[ecrea] Call for papers: Proposal for Special Issue of Cultural Studies Journal

*Call for papers for inclusion in proposal to Cultural Studies Journal*


*Deadline: *30 November, 2018

*Email:* (playfulencounters /at/ nottingham.edu.cn) 
<mailto:(playfulencounters /at/ nottingham.edu.cn)>

In the now classic Homo Ludens, Huizinga situates ‘play’ as the 
foundation of culture – the point from which all human structures, 
ideas, and societies stem. Sutton-Smith’s The Ambiguity of Play posits 
an equally broad scope, with ‘play’ encompassing everything from the 
imaginary, the development of individual identity and passing on of 
traditions through rituals, power-plays in politics and war, fate and 
games of chance, and pure frivolity and humour. The entertainment and 
creative industries are billion-dollar businesses, but Huizinga and 
Sutton-Smith imply that almost any aspect of human culture could be 
conceptualized as forms of play – and yet in so doing introduces great 
seriousness into such ‘games’.


The proposed special issue invites papers that explore the concept of 
play from the perspective of Cultural Studies. We particularly invite 
papers that interrogate the concept of play theoretically, or engage in 
applications of play in new contexts. The issue aims to provide answers 
to the question: “What can Cultural Studies contribute to theories and 
practice of play, and how, in turn, might those theories and practice 
advance the field of Cultural Studies”.


Topic areas can include, but are not limited to, media and fan studies, 
tourism, philosophy, sociology, game studies, literature, humour studies.


For more information about the journal, please visit their website: 
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcus20/current

Please submit the following to (playfulencounters /at/ nottingham.edu.cn) 
<mailto:(playfulencounters /at/ nottingham.edu.cn)>

  * Abstract (300-500 words)
  * Biography (150-200 words)
  * Email address
  * Postal address
  * 6 keywords

*Key dates*

Abstract submission:November 30, 2018

Notification: December 14, 2018

Proposal submitted to Cultural Studies: early 2019


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