[ecrea] Call for Chapters - Advanced Methodologies for Communication

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*From: * VerÓnica Policarpo<(veronica.policarpo /at/ gmail.com)>
*Date: *Thu, 3 May 2012 12:19:39 +0100
*Subject: *Call for Chapters - Advanced Methodologies for Communication
Studies

*Call for Chapters - Advanced Methodologies for Communication Studies*


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Organizers:
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Rita Figueiras, Catholic University of Portugal
VerÓnica Policarpo, Catholic University of Portugal


"There are times in life when the question of knowing if one can think
differently than one thinks, and perceive differently than one sees, is
absolutely necessary if one is to go on looking and reflecting at all."

These lines of Michel Foucault, in his introduction to the second volume
of his History of Sexuality, inspire the core concept of this Call for
Chapters for a written volume on advanced research methodologies in
communication studies.

As social phenomena seem to grow in complexity in the mediated world
western societies live in, social scientists are invited to reinvent their
methodological approaches, defying restrictive views on disciplinary
boundaries. Aiming to discuss the most advanced approaches on research
methods and techniques for studying communication issues, with a special
focus on new epistemologies and qualitative approaches, this book aspires
to be a space of inception of new ideas on how to imagine creative
methodologies, as well as how to develop the inheritance of classic ones
to the study of emergent and complex communication and media phenomena.

The book seeks to address questions concerning both the multiple
dimensions of communication methodologies at the intersection of culture
and communication, and the innovative methods for designing communication
research objects of analysis.

In this volume, Nick Couldry (Goldsmiths, University of London) will
specifically address the issue of the varieties of media practice, Eduarda
Mendes Rodrigues (University of Porto) of social media network analysis,
Ùlvaro Pires (University of Ottawa) will develop a Universal Theory of
Observation for Communication Studies and Empirical Research, based on
systemic theoretical approaches, Rosalina Costa (University of Ã≈vora) will
tackle categorical analysis as a powerful tool to analyze old and new
communication objects of analysis, as Dawn Mannay (Cardiff University)
will explore ways in which Visual Methodologies may innovatively be used
in media and communication studies.

Researchers are invited to send empirical research manuscripts covering
one or more of the following themes:

- Visual Methodologies
- Media as Practice
- Social Media Network Analysis
- Qualitative materials: rediscovering categorical analysis

Authors are encouraged to write an article specifically for the volume.
However, it is also possible to draw on in progress research, adapting
this to address the volume theme.

Articles need to be written in English, and authors are responsible for
language editing.

The texts will be submitted to blind peer-review and selected
according to their relevance regarding the goals set out for the volume, coherence of
the methodological proposal, originality of scope and theoretical framing.

Articles will need to be between 8000 and 9500 words in length, Times New
Roman 12, 1,5 spaces, including bibliography. For more information see the
style sheet enclosed.

Please attach a short bio-bibliographical text (100 words maximum).

Deadline for submissions is October 31st. The editors will return their
decision by the end of December.

Send your manuscript (tomethodologiescommunication /at/ gmail.com)



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