[Commlist] CFP: Journal of Science & Popular Culture

Journal of Science & Popular Culture


Science permeates contemporary culture, from the technology in our daily 
lives to our dreams of other worlds in fiction. Studying science in 
popular cultureis essential to understanding how scientific ideas are 
utilized, explored, critiqued and sometimes exploited outside of their 
formal contexts and how popular audiences understand science. Popular 
fascination with science has even created a cultural niche of its own, 
giving rise to new engagements with scientific knowledge, practice, and 
technologies.


The /Journal of Science & Popular Culture/ publishes qualitative and 
quantitative research aimed at an interdisciplinary audience, exploring 
the interrelationship of popular culture and science – broadly defined 
as including traditional sciences like biology, chemistry and physics, 
as well as medicine, psychology and technology. In addition to 
peer-reviewed research articles, /J/SPC //publishes relevant 
commentaries from scholars, practitioners, and professionals examining 
contemporary issues, controversies and future extrapolation, and reviews 
of new and notable works in the field.

Potential topics include (but are not limited to):

·Representations of science/scientists in television, film, art, print, 
and other media **

·The cultural influence of science */ *influences of culture on science 
and scientists**

·Use of popular culture texts (novels, films, television series, etc.) 
to argue for or against scientific theories such as evolution and 
climate change**

·Science-related cultural artifacts**

·Scientists as celebrities / celebrity advocates of science**

·Science communication, popularization and education**

·Non-Western cultures and Science**

·Use of science in advertising and marketing**

·Science fiction / science and fiction**

·The artistic dimensions of science / science as art **

·Critical examinations of scientifically framed popular beliefs and 
pseudoscience**

·Science denial and science in a ‘Post-Truth’ world**

·Public and popular dimensions of scientific debates**

·Moments of conflict between scientific discoveries/knowledge/work and 
culture**

We accept and review submissions all year round.


Articles should be a minimum of 6,000 words (not including notes and 
references). Shorter pieces can range from 1,000-3,000 words.

**

To submit a paper visit:

www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-science-popular-culture 
<http://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-science-popular-culture>

or email:

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

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