[Commlist] Future of Magazine Conference 2023 CFP

1st Future of Magazine Conference: Connecting in a disconnected age

19 - 21 July | Lusófona University | Lisbon (CFP deadline extended to 
24th April)


MagLab is pleased to announce the extension of the abstract submission 
deadline to the first edition of the biennial Future of Magazine 
conference (FoM), organized by CICANT, Lusófona University research 
center, on 19 - 21 July 2023. In addition to the keynotes by Nico 
Carpentier and David Abrahamson already announced, we will be adding: a 
panel dedicated to the Lusophone’s magazines, an Industry Day with a 
Talking Circle mediated by James Hewes, from FIPP; and a second Talking 
Circle with Tim Holmes, Reader Emeritus of Cardiff University.


FoM 2023 is an onsite conference because we want to aim to provide a 
great conference experience for people attending. However, because we do 
not want to exclude people that have absolutely no possibility to attend 
in person, we will organize a remote panel as well. The live 
presentations during FoM 2023 will not be streamed, and there will only 
be time for questions from the onsite audience. However, the online 
participants will have access to the presentations and to special 
network forums. The conference's main events such as Keynotes and 
Talking Circles will be streamed to online participants.


At least one author will have to register for the conference, 
irrespective of whether it is online or in-person in Lisbon. In order to 
make FoM2023 more inclusive to all community members, the conference has 
special fees for soft currency countries.


FoM 2023 is an event that brings together a variety of researchers to 
share insights, ideas and discuss the current status and technical 
challenges the magazine medium will face in future, as well as issues 
relevant to the understanding of this field of studies. Papers will be 
presented as part of a rich conference program, including keynote talks, 
talking circles, and a full day dedicated to the industry.


We invite contributions that engage with the theme of "Connecting in a 
disconnected age," seeking to open conversations about the complex 
nature of the magazine concept and format across a range of media.


The absence of a material body in the digital sphere endangers a key 
identity of magazines, and this is the time for academia and industry to 
join efforts and reflect on the pertinence and the solutions for the 
future of the medium. The magazine incorporates an appeal to the 
aggregation of people looking for common interests and interconnections. 
In an age when people are in permanent contact, almost on alert 
twenty-four seven, but at the same time feeling disconnected and lonely, 
deepening scientific knowledge about magazine studies becomes vital.


A selection of papers presented at the conference will be published in 
the first edition of the International Journal of Magazine Studies, a 
peer-reviewed publication seeking Scopus indexing.


FoM 2023 is an interdisciplinary conference, and we encourage 
submissions from all fields of study, including, but not limited to:

Media Studies

Journalism Studies

Critical and Cultural Studies

Gender Studies

Sociology

Linguistics

History

Visual Communication

Communication Design

Strategic Communication

Business Models


Topics that can be addressed (but not limited to):

Are newsletters magazines?

Magazines and digital transition

Information architecture, editing, typography, and other elements of

communication design in magazines

Magazine covers vs magazine homepages

The role of magazine format inside enterprises

History and development of indie magazines

Specialized magazines

Women magazines transformation

Magazines as cultural artifacts

The social role of magazines

Magazine and Journalism frontiers

The role of advertisement in magazines

Magazine Journalism

Methodologies for analyzing magazines

Theoretical approaches to Magazine Studies

Magazines as communities

New multimedia narratives applied to magazines

Innovation and magazines

Magazine journalists, editors, and workplaces

Social Media and magazines

Magazine formats on TV and Radio

Magazine world representations in Literature and Cinema

Magazine as art objects


The FoM 2023 conference uses a dedicated system to handle the submission 
and reviewing process. Submissions are double-blind (anonymized). Please 
do not submit more than one abstract as the first author, with no more 
than two abstracts in total.


The deadline for submitting abstracts presenting original research 
efforts (maximum 500 words, plus references) is 24th April. Acceptance 
results will be announced on 8 May.


Please submit your ABSTRACT here:

https://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/futureofmagazine/announcement 
<https://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/futureofmagazine/about/submissions>


All information is available at:

http://maglab.cicant.ulusofona.pt/fom-2023 
<http://maglab.cicant.ulusofona.pt/fom-2023>


For any special inquiries, please contact by email: (maglab /at/ ulusofona.pt) 
<mailto:(maglab /at/ ulusofona.pt)>


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