Call for Manuscripts for a Special Issue of Environmental Communication: A
Journal of Nature and Culture, Volume 7, Issue 1 (March, 2013)
The Symbolic Transformation of Landscape Space: The Role of "Place" in
Environmental Communication
Editors: James G. Cantrill (Northern Michigan University) and Jessica L.
Thompson (Colorado State University)
In recent years, social scientists and scholars of rhetoric have paid
increasing attention to the intersection of local geography, culture,
identity, and communication when considering the environment. This special
issue focuses on the extent to which place-or the cognitive and affective
attachments people have for particular or general types of spaces spread
across landscapes-is symbolically created and influences the production and
reception of environmental communication. Articles will more-or-less
address the manner in which human interaction and media representation
results in individuals cleaving to various kinds of built and natural
environments, how those attachments to heartfelt places mediate
communication regarding environmental conditions and policies, and the
manner in which personal identities and social structures are related to
such place-based communication. The collection of essays will consider the
ways in which communication scholarship regarding the role of place in
personal, technical, and public spheres can be leveraged to address
persistent problems in the management of natural resources, environmental
pollution, and sustainable lifestyles.
CALL FOR PAPERS
This call for papers invites empirical research and critical essays related
to environmental communication and place, including:
. The various roles human communication plays in the development of
place-based identities and communities.
. The extent to which communication regarding place functions to
effect issues traditionally associated with conservation psychology,
environmental sociology, and natural resource policy-making.
. The ways in which perceptions of attractive and repulsive places
influence discourse in interpersonal, field-dependent, or civic settings.
. The symbolic manipulation of place to advance public policy or
private-sector enterprise.
. Intercultural and international differences in the use of place as a
significant trope for environmental communication opportunities.
Manuscripts must be prepared in English, should be crafted in a clear and
concise style that avoids jargon, and should not exceed 8,000 words
including references. We are prepared to offer additional editorial
assistance for manuscripts that examine the intersection of place and
communication in non-English speaking regions. The journal adheres to APA
Style. Manuscripts must not be under review elsewhere or have appeared in
any other published form. All submissions should use MANUSCRIPT CENTRAL,
accompanied by a cover letter indicating the desire to have the submission
reviewed for this special issue. For further details on manuscript
submission, please refer to the "Instructions for authors" on the journal's
website (http://www.informaworld.com/renc). Upon notification of
acceptance, authors must assign copyright to Taylor and Francis and provide
copyright clearance for any copyrighted material.
Manuscripts should be submitted by, and a notification email sent to
(jcantril /at/ nmu.edu), by February 29, 2012.
Please disseminate this CFM to any colleagues who might be interested.
Jim Cantrill, Head
Communication & Performance Studies (CAPS)
Northern Michigan University
1401 Presque Isle
Marquette, MI 49855
(906) 227-2061 (office)
(906) 227-2071 (fax)
