[Commlist] Call for Chapters: Child Sexual Abuse and the Media

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*** Call for Chapters: Child Sexual Abuse and the Media ***

Edited by Daniela Stelzmann (Institute for Media and Communication 
Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany) and Josephine Ischebeck 
(Psychologist, Berlin, Germany).

Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a problem which takes place in the center of 
our society and has dramatic effects on the victims’ physical and mental 
health. Between 3 to 31 % of the children worldwide have been sexually 
abused in either offline or online environments (Barth, Bermetz, Heim, 
Trelle, & Tonia, 2013). Accurate estimations are difficult due to the 
high amount of undetected cases. Although a large percentage of children 
become victims in every social stratum, CSA remains a highly tabooed 
topic. Very few victims and other significant groups (e.g. spouses, 
parents, etc.) talk about their experiences, often out of fear of  
stigmatization (Ybarra, Strasburger & Mitchell, 2014).

Although most people did not experience CSA or do not have access to 
first hand reports, we have a certain mental representation of CSA 
including its causes and effects. We gain this indirect experience from 
media coverage (Jackob, 2018; Meltzer, 2019) which is  – until up to 
date – often focused on high profile cases (Kitzinger, 2008; Popović, 
2018). Information about prevention programs and follow up stories are 
rare (Kitzinger, 2004).

With the upcoming edited book  about CSA and the media, we hope to draw 
attention to the status quo of this topic: From perspectives of 
significant groups, to possible risks and opportunities of media 
coverage, as well as ideas for improvement. Submissions dealing with the 
use of media as a platform for CSA (e.g. CSA images and videos, online 
grooming in social media) are also welcome.

*** Topics for chapters may include but are not limited to: ***

-              Media coverage of CSA

-              Effects of media coverage for victims, offenders and 
other significant groups, especially regarding CSA

-              Risks and opportunities of media coverage, especially 
regarding CSA

-              How to improve media coverage about CSA

-              Media and crime prevention, especially prevention of CSA

-              Media influence on public and individual opinions and 
political discussions

-              Media and stigma

-              Education through media

-              Journalists’ point of view and its influence on their 
publications

-              Effects on journalists of dealing with emotional topics

-              Effects of CSA for victims, offenders and other 
significant groups

-              CSA in music, film, gaming and television

-              Usage of media as a platform for CSA (e. g. CSA images 
and videos, online grooming)

-              Your own suggested idea

*** Submission details ***

We would like to invite extended abstracts (a maximum of 500 words), 
accompanied by a short biographical statement, until December 15th, 
2019. The submissions should contain an introduction, theoretical 
background, methods as well as (preliminary) results. Please address 
proposals and/or any inquiries to Daniela Stelzmann 
((Daniela.Stelzmann /at/ fu-berlin.de)). Submission implies a commitment to 
publish in this volume if your work is selected for inclusion. Your 
submissions will be reviewed until January 15 th, 2020. Accepted 
contributors will be asked to submit their full chapters of 5000 to 6500 
words (including references, tables etc.) by May 31 th, 2020. The book 
is intended for publication with NOMOS.

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