Dear ECREA members,
PLATFORM: Journal of Media and Communication
Volume 2, Issue 2 (Sep 2010)
Call for Papers:
*"Deliberation, Collaboration, Mobilisation: Digital Media and Networked
Participation"*
As Manuel Castells observed in his seminal work "The Rise of the Network
Society", the network has become the dominant organising logic of society
today. It has transformed our homes into hyperconnected nodes for
communication, interaction, and information sharing. The traditional,
hierarchical structure of local and national government is giving way to th=
e
complex and intricately interwoven architecture of the global economy. And
the ubiquity of mobile media devices, WiFi networks, and networked
infrastructure in urban space has replaced the archaic =91grid=92 layout of=
the
city with a vast, sprawling network of cables and telecommunication lines.
The rise of digital networks has opened up new possibilities for public
participation and engagement by revolutionising the way we communicate with
our friends, communities, political institutions, and the physical
environment. Earlier this year, political activists in Moldova used Twitter=
,
YouTube, Facebook, and other social networking technologies to stage public
protests and storm government office buildings. The proliferation of citize=
n
journalism websites, Massively-Multiplayer Online games, and user-generated
advertising campaigns has made media organisations increasingly reliant on
content created by a global network of users to thrive (and make a profit).
And in the United States, Barack Obama has made public participation,
transparency, and civic engagement through online initiatives a cornerstone
of his administration=92s approach to governance.
But while networked technologies enable public participation and
mobilisation on a scale not possible in the pre-digital era, they also
create tensions and provoke conflicts with potentially devastating
consequences: The same technologies that allow us to organise social
gatherings or political protests were used to coordinate the Mumbai
terrorist attacks and the 2005 Cronulla race riots in Sydney. These
technologies may establish spaces for public engagement and networked
participation, but they can equally have undesirable effects and unexpected
outcomes which challenge traditional structures of power and control, or
reinforce others.
PLATFORM, an online graduate journal of media and communication, is
currently seeking submissions from graduate students which critically
examine policy initiatives, projects, online services, or interventions in
the area of =93Digital Media and Networked Participation=94.
Possible case studies might include:
- E-democracy and online deliberation (Lincoln Dahlberg, James S. Fishki=
n
and others)
- Networked mobilities (Castells, *Communication Power*; Rheingold, *Sma=
rt
Mobs*; Mitchell, *Me++*)
- Citizen journalism and collaborative news production (Axel Bruns, *Blo=
gs,
Wikipedia and Second Life*)
- Crowdsourcing (Daren C.
Brabham<http://www.darenbrabham.com/files/brabhamconvergence.pdf>
)
- P2P and peer production (Michel
Bauwens<http://ctheory.net/articles.aspx?id=3D499>
)
- Participatory culture/Remix culture (Jenkins, *Convergence Culture*;
Lessig, *Remix*)
- Viral marketing/User-generated advertising
- Networked cities and public interventions (*Open
11<http://www.skor.nl/article-2883-en.html>
* special issue; McQuire, *The Media City*)
- Urban design and participatory planning projects (Marcus Foth, *Urban
Informatics*)
- Locative media/Augmented space (see edited book *Space Time Play* by
Frederick von Borries *et al*)
Submission guidelines:
All submissions to PLATFORM must be from current graduate students (no
more than 6 months after graduation) undertaking their Masters, Ph.D. or
international equivalent. All eligible submissions will be sent for
double-blind peer-review.
Email proposed papers to: (platformjmc /at/ gmail.com)
Deadlines:
29 January, 2010: Abstracts/Proposals (500-800 words)
31 March, 2010: Full Papers (6,000-8,000 words)
For more information and to read the full call for papers, visit:
http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/platform/call_papers.html
Or contact:
Dale Leorke
(d.leorke /at/ pgrad.unimelb.edu.au)
Editor-in-Chief, PLATFORM Vol 2, Issue 2
Apply to Peer-review:
PLATFORM is currently seeking early career, PhD and Masters researchers to
peer-review its scholarly submissions. If you would like to apply, please
submit a 150 word bio as well as a CV highlighting research projects,
publications and paper presentations to (platformjmc /at/ gmail.com)
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PLATFORM is a new international peer-review graduate journal,
available online through open-access.
PLATFORM is refereed by an international board of established and emerging
scholars working across diverse paradigms in Media and Communication. It is
edited by graduate students at the University of Melbourne, and published b=
y
the School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne.
The aims of PLATFORM include:
* To provide a platform for media and communications graduate student
researchers to showcase, share, and support the work of one anotherthrough
publication, peer-review, and comments;
* To provide a platform for emerging media and communications scholars
to build a publication record and to contribute subsequently to other
academic publications;
* To increase scholarly appreciation of media and communications
research across diverse theoretical, methodological, and empirical
interests; and
* To encourage international awareness and collaboration through the
discussion of issues associated with the rising significance of multiple
media and communications platforms for societies and individuals in and
across various globalised and localised environments.
[EDITORS]
Esther Chin (Founding Editor, Editor-in-Chief, Vol. 1)
Amira Firdaus (Editor-in-Chief, Vol. 2 Issue 1)
Dale Leorke (Editor-in-Chief, Vol. 2 Issue 2)
Gin Chee Tong
Sandy Joy Watson (Essay Section)
Sebastien Kubitschko (Essay section)
Elias Mokua Nyatete
[WEBSITE, DESIGN & CREATIVE EDITOR]
Gin Chee Tong
[COPYRIGHT & EXTERNAL LIASION]
Blaise Murphet
[JOURNAL MANAGER]
Akina Mikami
[ADVISROY BOARD]
Ingrid Volkmer, University of Melbourne, Australia
Sean Cubitt, University of Melbourne, Australia
Jenny Lee, University of Melbourne, Australia
Brian Fitzgerlad, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
[EDITORIAL BOARD]
Tamara Witschge, Young Scholars Network, ECREA
Benjamin De Cleen, Young Scholars Network, ECREA
Stefania Milan, Emerging Scholars Network, IAMCR
Mikaela Marlow, Student Board, ICA
Michele Cheng Hoon Khoo, Student Board, ICA
Diana Bossio, ANZCA
