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[ecrea] call for papers -a book on television and romance

Thu Mar 13 21:15:44 GMT 2014



Here is the CfP:

Call for Papers: A book on Romance and Television

Title: Television and Romance – Studies, Observations and Interpretations

Under Contract with: Nova Science Publishers (Expected publication date – late 2015/early 2016)

Editor: Prof. Amir Hetsroni (School of Communication – Ariel University Center of Samaria, Israel).



This book, under contract with Nova Science Publishers, aims to analyze the complex interplay of television and romance. My plan is to include contributions from communication scholars and social scientists whose writing will shed light on the romantic content of romantic programming, note the effects of exposure to such content, describe the audience, and offer explanations as to the appeal of this material. Special attention will be paid to international perspectives and to cultural differences between romantic formats and programs broadcast in different countries.

Quantitative as well as qualitative entries, research reviews and theoretical essays are all welcome. I want to provide the readers with a methodological mix and give voice to various approaches to the study of intimate relationships and romance as reflected on the home screen - from content analysis to discourse analysis; from in-depth interviews to controlled experiments; from ethnographic observations to representative surveys.

Feasible topics include, but are not limited to (please feel free to suggest additional themes):

· The tenets of romance on television

· Distinguishing the romantic from the erotic and the erotic from the pornographic

· The reflection of various stages of intimate relationship on the screen (courtship, breakup, etc.).

· Long term (e.g. cultivation) and short term (e.g. arousal) effects of exposure to romantic programming.

· Motivations for watching romantic programming (e.g. uses and gratifications)

· Para-social relationships with romantic protagonists and transportation with romantic narrative.

· Comparative content analysis of romantic shows.

· Textual analysis of specific programs (limited to exceptionally successful shows).

· Reception studies of romantic TV.

· The representation of deviant and alternative romance on the home screen (e.g. threesome).



Please note that while as editor I am open to any theoretical or methodological approach, the book that I edit is an academic volume – not a collection of reviews or political-ideological polemic. Furthermore, since shows are often forgotten a short while after they are off the air, case studies that deal solely with a single program are less likely to pass the threshold (especially when the show is not a mega hit worldwide).



The deadline for submission of chapter proposals – consisting of extended abstracts, four-to-five pages long, is: June 30th, 2014.

The abstract should include a purpose statement for the proposed paper, research questions and hypotheses (where applicable), theoretical frame, method(s) of analysis, expected results (for empirical studies), scholarly contribution and public appeal reference.



Because the book needs to be balanced, the chances of having a paper accepted depend greatly on the quality and characteristics of the universe of submissions. Using techniques that are not typically employed in the study of television and romance like controlled experiments (and quantitative methods in general) may increase the likelihood of acceptance.



Notification of accepted proposals and invitations to submit complete papers (4,500 to 11,000 words, APA style) will be made on or before August 30th, 2014.

The complete papers’ due date is January 31st, 2015.

The book will go to print in the spring of 2015. Publishing is secured through a contract, but thorough revisions are inevitable and rejections of specific papers are possible throughout the process. No publication fee would be required.



Please send submissions, inquires and proposals to:



Prof. Amir Hetsroni, PhD.

School of Communication

Ariel University Center of Samaria, Israel

Tel. 972-543231616

Fax. 972-89286602

Email: (amirhetsroni /at/ gmail.com)

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