[ecrea] CfP: NECSUS--European Journal of Media Studies, 'Tangibility'

‘Tangibility’
Call for papers
The politics of tangibility surrounding media studies are constantly 
changing. Is film no longer a tangible medium due to the advent of 
digital capture and projection? Has television ever been a tangible 
format? How does one go about speaking of the tangible or intangible 
nature of new media, with its many virtual constructs? At the same time 
that mass media are slipping into nebulosity they are also arguably more 
tangible than at any point before. Video games are becoming more 
tangible with the introduction of the sensation of touch. And today, one 
can carry the entire means of media production – through post-production 
to exhibition – in a back pocket. What are the implications of this new 
tangibility for media-making? How does the tangible relate to 
conceptions of (media) materiality? What are the historical and 
archeological dimensions of the (new) tangibility of media?
From Lisa Cartwright’s consideration of the hands of the projectionist 
through Antonia Lant’s essay on haptical cinema to Jennifer Barker’s 
book /The Tactile Eye/ – even through contemplations of the humanities 
in general as ‘soft’ sciences – we are interested in exploring the 
tangibility (or intangibility) of media studies in this special section 
of the Autumn 2012 volume of NECSUS. In addition to essays themed on 
tangibility NECSUS is also considering essays on a wide variety of 
issues related to media studies, in addition to reviews of all types 
(conferences, festivals, exhibits, books, websites, etc.). We look 
forward to receiving abstracts of no more than 300 words and a short 
biography of no more than 150 words by 31 March 2012 at the following 
address: (g.decuir /at/ aup.nl).
/NECSUS is an international, open access, peer-reviewed journal of media 
studies published by Amsterdam University Press in partnership with NECS 
(European Network for Cinema and Media Studies). The journal is 
multidisciplinary and strives to bring together the best work in the 
field of media studies across the humanities and social sciences. We aim 
to publish research that matters and that improves the understanding of 
media and culture inside and outside the academic community. Find us 
online at:/ www.necsus-ejms.org