[ecrea] Call for Papers - Locative Media and Identity

*/SAGE Open Special Issue Call for Papers: <http://sgo.sagepub.com/>/*

*Locative Media and Identity*
<http://sgo.sagepub.com/content/special-issue-locative-media-and-identity>

*Guest Editors*

Michael Saker, Ph.D., /Southampton Solent University/

Leighton Evans, Ph.D., /Maynooth University/

Social networking sites (SNSs) are hugely popular. In part this
popularity revolves around SNSs enabling users to stay in contact with a
variety of different social groups. A rising number of people throughout
the world now use social media for numerous reasons. This growth has
been met with mounting academic interest in SNSs and their social
impact. It has been suggested SNSs represent an important area of
research in the context of identity and self-presentation. This
proposition has been borne out in the plethora of studies now
surrounding this field. Research shows that people use social media to
present curated versions of themselves in the form of textual
descriptions, photos and videos.

As a result of SNSs, individuals seemingly have more freedom over their
identities, and how they are presented to others. The growth of SNSs has
likewise been met with the advancement of their communicative
affordances. This progression has led to the development of
location-based social networking sites (LBSNs) that enable users to
real-time share their location with friends. As with SNSs, a body of
research has similarly built around locative media. Studies show that
LBSNs can be used to facilitate and coordinate certain social
interactions, alter approaches to space and place, and in some instances
turn ordinary life into a game. In this vein, much of the research
surrounding locative media has focused on their impact on space and place.

This focus on space and place, however, has also meant a lack of
academic circumspection in the area of locative media and
self-presentation. A more detailed examination of the different ways
locative media might be used to present identity though the sharing of
location is therefore missing. To this end Schwartz and Halegoua (2014)
propose the notion of the “spatial self” as a framework for approaching
locative media and identity. Conceptually speaking the “spatial self”
involves individuals actively thinking about the spaces they frequent
and what they might suggest about their identity. The concept of an
embodied, active agent that actively uses the sharing of location as
part of their ongoing identity 'project' is the focus here.

This special issue seeks to address a significant gap in the research
surrounding locative media and identity, by calling for papers of 8000
words that explore this issue. Bringing together contributions from
prominent theorists in the field, this special issue seeks to cast a
light on the different ways locative media are presently used in the
context of self-presentation, and what impact this might be having. At
the same time this special issue will help further develop the “spatial
self” as a theoretical framework to approach locative media and identity.

Possible issues that respondents might address include:

  * Developing identities through locative media
  * Locative self-presentation, spatial decisions and mobility
  * The physical practice of locative media and self-presentation
  * Established social media and place-based impression management
  * New LBSNs (see Shout, Swarm, Yik Yak) and emerging strategies for
    location-based presentations of self
  * Wearable technologies, connectivity and identity

*Peer Review*

Please submit abstracts of up to 500 words to both
(michael.saker /at/ solent.ac.uk) <mailto:(michael.saker /at/ solent.ac.uk)> and
(leightonevans /at/ me.com) <mailto:(leightonevans /at/ me.com)> by *1st November
2015*. The editors will notify successful contributors by *1st December
2015*. Full papers will then need to be submitted for peer-review by
*1st March 2016*.

All submissions will be handled through /SAGE Open’s/ peer-review
website at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/sageopen . If you do not
already have an account you will be asked to create one in order to
submit. All special issue submissions should adhere to the SAGE Open
Manuscript Submission Guidelines
<https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/journal/sage-open#submission-guidelines>.

*Further Information*

If you would like to discuss your submission or have any questions
related to the contents of the special issue, please contact The SAGE
Open Editorial Office: (sageopen /at/ sagepub.com) <mailto:(sageopen /at/ sagepub.com)>.

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*Dr Michael Saker*
Lecturer | Faculty of the Creative Industries
Southampton Solent University|East Park Terrace|Southampton SO14 0YN
T: 0044 238 201 6201 | E: (michael.saker /at/ solent.ac.uk) | www.solent.ac.uk
<http://www.solent.ac.uk/>


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