[Commlist] CFP; Future of Magazine Conference: Connecting in a disconnected age

FoM 2023 CFP

1st Future of Magazine Conference: Connecting in a disconnected age
19 - 21 July | Lusófona University | Lisbon

MagLab is pleased to announce the first edition of the biennial Future 
of Magazine conference (FoM), organized by CICANT, Lusófona University 
research center, on 19 - 21 July 2023. FoM 2023 keynotes will be 
delivered by Nico Carpentier, from the Institute of Communication 
Studies and Journalism, Charles University, on “The magazine assemblage: 
community, materiality and (format) diversity” and David Abrahamson, 
from the Northwestern University’s Medill School, on “The future of 
magazines”.

FoM is an event that brings together a variety of researchers to share 
insights, ideas and discuss the current status and technical challenges 
the medium will face in future, as well as issues relevant to the 
understanding of this field of studies. Papers will be presented as part 
of a rich conference program, including keynote talks, talking circles, 
and a full day dedicated to the industry.

We invite contributions that engage with the theme of "Connecting in a 
disconnected age”, seeking to open conversations about the complex 
nature of the magazine concept across a range of media.

The absence of a material body in the digital sphere endangers a key 
identity of magazines, and this is the time for academia and industry to 
join efforts and reflect on the pertinence and the solutions for the 
future of the medium. The magazine incorporates an appeal to the 
aggregation of people looking for common interests and interconnections. 
In an age when people are in permanent contact, almost on alert 
twenty-four seven, but at the same time feeling disconnected and lonely, 
deepening scientific knowledge about magazine studies becomes vital.

A selection of papers presented at the conference will be published in 
the first edition of the International Journal of Magazine Studies, a 
peer-reviewed publication seeking Scopus indexing.

FoM 2023 is an interdisciplinary conference, and we encourage 
submissions from all fields of study, including, but not limited to:
Media Studies
Journalism Studies
Critical and Cultural Studies
Gender Studies
Sociology
Linguistics
History
Visual Communication
Communication Design
Strategic Communication
Business Models

Topics that can be addressed (but not limited to):
Are newsletters magazines?
Magazines and digital transition
Information architecture, editing, typography, and other elements of 
communication design in magazines
Magazine covers vs magazine homepages
The role of magazine format inside enterprises
History and development of indie magazines
Specialized magazines
Magazines as cultural artifacts
The social role of magazines
Magazine and Journalism Frontiers
The role of advertisement in Magazines
Magazine Journalism
Methodologies for analyzing Magazines
Theoretical approaches to Magazine Studies
Magazines as communities
New multimedia narratives applied to magazines
Innovation and magazines
Magazine journalists, editors, and workplaces
Social Media and Magazines
Magazine formats on TV and Radio
Magazine world representations in Literature and Cinema
Magazine as art objects

The FoM 2023 conference uses a dedicated system to handle the submission 
and reviewing process. Submissions are double-blind (anonymized). Please 
do not submit more than one abstract as first author, with no more than 
two abstracts in total.

The deadline for submitting abstracts presenting original research 
efforts (maximum 500 words, plus references) is 1 April. Acceptance 
results will be announced on 1 May.

Please submit your ABSTRACT here: 
https://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/futureofmagazine/about/submissions 
<https://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/futureofmagazine/about/submissions>

All information is available at:
http://maglab.cicant.ulusofona.pt/fom-2023 
<http://maglab.cicant.ulusofona.pt/fom2023>

Any special inquiries, please contact Patrícia Franco by email: 
(maglab /at/ ulusofona.pt) <mailto:(maglab /at/ ulusofona.pt)>


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