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>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.
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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, 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 ( 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. |