[Air-l] call for papers
Steve Jones
sjones at uic.edu
Mon Apr 1 16:46:10 PST 2002
CALL FOR PAPERS
POPULAR COMMUNICATION
Editors
Sharon R. Mazzarella, Ithaca College
Norma Pecora, Ohio University
Popular Communication, a new journal from Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates, will publish articles on popular communication texts,
artifacts, audiences, events, and practices. Commencing publication
in 2003, this peer-reviewed journal will consider all aspects of
popular culture that is mediated by or related to mass media. We
welcome essays on such topics as:
the Internet _ youth culture _ representation _ fandom
film _ sports _ spectacles _ sexuality
advertising _ consumer culture _ the digital revolution
television _ radio _ music _ magazines
zines _ dance _ comic books _ computer games
The journal welcomes diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives.
Popular Communication is intended for scholars, researchers, and
educators in mass communication, advertising, media studies, visual
communication, and cultural studies. It will also appeal to readers
in family studies, gender studies, race/ethnic studies, sociology,
social psychology, women's studies, American studies, and other
disciplines with an emphasis on or interest in popular communication.
The paper submission deadline for Volume 1, Issue 2, is June 1, 2002.
Articles will be reviewed on an ongoing basis for publication in
subsequent issues of the journal.
Submissions: Submit five hard copies of the manuscript to Dr. Norma
Pecora, Co-Editor, Popular Communication, c/o School of
Telecommunications, 221 RTV Building, Ohio University, Athens, OH
45701 (phone: 740-593-4864; fax: 740-593-9184; e-mail:
pecora at ohiou.edu). Electronic submissions cannot be accepted.
Manuscript Preparation: Manuscripts should be prepared according to
the guidelines of the Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association (5th ed.) Double space all material,
including title page, abstract, text, quotations, acknowledgments,
references, appendixes tables, figure captions, and footnotes. The
title page should include the title of the manuscript; names and
affiliations of all authors; name address, phone and fax numbers,
email address of the corresponding author; and a running head of not
more than 48 letters and spaces. Only the title page should contain
identifying information. The second page should include the
manuscript title, an abstract of 100 to 150 words, and a list of key
words for use in indexing. All figures must be camera ready.
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