[Air-L] CFP: Forum on Propaganda in CSMC

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On 18 Jul 2024, at 12:40, Dr. Emma Briant via Air-L <air-l at listserv.aoir.org> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> I am writing to share the attached call for papers for a Forum in Critical
> Studies in Media Communication, which I am co-editing with Dr. Marc O.
> Jones. See below and attached for details for inquiries and submissions. We
> look forward to hearing from you in due course.
> 
> Best wishes,
> Emma
> 
> *Critical Studies in Media Communication*
> 
> *FORUM - Call for Papers  *
> 
> 
> 
> *A Century of Propaganda Studies: From pen and sword to surveillant
> smartphone.*
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> *Editors*
> 
> Emma L. Briant, Ph.D., Monash University, Australia
> 
> Marc O. Jones, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Qatar
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> This Forum marks what has been, arguably, a century since the birth of
> modern Propaganda Studies: the flurry of scholarship that followed as a
> reaction to the rise of fascist and Stalinist propaganda use in Europe at a
> time of developing mass media. Propaganda is the deliberate use of
> organized communications to influence an audience or audiences to achieve
> political, or other, goals of a propagandist. Among propaganda’s features,
> the powerful political interests it often serves, and their often
> self-interested purposes, remain a constant: spreading ideologies or
> shifting behaviors to advance the ambitions of governments, corporations,
> political ideologues, authoritarians, fascists, imperialists, and even
> democrats, across every continent. However, contemporary propaganda and its
> global contexts have also seen rapid transformation during this century.
> Firstly, the industries, technologies, techniques and media used have
> progressed at an accelerating pace, from radio and TV to today’s AI
> generative media, social media and data-driven microtargeting. Secondly,
> there has been transformation in propaganda’s sociotechnical, geopolitical
> and economic and even individual contexts - with important trends for
> example in the political economy, globalization, professionalization,
> datafication, personalization and commercialization of propaganda. Together
> these trends have also shaped newer debates over lexicon (with synonyms
> including ‘fake news’ and ‘disinformation’ rising and falling in
> popularity) and advancing theory shifting priorities in the academic field.
> Propaganda Studies has also evolved from a field dominated by white,
> Anglo-American and male scholars of security producing its dominant
> perspectives, toward one that is growing increasingly diverse in its
> scholars, ideas, and focus - and in terms of region, positionality and
> epistemology. We thus envisioned this CSMC Forum to consider what we have
> learned from this century of propaganda’s scholarship and practice, and
> indeed what we still need to learn. This Forum therefore asks ‘whither
> Propaganda Studies?’ as we hurtle toward its future.
> 
> 
> 
> *We are especially interested in scholarship on:*
> 
> ●      Propaganda theory and concepts - building on and incorporating a
> long history of thought, commenting on today’s concepts, definitions, how
> can theory be strengthened? How do we understand propaganda in relation to
> related concepts such as power, violence, manipulation, influence, force,
> trust, truth, etc.
> 
> ●      What can we learn from the history of propaganda and Propaganda
> Studies as a discipline? Especially lesser-known or marginalized histories,
> and neglected perspectives or theory that might have new relevance today.
> 
> ●      What is the role of powerful actors in propaganda today? What are
> the changing roles of governments, insurgents, politicians, corporations,
> individual influencers, oligarchs, intelligence firms, legacy and new media
> industries, and non-profit organizations.
> 
> ●      How do we research and theorize intentionality, paternalism,
> deception, and diverse motives for contemporary propaganda?
> 
> ●      How can propaganda’s influence be understood and/or measured in a
> digital environment? What is the role of the public in persuasion? How
> influenced are we? Audience and user-centered approaches to propaganda.
> 
> ●      How does propaganda relate to other practices of war such as covert
> operations, political warfare, hybrid warfare, lawfare and cyber-attacks?
> 
> ●      What role does propaganda play in the international system and how
> does it contribute to contemporary colonialism, global inequality,
> instability, conflict and violence - epistemic or otherwise?
> 
> ●      How are new technologies transforming the practice, strategies, and
> impact of propaganda? What is the role of algorithms, surveillance and data
> harvesting, online anonymity, hacking, digital tracing, generative media,
> secrecy, transparency, censorship, and social media as a tool of
> surveillance capitalism.
> 
> ●      Examining the lived experience of propaganda and its differential
> impacts on social structures, issues, and groups in society who have been
> historically marginalized and/or targeted - for example: socioeconomic
> status, urban-rural/global south, race, age, religion, gender, sexuality,
> differently abled, or Indigenous communities, etc.
