[ecrea] Call for Chapter Proposals - Seduction in Popular Cultural, Psychology and Philosophy

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS

Proposal Submission Deadline: February 28, 2015





Seduction in Popular Culture, Psychology, and Philosophy

A book edited by

Constantino Pereira Martins, (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal)

Fabrizio Macagno, (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal)

Manuel José Damasio (Universidade Lusofona, Portugal)



To be published by IGI Global: 
http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1694



For release in the For release in the Advances in Psychology, Mental 
Health, and Behavioral Studies (APMHBS) book series



Propose a chapter for this book



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Introduction

Seduction is usually regarded as a natural part of the male/female 
process, and it is associated with the idea of deceit. This concept has 
a wide range of figurations and applications in cinema, theater, and 
literature. The main goal here will be to expand this natural 
understanding of this thematic concept, showing its multiple range and 
variety of approaches in the philosophical, psychological and artistic 
perspectives.

The book “Seduction in Popular Culture, Psychology, and Philosophy� 
aims at gathering a collection of academic essays that could cover 
different areas and forms of access to the topic, in the attempt to show 
the strength, as well as the complexity, of a concept that is part of 
everyone's daily life. This book looks to discuss this vast notion in 
three main domains:

a) Philosophy. How was this concept addressed in the history of 
philosophy? This means different authors and fields of investigation. Is 
there a more vital impact of the concept in Rhetoric than in Political 
Philosophy? Or is it mainly a moral concept? From Quintilian to 
Nietzsche, Plato and Baudrillard, there is a wide platform of reflection 
that should not discourage original contributions. Seduction, and more 
specifically seduction intended as manipulation and enticement (to lead 
away, to lead astray), plays a crucial role in rhetoric and ethics. What 
is the boundary between persuasion and manipulation? What counts as 
deceit and what is a legitimate and acceptable persuasion process? 
Ethical and logical issues are involved in defining this subtle and 
often tricky line. The analysis of both philosophical and rhetorical 
approaches to this issue, and the investigations in the area of 
fallacies and visual argumentation can shed light on this topic.

b) Popular Culture. The history of cinema is full of seducers. Some are 
more evident than others. The challenge is to question the films, 
series, theater, literature or authors, departing form the concept of 
seduction. All the possible interpretations, its amplitude and 
connections, will allow to enlighten the concept as art, as seduction 
itself could be interpreted as a form of art. All aesthetics 
perspectives are welcome.

c) Psychology. The strict interpretation would be related to sex, 
relationships, or in the extreme related to Psychosis, trauma and 
desire. However, the focus of the book is much wider, as it is intended 
to address also the psychological mechanisms triggered by manipulation 
(including verbal and visual), psychological perspectives, as well as 
psychiatric studies. We would like to invite also critical studies that 
can contribute to a better understanding of crucial social issues 
related to persuasion and manipulation through advertising and technology.



Objective of the Book

The concept of Seduction is something of daily use but that has not been 
addressed in terms of its multiplicity in the academic field. It’s a 
general concept that has multiple access doors that we intend to bring 
to the general public, and specifically to the academic one, in a 
systematic and condensed proposal that could be a referential title for 
those who wish to study this concept. This means building a reference 
anchor, which would have excellence as its main principle. In a certain 
sense, the idea is to transform this book in a mandatory starting point 
of study. From Philosophy to politics and cinema, starting in Psychology 
and dealing with clinical problems, the general goal would be to give 
the readers a broader perspective of the topic.



Target Audience

Since there is nothing published that one could compare to, this book 
would constitute a reference title in terms of academic research. The 
book could most probably become one of those titles that would easily 
become a reference title in any academic research in the concept area. 
Due to its multidisciplinarity and academic range, the general potential 
impact could be:

Academic community; students, teachers, researchers (main target)

Social sciences, communication and rhetoric

Advertising and marketing

Cinema/Critics/Aesthetic community



Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

Philosophy

Psychology

Cinema

Advertising/Marketing/Political campaigns

Rhetoric

Political Science/Political Philosophy

Psychiatry

Film and Media studies

Gender studies

History

Religion/Philosophy of religion

Literature/Theater/Painting/Poetry

Emotions

Communication







Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before 
February 28, 2015, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the 
mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted 
proposals will be notified by March 30, 2015 about the status of their 
proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be 
submitted by June 30, 2015. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a 
double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve 
as reviewers for this project.

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts 
submitted to this book publication, Seduction in Popular Culture, 
Psychology, and Philosophy. All manuscripts are accepted based on a 
double-blind peer review editorial process.



Full chapters may be submitted to this book here: 
http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/submit/1694

All proposals should be submitted through the link at the bottom of this 
page.



Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea 
Group Inc.), an international academic publisher of the “Information 
Science Reference� (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical 
Information Science Reference,� “Business Science Reference,� and 
“Engineering Science Reference� imprints. IGI Global specializes in 
publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases 
featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas 
including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and 
healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, 
engineering, public administration, library and information science, 
media and communication studies, and environmental science. For 
additional information regarding the publisher, please visit 
www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2016.



Important Dates

Chapter Proposal Submission: February 28, 2015

Proposal Acceptance Notification: March 30, 2015

Full Chapters Due: June 30, 2015

Review Results Returned: August 30, 2015

Final Chapters Due: September 30, 2015



Inquiries can be forwarded to (mjdamasio /at/ ulusofona.pt)



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Saudações cordiais,

Isabel Canhoto
Coordenação

1º, 2º e 3ºciclos /1st, 2nd and 3rd cycles

Escola de Comunicação, Arquitectura, Artes

e Tecnologias da Informação


Universidade Lusófona
Campo Grande, 376
1749-024 Lisboa - Portugal
Telf. 217 515 500 - ext. 2272
(isabel.canhoto /at/ ulusofona.pt)
www.ulusofona.pt
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