[Air-L] Call for Papers: Special Issue of Studia Humanistyczne (in English) on The Future of Social Media

[Paul Levinson]

The Future of Social Media



Call for papers for special issue of *Studia Humanistyczne AGH.
Contribution to Humanities* guest-edited by Paul Levinson, Fordham
University



Social media are at a crisis crossroads here in the United States, and
therefore the world.  Beginning with the election of Donald Trump to the US
Presidency in 2016 and continuing with the fight against the deadly COVID19
pandemic, social media have been blamed for spreading misinformation and
outright lies that have, in the case of COVID19, cost numerous human
lives.  Calls have therefore arisen in the mass media and around the world
for government regulation of social media.  But such regulation would run
contrary to the tradition of a vibrant Internet, in which free expression
flourishes. Indeed, such regulation could be a path towards the dissolution
of democracy and the rise of fascism.



This special issue of *Studia Humanistyczne AGH. Contribution to
Humanities *looks to explore all sides of this issue, around the world, in
social media of any kind, via scholarly, well-researched and reasoned
articles, 2000-6000 words in length, written in English. Appropriate topics
would include:



·      Case studies that examine how disinformation on social media led to
loss of life, endangerment of public health, etc.

·      Examination of elections in democracies which were adversely
affected by disinformation on social media

·      Examples of how attempts to control social media backfired or
succeeded in countries with authoritarian leadership

·      Proposals for moving forward in a way that limits disinformation but
respects freedom in social media



Final articles will be due February 15, 2022.  Expected publication date
will be June 2022.



Please send proposed title, draft abstract, and bio-brief by December 31,
2021 to Levinson.paul at gmail.com



After acceptance of the draft abstract, the manuscript should be submitted
by the author on the journal platform:
https://www.editorialsystem.com/shaghen



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available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
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