholars to engage with a third framework for
\nunderstanding intersections among gender, sexuality, and communication
\ntechnologies: how can queer theory and queer methodologies complicate
\nour understanding of communication technologies, their structures and
\nuses, and the cultural and political implications of these?<\/p>\n
\nPapers might address topics that include:<\/p>\n
Historically and contemporarily, how do communication technologies
\ncreate the possibilities for queer cultural production and
\nconsumption?<\/p>\n
In what ways do the design, structure, and underlying architecture of
\nthese technologies presume a gender normative or heterosexual subject?<\/p>\n
What would a queer design or queer restructuring of these technologies entail?<\/p>\n
What would a queer \u201chack\u201d of communication technologies involve?<\/p>\n
How are queer and trans* lives particularly affected by surveillance
\ntechnologies? How do big data organize assumptions about gender and
\nsexual identities? How might queer and trans* people resist these
\nnormalizing forces?<\/p>\n
How do queer and trans* people use computer applications and
\ntechnologies to navigate a world that is not necessarily built with
\nthem in mind?<\/p>\n
How are queer mobilities and transnational gender and sexual
\nformations facilitated and\/or hindered by communication technologies?<\/p>\n
\nWe are interested in work that addresses a broad range of
\ncommunication technologies including, but not limited to: radio,
\ntelevision, music, games, social networking sites, the internet,
\nmobile phones, film, video, print media, computers, information
\nsystems, and so on. We also encourage authors to address the
\nintersections of class, race, nationality, religion, and other
\nstructuring formations with gender and sexuality. Should you wish to
\ndiscuss possible submissions, please email both special issue editors
\nat the email addresses above.<\/p>\n
\nAbout the Journal<\/p>\n
Critical Studies in Media Communication (CSMC) publishes scholarship
\nin media and mass communication written from a cultural studies and
\ncritical perspective. Research articles selected for publication make
\na substantial contribution to existing literature in media studies,
\nprovide novel theoretical insights that have the potential to
\nstimulate further research, and serve as foundational contributions
\nfor debates within and beyond the field of communication. While each
\nessay is well researched, primary emphasis is on the theoretical
\ncontribution the essay makes through the development of concepts,
\nterms, and ideas that move the field in new and exciting directions.<\/p>\n
\nSubmission Details<\/p>\n
\nAbstracts must be no longer than 500 words, and can be submitted as a
\nWord document via email to adrienne.shaw@temple.edu with the subject
\nhead: \u201cAbstract for special issue of CSMC.\u201d Please make sure your name
\nand the paper title is on the abstract itself, not only in the email.<\/p>\n
If accepted to be developed into full papers, all manuscripts must
\nconform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological
\nAssociation (6th edition, 2010). Full papers should not exceed 7,000
\nwords including references, notes, figures, and tables. Shorter pieces
\nwill be considered. Essays significantly longer than 7,000 words may
\nbe returned.<\/p>\n
–
\nAdrienne Shaw
\nAssistant Professor
\nTemple University
\nDepartment of Media Studies and Production<\/p>\n