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[Commlist] Call for chapters for the Oxford Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Communication_Eastern Europe, Russia and East Asia Section

Wed Sep 30 10:59:53 GMT 2020





This is a gentle reminder that the deadline for abstract's submission is fast approaching: October 10th, 2020. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Communication: Eastern Europe, Russia and East Asia Section welcomes outstanding and original research articles that engages with the issues pertaining to communication, media, race and/or ethnicity in the region.

For details about the submission process and the range of topics, please check the information below.

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This is a call for the Eastern Europe, Russia and East Asia Section of The Oxford Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Communication.

• Proposals are due October 10, 2020 . Please send your 1) name, affiliation & contact info 2) 100-word bio 3) Chapter title 4) 600-800-word abstract plus references to: (miazhevichg /at/ cardiff.ac.uk) • Notices of acceptance will be sent by October 20, 2020. • Full chapters of 7000-8000 words are due January 20, 2021.

Race and ethnicity as social categories and concepts continue to generate critical perceptions of differences that ultimately define who we are in local, national and international settings. We are looking for academic essays that provide an in-depth look at issues of race, ethnicity and communications from the Eastern European, Russian and East Asian perspectives. Contributions will not only identify the malaise of our times with regard to the topics of race and ethnicity, but will also provide a bridge to understanding our historical and political pasts that affect our present and will continue to have an impact on our future. Potential approaches could be built on, but not limited to, the following areas:

    Traditional/Digital/Alternative Media

Structural issues of mass media •Laws and policies for or against ownership of media by ethnic racial groups or individuals •Ownership or control of media by ethnic/racial groups or individuals •Media management by ethnic racial/groups or individuals •Ethnic/race-oriented outlets: print (newspapers, magazines), broadcast (radio, television), cable, telecommunications, Internet for news and/or entertainment. Content of mass media: • Political content: -The coverage of ethnic/racial candidates during elections -Media outreach and advertising campaigns by ethnic/racial candidates during elections -Political comparisons of individuals, politicians, and/or campaigns of ethnic/racial vis-à-vis “dominant/majority society” individuals, politicians, and/or campaigns • News content (other than politics): -Newspaper (national, regional, local) coverage of ethnic/racial individuals, events, stories related to: culture, science, sports, crime, environment, climate change, natural disasters -Television (national, regional, local) coverage of ethnic racial individuals, events, stories related to: culture, science, sports, crime, environment, climate change, natural disasters -Online (national, regional, local) coverage of ethnic/racial individuals, events, stories related to: culture, science, sports, crime, environment, climate change, natural disasters. Entertainment content: -Television representations, portrayals, stereotypes of ethnic/racial individuals (in drama, soap operas, crime, comedies, children’s shows, animation, etc.) -Cinematic representations, portrayals, stereotypes of ethnic/racial individuals (in crime, drama, adventure, horror, comedies, etc.) -Online (YouTube, games, social media) representations, portrayals, stereotypes of ethnic/racial individuals. •Commercial advertising content: -Print, broadcast, online representations, portrayals, stereotypes of ethnic/racial individuals •Public service: -Print, broadcast, online representations, portrayals, stereotypes of ethnic/racial individuals. Audiences/Uses of mass media: • Ethnic/racial characteristics, differences and/or similarities of exposure to print, broadcast, cable, online, telecommunications, social media • Ethnic/racial characteristics, differences and/or similarities of uses of print, broadcast, cable, online, telecommunications, social media • Ethnic/racial characteristics, differences and/or similarities in opinions about or critiques of print, broadcast, cable, online, telecommunications, social media • Ethnic/racial characteristics, differences and/or similarities in meaning-making of print, broadcast, cable, online, telecommunications, social media. Effects of mass media: • Ethnic/racial characteristics, differences/similarities regarding how print, broadcast, and online media are correlated with or influence political, ideological, social, economic, cultural, consumerist: -knowledge -attitudes -opinions -behaviors.

    Social Scientific/Critical Orientations in Non-Media Communication

Intercultural: • Cross-cultural communication • Identity politics • Power • Discourse • Hybridity • Diaspora relations • Peace communication • Immigration/migration • Marginalization • Stereotypes • Discrimination • Empowering/disempowering practices. Interpersonal: • Negotiation of identity • Intersecting forms of identity and oppression • Diversity in communication Organizational: • Communicative organizing of race and ethnicity • Normative power of organized Whiteness • Communicating diversity in the workplace • Structured division of labor and organizational discourse •Marginalization. Advocacy/Resistance: Social justice: • Social change • Rights • Language politics • Discourse • Deconstruction of negative stereotypes • Multicultural contribution in regional development • Civic engagement. Production studies • Audience studies • Internet studies • Environmental communication • Health communication • Rhetorical approaches.

    Intersectional/Comparative Studies in Communication

Intercultural: • Cross-cultural communication • Identity politics • Power • Discourse • Hybridity • Diaspora relations. Comparative: • Cultural • Regional • Religious • National Identity • Politics • Diasporas.


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