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[ecrea] Call for Papers: special issue "Narrative Fact and Fiction"

Wed Apr 08 11:57:36 GMT 2009


>Call for Papers - Narrative Fact and Fiction
>
> 
>
>Special issue of 
>Communications - The European Journal of Communication 
>
> 
>
> 
>
>Topic: 
>
>Narrative Fact and Fiction: Patterns of construction in media stories and
>differential effects
>
> 
>
>Guest Editors: 
>
>Helena Bilandzic (University of Erfurt) & Susanne Kinnebrock (University of
>Vienna)
>
> 
>
> 
>
>One of the most important functions of media is to inform and connect
>citizens, enabling them to participate in democratic processes and providing
>the grounds for integration and social cohesion. Specifically, media stories
>support and uphold these functions. Both journalistic stories referencing
>real life events as well as fictional stories referencing fictitious worlds
>contribute to audiences' knowledge and world view - possibly complementing
>or contradicting each other. Fictional and factual stories increasingly
>converge in terms of style and content. Audiences often follow up exposure
>to fictional content by seeking more information across pragmatic
>boundaries. A good example of this is Dan Brown's book "The Da Vinci Code"
>that reinterprets biblical history, which has prompted popular historical
>books scrutinizing the novel's assertions. While the distinction of fact and
>fiction is clear on the production side, it seems to be less clear in the
>audience's mind and next to irrelevant for actual story experience and
>effects.
>
> 
>
>This special issue deals with the question of how fictional and factual
>stories are intertwined at various levels and intends to deepen insights
>about how patterns of construction and the effects of stories differ with
>respect to its factual or fictional background. Contributions may address
>aspects such as:
>
> 
>
>the content, form and structure of narratives in factual and fictional media
>stories; narrative patterns, values, and ideologies
>
>processing and effects of factual and fictional media stories
>
>characteristics of effective stories
>
>interactions of factual and fictional stories in the audience's mind
>
> 
>
>Apart from empirical articles, we also welcome papers on innovative
>theoretical approaches as well as methodological advances relating to the
>fact/fiction distinction.
>
> 
>
>Full papers of 6000 to 8000 words should be submitted via email to the guest
>editors ( <mailto:(helena.bilandzic /at/ uni-erfurt.de)>
>(helena.bilandzic /at/ uni-erfurt.de);  <mailto:(susanne.kinnebrock /at/ univie.ac.at)>
>(susanne.kinnebrock /at/ univie.ac.at)). 
>
> 
>
>Deadline for submissions is June 1, 2009.
>
> 
>
>Manuscripts need to be prepared in accordance with the 5th edition of the
>Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001) and the
>guidelines of the journal published at:
><http://www.degruyter.de/files/down/instructions/communicationsins.pdf>
>http://www.degruyter.de/files/down/instructions/communicationsins.pdf
>
> 
>
>Manuscripts should represent original work, should not be published
>elsewhere or in another language, and should not be submitted to other
>journals simultaneously. Manuscripts will receive peer review and will be
>sent back to authors by June 20; revisions will be requested by July 20.
>
> 
>
> 
>
>
>

Dear Nico, 

 

Sorry to bother you with this: Tamara's board secretary email seems to be
invalid (the ECREA server may be down as the website does not work either).
Your email list still seems to work. Could you please send this call for
papers out to ECREA members? (I just wanted to get the call out really soon,
because the timeline is very tight)

 

Thanks a lot and sorry again for bothering you.

 

Best,

Helena  

 

 

 

 

 

Call for Papers - Narrative Fact and Fiction

 

Special issue of 

Communications - The European Journal of Communication 

 

 

Topic: 

Narrative Fact and Fiction: Patterns of construction in media stories and
differential effects

 

Guest Editors: 

Helena Bilandzic (University of Erfurt) & Susanne Kinnebrock (University of
Vienna)

 

 

One of the most important functions of media is to inform and connect
citizens, enabling them to participate in democratic processes and providing
the grounds for integration and social cohesion. Specifically, media stories
support and uphold these functions. Both journalistic stories referencing
real life events as well as fictional stories referencing fictitious worlds
contribute to audiences' knowledge and world view - possibly complementing
or contradicting each other. Fictional and factual stories increasingly
converge in terms of style and content. Audiences often follow up exposure
to fictional content by seeking more information across pragmatic
boundaries. A good example of this is Dan Brown's book "The Da Vinci Code"
that reinterprets biblical history, which has prompted popular historical
books scrutinizing the novel's assertions. While the distinction of fact and
fiction is clear on the production side, it seems to be less clear in the
audience's mind and next to irrelevant for actual story experience and
effects.

