[Commlist] Vista: Call for papers on “Media Arts: convergence of art spheres in the digital age”

VISTA: CALL FOR PAPERS ON “MEDIA ARTS: CONVERGENCE OF ART SPHERES IN THE 
DIGITAL AGE”

It is open, between March 4 and July 21, 2024, the call for papers for 
Vista on “Media Arts: convergence of art spheres in the digital age”.

Thematic Editors: Daniel Brandão (Universidade do Minho, Portugal), João 
Martinho Moura (Universidade do Minho, Portugal/International Iberian 
Laboratory of Nanotechnology, Portugal) and
Christa Sommerer (University of Arts Linz, Austria)

Media arts has been incorporating cutting-edge technologies such as 
virtual reality, augmented reality and artificial intelligence into its 
artistic practice. Collaboration between artists and technologists has 
promoted increasingly innovative approaches to audience engagement. 
Immersive experiences, interactive installations and digital narratives 
are explored, questioning the limits of both form and content and 
nurturing an increasingly dynamic state of the art.

In this thematic volume, we aim to highlight the evolving landscape of 
interdisciplinary media arts research and practice as it intertwines 
with the ever-expanding realms of digital media. We invite submissions 
of articles, book reviews, interviews and visual projects (in full-text 
format) that contribute to exploring the artistic frontiers proposed by 
media arts in the context of contemporary digital society. We are 
looking for works that propose a dive into the intersections of art and 
technology, and an understanding of how technological evolution in 
digital media has been affecting creative and artistic practice, 
challenging expression and aesthetic perception, but also the ethics of 
the creative process itself.

This publication aims to bring theoretical debate closer to practical 
exploration, offering a platform for academics and practitioners to 
share ideas, methodologies and case studies. Interdisciplinary 
collaborations will be encouraged, as well as contributions to deepen 
ethical considerations about the use of advanced technologies in art, 
the impact of media arts on social discourse and the potential to 
promote inclusion and diversity in the digital art space. We also invite 
submissions on the role of media arts in response to and shaping social 
perceptions in an era marked by rapid technological innovation.

In this context, we propose some topics for reflection:

immersive technologies and the impact of virtual reality and augmented 
reality on artistic experiences and narrative structures;
ethical considerations on the use of artificial intelligence in the 
creation and experience of media arts;
interaction and participation in digital artistic narratives;
contributions of media arts to social and political activism, and the 
impact on public discourse;
inclusion and diversity in the creation and reception of media arts;
interdisciplinary collaborations between artists, scientists and 
technologists;
environmental impact and sustainability of digital technologies in media 
arts;
post-digital aesthetics and the physical and virtual boundaries in 
contemporary artistic expression.
KEY DATES

Submission (full manuscript): March 4 to July 21, 2024

Journal publication date: continuous edition (July to December 2024)

LANGUAGE

The manuscripts may be submitted in English or Portuguese. Papers 
selected for publication will be translated into Portuguese or English 
and must be published in both languages.

EDITING AND SUBMISSION

Vista is an open-access academic journal, following demanding 
peer-review standards based on a double-blind review process. After 
submission, the papers will be forwarded to two reviewers, previously 
invited to evaluate them according to their academic quality, 
originality and relevance to the journal’s objectives and scope.

Originals must be submitted through the journal’s website. If you are 
accessing Vista for the first time, you must register before submitting 
your manuscript (instructions for registration here).

Publication guidelines are available here.

For further information, please contact: mailto:(vista /at/ ics.uminho.pt)

No payment from the authors will be required.



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