CALLS FOR PAPERS/ABSTRACTS

Journal of Intercultural Communication Research. James W. Neuliep, Editor-elect, JICR, Department of Communication, St. Norbert College, 100 Grant St., De Pere, WI 54114. Email: jicr@snc.edu.

Feminist Media Studies. Authors in North America, Latin America, and the Caribben: submit to Lisa McLaughlin, Editor; e-mail: mclauglm@muohio.edu. Authors in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia: submit to Cynthia Carter, Editor; e-mail: cartercl@cardiff.ac.uk.

Education Review of Business Communication. Mss. info: http://www.senatehall.com/business_communication/index.html.

Journal of Communication Studies, National Council of Development Communication. Soliciting research papers, abstracts. E-mail: Shveta Sharma, communication@jcs@yahoo.com.

Hampton Book Series: Communication, Globalization, and Cultural Identity. Jan Servaes, Hampton Book Series Editor, c/o School of Journalism and Communication, University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia. Phone: +61 (7) 3365 6115 or 3088. Fax: +61 (7) 3365 1377. Email: j.servaes@uq.edu.au.

Manuscripts. Subject Matters: A Journal of Communications and the Self. E-mail: subjectmatters@londonmet.ac.uk.

Submissions. Journal of Middle East Women's Studies (JMEWS). Info: Marcia C. Inhorn, Director of the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, U of Michigan, and Mary N. Layoun, Chair of Comparative Literature, U of Wisconsin, Editors. Web: http://iupjournals.org/jmews/.

Communication Review. The Communication Review solicits papers in the interdisciplinary field of media studies. We are interested in papers discussing any aspect of media: media history, globalization of media, media institutions, media analysis, media criticism, media policy, media economics. We also invite essays about the nature of media studies as an emergent, interdisciplinary field. Please direct papers to Andrea L. Press and Bruce A. Williams, Editors, Media Studies Program, Unviersity of Virginia. Email: alp5n@virginia.edu, baw5n@b.mail.virginia.edu. For more information about the journal and submission guidelines, please see the journal's website at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/10714421.asp. 

Call for Manuscripts - The Journal of Native Aging & Health publishes articels that address Native aging, health, and related issues. All theoretical and methodological approaches are welcome. Original research and studies should apply existing theory and research to Native Americans, Alaskan, Hawaiian, Islanders and First Nations Peoples, or should illuminate how knowledge informs and reforms exiting theories and research on Native populations, aging, and health. No material identifying the author(s) should appear in the body of the paper. The paper must not have appeared in any other published form. Each submission should include a separate cover page with the name of the author(s); present academic title or other current position; academic department and university (if appropriate); and complete address, telephone number, and e-mail address (if available). The submission also must include a single-paragraph abstract of no more than 120 words on a separate page. Manuscripts, abstracts, references, figures, and tables must conform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001, Fifth Edition) guidelines. Contributors are encouraged to be familiar with the Manual's guidelines for avoiding bias in language used to express ideas int he manuscript. By submitting to JNAH, authors warrant that they will not submit their manuscript to any other publication without first withdrawing the manuscript from consideration by JNAH, that the work is original, and that appropriate credit has been given to other contributors in the project. Reports of the original research and papers may not exceed 25 pages (including references, tables, figures, and appendixes). Copies of submissions will not be returned to the author(s). Send four paper copies of complete papers to Pamela J. Kalbfleish, Editor, Journal of Native Aging & Health, School of Communication, University of North Dakota, 202A O'Kelly Hall, Grand Forks, ND 58202. Along with your paper copies, include a disk with your submission in Word document format or attach an electronic copy of your manuscript to an e-mail sent to the editorial office. Questions may be directed to the editorial office via email at yearbook@und.nodak.edu, telephone 701-777-2673, or fax 701-777-3955. Ordering Information: To order a copy of the Journal, contact: Dr. Pamela J. Kalbfleisch, Editor, Journal of Native Aging & Health, School of Communication, University of North Dakota, Box 7169, 202A O'Kelly Hall, Grand Forks, ND 58202. $25.00 a copy / $40.00 year subscription.

