[ecrea] CFP- Medicine and the Media

Second Call for papers: On the other side of the sterile field: Medicine 
and the media
Overview of the Book:
Through a collection of original contributions, this book seeks to 
provide readers with new perspectives on the current research inthe 
relation between medicine and media.

Scope of the Book:
The study of medicine and media is simultaneously social scientific, 
humanistic, and professional in orientation. Accordingly, this book 
welcomes submissions from scholars and practitioners in any disciplinary 
field. We seek contributions from researchers and practitioners in 
communication studies and allied fields (e.g., media studies, 
telecommunications, journalism, sociology, anthropology, cultural 
studies).Contributions may follow any methodological approach, 
including, but not limited to, quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, 
rhetorical, interpretive, case study, discourse analytic, and critical 
analytic approaches, among others. Submissions from both established and 
emerging scholars are welcomed.

Topics
Contributions may include, but are not limited to:
-          Media coverage of health and illness
-          Narrative of health and disease in the media
-          Images of doctors and patients in the media
-          Health journalism
-          E-Health
-          Health Litteracy
-          Medical errors in the media, media and medical myths
The articles should be submitted as an email attachment in MS Word to 
the editors with “YourLastName – Medicine&Media” as the title. Please 
include a short biography and your affiliation along with the 
manuscript. The articles (8,000-10,000 words) should adhere to Chicago 
Manual of Style (http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/writing/chicago-turabian).

Review and Publication Process
Articles are sent to 2 reviewers for review. The reviewers' 
recommendations determine whether a paper will be accepted / accepted 
subject to change / subject to resubmission with significant changes / 
rejected.

The deadline of submitting the articles is 1st of December 2014.
For inquiries, please contact the editors:

Valentina Marinescu: (marinescu.valentina /at/ gmail.com)
Bianca Mitu: (bianca.mitu82 /at/ gmail.com)

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