Call for Papers: The Poster

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https://www.intellectbooks.com/the-poster

The Poster stands as a vehicle for the ideas of media theorists; scholars
of cultural studies and cultural materialism; for social psychologists of
visual communication, for architects and designers of wayfinding schemes;
for philosophers of aesthetics and politics, society and linguistics; for
social scientists, anthropologists and ethnographers; for political
campaigners and artist activists; for communications researchers and visual
communications practitioners.

Areas of interest for studies of visual-political communication include
(but are not limited to):

   - Is there a social disconnect with the normative narratives that mass
   communication depends on, rendering propaganda speechless?
   - Is the rise of the Digital Public Sphere killing consensus politics,
   or saving us from a weight of overbearing myth?
   - Does the disruption of large-scale monocultures by online communities
   mark an end for 20th century models of mass propaganda?
   - Are the subalterns taking control?
   - What happens to informed democratic systems when the rulers and the
   ruled fundamentally inhabit different worlds, shaped by different ideas?
   - Universal translators: Are there communication methods that can speak
   across the divides?
   - Can we ‘mass customise' political communication to speak the same
   truth, in different tongues, to all audiences at once?

The relationship between culture and technology has shaped political
communication since the time of the Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide,
and now emergent communications tools have widened the grasp and increased
the reach of a political message. The rise of the Net has given individuals
and small groups the same grasp and reach as the largest power-block, and
the possibilities for technically mediated political communication keep
expanding.More than timely, it has become imperative for researchers to
examine the complex interplay between the means and methods of political
communication and the possibility of a normative consensus in the political
world.

Multimodality is a key element to understanding the use of images in
combination with other forms of mediated communication. We therefore
encourage scholars from both social and political science, as well as
cultural studies, arts, and communication studies, to submit proposals for
work for publication. The journal is looking for:

   - Full papers of 7,000-9,000 words, plus illustrations on the issue's
   theme (for double blind peer review). Rich illustration of the text is
   welcomed. Theoretical papers as well as methodological discussion are
   welcomed, but preferably in combination with empirical analysis of imagery.
   Case studies, comparisons across culture, or historical studies are invited.
   - Artist/designer monographs: Extended scholarly pieces addressing the
   issue's theme (for double blind peer review). 10,000 – 25,000 words, plus
   extensive illustrations.
   - Image and photo essays composed of illustrations, photographs,
   diagrams or schematics that use visual languages to communicate their
   stance on this edition's themes. Textual support may be added, if necessary.
   - Reviews of relevant books, exhibitions and political gatherings (the
   editors would be more than happy to publish a good review of the US
   Republican or Democratic party conferences, a Congressional investigation
   or a demonstration).

Journal contributors will receive a free PDF copy of their final work upon
publication. Print copies of the journal may also be purchased by
contributors at half price.


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