Archive for 2014

[Previous message][Next message][Back to index]

[ecrea] Book 2.0 new issues and call for papers

Wed Jan 15 16:35:14 GMT 2014




Intellect is delighted to announce the publication of Book 2.0 issue 3.1. Also available is volume 2, a special double issue focusing on children's literature and culture, with a special focus on teaching of literacy.

Issue 3.1 of Book 2.0 explores how publishing and the book have changed in the digital age. Padmini Ray Murray and Claire Squires examine the changes that have occurred in the publishing industry, while Louisa Preston analyses the impact of technology on the activity and strategies of publishers within visual culture. Through the examination of the publication Ark Codex ± 0, which is a reworking of the tale of Noah's Ark using text, images and code, Steven Malcic explores the forms of bookwork in the digital age, while Leah Tether undertakes a practical enquiry into the ways in which digital media has been used to render the paratexts of medieval manuscripts. The issue concludes with a review of The Publishing Business by Kelvin Smith.


The special double issue of Book 2.0, volume 2, focuses on children's literature and culture. Several articles offer criticism of current literacy teaching: Alyson Simpson explores whether standardized tests are a threat to creativity, while Myra Barrs provides a history of the rise of synthetic phonics and the fall of literacy. Children's writer Debbie Pullinger describes the difficulties of writing a series of children's books that meet the strict criteria for phonics teaching, whilst still being interesting and enjoyable to read. Similarly, AnneMarie Young argues that phonics teaching has restricted the kinds of books that can be published for children, and that testing has been at the expense of children's pleasure in reading. Finally, Mark Wormald examines the effects of post-16 examinations in English, arguing they have a detrimental impact that continues into higher education.


In a more positive vein, Maria Luisa Alonso looks at the Luxembourg reading organisation Il était une fois, which aims to provide children with opportunities to read in their mother-tongue outside their home environment. Other articles examine books for children: two articles look at Maurice Sendak's work, Michael Joseph exploring Sendak's Bumble-Ardy in terms of Japanese Nobel laureate Kenzaburô Ôe's idea of 'reiterative divergence', while Mick Gowar traces the composition of the opera version of Where the Wild Things Are. Pam Smy explores the visual research undertaken by an illustrator in response to a manuscript by children's author Linda Newbery, and Jacqueline Reid-Walsh traces the travels and transformations in the religious flap book The Beginning, Progress and End of Man. Finally, Jack Zipes charts the history of the fairy tale, asking why we are disposed to them and how they are relevant to our daily undertakings.

View the full contents, abstracts and articles online:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intellect/btwo
Journal's URL: http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=198/

Call for papers: The editors of Book 2.0 would like to invite articles on any aspect of the changing roles and functions of the book. These may include articles on any aspects of writing, illustration and design, as well as book production and distribution. Articles on the application of digital technology to the creation and uses of books and contributions from freelance creative professionals, and designers, editors, technicians and managers working in the publishing industries, are particularly welcome.

For more information, please see the call for papers section: http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=198/view,page=2/ or email the editors.

Principal Editor
Anthony Harrild
Anglia Ruskin University

(anthony.harrild /at/ anglia.ac.uk)

Co-Editors
Mick Gowar
Anglia Ruskin University

(Mick.Gowar /at/ anglia.ac.uk)

Samantha Rayner
University College London

(s.rayner /at/ ucl.ac.uk)
ISSN: 20428022
Online ISSN: 20428030
First published in 2011
2 issues per volume
Published by Intellect




---------------
ECREA-Mailing list
---------------
This mailing list is a free service from ECREA and Nico Carpentier.
--
To subscribe, post or unsubscribe, please visit
http://www.ecrea.eu/mailinglist
--
ECREA - European Communication Research and Education Association
--
Postal address:
ECREA
Chauss�de Waterloo 1151
1180 Uccle
Belgium
--
Email: (info /at/ ecrea.eu)
URL: http://www.ecrea.eu
---------------

[Previous message][Next message][Back to index]