[ecrea] CfP - Persona Studies

Call for Papers:

The inaugural issue of Persona Studies is scheduled for open access 
publication in March 2015. This exciting new journal will be preceded by 
a Working Papers Symposium held in Melbourne, Australia on February 5 
2015, with virtual participation welcome. Abstracts are now being sought 
for the symposium and/or the inaugural issue of the journal.


Open Call: Research and writing on any aspect of persona and persona studies

Persona studies is an emerging area of cross-disciplinary study that 
investigates the presentation of the self and the masks that we use as 
we construct ourselves in real and virtual settings and worlds. It is an 
exploration of the public self and how these versions of identity come 
to prominence in contemporary culture.  It acknowledges that we all 
negotiate and construct personas that we deploy and employ in work and 
professional environments as much as in our recreational and leisure 
activities: much of the emerging work in persona studies is closer 
studies of these particular settings and how they help frame our public 
selves. The field of study has antecedents that connect its work to the 
study of celebrity and public personalities, performance studies, media 
and cultural studies and game identity work, biographical research, 
life-writing and autobiography work along with Internet studies, 
communication studies, cultural anthropology, social psychology, 
sociology and philosophy of the self and gender studies.  It has further 
links with areas that also look at reputation and impression management 
and the critical investigation of branding, self-branding and the 
'quantified self'. The journal's intentions are to facilitate an 
intellectual exchange, debate and discussion around persona and its 
constitution.  It is an invitation to investigate its varied 
manifestations, its patterning in contemporary culture, its 
differentiation in different technological and cultural settings, and 
its conceptual and material significance and value.

To gain a further sense of what constitutes persona studies, please see 
the recent special persona themed issue of M/C – Journal of Media and 
Culture: 
http://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/issue/view/persona


Written paper submissions:

In the first instance, submit a 250-300 word abstract to 
(personastudies /at/ deakin.edu.au), with 'Full Paper' in the subject line, by 
8 December 2014. You will be notified to proceed to a full length paper 
within a week of abstract submission. For guidelines on the preparations 
of your full paper, see Author Guidelines: 
https://ojs.deakin.edu.au/index.php/ps/about/submissions#authorGuidelines.

Full papers should be between 5000-8000 words, including citations, and 
will be vetted by the editorial team prior to submission for blind 
peer-review. Acceptance for peer review does not guarantee inclusion in 
the inaugural issue of the journal, but the editorial team may work with 
authors to develop papers for later issues. The second issue will have a 
special themed section on health and persona, and we encourage authors 
interested in this area to submit abstracts for inclusion.


Key dates – Journal

Abstract submission deadline - 8 December 2014

Notification of acceptance - 15 December 2014

Full papers due for peer review - 13 February 2015

Final revised papers due - 13 March 2015

Persona Studies journal launch - 20 March 2015


Working Paper Symposium submissions:

In the first instance, submit a 250-300 word abstract to 
(personastudies /at/ deakin.edu.au), with 'Working Paper' in the subject line 
by 8 December 2014. We will notify by 15 December 2014. Symposium 
participants must submit either a 10 minute audio-visual presentation OR 
a 2000-3000 word written paper by 28  January. This will be circulated 
to workshop participants and attendees.

The symposium is designed to allow ample discussion. Therefore, each 
presenter will have fifteen minutes to focus on their work. In this 
time, you will briefly introduce your project or paper in process before 
shifting to group discussion. Where possible, papers on similar or 
complimentary themes will be presented consecutively, and more general 
discussion will follow each themed section. You may attend in person or 
participate virtually, and your paper will also be considered for 
inclusion in the inaugural issue of the journal.


Key dates – Symposium

Abstract submission deadline - 8 December 2014

Notification of acceptance - 15 December 2014

Short paper / presentation due - 28 January 2015

Persona Studies Working Papers Symposium - 5 February 2015






Kim Barbour
Member of Persona Celebrity Publics Research Group
School of Communications and Creative Arts
Deakin University Burwood Australia.
Email: (kim.barbour /at/ deakin.edu.au)
Website: http://www.deakin.edu.au


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