[ecrea] CFP--Special Issue of Convergence: Connected Viewing

Convergence: Special themed issue
Vol 22, no 3 (August 2016)
Deadline for submission:  31 July 2015

Connected Viewing: Multi-Platform Media in the Digital Era
Guest Editors: Jennifer Holt, Karen Petruska, and Gregory Steirer

This special issue aims to bring together researchers from film,
television, internet, and game studies to examine evolving trends in
connected viewing, an evolution in how screen media is created,
circulated, and consumed. Specifically referring to a multi-platform
entertainment experience, connected viewing also relates to a larger
trend across the media industries to integrate digital technology and
socially networked communication with traditional screen media
practices. This special issue will explore connected viewing as a
crucial frame through which we can understand contemporary media in
the digital era.

Connected viewing is more than digital distribution, for it
encapsulates the broader ecosystem in which digital distribution is
rendered possible and new forms of user engagement take shape.
Connected viewing is as much about the aesthetic and social experience
of second-screen media as it is about the intermediaries that deliver
content to mobile devices and the gatekeepers that regulate access. It
also extends to those firms and individuals operating “outside” of the
mainstream who are looking to create innovative connections to the
digital, global, and mobile audience.

This call for papers invites contributions that focus on the evolving
economics, technologies, regulations, texts, and audience practices of
connected viewing. Possible topics may include digital distribution
technologies and platforms; global markets and audiences; the
economics of connected viewing; web series and transmedia content;
data collection and privacy; cloud technologies and internet
infrastructure; network neutrality, internet governance, and other
regulatory issues; audience engagement and fandom.

Contributions on the following questions are welcome, but we are open
to any substantive inquiry:

**What are the historical continuities that limit or expand the
landscape for digital media innovations?

**Legacy companies today compete not only with each other but also
with new entrants like Netflix and Amazon. How is the struggle between
these companies transforming traditional media practices?

**What innovations has connected viewing brought to the production and
circulation of content, especially across platforms? How has this
affected creative labor?

**What are the emerging business models driving connected viewing, and
how might these impact audience practices and priorities (i.e. in
terms of digital divides, affordable content, privacy protections,
etc.)?

**What are the most dynamic connected viewing developments in Latin
American, Asian, European, or emerging economic markets?

**Do “independent” companies have a competitive advantage in the
connected viewing market for either film, TV, or games?

**What audiences have the advances of connected viewing left behind,
particularly considering racial, gender, class, and age differences?
Alternatively, how have audiences pushed connected viewing practices
forward in ways media companies have not?

**How is connected viewing transforming ideals of the public sphere
and community life?

Research articles will be in the range of 6,000-8,000 words and all
submissions should be formatted in the SAGE Harvard reference style.

We are also interested in publishing interviews of 3,000-5,000 words
with connected viewing creators, intermediaries, distributors, etc. If
you are interested in conducting an interview for this issue, please
email the editors with a brief description to determine suitability.

Submission Instructions:
Please upload submissions of full papers to the Convergence manuscript
submission site (https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/convergence) by 31
July 2015. When prompted to enter a manuscript type, select “special
issue: connected viewing” to flag your submission as a response to
this call.

All correspondence and questions to Karen Petruska ((k.petruska /at/ gmail.com)
<mailto:(k.petruska /at/ gmail.com)>).

You can read more about Convergence: The International Journal of
Research into New Media Technologies here: http://con.sagepub.com/.



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Karen Petruska, Ph.D.
Project Lead, Connected Viewing Initiative
Media Industries Project, Carsey-Wolf Center
4439 Social Sciences & Media Studies Bldg (SSMS)
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4020
(petruska /at/ carseywolf.ucsb.edu) <mailto:(petruska /at/ carseywolf.ucsb.edu)>
http://www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu <http://www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu/>



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