[Commlist] IAMCR Religion & Communication Working Group CfP for book collection

/*A CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS*/

The IAMCR Religion and Communication Working Group is pleased to 
announce plans for a book collection on Sacred Shrines and the Media. 
More people than ever before leave their home areas to visit sacred 
places around the world. A burgeoning literature is beginning to explore 
the significance of such touring, but the role of the media remains 
largely unexplored. This lack of research exists even though media are 
increasingly involved with travel to sacred sites. People learn more 
about such sites, both before and after their travel (and sometimes by 
virtual visits) through media technologies. Religious institutions 
increasingly use media tools to enhance visitor experiences at the sites 
themselves. And visitors use media in greater numbers to inform others 
of and interpret their religious travel experiences.

Yet very little research on these issues exists. While scholars have had 
much to say about how media and religion intersect and how religion and 
tourism intersect, only a relatively few scattered articles discuss the 
connection between all three. Grounded in the subdiscipline of media and 
religion, this edited book aims to begin to fill this research gap by 
centering the relationship between media, sacred place, and tourism. 
While new/social media and traditional media  (press, radio, tv) will 
both be discussed throughout the book, it is possible to focus on one of 
these.

   Among projected chapters, will be those covering:

·         Information in new media and traditional media about religious 
pilgrimage sites
·         Media images of sacred sites: content analysis of what is 
written on religious websites
·         Social media content about visitors’ experiences at religious 
pilgrimage sites
·         Effects of media coverage on images of sacred places, 
including the impact and influence of media content in strengthening the 
religious legitimacy of sites
·         Role of the media during visits to religious sites and the 
role of new media here
·         Media-generated interest in religious sites
·         Projection of religious sites through media channels
·         Religious authority about religious sites challenged by media 
content
·         Media as a political tool within contests over sites holy to 
more than one faith group

We invite media and communication researchers who are able to produce a 
script of excellence including original research for a book geared for 
the international academic market to write a 1 page outline, which 
should be sent to: (prof.yoelcohen /at/ gmail.com). *The deadline for 
submission is 15 September 2025.*

This will be the third book generated by the International Association 
for Media and Communication Research working group on Religion & 
Communication after the successful publication of Spiritual News: 
Religion Reporting Around the World (Peter Lang Publishers, 2018) and 
The Handbook of Religion & Communication (John Wiley, 2023).

Please let us know if you have any questions.

(Profs) Yoel Cohen, Chiung Hwang Chen, Ethan Yorgason
Religion & Communication working group, IAMCR
(prof.yoelcohen /at/ gmail.com)
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