Call for Papers
Virtual Reality & Museums
Deadline: Friday April 27, 2007.
Contributions are welcomed for a new book addressing the construction
and
interpretation of virtual artefacts within virtual world museums and
within
physical museum spaces. Particular emphasis is placed on theories of
spatiality and strategies of interpretation.
The editors seek papers that intervene in critical discourses
surrounding
virtual reality and virtual artefacts, to explore the rapidly changing
temporal, spatial and theoretical boundaries of contemporary museum
display
practice. We are especially interested in spatiality as it is
employed in
the construction of virtual artefacts, as well as the roles these spaces
enact as signifiers of historical narrative and sites of social
interaction.
We are also interested in the relationship between real-world museums
and
virtual world museums, with a view to interrogating the construction of
meaning within, across and between both.
We welcome original scholarly contributions on the topic of new cultural
practices and communities related to virtual reality in the context of
museum display practice. Papers might address, but are in no way
limited to,
the following:
* Authenticity and artificiality
* Exploration and discovery
* Physical vs virtual
* Representation/interpretation of virtual reality artefacts - as 3D
spaces
on screen or in a physical gallery
* Museum visiting in virtual space
* Representation of physical museum spaces in virtual worlds and their
relationship to cultural definitions of museum spaces.
Please send a proposal of 500-750 words and a contributor's bio by
Friday
April 27, 2007.
Authors will be notified by Thursday May 31, 2007.
Final drafts of papers are due by Monday October 1, 2007.
Please send your proposal to:
Tara Chittenden
Room 201
Strategic Research Unit
113 Chancery Lane
London WC2A 1PL
Or via email: [log in to unmask]
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