[ecrea] Call for Papers: An interdisciplinary book on internet-infused romantic interactions and dating practices

Call for Papers:*An interdisciplinary book on internet-infused romantic 
interactions and dating practices*

Title:*/Internet-Infused Romantic Interactions and Dating Practices/*

Under Contract with:*Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam *(Expected 
publication date – Summer 2018)**

Editors:*Prof. Amir Hetsroni *

College of Social Sciences and Humanities – *Koç University*, Istanbul, 
Turkey**

*Meriç Tuncez *

Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities – *Koç University*, 
Istanbul, Turkey

**

An interdisciplinary book,*/Internet-Infused Romantic Interactions and 
Dating Practices/,*_under contract with the publishing house of the 
Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam_, aims to analyze intricacies 
of internet-infused romantic interactions and dating practices. The 
proposed collection aims to include contributions from communication 
scholars, social scientists, computer scientists, humanities scholars 
and design experts whose research and practice will shed light on the 
romantic interplay of affect, cognition, and behavior on the internet 
with special attention given to social media platforms such as Tinder, 
Facebook, Grinder, and OkCupid. The collection would aim to offer an 
array of international perspectives and methodological novelties and 
feature a volume of scientific research and practice from a multitude of 
disciplines and interdisciplinary outlooks. **

Quantitative as well as qualitative empirical research, theoretical 
essays and research reviews are all welcome. We aim to provide the 
readers with a theoretical and methodological assortment that is 
sensitive towards various approaches to the study of intimate 
relationships and romance as reflected in new media - from discourse 
analysis to visual network analysis; from in-depth interviews to 
experimental designs; from ethnographic observations to cross-sectional 
and longitudinal survey studies.

Feasible topics include, but are not limited to (please feel free to 
suggest additional themes):

  * Romantic socialization and impression management in social
    networking services (SNS)
  * Cross-cultural examinations of online dating scripts and practices
  * Analysis of stages of intimate relationship on the screen
    (courtship, breakup, etc.)
  * Motivations for using casual hook-up apps (e.g. uses and 
gratifications)
  * Mobile representations and practices of deviant and alternative
    romance (e.g. threesome, swinger clubs)
  * Cross-platform examination of mobile romantic interactions (TV,
    Internet, Tinder, Grindr, Instagram etc.)
  * Construction of body, affect and love on online dating user profiles
    and role of selfies in exchanging affect
  * Algorithmic challenges and role of AI, VR, AR and Machine Learning
    on the future of dating online.
  * Chasing love while playing video games (falling in love with an NPC).
  * Intergenerational differences in online dating attitudes, intentions
    and behaviors
  * Privacy-protective behaviors, self-disclosure and impact of
    personality and context on online dating
  * Queer, gay, lesbian and LGBTQ accounts and ethnographies of online
    romantic practices
  * Role of interface, design and coding in online dating services

Please note that while as editors we remain open to any theoretical or 
methodological approach, the book is eventually an academic volume – not 
a collection o journalistic reviews or political-ideological polemic.

Please send extended abstracts (1,500 to 2,000 words) or complete papers 
(3,500 to 12,000 words) that should include a purpose statement, 
research questions and hypotheses (where applicable), theoretical frame, 
method(s) of analysis, expected results (for empirical studies), 
scholarly contribution and public appeal reference.

Because the book needs to be balanced, the chances of having a paper 
accepted depend not only on the quality of submissions but also on the 
rarity and innovativeness of their content. Using novel methodological 
approaches that are not typically employed in the studies of online 
romantic interactions like controlled experiments, experience sampling, 
brain imaging and eye tracking techniques, intervention programs and 
action research may increase the likelihood of acceptance.

*The deadline for submission of extended abstracts – *1,500 to 2,000 
words plus references) is*: April 15^th , 2018. *

*Notification of accepted proposals and invitations to submit complete 
papers*(4,500 to 11,000 words, APA style) will be made on or before *May 
15^th , 2018*.**

*The complete papers’ due date*is*October 1^st , 2018.*

*Revisions requests (when required) *will be sent by*November 1^st , 2018*

*Revisions due date*is*December 1^st , 2018*

The book will go to *print *by the*End of 2018*.

*_No publication fee would be required_.*

Please send submissions, inquires and proposals to:

*Prof. Amir Hetsroni*

College of Social Sciences and Humanities

*Koç University*, Istanbul, Turkey**

(amirhetsroni /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(amirhetsroni /at/ gmail.com)>


*Meriç Tuncez*
Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities
*Koç University*, Istanbul, Turkey
(mtuncez /at/ ku.edu.tr) <mailto:(mtuncez /at/ ku.edu.tr)>


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