[ecrea] CfP (Mar 2011): Media coverage and the election 'race'

>Dear ECREA members,
>
>
>Call for Papers
>
>PLATFORM: VOLUME 3 ISSUE 1 (MARCH 2011)
>
>Media coverage and the election =91race=92
>
>30 August 2010: Abstracts/Proposals due (500-800 words)
>11 October 2010: Full Papers due (6,000-8,000 words, including 200 word
>abstracts and six keywords)
>
>Election campaigns are a constant feature of political and democratic
>debate. They are also a time when political communication reaches
>extraordinary levels as political leaders and organisations (formal and
>informal) try to influence voters to align with their positions and
>values. This issue of PLATFORM: Journal of Media and Communication invites
>papers that challenge and explore the visibility (and invisibility) of
>race and racism in media coverage of political communication and election
>campaigns.
>
>Issues of race and racism have been prominent in headlines around the
>world over the past decade. The role of the state has been highlighted in
>relation to policies such as the proposed banning of Islamic face veiling
>in France, Belgium and Quebec; immigration and asylum-seeker policy; land
>reform and intertribal conflict in parts of Africa; and anti-terrorism
>initiatives such as racial profiling and an increased scrutiny of Muslim
>bodies post 9/11 (see for example Goldberg, 2002; Amin, 2010; Lentin,
>2004). Over the same period, US President Barack Obama=92s 2008 election
>victory was described as signifying a =91post-racial=92 era, drawing attent=
>ion
>to the role of these discourses of =91post-racism=92 within political
>communications (Edge, 2010).
>
>This issue of PLATFORM is seeking papers that expand or critique our
>understanding of the interplay between media and race and racisms in
>election campaigns and political debates. How (in)visible is race as a
>factor in political discourse or practice, as reflected in media analyses
>and challenges? How is this influenced by the increasing mediatisation of
>democracy? How do issues such as the rise of citizen journalism and the
>increasingly fragmented and cultural ways in which people utilise media
>impact or mediate against issues of race?
>
>In addition to submissions to our general section, PLATFORM: Journal of
>Media and Communication welcomes thematic submissions by current graduate
>students working in the field of media and communications which critically
>examine issues of race and racism in media coverage and analysis of
>elections and online deliberations around the world. Submissions can
>explore any of the intersections between race, identity, class, culture
>and history, but should explicitly focus on these in relation to media and
>new communication technologies. Suggested topics could include, but are by
>no means limited to:
>
>-       The interplay between race and mediatised democracy and online
>deliberation, including campaigning technologies, such as opinion polls,
>focus groups and televised debates
>-       Race and the political economy of media
>-       Race and identity in political discourse and campaign rhetoric
>-       Race in policy and policy debates (for example immigration and
>refugee
>policy; national security; land ownership; surveillance)
>-       Race in neoliberal discourses and policy (Goldberg, 2002)
>
>We would also like to hear from any early career, PhD and master
>researchers who are interested in peer-reviewing submissions for this
>issue. Please refer to our contact details below.
>
>Submissions to: (platformjmc /at/ gmail.com)
>
>- 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. We recommend that prospective authors submit
>abstracts for approval by PLATFORM editors well before this deadline to
>allow for feedback and suggestions, so that we receive full papers by 11
>October 2010.
>- All eligible submissions will be sent for double-blind peer-review.
>Early submission is highly encouraged as the review process will commence
>on submission.
>
>Note: Please read the Submission Guidelines before submitting work.
>Submissions not in house style will not be accepted and authors will be
>asked resubmit their work with the correct formatting before it is sent
>for review.
>
>For more information contact:
>Sandy Watson ((s.watson7 /at/ pgrad.unimelb.edu.au)), Editor-in-Chief of PLATFORM
>Volume 3, Issue 1
>
>*** Apply to Peer-Review ***
>
>PLATFORM: Journal of Media and Communication invites 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.
>
><References>
>Amin, A. (2010). The Remainders of Race. Theory, Culture and Society, 27,
>1-23.
>Edge, T. (2010). Southern Strategy 2.0: Conservatives, White Voters, and
>the Election of Barack Obama. Journal of Black Studies, 40, 426-444.
>Goldberg, D. T. (2002). The Racial State, Oxford and Malden, Blackwell
>Publishers.
>Lentin, A. (2004). Racial States, Anti-Racist Responses: Picking Holes in
>'Culture' and 'Human Rights'. European Journal of Social Theory, 7,
>427-443.
>Mazzoleni, G. and Schulz, W. (2001). Political Communication, 16, 247-261.
>
>

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