[ecrea] Media, race and politics for Meccsa Race Network

>CfP: Media, race, politics
>
>PLATFORM: VOLUME 3 ISSUE 1 (MARCH 2011)
>
>11 October 2010: Full Papers due (6,000-8,000 
>words, including 200 word abstracts and six keywords)
>
>Election campaigns are a constant feature of 
>political and democratic debate. They are also a 
>time when political communication reaches 
>extraordinary levels as political leaders and organisations (formal and
>informal) try to influence voters to align with 
>their positions and values. This issue of 
>PLATFORM: Journal of Media and Communication 
>invites papers that challenge and explore the 
>visibility (and invisibility) of race and racism 
>in media coverage of political communication and election campaigns.
>
>Issues of race and racism have been prominent in 
>headlines around the world over the past decade. 
>The role of the state has been highlighted in 
>relation to policies such as the proposed 
>banning of Islamic face veiling in France, 
>Belgium and Quebec; immigration and 
>asylum-seeker policy; land reform and 
>intertribal conflict in parts of Africa; and 
>anti-terrorism initiatives such as racial 
>profiling and an increased scrutiny of Muslim 
>bodies post 9/11 (see for example Goldberg, 
>2002; Amin, 2010; Lentin, 2004). Over the same 
>period, US President Barack Obamaâ¬"s 2008 
>election victory was described as signifying a 
>â¬Üpost-racialâ¬" era, drawing attention to the 
>role of these discourses of â¬Üpost-racismâ¬" 
>within political communications (Edge, 2010).
>
>This issue of PLATFORM is seeking papers that 
>expand or critique our understanding of the 
>interplay between media and race and racisms in 
>election campaigns and political debates. How 
>(in)visible is race as a factor in political 
>discourse or practice, as reflected in media 
>analyses and challenges? How is this influenced 
>by the increasing mediatisation of democracy? 
>How do issues such as the rise of citizen 
>journalism and the increasingly fragmented and 
>cultural ways in which people utilise media 
>impact or mediate against issues of race?
>
>In addition to submissions to our general 
>section, PLATFORM: Journal of Media and 
>Communication welcomes thematic submissions by 
>current graduate students working in the field 
>of media and communications which critically 
>examine issues of race and racism in media 
>coverage and analysis of elections and online 
>deliberations around the world. Submissions can 
>explore any of the intersections between race, 
>identity, class, culture and history, but should 
>explicitly focus on these in relation to media 
>and new communication technologies. Suggested 
>topics could include, but are by no means limited to:
>
>-       The interplay between race and mediatised democracy and online
>deliberation, including campaigning 
>technologies, such as opinion polls, focus groups and televised debates
>-       Race and the political economy of media
>-       Race and identity in political discourse and campaign rhetoric
>-       Race in policy and policy debates (for example immigration and refugee
>policy; national security; land ownership; surveillance)
>-       Race in neoliberal discourses and policy (Goldberg, 2002)
>
>We would also like to hear from any early 
>career, PhD and master researchers who are 
>interested in peer-reviewing submissions for 
>this issue. Please refer to our contact details below.
>
>Submissions to: (platformjmc /at/ gmail.com)
>
>All submissions to PLATFORM must be from current 
>graduate students (no more than 6 months after 
>graduation) undertaking their Masters, Ph.D. or 
>international equivalent. We recommend that 
>prospective authors submit abstracts for 
>approval by PLATFORM editors well before this 
>deadline to allow for feedback and suggestions, 
>so that we receive full papers by 11 October 2010.
>All eligible submissions will be sent for 
>double-blind peer-review. Early submission is 
>highly encouraged as the review process will commence on submission.
>
>Note: Please read the Submission Guidelines before submitting work.
>Submissions not in house style will not be 
>accepted and authors will be asked resubmit 
>their work with the correct formatting before it is sent for review.
>
>For more information contact:
>
>Sandy Watson ((s.watson7 /at/ pgrad.unimelb.edu.au)), 
>Editor-in-Chief of PLATFORM Volume 3, Issue 1
>
>Apply to Peer-Review
>
>PLATFORM: Journal of Media and Communication 
>invites early career, PhD and Masters 
>researchers to peer-review its scholarly 
>submissions. If you would like to apply, please 
>submit a 150-word bio as well as a CV 
>highlighting research projects, publications and paper presentations.
>
>References
>
>Amin, A. (2010). The Remainders of Race. Theory, 
>Culture and Society, 27, 1-23.
>Edge, T. (2010). Southern Strategy 2.0: 
>Conservatives, White Voters, and the Election of 
>Barack Obama. Journal of Black Studies, 40, 426-444.
>Goldberg, D. T. (2002). The Racial State, Oxford 
>and Malden, Blackwell Publishers.
>Lentin, A. (2004). Racial States, Anti-Racist 
>Responses: Picking Holes in 'Culture' and 'Human 
>Rights'. European Journal of Social Theory, 7, 427-443.
>Mazzoleni, G. and Schulz, W. (2001). Political Communication, 16, 247-261.
>

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