Journal of Marketing and Communication Management. The Managing Editors, JMCM, Department of Marketing and Communication Management, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Info: http://www.jmcm.co.za. Email: Professor C H van Heerden, nheerden@hakuna.up.ac.za, or Professor Anske Grobler, anske@postino.up.ac.za.

Submissions. Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception. Info: http://www.participations.org/.

Essays. Bad Subjects: Iraq War Culture Review Essays. Email: Joe Lockard, Joe.Lockard@asu.edu. Info: http://bad.eserver.org.

Proposals. Alternatives Within the Mainstream II: Queer Theatre in Britain. Info: Dimple Godiwala-McGowan, Senior Lecturer, York St. John College (U of Leeds). E-mail: DimpleGodiwala@aol.com.

Deadline extended. Papers. Journal of Middle East Media (JMEM), Center for International Media Education (CIME) at Georgia State U and the Arab-U.S. Association for Communication Educators (AUSACE). Mohammed el-Naway, Senior Editor, Department of Communication, One Park Place South, 10th Floor, Georgia State U, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA. E-mail: jouman@langate.gsu.edu.

New Journal - Communication for Development and Social Change. A new journal, Communication for Development and Social Change, is seeking papers that will present empirical research, theory, and practice-oriented approaches on subjects relevant to development communication and social change. Authors may submit inquiries and manuscripts electronically to Jan Servaes, Department of Journalism and Communication, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, at j.sarvaes@uq.edu.au.

Paper proposals invited. Abstracts are invited for an international conference on MEDIA EVENTS, GLOBALIZATION AND CULTURAL CHANGE to be held on Friday 6th - Saturday 7th July 2007 at the University of Bremen, Germany. Contributions on any academic aspect of media events are welcome. For more information about the detailed conference themes, visit the conference website http://www.media-events-bremen07.org. Please send abstracts (maximum 300 words) by email no later than Saturday 31 March 2007 to one of the conference organizers: Andreas Hepp (Andreas.Hepp@uni-bremen.de), Friedrich Krotz (Friedrick.Krotz@uni-erfurt.de) or Nick Couldry (N.couldry@gold.ac.uk).

Journal of Children and Media. Special Issue: "Children, Media, and Conflict" Vol. 2, No. 3 (September 2008), Guest editors: Cynthia Carter and Stephanie Hemelryk Donald. Direct experiences of war and conflict are part of everyday life for millions of children around the world. In Iraq, for instance, children are often caught in the middle of striggles between military forces and insurgents. Indigenous children in Australia are disadvantaged by unresolved wars that still play out in the discursive voice of the popular press. In Northern Ireland, the "troubles" are only (just) (perhaps) over. For many other children, war and conflict are primarily experienced through news and current affairs media. This special issue seeks research papers investigating various aspects of the relationship between children, media, and conflict - for example: the news media's use of images of chidren; children and young people's active participation as media producers of alternative news content; the changing nature of the relationship between child news audiences and news and current affairs organisations; the media channels thorugh which children and young people are expressing their opinions and demanding to have them heard and taken seriously; the possible range of effects (fear reactions, learning information, political socialisation, etc.) as a result of children and young people's exposure to news about war and conflict.

Contributions to this special issue are welcomed from a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches, regarding children and young people. We are particularly keen to receive proposals from a broad range of cultural zones and regional perspectives. In the first instance, expressions of interest accompanied by a 300-word abstract should be submitted to BOTH guest editors no later than 1 May 2007. Authors of accepted abstracts will then be invited to submit a full paper to the guest editors of no more than 8,000 words including notes and references by no later than 1 October 2007. All papers will be subject to anonymous peer review. Please email abstracts to: Cynthia Carter: cartercl@cardiff.ac.uk AND Stephanie Hemelryk Donald: Stephanie.Donald@uts.edu.au.  Journal of Children and Media website address: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/17482798.asp.

