[ecrea] Call for Submissions: Immediacy, a Media Studies online journal

Call for Submissions to the 2017 issue of /Immediacy/, a Media Studies 
online journal

Topic: *The Digital Revolution*

In 1991, the protocols of the World Wide Web were set in place by a team 
of European computer scientists, and now, twenty-five years later, “the 
web” has permeated every aspect of our existence, individually, 
nationally, and globally. Using the technological infrastructure of the 
Internet, itself created in the 1950s, the web has made sharing 
information the cornerstone of everyday life. New terms have arisen to 
describe phenomena and activities that web-based interactions have made 
possible: malware, digital decay, digital forensics, smartphones, 
networking, cyber attacks, cyber security, bots, the sharing economy, 
information overload, big data, selfies, and many others. Recently, the 
German filmmaker, Werner Herzog, explored the impact of these 
developments in his aptly titled film, /Lo and Behold: Reveries of the 
Connected World/ (2016). As with all new technologies, utopic and 
dystopic scenarios abound, ranging from Sherry Turkle’s /Alone Together/ 
(2011) to Clay Shirky’s writings on connectivity and communication.

This web-anniversary issue of /Immediacy/ seeks to explore the 
ramifications of the web (and of computer-based communication more 
generally) in its social, political, technological, cultural, and 
psychological dimensions. What can this moment in time tell us about our 
attitudes to new technologies? After a 25-year cycle of conceptual 
boom-and-bust regarding the miracles and the deficits of technology, is 
it time to rethink what technology can and cannot do? Waves of 
enthusiasm regarding the Internet, Facebook, big data, and machine 
intelligence have inevitably been followed by concerns about privacy, 
cyberbullying, surveillance, terrorism, and crime. What are some ways of 
taking stock of these developments? Where are we headed?  We invite 
submissions in diverse formats and employing a wide range of research 
methodologies. Both critical and creative projects are welcome. Topics 
include, but are not restricted to:

  * Digital storytelling
  * Social networking
  * Technology and society
  * New media anthropology
  * Web art
  * Robotics
  * History of interactivity
  * Race in cyberspace
  * Privacy and surveillance
  * Infrastructure studies
  * Materialities of media
  * Interactive documentary
  * Digital photography
  * The Internet of Things

Please send a title and short description of your proposed project or 
essay (250 words) by *Jan 20, 2017* to (_immediacy /at/ newschool.edu) 
<mailto:(immediacy /at/ newschool.edu)>_

Completed projects will be due *April 9, 2017*

/Immediacy/ is a student-centered, online journal of the School of Media 
Studies at the New School in New York. Emphasizing the School’s 
philosophy for the integration of media theory, history, and myriad 
forms of media practice, the purpose of the journal is to provide a 
space for fresh approaches and perspectives in the understanding of 
media. We encourage graduate, undergraduate, and doctoral students in 
all media-related fields to use this online forum to test ideas, 
creatively solve communication problems, and engage in rigorous 
conceptual analysis of media. Each themed issue is devoted to a deeper 
examination of a pressing question or problem through experimental, 
documentary, artistic, narrative, and written forms of expression.

While /Immediacy/ publishes only innovative and high quality student 
work, it is not, as of now, a peer-reviewed journal. /Immediacy/ is 
edited by Media Studies faculty member, Sumita Chakravarty, and a small 
team of graduate students.

_FORMAT GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS_

/Video/: Please upload to video hosting site (YouTube, Vimeo) and send 
us the link to the project.
/Photography/: JPEG, GIF, PNG.
/Digital Audio/: MP3 or WAV format.
/Scholarly Essay/: Limit 1,000 words, not including ‘Works Cited.’
/Web-based Project/: please send us the URL

Also requested, a 50-word bio and a headshot for the Contributors page.

Note: The /Immediacy /website is under reconstruction. It will be 
available online in January 2017.


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