[ecrea] cfp - SERIES International Journal of TV Serial Narratives

SERIES International Journal of TV Serial Narratives - 
https://series.unibo.it/

We are glad to announce that the CFP for issues 6 (deadline for full 
paper submission July 31 2017) and 7 (deadline for abstract submission 
June 1 2017) of our journal have been released.

CFP for ISSUE 6 (Vol. 3, Nr. 2)

We are pleased to invite submissions for the sixth issue of SERIES, a 
international open access journal on TV serial narratives. The main 
focus of the journal is to promote a global discussion forum and an 
interdisciplinary exchange among scholars engaged in research into TV 
serial narratives. SERIES encourages methodological innovation in 
academic research, providing new contributions for a better 
understanding of the narrative, technological, economic, social and 
cultural impact of TV serial dramas. Articles should deal with 
television series, web series and/or telenovelas. According to that we 
will welcome submissions on every topic related to TV serial narratives 
for our sixth issue.

In addition, the GEO section is devoted this ISSUE to France. Any 
contribution on French serial television will be particularly welcome.

If you are interested in this call for papers, please send your full 
manuscript before July 31, 2017. The deadline for the editorial work 
(open and peer review process, editing and improvement of articles if 
needed, etc.) is November 30, 2017. Expected publication date of the 
issue: December 2017.

"Proximity" Television Series, Vol. 4, No 1 (2018)

SERIES is dedicating a journal issue to “proximity” television series. 
“Proximity” series refers to fiction programs produced by regional 
broadcasters, offering content related to the immediate geographical and 
cultural environment. Series like these are produced in local regions 
with their own languages, such as those found in Spain, Belgium, Canada, 
and the UK, as well as in communities with a strong identity. Over the 
course of its history, which is relatively recent depending on the 
country, proximity television has become a point of reference for shared 
cultural, linguistic and social features of a particular community, 
which foster a sense of cohesion and identification among spectators (De 
Moragas, 1999). In this respect, this type of fiction plays a key role 
as an articulator of these social points of reference that brings 
audiences to the television screen, while also transmitting particular 
values to the community (Fiske & Hartley, 2003).

  For the television industry, this proximity fiction can prove highly 
profitable because in many cases it provides the network with high 
ratings and loyal followings. In fact, this content allows regional or 
local channels to compete in a way with mainstream channels. There have 
been cases where series featured on these channels have garnered higher 
ratings than mainstream networks in the region of influence in question.

This proximity fiction covers a varied range of genres, from mildly 
dramatic content like the Bavarian soap opera /Dahoam is Dahoam /(2007- 
Bayerisches Fernsehen), thrillers like the popular Flemish series 
/Cordon /(2014- VTM), Scottish Gaelic television soap opera like 
/Machair/ (1992-98, STV), or more experimental offerings like /Polseres 
Vermelles/ from the Catalan network Corporació Catalana de Mitjans 
Audiovisuals (2011-). The key is to establish a connection with regional 
audiences and to build a significant following. Many of them have also 
been exported and/or adapted to other countries with notable success 
with audiences.

In the current media ecosystem, all the technological advances and the 
ability to access television content on different devices have expanded 
the possibilities for distribution of these fiction products. This 
proximity phenomenon includes the creation of online series which the 
spectator can view asynchronically (Majó, 2012), while the new 
subscriber platforms also feature proximity fiction as a means of 
connecting with local audiences.
The purpose of this edition is thus to offer an in-depth analysis of the 
different aspects of proximity fiction:

-       Development and evolution of proximity fiction;
-       Common themes and elements in proximity fiction;
-       Spectator/proximity fiction identification processes;
-       Keys to the success of proximity series: specific cases;
-       Proximity fiction as a transmedia product;
-       Audience profile of proximity fiction;
-       The influence of social networks on proximity series;
-       The production of proximity series: profitability and new markets;
-       New concepts in proximity series programming in the current 
media ecosystem;
-       The future of proximity fiction: subscriber platforms, new 
distribution channels, etc.

Submit your abstract and article to (seriesjournal.org /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(seriesjournal.org /at/ gmail.com)>

Author Guidelines: http://series.unibo.it/about/submissions#authorGuidelines

Time line:

June 1st 2017: Deadline abstracts (3-400 words)

July 1st, 2017: Feedback to the authors

December 1st 2017: Deadline for submitting the article.

June 1st 2018: Publication

Contact person: Nadia Alonso (Coordinator), lecturer at the Universitat 
Politecnica de Valencia. (naallo1 /at/ har.upv.es)

CFP are also available at this link: https://series.unibo.it/announcement


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