> 
> ●      How do we strengthen theoretical frameworks and concepts of
> propaganda studies to better account for neoliberalism, heteropatriarchy,
> racial capitalism, globalization and data colonialism?
> 
> ●      How has the political economy of propaganda transformed? Emerging
> norms, dark money, profits, incentives - practices, violence, scandals,
> etc.
> 
> ●      What is the relationship between surveillance and propaganda, both
> in history and today? How do we understand the combination of these
> practices?
> 
> ●      How does propaganda impact and interact with real-world phenomena
> (e.g., protests, war and conflict, inflation, public health, climate
> change, capitalism, globalization, etc.)?
> 
> 
> 
> We are also soliciting reviewers for the following books. If you are
> interested in reviewing, please send the following information directly to
> Jessica B. Burstrem, M.A. (she/they) Associate Editor and Book Reviews
> Editor, Critical Studies in Media Communication, at jburstr1 at umbc.edu
> with “CSMC book review proposal” in the subject line: (1) your name, (2)
> full title and contact information, (3) proposed book or media title to
> review, and (4) proposed timeline for the completion of your review. We are
> also keen to receive suggestions for books to review and those keen to
> review them.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> *Translation, Disinformation, and Wuhan Diary: Anatomy of a Transpacific
> Cyber Campaign*, Michael Berry, Palgrave Macmillan, 2022
> 
> *Routledge Handbook of the Influence Industry*, eds. Emma L. Briant, Vian
> Bakir, Routledge, 2024
> 
> *A Century of Repression: The Espionage Act and Freedom of the Press*,
> Ralph Engelman and Carey Shenkman, U of Illinois P, 2022
> 
> *Trafficking Data: How China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty*,
> Aynne Kokas, Oxford UP, 2022
> 
> *Authoritarian Journalism: Controlling the News in Post-Conflict Rwanda*,
> Ruth Moon, Oxford UP, 2023
> 
> *Digital Surveillance in Southern Africa: Policies, Politics and Practices*,
> Allen Munoriyarwa and Admire Mare, Palgrave Macmillan, 2023
> 
> *Media and Nigeria’s Constitutional Democracy: Civic Space, Free Speech,
> and the Battle for Freedom of the Press*, eds. Paul Obi, Taye C. Obateru,
> and Sam Amadi, Rowman & Littlefield, 2023
> 
> *Abolishing Surveillance: Digital Media Activism and State Repression*,
> Chris Robé, PM P, 2023
> 
> *Disinformation in the Global South*, eds. Herman Wasserman, Dani
> Madrid-Morales, John Wiley & Sons, 2022
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> *Submission Deadline and Guidelines*
> 
> 
> 
> *Deadline: Friday, December 13, 2024*
> 
> 
> 
> Manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the *CSMC* submission
> portal: <https://rp.tandfonline.com/submission/create?journalCode=RCSM>
> *https://rp.tandfonline.com/submission/create?journalCode=RCSM*
> <https://rp.tandfonline.com/submission/create?journalCode=RCSM>.
> 
> 
> 
> Essays should be prepared in Microsoft Word using a 12-point common font,
> double-spaced, and no more than 2,500 words (including
> references/tables/etc.).
> 
> Manuscripts should adhere to <https://files.taylorandfrancis.com/tf_APA.pdf>APA
> 7th edition <https://files.taylorandfrancis.com/tf_APA.pdf>. They should be
> readable, accessible - prepared for any audience, so they could be easily
> added to an undergraduate syllabus.
> 
> 
> 
> Please refer to and follow the journal’s manuscript preparation
> instructions for authors:
> <https://nca.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journalCode=RCSM>
> *https://nca.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journalCode=RCSM*
> <https://nca.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journalCode=RCSM>.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Authors should identify the Forum call their submission is responding to by
> selecting the relevant drop-down option (“Propaganda”).
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> *Review Process*
> 
> In keeping with the journal’s current practice, submissions will undergo
> rigorous editorial review. Please include “CSMC Propaganda Forum” in the
> subject line of all correspondence and direct inquiries to both:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Emma L. Briant, PhD
> 
> Associate Professor of News and Political Communication
> 
> School of Media, Film and Journalism,
> 
> Monash University, Melbourne Australia
> 
> *emma.briant at monash.edu <emma.briant at monash.edu>*
> 
> 
> 
> Marc Owen Jones, PhD
> 
> Associate Professor of Media Analytics
> 
> Northwestern University, Qatar
> 
> *marc.jones at northwestern.edua*
> 
> 
> -- 
> Dr Emma L Briant
> 
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> Manchester University Press
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