[Commlist] Call for Abstracts: Fictional Representations of Nerds and Loneliness

Exchanges: The Interdisciplinary Research Journal [1], in association 
with SOAS and the University of Oxford, is delighted to announce the 
latest opportunity to contribute to a special issue, on the theme of 
'/fictional representations of nerds and loneliness across various media 
and cultures/'.

We are looking for contributions which explore fictional representations 
of nerds and loneliness across various media and cultures. Traditionally 
associated with a particular niche culture, nerds entered the mainstream 
through popular formats such as the highly successful TV show The Big 
Bang Theory (2007-2019) in the early 21st Century. Besides, the 
pervasiveness of the popular image of nerds has crossed linguistic 
borders and depictions of nerds are frequent beyond the Anglo-American 
context, as attested by the term nerd being widely used in languages 
such as Italian or German.

Full details on the call, along with how to submit are available online.
https://exchanges.warwick.ac.uk/announcement/view/20

*Submissions & Deadline*
At this stage we are seeking abstracts (300 words) by *6th April 2020*- 
submitted by email to *(lonelynerds2021 /at/ gmail.com)*.

Successful applicants will be invited to contribute an article to the 
special issue, as well as participate in a workshop at SOAS; both 
scheduled for 2021.

We especially welcome contributions from post-graduate and early career 
researchers, addressed to an interdisciplinary audience, as per the core 
remit of the Exchanges journal.


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