[Air-l] CFP: Romancing (on) the internet

Bojana Lobe bojana.lobe at Uni-Lj.si
Tue Dec 7 10:55:50 PST 2004


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Dear  Mr O'Sullivan,

I am very much interested in writing a paper on this subject, especially
because I have collected quite some data about  online relationships so far.
I would like to know how many words should the article contain?

Thank you very much in advance,

Bojana Lobe

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Below is a Call for Papers for a special issue of the Electronic Journal of

Communication. Thanks!

CALL FOR PAPERS
Electronic Journal of Communication (EJC)
Special Issue: "Romancing (on) the internet"

Do romance and technology mix?

Is it possible that computer-mediated communication (CMC), once considered

a cold and impersonal tool suited only for terse business information

exchanges, might actually be capable of helping lovers find one another and

build romantic relationships? In recent years, scholarly studies, the

popular press, and our everyday experiences indicate that the answer is a

definite "Yes!"  However, our knowledge of the extent of this phenomenon

remains fragmented and underdeveloped, as does an understanding of the

communication processes involved.

This special issue will present the best new research on romance via the

internet. We invite scholarship that addresses the topic broadly,

conceptualized to include romantic relationships initiated, developed,

maintained, transitioned, and/or ended via one or more of the various

internet-based communication technologies.

Empirical pieces, both qualitative and quantitative, are welcome for

consideration, as are reviews of literature and theory ("think") pieces.

What each submission should have in common is a solid contribution to

literature on romance and communication technologies. Of particular

interest is scholarship that takes a communicative approach to the topic,

i.e., that examines a chosen aspect through the lens of interaction and

communication theories. In other words, scholarship that approaches CMC as

an acronym for "communication mediated by computer" to reflect a

foregrounding of the communicators and their communication process (rather

than the communication hardware).

The following questions are only some of the possible topics but reflect a

communicator/communication emphasis:
.       What are the parallels and what are the differences between

relationships experienced primarily online and those experienced primarily

face-to-face?
.       Are relationships experienced primarily online built and maintained

with different practices, perceptions, and processes than those experienced

primarily face-to-face?
.       Do the conventional relationships sequences or phases, observed for

relationships experienced primarily face-to-face, also accurately describe

relationships experienced primarily online?
.       How do partners in relationships experienced primarily online

manage the dialectical tensions that exist in relationships experienced

primarily face-to-face?
.       Do relationships experienced primarily online exhibit perceptual

distortions (positive and/or negative)? Are those distortions different

than those in relationships experienced primarily face-to-face?
.       Are online relationship activities as real, substantial, and

consequential as those experienced face-to-face?
.       What is "lost" or missing in relationships experienced primarily

online and what is "lost" or missing in relationships experienced primarily

face-to-face?
.       Are relationships experienced primarily online "real" (whatever

that might mean) or virtual (whatever that might mean)?
.       Do assumptions about relationships, which emerge from the

literature on face-to-face relationships, apply to relationships

experienced primarily online? What insights do relationships experienced

primarily online provide that help scholars strengthen existing theory

about all relationships (online and offline)?

The special issue is scheduled for publication in late 2005. Deadline for

completed manuscripts is Monday, May 2, 2005. Submissions can be either

electronic (.doc or .rtf format only, please) or hard copies. Inquiries

about possible topics are welcome. Submissions and inquiries should be

directed to:

Patrick B. O'Sullivan, PhD
Special Issue Editor, EJOC
Department of Communication 4480
Illinois State University
Normal, IL 61790
posull at ilstu.edu
(309) 438-2688 voice
(309) 438-3048 fax




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Patrick B. O'Sullivan, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Communication 4480
Illinois State University
Normal, IL 61790
309-438-2688 voice
309-438-3048 fax
posull at ilstu.edu
http://www.communication.ilstu.edu/posull/homepage
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