[ecrea] CfP: Becoming old in the age of mediatisation

*Call for papers: NORDICOM /Review/*


*Becoming old in the age of mediatisation*

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Special issue editors: Christa Lykke Christensen, PhD, Associate
Professor at University of Copenhagen and Line Nybro Petersen, PhD,
Assistant Professor at University of Southern Denmark.

This special issue of /Nordicom Review/ examines media dynamics in the
lives of the elderly and the influence of these dynamics on perceptions
of old age. This issue aims for a deeper understanding of where and how
media have specific consequences for the later parts of the life cycle
as well as how old age/ageing is affected and shaped by processes of
mediatization. Mediatization research has thus far focused on issues
such as parenthood and children’s play, while other studies of media
dynamics relate to various aspects of work life and public life, such as
politics, religion, sports, and conflict. But how do media influence our
oldest generations, and how do media change former conceptions of what
it means to be old?

We encourage an interdisciplinary approach, coupling media studies with
cultural or sociological perspectives, including gerontology and other
relevant theoretical fields. We seek papers that consider specific cases
or empirical data and analyze these in their relevant sociocultural
contexts. The interplay between media and old age is spelled out
differently in different parts of the world, and we thus also invite
contributions from a wide range of social and cultural contexts.
Furthermore, we welcome more theoretical contributions, which set forth
perspectives on mediatization for the elderly as well as papers from
historical perspectives.

Within this overall theme, we invite contributions considering how the
lives of the elderly are changing with the increasing presence and
authority of media and digital technologies in both their private daily
lives and in their communications with a range of societal institutions.
How, for instance, do media affect elderly people’s relationships with
their families and friends, and how do media influence their
relationships with authorities, enable political engagement, or impact
leisure time activities? Has the spread of new media changed the
conditions for being old?  How are old age and ageing represented in
media texts, platforms, and genres, and how do such representations
contribute to shaping and to changing cultural and social understandings
of ageing?

*Topics may include but are not limited to: *

- media and media technologies related to elder care, retirement homes,
/etc. /

- popular culture and media representations of the elderly

- lifestyle media and fashion for the elderly

- physical health and connected media technologies

- the digitization of the public sphere, /e.g./ communication with
public services, online banking

- digital technologies, games, apps, /etc./ directed at elderly users

- elderly people’s media use in daily life

- production of TV and radio programmes directed at elderly audiences

- generational aspects of media use

- historical approaches to elderly people’s media use

*Key dates:*

*7 April 2016:*Deadline for abstracts (max. 500 words, including ref.
and a short author bio, max. 150 words). Send submissions to: Line
(linenp /at/ sdu.dk) <mailto:(linenp /at/ sdu.dk)>and Christa (christal /at/ hum.ku.dk)
<mailto:(christal /at/ hum.ku.dk)>.

*1 May 2016:*Notification of authors.

*1 September 2016:*Deadline for full papers (7000 words).

*Publication Spring of 2017*

All full papers will undergo double-blind peer review, and acceptance of
an abstract does not guarantee publication.

For questions regarding the special issue, contact: Christa Lykke
Christensen (christal /at/ hum.ku.dk) <mailto:(christal /at/ hum.ku.dk)>and Line Nybro
Petersen (linenp /at/ sdu.dk) <mailto:(linenp /at/ sdu.dk)>.

For questions regarding /Nordicom Review/, contact: Ingela Wadbring,
(ingela.wadbring /at/ nordicom.gu.se) <mailto:(ingela.wadbring /at/ nordicom.gu.se)>.

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