March 15, 2007. Call for Papers. The Journal of Interactive Advertising announces a special issue on Political Communication and Interactive Advertising. Political communication in the online environment has developed rapidly worldwide, enabling candidates, advocacy groups, activists and ordinary citizens to use new modes of interactive media. Recent news stories underscore the notion that the Internet has come of age for political communication. Governmental bodies have incorporated regulations to include interactive political advertising under the same laws and policies that govern other media channels. Political communication has extended traditional political marketing strategies to various new venues of online media. Although interests and practical applications in this area have increased substantially in recent years, there is still an important need to build both empirical evidence and a theoretical framework for the impact of online political communication on citizen participation and engagement in civic societies. The Journal of Interactive Advertising therefore invites the submission of empirical and conceptual papers that fit the theme "Political Communication and Interactive Advertising." In this Special Issue, we expect to raise new possibilities for theory development, methodological innovation, and cross-disciplinary approaches in political communication research via various online devices and venues. Submitted manuscripts will be subject to a double-blind peer review process and must not have been published or accepted for publication or currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Electronic submission should be via email in either Word or PDF format, with all manuscripts following the JIAD guidelines (http://www.jiad.org/). Submission Deadline: March 15, 2007. Please note that the acceptance/rejection decision will be notified to all authors on June 15, 2007, regardless of the submission date. Questions and submissions should be directed to the special issue editor: Marilyn S. Roberts, Ph.D. Phone: (352) 273-273-1090. Fax: (352) 846-3015. Email: mroberts@jou.fl.edu.

March 30, 2007. Call for Papers Center for Spanish Language Media Inaugural Research Conference, "Assessing the State of Spanish Language Media." The Center for Spanish Language Media at the University of North Texas invites scholarly papers from academics, students, and professionals for presentation at its Inaugural Research Conference to be held in Denton, Texas, USA, November 8-10, 2007. Papers are welcome using any appropriate theoretical foundation and methodology as long as the topic relates to Spanish Language Media. Of particular interest are papers dealing with current trends in Spanish Laungage media, case studies, economic analysis, advertising, audience analysis, or other topics. Papers can discuss these topics in the context of the United States or any other Spanish-speaking nation. Submission Requirements: a) Length: not to exceed 30 double-spaced pages, including references and tables using 8 1/2 X 11" paper. b) Style: APA 5th edition is required. c) Abstract: Abstract of no more than 250 words needed with each submission. d) Authorship: author's name, author's biography, institution address, phone number, and e-mail to appear on the title page only. e) Deadline: Papers must be received electronically by Friday, March 30, 2007. Please send papers as an attachment to spanishmedia@unt.edu. f) Review: All papers will be reviewed by a peer-review scholarly committee using a blind review system. g) Language: All submission must be in English. Conference Details: Information on the conference schedule, housing options, and travel will be available on the Center's website at http://www.spanishmedia.unt.edu. For more information, please send inquiries to spanishmedia@unt.edu.

April 30, 2007. Media Psychology Call for Manuscripts. A special issue of Media Psychology is scheduled to be published in December 2007, focusing on the role of emotion in media effects processes. Empirical pieces, extensions of existing theories, and development of new theoretical perspectives are sought. Emotion, rather than arousal or physiological response, should be the focus of all submissions. Specific topics might include, but are not limited to: (1) emotion(s) as explanatory mechanisms within established media effects theory; (2) how audience emotion(s) influence media message selection; (3) how audience emotion(s) impact the processing of various media messages; (4) emotional experiences as the outcomes of interactions with the media; (5) the interplay between emotion and cognition in media contexts; (6) the structure and/or content of media messages and emotional response. Manuscripts must be submitted by April 30, 2007 via the Media Psychology submission website: http://www.editorialmanager.com/mep/. In their cover letter, authors should indicate the submission is intended for special issue consideration. Inquiries may be directed to either co-editor of the special issue: Robin Nabi, UC-Santa Barbara, nabi@comm.ucsb.edu, or Werner Wirth, University of Zurich, w.wirth@ipmz.unizh.ch.

