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Dear Colleagues, Call for papers is now open for this special edition journal. Deadline for full papers 28th February 2023, rolling submission for abstracts. Special Issue Information As our lives and planet continue to be shaped by complex technological materials, systems and processes, the practices of technology and media-engaged artists are vital to understanding what lies behind the ‘front end’ of our contemporary digital condition. Although diverse in scope, new materialist philosophies share a common approach to flat ontologies that invite thinking across human, nonhuman, virtual and material actors connected via networks of agency, affect, power and desire. These terms provide a powerful way to counter the immaterial malaise as well as the disconnect between our planet and technological existence. This Special Issue aims to develop new insight into the relationship between technology/media-engaged art practices and new materialist philosophy, which may illuminate existing work in this area, with the potential to develop new ontologies, epistemologies, ethics and aesthetics. The addressed lines of enquiry may include but are not limited to the following: * What connections exist between NMP and technology/media-engaged art practices? * How do artists working in this space engage with notions of the material and the virtual? * What are the limits and critiques of NMP in relation to technology/media-engaged practices? * How are NMP and technology/media-engaged art practices being used to explore climate change? * How are these ideas and practices being used in non-Western contexts and perspectives? * Using NMP to understand artist’s engagement with new and emerging technologies such as synthetic data, cloud computing, machine learning, computer simulation, mixed reality, blockchain, biotech and so on. Manuscript Submission Information available here: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/arts/special_issues/Technology_Media_Engaged_Art_New_Materialist_Philosophies Best Wishes Dr Paul Dolan FHEA Senior Lecturer T: +44 (0)191 227 3110 E: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Room 013, Squires Annex, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, United Kingdom This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. Any use, disclosure or reproduction without the sender’s explicit consent is unauthorised and may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, please notify Northumbria University immediately and permanently delete it. Any views or opinions expressed in this message are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the University. Northumbria University email is provided by Microsoft Office365 and is hosted within the EEA, although some information may be replicated globally for backup purposes. The University cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free or has not been intercepted and/or amended. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the NEW-MEDIA-CURATING list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=NEW-MEDIA-CURATING&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/NEW-MEDIA-CURATING, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/