[ecrea] CFP UnMediated

UnMediated is pleased to announce an open call for submissions for its 
inaugural issue, to appear in print and online in early summer 2017. 
Abstracts and subsequent essays should be theoretically substantial but 
accessible, with a view to engaging a broad spectrum of readership. 
Submissions are sought in particular from those in communication and 
media studies, political science, information and computer sciences, and 
visual and performing arts; additionally, submissions are welcome both 
from independent researchers and those with a current institutional 
affiliation.


THEME

Whether through written word or visual narrative, submissions to the 
inaugural issue of UnMediated should explore the notion of communication 
on the margins. This thematic necessarily rests on the belief that 
changes in the social and material environment at once influence and are 
influenced by divergent communications practices. From the mediation of 
mass migration to the challenges of data driven infrastructure 
development, this issue will examine how practices of communication 
intersect with and augment the structural dimensions of daily political 
life among marginalized people, locales, and movements. Possible topics 
might include, but are by no means limited to:


• The journalistic gaze: intellectual copyright and (self)representation 
of marginalized peoples

• Tomorrow’s harvest: digital exclusion and the age of data-driven 
infrastructure and design

• Abstention, refusal, and the (im)permanence of digital memory

• Visualization, interactivity, and the aestheticization of political 
literacy

• Political consequences of crowdfunding, upvoting, and the will of the 
majority


GUIDELINES

A wide range of methodologies and perspectives are invited, contributing 
to a collection of textual and photographic essays which consider the 
imprint of communications practices across a broad terrain. As a general 
rule, pitches and abstracts should be limited to between 200-300 words.


• Long-form articles may be up to 2,500 words in length, and will 
introduce a new perspective,

ongoing project, or novel finding which rests at the intersection of 
politics and communication.

• Polemics may be up to 1,500 words in length, and will aim to upend 
established thinking on a

given topic. Submissions should balance constructive commentary with 
agitation.

• Reviews may be up to 1,500 words in length and will critically examine 
a piece of recent timebased media (e.g. documentary film, multimedia 
installation, or public performance) or

publication (e.g. refereed articles, academic publications, fiction, or 
interactive media).

• Interviews may be up to 1,500 words in length and will engage a key 
decision-maker in

extended dialogue. Submissions should aim for concision over exhaustiveness.

• Photo essays and visual narratives will be assessed on a case-by-case 
basis, but space

constraints dictate that accepted submissions are not likely to exceed 6 
stand-alone images.

Submissions which exploit the interplay of words and images are 
particularly encouraged.


Deadline for pitches and abstracts: March 15, 2017


Kindly submit by e-mail to: (tomas /at/ unmediatedjournal.com)



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