May 1, 2007. Call for Papers: Special issue of the Electronic Journal of Communication - News Framing in a New Media Age. How frames emerge in public discourses and how frames affect individuals, groups, and public opinion are the topics of a great deal of scholarship in mass communication and political communication. In general, this scholarship focuses on the role that news stories play as a conduit of frames, which are thought to be coconstructed by news personnel and news organizations, and by advocates, politicians, and other elites who have access to, or cultivate access with, news personnel and news organizations. The hypermedia, interactive, and/or networking aspects of the World Wide Web appear to offer new ways to theorize and empirically examine the framing process. This special issue of EJC invites scholarship that explores framing in the new media environment. Theoretical integration essays that pose hypotheses and directions for future research are welcomed, as are empirical articles that examine content and/or effects of frames in the new media environment. For more information, contact Paul D'Angelo, dangelo@tcnj.edu.  For the complete call for papers, consult: http://www.cios.org/www/ejc/calls/newsframing.htm.

Journal of Film and Video. Call for Manuscripts. Special Double Issue on Animated Sitcoms. The Journal of Film and Video invites the submission of manuscripts for a special double issue of the journal to be published in Volume 61 (Summer 2009/Fall 2009). Guest Editors for the issue, Mary M. Dalton and Laura R. Linder, seek essays from a variety of critical perspectives examining animated sitcoms.  Topics may include studies of particular animated series, the role of cable networks in advancing the form, common themes across programs, audiences and reception, and marketing and product tie-ins.  Submissions are due February 15, 2008.  A final decision on submissions will be made by May 15, 2008 with revisions due August 1, 2008. Manuscripts of 12-35 typewritten pages intended for review for this issue should be sent in triplicate to Stephen Tropiano, Editor, Journal of Film and Video, Ithaca College Los Angeles Program, 3800 Barham Blvd. Suite 305, Los Angeles, California 90068; UFVAjournal@aol.com . Manuscripts and reviews should be prepared following the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing by Joseph Gibaldi (Fifth Edition, 1999). Submit one original and two hard copies of the manuscript for consideration. It is important that the name(s) of the

author(s) not appear anywhere on the two copies of the manuscript submitted to Stephen Tropiano to ensure blind review by the guest editors of this issue.  Notes and list of works cited are to appear on pages at the conclusion of the article. The Journal is committed to a policy of nonsexist language; authors are urged to keep this in mind. The editors reserve the right to alter phrasing and punctuation in articles accepted for publication.

May 21 & 22, 2008. Call For Papers. "What is an Organization? Materiality, Agency and Discourse," Universite de Montreal, Quebec, Canada (right before the start of the 2008 meeting of the ICA in Montreal). Agency is a concept that is receiving increasing attention from organization scholars. While some approach this notion from a discursive point of view, others propose a more hybrid view that also takes into account materiality. Organized in honor of James R. Taylor's contributions to the study of organizing, this conference aims to engender new, thought-provoking views on this debate. See also: http://www.groupelog.umontreal.ca/anglais/colloque/index.htm. Guidelines for Submission: All submissions and conference communications will be conducted via email. Prospective contributors interested in presenting a paper should send an abstract of approx. 1,000 words to the conference organizers by October 1, 2007. Notification of acceptance of papers will be given by December 15, 2007. Authors will need to send full papers by April 1, 2008 if they want their paper to be included in the conference proceedings. Abstracts should be typed, double spaced, and include a title, name(s) and affiliation(s) of the author(s), and author contact information. Copies of submissions should be sent as an email attachment (saved as a Word document) to the LOG email address at: groupelog@umontreal.ca. The organizers are currently discussing the possibility of publishing the best contributions as book chapters in an edited book with a book publisher.

