[Commlist] Call for Papers: The Poster: Special Issue: The visual communication of the Second World War

*Call for Papers: The Poster

Special Issue: The visual communication of the Second World War
*
For this issue, The Poster seeks contributions in the form of papers, 
visual essays and reviews that interrogate the visual culture of the 
Second World War. Given the multiplicity of potential themes 
represented, we are open to an equally rich variety of approaches that 
contemplate the visual forms of communication in this period: images of 
war, propaganda, activism, authoritarianism, manifestos and 
manifestations, conflicts, dissident images, national and international 
cooperativism. The journal is not restricting the call to combatant 
nations; we welcome research that reflects neutral and non-aligned 
nation’s responses to the global conflict.

While this issue welcomes research into the formal mass media of the 
conflict (movies, posters, artworks, publishing and the like), we also 
welcome research into less overt propaganda. Uniforms, caricature, 
badges, architecture, unit signs, pornographic black propaganda, fake 
currency and stamps, movies and more were all pressed into service. At 
times, even the media of neutral states was conscripted to promote 
partial positions in their home nations. The Poster wants to see your 
research in these subjects.

The home fronts of the combatant nations saw the evolution of a rich 
visual culture beyond the state authored positions. From the domestic 
responses to shortages, the work of the Mass-Observation group, to 
civilian contributions to the Red Cross and the Swing Kids of Axis 
Europe; the lived experience of the civilian populations of the 
combatant nations forms a rich seam for research.

_Details_

In the spirit of multimodality, The Poster encourages scholars from both 
social and political science, as well as cultural studies, arts and 
communication studies, to submit proposals for work for publication.

The journal is looking for:

  * Full papers: 7,000-9,000 words, plus illustrations, on the issue’s
    theme (for double-blind peer-review). Rich illustration of the text
    is welcomed. Theoretical papers as well as methodological discussion
    are welcome, but preferably in combination with empirical analysis
    of imagery. Case studies, comparisons across culture or historical
    studies are invited.
  * Artist/designer monographs: Extended scholarly pieces addressing the
    issue’s theme (for double-blind peer-review). 10,000–25,000 words
    plus extensive illustrations.
  * Image and photo essays: composed of illustrations, photographs,
    diagrams or schematics that use visual languages to communicate
    their point of view on the issue’s themes. Textual support may be
    added, if it is felt necessary.
  * Reviews: reviews of relevant books, exhibitions and political
    gatherings, including critiques of contemporary historical 
revisionists.

_Timeline_

Abstracts (250 words) due *20 May 2019*. Please direct all submissions 
to the guest editor via (helenab /at/ ua.pt) <mailto:(helenab /at/ ua.pt)>. Selected 
contributors will be informed in the following week if the journal would 
be interested in seeing a full manuscript. Full manuscripts due 30 
August 2019.

For more information about the call, click here >> 
https://www.intellectbooks.com/asset/40251/1/The_Poster_CFP_march19.pdf



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