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[ecrea] Call For Papers - Making The Case for The Arts

Thu Aug 27 15:04:00 GMT 2009



Call For Papers - Making The Case for The Arts

Multi-Disciplinary Research in the Arts


Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
 The University of Melbourne


Guest Editor - Max Wyman


Box 245, Lions Bay, British Columbia, VON 2EO Canada


E: <(maxwyman /at/ telus.htm)>(maxwyman /at/ telus.net)
 T: +1 604 921 8207


In recent years it has become increasingly evident that those who wish to advance the cause of the arts, culture and creativity as a recognized element of social policy and as a significant contributor to the new imagination economy have to find new arguments and evidentiary materials in their support, and new ways to present them.


The importance of advocacy of this kind (also referred to as public awareness or consciousness-raising) was emphasized in the Road Map that emerged from the UNESCO World Conference on Arts and Learning in Lisbon in 2005, and has been adopted as one of the three principal areas of interest and action by the World Alliance for Arts and Education at the World Creativity Summits of 2007 and 2008.


Scholars and researchers are invited to contribute articles that address this issue from a broad variety of perspectives, for the December, 2009 edition of the UNESCO Observatory E-journal of Multidisciplinary Research in the Arts (Vol. 1, no. 5). Topics could include but are not limited to:

Case studies of examples of the economic, social and/or educational benefits of exposure to and engagement with the arts and creative expression in all disciplines and at all levels (professional, recreational, educational); Examinations of the role and use of the Internet and social networking as a means to build understanding and support; Analyses of other messaging formats, messaging media and message-making campaigns that could elevate public and political awareness and discourse across a broad social audience; Discussions of the relationship of cultural advocacy to national and international approaches to multiculturalism, globalization and the protection of cultural goods and services.

The Call for Papers is now open. Deadline for finished submissions is 23 October.


The guest editor for this issue of the journal is Max Wyman, former President of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and author of The Defiant Imagination: Why Culture Matters. He led the Canadian delegation to the Lisbon conference, chaired the research team that prepared the Canadian report presented in Portugal, and has participated in each of the subsequent World Creativity Summits.

Guidelines for contributors


We are seeking articles, essays and reviews in a wide range of disciplines across the arts, humanities and social sciences. These should be emailed with your contact information to the Guest Editor at: <(maxwyman /at/ telus.htm)>(maxwyman /at/ telus.net).


Articles and longer reviews will be sent to two referees knowledgeable in the field relevant to the topic of the paper for their comment.


The e-journal uses a double-blind, peer review process where authors and referees remain anonymous throughout the process. Authors are asked to ensure that their identities are not revealed in any way within their submitted articles. We also request that authors do not submit their work to other publications during this process.


Upon the receipt of referees' comments, a decision will be made about publication, and proposers will be contacted about any suggested changes. Discretion to publish will remain with the editors, although referees' comments will be strongly relied upon as a guide. The UNESCO e-journal encourages referees to provide incisive, reasoned and helpful feedback to authors.


Word Length and Referencing


Articles and bibliographic essays should be up to 7000 words in length, while reviews should be between 800 and 3000 words. An abstract of up to 150 words and a biography of 100 words should be included. The ' Harvard ' referencing style (author surname, year of publication: page number) with a bibliography should be used. Footnotes should not be used.


Submission Formats and Address


The UNESCO Observatory e-journal encourages the use of email and internet communication wherever possible. However our postal address maybe used if required (see below). In Word documents, functions such as 'smart quotes' and special characters, such as em-dashes should not be used. If in doubt, please consult the editors. Longer documents should be emailed as attachments in Microsoft Word (.doc), RTF (.rtf), or "text only" (.txt) format. Do not use PDF or HTML.


Disclaimer


Every effort will be made to ensure the papers are accurate. We take no responsibility for any political bias which is the view of the author. All sources cited are the responsibility of the author.

 Editor-in-Chief Lindy Joubert
T: +61 3 8344 7437
 F: +61 3 8344 5532
E: <(lindyaj /at/ unimelb.edu.htm)>(lindyaj /at/ unimelb.edu.au) Associate Editor Naomi Berman
T: +61 3 8344 6054
 F: +61 3 8344 5532
 E: <(nberman /at/ unimelb.edu.htm)>(nberman /at/ unimelb.edu.au)

This refereed e-journal promotes the focus of the UNESCO Observatory for Multi-Disciplinary Research in the Arts to inform the development of future initiatives in this expanding field. The Observatory is establishing an international database of research to provide scientifically sound evidence of the individual and social significance of the impact of the arts, culture and heritage issues in education and across communities.

Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia


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