CONFERENCES

Sept. 6-7, 2007. Members of the Popular Communication Division of ICA are invited to participate in the conference, "Transforming Audiences: Identity/Creativity/Everyday Life" to take place Sept. 6-7, 2007 at the University of Westminster, UK. Send paper proposals to Eric Spindler (e.spindler@wmin.ac.uk) prior to April 20, 2007. See the announcement in the Call for Papers of this newsletter for further information. The Popular Communication division is serving as a sponsor of this event. See full details at www.transformingaudiences.org.uk.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

2007 Biennial Conference of the International Academy for Intercultural Research, July 9-12, 2007. University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands. Conference Theme: "Globalization and Diversity: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives." The Academy is an interdisciplinary group founded in 1997 to foster high-level research and scholarship on intercultural issues. To submit paper and panel proposals, use the online absgtract form available at the Academy website: http://www.interculturalacademy.org/groningen_2007.html. 

The IABC Research Foundation is offering a grant for US $50,000 for Research on Communication Department Structure and Best Practices. Proposal guidelines can be found on the Research Foundation website http://www.iabc.com/rf/. The IABC Research Foundation serves as the non-profit research and development arm of IABC (International Association of Business Communicators).  The Foundation is dedicated to contributing new findings, knowledge and understanding to the communication profession, and to helping organizations and communicators maximize organizational success.  Through the generosity of donors, corporate sponsors and volunteers, the Foundation delivers original communication research and tools not available in the commercial marketplace.

Journal of Children and Media is an interdisciplinary and multimethod peer-reviewed publication that provides a space for discusion by scholars and professionals from around the world and across theoretical and empirical traditions who are engaged in the study of media in the lives of children. Manuscripts (APA style, 8,000 words maximum) for the "Review and Commentary" section (up to 2,000 words) should be e-mail-delivered to Charlotte Cole, Review and Commentary Editor, charlotte.cole@sesameworkshop.org.

The Canadian Journal of Communication (CJC) is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal committed to publishing outstanding scholarship in communications, media and cultural studies, journalism, and information studies. CJC is looking for theoretically innovative and methodologically challenging original manuscripts, in English or French, for immediate peer-review. To submit an article for peer-review go to the CJC website http://www.cjc-online.ca and click on the "submit" button. Articles for peer-review should be approximately 6,000 to 8,000 words in length. In addition to the traditional peer-reviewed article the CJC will develop innovative forms and formats for discussions of current practices including: media reviews, research overviews of current projects, and polemical commentaries. These submissions are shorter in length and may be either more descriptive or experimental in tone. Please direct ideas and inquiries to editor@cjconline.ca. For information on book reviews please contact our book review editor, Leslie Regan Shade, at review_editor@cjconline.ca. Info on CJC: Kim Sawchuk, Editor, CJC, editor@cjc-online.ca.

Visiting doctoral fellowships. The Media Management and Transformation Center (MMTC) at Jonkoping International Business School, Jonkoping University, Sweden, in the field of media business and media economics for advanced doctoral students. Dr. Cinzia dal Zotto, Research Manager, Media Management and Transformation Center, Jonkoping International Business School, P.O. Box 1026, SE-551 11 Jonkoping, SWEDEN. Info: http://www.jibs.se/mmtc. Email for more information: cinzia.dalzotto@ihh.hj.se.

Fellowship opportunity. The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies is accepting applications for its Academic Fellows antiterrorism training program. This program provides university professors with a detailed understanding of the teror threat that faces our nation and sister democracies. Centered on a 10-day course taught in conjunction with Tel Aviv U, the program takes place entirely in Israel and runs May 27-June 7 (travel inclusive). Participants interact with academics, diplomats, military and intelligence officials, and politicians from Israel, Jordan, India, Turkey, and the United States. They also visit military bases, border zones, and other security installations to learn the practical side of deterring terrorist attacks. All expenses are paid by FDD. For more information please visit: http://www.defenddemocracy.org/programs/programs_list.htm?attrib_id=7403 or call Audra Ozols at 202-207-0190.