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Since its creation in the mid-20th century, fantasy sport has become a significant part of international sport and its history. Once an obscure subculture of statistics-obsessed sports fans, fantasy sport now constitutes a cultural phenomenon with 59.3 million North American participants in 2017 and with tens of millions more throughout the world. According to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, North American participants alone spend an average of $556 a year on fantasy sport and related materials, amounting to almost $33 billion in annual revenue. With this level of fan interest and earning capacity, fantasy sport is now a major force within the global sport industry.

Editor invites proposals or completed, previously unpublished essays for a scholarly anthology on the cultural influence of the Ramones (contract pending with McFarland).

Proposals should demonstrate a strong thesis and a clearly articulated critical approach, as well as familiarity with the music of the Ramones and any related punk rock bands and punk rock scenes. In this collection, the editor hopes to showcase well-researched, scholarly work covering a variety of disciplinary approaches and insights. Possible topics include but are not limited to:

CALL FOR PAPERS / ARTICLES [New Journal]SOUTHEAST ASIAN MEDIA STUDIES
Vol. 1, No. 3, December 2019
"Special Issue on Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam"
Guest Editor: John Charles Ryan, University of New England

The third issue of the Southeast Asian Media Studies journal aims to provide a collection of research articles about the mass media of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, bringing together discursive inquiries on media studies and literacy in and about the aforementioned countries.

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CALL FOR PAPERS/ARTICLES [New Journal]Southeast Asian Media Studies
Vol. 1, No. 1, April 2019
"Special Issue on Singapore, the Philippines, and Timor Leste"

Guest Editor: Prof. Cecilia Fe Sta. Maria-Abalos, University of the Philippines

The first issue of the Southeast Asian Media Studies journal aims to provide a collection of research articles about the mass media of Singapore, the Philippines, and Timor Leste, bringing together discursive inquiries on media studies and literacy in and about the aforementioned countries.

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Storytelling and the Body: An Inclusive Interdisciplinary Conference
15th to 16th July 2019
Verona, Italy