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Call for Papers: Big Brother
Television and New Media are to feature a special edition in the Fall of 2001 dedicated to the global phenomenon that is Big Brother. Since its launch in 1999 in The Netherlands Big Brother has been franchised in 14 countries. The series has attracted enormous press interest as well as garnering huge ratings. Big Brother raises many issues concerning the role of television and surveillance in modern life. Television and New Media will feature work by international writers, each of whom will offer a different perspective on the significance of Big Brother. The themes to be explored will range over the following:
1. Big Brother as a hybrid form of television borrowing from other genres in an attempt to boost market share.
2. The issue of converging media and the production/consumption of Big Brother.
3 Big Brother's role in normalizing the operations of surveillance.
4 The relationship between media coverage of Big Brother and the programme itself.
5 The phenomenon of Big Brother and its connection to the world of celebrity.
All submissions should be submitted to the guest editors Gareth Palmer and Annette Hill, no later than January 30 2001, on computer disk along with four double spaced hard copies. Title page should include the full name, position, organisation affiliation, full address, telephone, fax and email address of the author(s). An abstract should not exceed 150 words, using the Chicago Manual of Style, 14th edition.
For further details contact Gareth Palmer at the School of Media, Music and Performance, University of Salford, Adelphi Campus, Peru St, Salford, Manchester, M 3 6 EQ, UK Email: [log in to unmask]. Or Annette Hill at University of Westminster, Center for Communication and Information Studies, Block J, Northwick Park Campus, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex, UK. HA1 3TP Email: [log in to unmask]