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CALL FOR PAPERS
Health and the Media
Outline proposals for contributions are invited for the ninth monograph in
the series published by Sociology of Health and Illness, in conjunction with
Blackwell Publishers, in the year 2003. The monograph aims to bring together
the fields of media studies and medical sociology in a collection that is
both theoretically informed and research based. Possible areas for
contributions are:
Studies of the production and reception of media messages
Studies of representations of health, illness, health care, health
professions or health policies.
Conceptual and theoretical debates, especially where these address the
interface between media studies and medical sociology
Comparative studies of different media, including new media
Sociologically informed studies of media and health promotion
Potential contributors should send an outline proposal for papers (up to 800
words) to the Editor of the monograph, Clive Seale, Department of Sociology,
Goldsmiths College, Lewisham Way, London N10 3UP by November 30th 2001.
Email submission is encouraged ([log in to unmask]) and all eventual paper
submissions must also be in electronic form. International contributions are
particularly encouraged. The monograph will appear both as a regular issue
of the journal and in book form
All proposals will be reviewed and notifications of the outcome will be
given by 14th January 2002. Those invited to contribute to the monograph
will be asked to submit articles of between 6,000-7,000 words by July 1st
2002, following the journal's stylistic guidelines, so that they can be
refereed in the usual way. It is planned to publish the monograph in
September 2003.
Clive Seale
Department of Sociology
Goldsmiths College
Lewisham Way
London SE14 6NW
UK
Tel: 020 7919 7729
Fax: 020 7919 7713
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