[Commlist] CFP: Digital culture revolution in fashion journalism: possible futures

*** Call for Papers | Special Issue ModaPalavra Journal (Brazil)

The digital culture revolution in fashion journalism: possible futures ***

https://revistas.udesc.br/index.php/modapalavra/ChamadaAberta 
<https://revistas.udesc.br/index.php/modapalavra/ChamadaAberta>

Submission deadline: 31 January 2024

No Article Processing Charges (APCs) fees.



Journalism and fashion have crossing histories and origins. The 
journalistic phenomenon is an invention of Modernity made popular with 
the appearance of the letterpress and the periodicity of the press in 
Europe (Sousa, 2008). Fashion, in this sense, can also be seen as a 
product resulting from modernity (Simmel, 1957; Barthes, 1990; 
Lipovetsky, 1994; Geczy & Karaminas, 2020). This connection becomes more 
evident when understanding journalism through the lens of authors such 
as Otto Groth (2011) and Luiz Beltrão (1992, 2006), both of whom 
conceptualise the nature of journalism in four pillars: (1) periodicity, 
(2) universality, (3) currentness and (4) diffusion. The periodicity of 
journalism finds a parallel in fashion, through the cyclicity similar to 
the form and communication for the masses. The universality and 
variability addressed by the authors in journalism come to meet the 
plurality of fashion in its most contemporary sense, with the 
development of large-scale products involving all social sectors. 
Fashion is also a cultural product with the ability to convey messages 
and represent the various social spheres. The currentness of newspapers 
can be considered the characteristic of greater adherence in the 
relationship with fashion because the "principle of the New" 
(Lipovetsky, 2009; Svendsen, 2010) is a vital point for the fashion 
phenomenon, a common relationship between the activities. The diffusion 
also finds echo in both areas, because the dissemination is fundamental 
in both journalism and fashion. The propagating character of both areas 
must be taken into consideration, which plays a relevant role in 
defining and contextualizing both (Flores, 2018).

However, when considering the contemporary digital scenario, new ways of 
communicating fashion beyond journalism are making a revolution in the 
current ecosystem. It is already usual for brands to become their 
communication media through social platforms, the periodicity of fashion 
weeks or collection launches outside the traditional calendar or even 
the influencer culture to overshadow specialised journalism. Journalism 
and fashion, which had in their characteristics a discourse of order and 
judgment, are being forced to seek representativeness in a communication 
system that increasingly makes room for diversity and inclusion. 
Fashion, as a dynamic field in which symbolic exchanges happen 
frequently, reflects different cultures. The analysis of its image and 
textual meanings provides contributions to the understanding of 
contemporary society (Cantú and Gomes, 2023).

Where is fashion journalism in this new digital landscape? What is the 
role of fashion in the construction of new discourses and forms of 
expression? What are the possible futures that the symbiosis between 
journalism and fashion can generate? These are some questions that we 
would like to invite researchers to think about together in the Dossier 
"The digital culture revolution in fashion journalism: possible 
futures". This issue accepts submissions related to the following 
topics, although not limited to:


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    Social platforms as new means of fashion journalism;

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    Influencer Culture as a source in fashion journalism;

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    Algorithms as a way of personalising content in specialised journalism;

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    Fashion critic in journalistic vehicles;

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    Fashion journalism in magazines in the contemporary scenario;

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    Fashion communication in the era of social platforms;

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    Semiotic analysis of images in fashion magazines;

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    Fashion as an element for trend studies;

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    The similarities and differences between fashion advertising and
    fashion journalism;

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    The business models for sustainability of fashion journalism;

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    Innovation in journalism and fashion;

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    Representativity and discourses in fashion journalism;

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    Fashion journalism and gender studies;

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    Streetstyle in contemporary fashion;

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    Disinformation in fashion content


We invite all interested in topics related to fashion, communication, 
design, journalism, advertising, social platforms, influencer culture,
trend studies and related areas to submit their original articles by 
January 31, 2024. ModaPalavra e-periodical is organised by the Fashion 
Graduate Programme at Santa Catarina State University. The journal is 
rated A2 on the Qualis/CAPES ranking (Brazil) and accepts articles in 
English and Portuguese. The section is intended for unpublished work with a
minimum length of 15 pages and a maximum length of 25 pages, including 
references.


Special edition edited by:

Ana Marta M. Flores (NOVA University Lisbon/ICNOVA)

Ana Marta M. Flores has a PhD and a master's degree in journalism, is a 
visiting assistant professor at the NOVA University of Lisbon, a 
researcher associated with the ICNOVA/iNOVA Media Lab and Obi.Media - 
Media Innovation Observatory. She is also a researcher at the Trends and 
Culture Management Lab at the University of Lisbon and at the Centre for 
Hypermedia Studies and Production Applied to Journalism - Nephi-Jor 
(UFSC/Brazil). She is a post-doctoral researcher on the MyGender project 
(University of Coimbra) and communication officer for ECREA's Digital 
Culture and Communication section.


(amflores /at/ fcsh.unl.pt) <mailto:(amflores /at/ fcsh.unl.pt)>

www.anamartaflores.com <http://www.anamartaflores.com/>



William Cantú (IPLeiria/CEAUL)

William Afonso Cantú is a lecturer in higher education, an integrated 
researcher at the Centre for English Studies at the University of Lisbon 
(CEAUL) and a collaborator at the Centre for Studies in Education and 
Innovation at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (CI&DEI). He has a 
post-doctorate in Trend Studies and a PhD in Culture Studies from the 
University of Lisbon. He has a master's degree in Design and Visual 
Culture and a degree in Design from IADE. He teaches curricular units in 
the context of Arts, Culture and Trends, has participated in research 
projects with national and international funding, as well as supervising 
and participating in exams in his areas of speciality.

(william.cantu /at/ ipleiria.pt) <mailto:(william.cantu /at/ ipleiria.pt)>

www.williamcantu.com <http://www.williamcantu.com/>

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