[Commlist] CFP: Screen Tourism and Affective Landscapes (edited book)

CALL FOR PAPERS

Screen Tourism and Affective Landscapes (edited book)
Edited by Christina Lee and Erik Champion (Curtin University)
We are soliciting contributions for an edited book that will explore the 
affective landscapes – both real and imaginary – in screen tourism.
Screen tourism is a burgeoning global industry whereby tourists visit 
locations that are featured in or are associated with film and 
television texts (e.g. filming locations, theme parks, the creator’s 
former abode). This simultaneously niche yet mainstream market has now 
extended the bucket list of travel destinations to include the likes of 
Westeros (Dubrovnik, Game of Thrones), Middle-earth (New Zealand, The 
Lord of the Rings), and Platform 9¾ (London, Harry Potter).

The book will explore how affective landscapes in screen tourism are 
sights/sites of transformation, play and possibility. It will broach a 
spectrum of topics, ranging from the tourist’s/fan’s affective response 
to place, to the strategic design of ventures to enhance the 
experiential through creating senses of place and narrative. The book 
will further advance discussions of the future potential of the industry 
(e.g. use of mixed/augmented reality).

'Screen Tourism and Affective Landscapes' will be a comprehensive 
collection of essays by international scholars and screen tourism 
practitioners, opening up a space for dialogue between the academy and 
industry. This interdisciplinary book will be informed by fields 
including cultural studies, tourism studies, media studies, cultural 
heritage and visualisation studies.

Possible areas of research include (but are not limited to):
* narrative and affective landscapes
* liminal spaces
* embodied experiences * themed experiences and places * augmenting 
place through technology
* modes of reality
* (popular) cultural heritage and authenticity
* the screen tourist’s gaze
* fandom communities and engagement

Chapters are expected to be approximately 6000–7500 words.

Proposals should be sent by email (in a Word document) to the Editors by 
March 1, 2019. This should include an abstract (250 words) and a short 
contributor bio (one paragraph including institutional affiliation, 
position and recent publications). Please note that the submission date 
for accepted papers is October 4, 2019.
Contributors, please address all inquiries and proposals to: Dr 
Christina Lee ((c.lee /at/ curtin.edu.au))


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