CFP: Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture (multiple deadlines; themed and open journal issues)

full name / name of organization: 
Justin M. Scott-Coe

Call for Papers
Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

Reconstruction is proud to announce the publication of its Vol. 6, No.
4 (2006) themed issue, "Theories/Practices of Blogging," which can be
found at http://reconstruction.eserver.org. Featured in the issue:

* Craig Saper, "Blogademia"
* Tama Leaver, "Blogging Everyday Life"
* Erica Johnson, "Democracy Defended: Polibloggers and the Political
Press in America"
* Carmel L. Vaisman, "Design and Play: Weblog Genres of Adolescent
Girls in Israel"
* David Sasaki, "Identity and Credibility in the Global Blogosphere"
* Anna Notaro, "The Lo(n)g Revolution: The Blogosphere as an
Alternative Public Sphere?"
* Emerald Tina, "My Life in the Panopticon: Blogging From Iran"
* Various Authors, "Webfestschrift for Wealth Bondage/The Happy Tutor"
* Lilia Efimova, "Two papers, me in between"
* Lauren Elkin, "Blogging and (Expatriate) Identity"
* Various Bloggers, "Why I Blog"

Reconstruction is now accepting submissions for the following upcoming
theme issues:

* Class, Culture and Public Intellectuals (deadline: December 1, 2006)
* Visualization and Narrative (deadline: December 15, 2007)
* Fieldwork and Interdisciplinary Research (no deadline set)

For individual CFP requirements and guest editor contact information,
please check our "Upcoming Issues" page at
http://reconstruction.eserver.org/upcoming.shtml.

Reconstruction is also accepting submissions for upcoming Open Issues.
The next Open Issue is scheduled for publication in Fall 2007.

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture (ISSN: 1547-4348) is
an innovative cultural studies journal dedicated to fostering an
intellectual community composed of scholars and their audience,
granting them all the ability to share thoughts and opinions on the
most important and influential work in contemporary interdisciplinary
studies. Reconstruction publishes one open issue and three themed
issues quarterly--more or less in the third week of January, April,
July, October.

Submissions may be created from a variety of perspectives, including,
but not limited to: geography, cultural studies, folklore,
architecture, history, sociology, psychology, communications, music,
political science, semiotics, theology, art history, queer theory,
literature, criminology, urban planning, gender studies, graphic
design, etc. Both theoretical and empirical approaches are welcomed.

As a peer reviewed journal, submissions to Reconstruction are read in
traditional double-blind fashion, critiqued, and subsequently either
returned to the author for revision or accepted for publication. In
the case of disputed articles, the readers unable to come to a
consensus, the article will be read by an additional reader and then,
again, decided upon for future publication.

Articles accepted for publication are done so under the following
conditions: 1) If the article has not appeared in English previously,
the article will not appear in publication before its publication in
Reconstruction. 2) The author of said article is responsible for any
and all legal complaints made against the work, and is thus
financially responsible for any legal actions. 3) Any subsequent
publication of the article, in any form, must acknowledge its earlier
publication in Reconstruction. The author is responsible for gaining
permission to use any copyrighted images or other materials.

In matters of citation, it is assumed that the proper MLA format will
be followed. Other citation formats are acceptable in respect to the
disciplinary concerns of the author. For further information, please
consult our Submission Guidelines found at
http://reconstruction.eserver.org/guidelines.shtml.

Reconstruction is indexed in the MLA International Bibliography.

All submissions and submission queries should be written care of
submissions_at_reconstruction.ws.

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