 

This special issue deals with the question of how fictional and factual
stories are intertwined at various levels and intends to deepen insights
about how patterns of construction and the effects of stories differ with
respect to its factual or fictional background. Contributions may address
aspects such as:

 

the content, form and structure of narratives in factual and fictional media
stories; narrative patterns, values, and ideologies

processing and effects of factual and fictional media stories

characteristics of effective stories

interactions of factual and fictional stories in the audience's mind

 

Apart from empirical articles, we also welcome papers on innovative
theoretical approaches as well as methodological advances relating to the
fact/fiction distinction.

 

Full papers of 6000 to 8000 words should be submitted via email to the guest
editors ( <mailto:(helena.bilandzic /at/ uni-erfurt.de)>
(helena.bilandzic /at/ uni-erfurt.de);  <mailto:(susanne.kinnebrock /at/ univie.ac.at)>
(susanne.kinnebrock /at/ univie.ac.at)). 

 

Deadline for submissions is June 1, 2009.

 

Manuscripts need to be prepared in accordance with the 5th edition of the
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001) and the
guidelines of the journal published at:
<http://www.degruyter.de/files/down/instructions/communicationsins.pdf>
http://www.degruyter.de/files/down/instructions/communicationsins.pdf

 

Manuscripts should represent original work, should not be published
elsewhere or in another language, and should not be submitted to other
journals simultaneously. Manuscripts will receive peer review and will be
sent back to authors by June 20; revisions will be requested by July 20.

 

 

Dear Nico,

 

Sorry to bother you with this: Tamara’s board secretary email seems to be invalid (the ECREA server may be down as the website does not work either). Your email list still seems to work. Could you please send this call for papers out to ECREA members? (I just wanted to get the call out really soon, because the timeline is very tight)

 

Thanks a lot and sorry again for bothering you…

 

Best,

Helena  

 

 

 

 

 

Call for Papers - Narrative Fact and Fiction

 

Special issue of

Communications – The European Journal of Communication

 

 

Topic:

Narrative Fact and Fiction: Patterns of construction in media stories and differential effects

 

Guest Editors:

Helena Bilandzic (University of Erfurt) & Susanne Kinnebrock (University of Vienna)

 

 

One of the most important functions of media is to inform and connect citizens, enabling them to participate in democratic processes and providing the grounds for integration and social cohesion. Specifically, media stories support and uphold these functions. Both journalistic stories referencing real life events as well as fictional stories referencing fictitious worlds contribute to audiences’ knowledge and world view – possibly complementing or contradicting each other. Fictional and factual stories increasingly converge in terms of style and content. Audiences often follow up exposure to fictional content by seeking more information across pragmatic boundaries. A good example of this is Dan Brown’s book “The Da Vinci Code” that reinterprets biblical history, which has prompted popular historical books scrutinizing the novel’s assertions. While the distinction of fact and fiction is clear on the production side, it seems to be less clear in the audience’s mind and next to irrelevant for actual story experience and effects.

 

This special issue deals with the question of how fictional and factual stories are intertwined at various levels and intends to deepen insights about how patterns of construction and the effects of stories differ with respect to its factual or fictional background. Contributions may address aspects such as:

 

the content, form and structure of narratives in factual and fictional media stories; narrative patterns, values, and ideologies

processing and effects of factual and fictional media stories

characteristics of effective stories

interactions of factual and fictional stories in the audience’s mind

 

Apart from empirical articles, we also welcome papers on innovative theoretical approaches as well as methodological advances relating to the fact/fiction distinction.

 

Full papers of 6000 to 8000 words should be submitted via email to the guest editors ((helena.bilandzic /at/ uni-erfurt.de); (susanne.kinnebrock /at/ univie.ac.at)).

 

Deadline for submissions is June 1, 2009.

 

Manuscripts need to be prepared in accordance with the 5th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001) and the guidelines of the journal published at: http://www.degruyter.de/files/down/instructions/communicationsins.pdf

 

Manuscripts should represent original work, should not be published elsewhere or in another language, and should not be submitted to other journals simultaneously. Manuscripts will receive peer review and will be sent back to authors by June 20; revisions will be requested by July 20.

 

 


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