[ecrea] Call for Papers: "Going Viral: The Changing Faces of (Inter)Media Culture"

Call for Papers

/Frames Cinema Journal /(Fall 2015)

*Going Viral: The Changing Faces of (Inter)Media Culture*

*Guest Editor: Dr William Brown (University of Roehampton)*

In the age of social media, signs of an ever-growing online culture
permeate contemporary media aesthetics, discourses and practices in a
way that re-shapes understandings of representation and communication,
thereby breaking frames and challenging traditional definitions of
cinema. Developments in the production, distribution and reception of
moving images range from video-sharing websites like YouTube and Vimeo
to the growing presence of crowd-funded works within the festival
circuit (i.e. /Iron Sky/) to the emergence of specific mobile (phone)
festivals.**As**we are increasingly consuming moving images on digital
devices and mobile screens, we have entered what Nanna Verhoeff calls a
“visual regime of navigation”—a guiding principle which defines our
creative interaction with screen interfaces, and which, according to
Francesco Casetti, provokes the “relocation” of cinema itself.

Within this vast participatory network, not only “users” but also
various media forms aesthetically influence and interact with each
other, thereby creating a complex referential system that allows for the
instant propagation of information. This encourages fan based culture,
stimulates discussion and even allows for ways to avoid censorship, as
seen with Leslee Udwin’s controversial documentary /India’s Daughter
/(2015). Digital forms and practices**have also affected the shape
academic reflections take, promoting  new forms of analysis such as the
video essay and the increased call for more creative and interactive
forms of presentation. As the practice of sharing texts, images and
videos online provokes and multiplies reactions on a global scale, it
can be defined as contagious—enabling any possible content to “go viral.”

In the 2015 fall issue of /Frames/ we would like to explore the palpable
effects of this ‘contagiousness’ on media culture. *Topics may include
but are not limited to:*

-The influence of New Media on low budget / no budget filmmaking and
studio advertising strategies

-Piracy and copyright issues

-Online film reception and its influence on fan culture

-Changes in film and media studies through online scholarship, digital
humanities and social media

-Modifications in cultural participation (festival blogs, online polls,
the creation of specific online communities)

*The issue will be guest-edited by Dr William Brown (University of
Roehampton), **author of /Supercinema: Film-Philosophy for the Digital
Age/** (Berghahn 2013) and a zero-budget filmmaker, whose films include
/En Attendant Godard/** (2009), /Selfie/** (2014) and /The New
Hope/** (2015).*

We seek full article submissions for our features section (5,000-7,000
words) and our POV section (1,000-3,000 words) as well as video
contributions enquiring the proposed topics. Video submissions may be
sent to the editors in the form of a link using an online streaming
source (Vimeo, YouTube, etc.).

All submissions (including a brief biographical note) should be sent by
*14 September, 2015,* to:

Eileen Rositzka and Amber Shields (editors-in-chief)

E-mail: (framesjournal /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(framesjournal /at/ gmail.com)>

Notification will follow by 14 October, 2015.

*About /Frames/*

/Frames Cinema Journal/, based at the University of St Andrews, is an
online biannual publication offering a space for cutting edge research
and ongoing discussions among media scholars and those interested in
intellectual discussions about the ever changing frames of the field.

http://framescinemajournal.com/

---------------
ECREA-Mailing list
---------------
This mailing list is a free service offered by Nico Carpentier and ECREA.
--
To subscribe, post or unsubscribe, please visit
http://commlist.org/
--
To contact the mailing list manager:
Email: (nico.carpentier /at/ vub.ac.be)
URL: http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~ncarpent/
--
ECREA - European Communication Research and Education Association
Chauss�de Waterloo 1151, 1180 Uccle, Belgium
Email: (info /at/ ecrea.eu)
URL: http://www.ecrea.eu
---------------