Special Issue of the Journal of Communication:
\nFerments in the Field: The Past, Present and Futures of Communication
\nStudies
\nEditors: Christian Fuchs & Jack Qiu
\nCall for submission of extended abstracts<\/p>\n
In 1983, Journal of Communication (JoC) published the special issue
\n\u201cFerment in the Field\u201d (Volume 33, Issue 3, co-edited by George Gerbner
\nand Marsha Siefert). The issue focused on \u201cquestions about the role of
\ncommunications scholars and researchers, and of the discipline as a
\nwhole, in society\u201d (Gerbner & Siefert, 1983, p. 4). The 35 contributions
\nreflected \u201con the state of communications research today; the
\nrelationship of the researcher to science, society, and policy; the
\ngoals of research with respect to social issues and social structure;
\nand the tactics and strategies for reaching their goals\u201d (ibid). In
\n1993, two comparable JoC issues were dedicated to \u201cThe Disciplinary
\nStatus of Communication Research\u201d (Volume 43, Issues 3-4, co-edited by
\nMark Levy and Michael Gurevitch). In 2008, a JoC special issue discussed
\n\u201cEpistemological and Disciplinary Intersections\u201d (Volume 58, Issue 4,
\nedited by Michael Pfau).<\/p>\n
More than three decades after the original Ferment issue, it is again
\ntime to reflect on disciplinary transformations in communication
\nstudies. By calling this new special issue Ferments in the Field, we see
\nhistorical continuity in our efforts along JoC\u2019s tradition of inviting
\ncommunication scholarship to reflect upon itself. Meanwhile, we ask
\nquestions with a special eye on the increasing complexity and diversity
\nof the field:<\/p>\n
* What does the field of communication research look like?
\n* What have been the key tendencies and developments in communication(s)
\nresearch and its subfields?
\n* How has the field developed in the past decades? What have been
\nlong-term continuities and discontinuities since the 1980s?
\n* What is the actual and desirable role for communication studies in
\ncontemporary academe and society?
\n* What is the status of theory, methods, critique, ethics, and
\ninterdisciplinarity in our field?
\n* What is the status of critical research and theories?
\n* How should the field position itself vis-\u00e0-vis key contemporary
\nprocesses and challenges?
\n* What does the future of communication studies look like?<\/p>\n
Contributions to a new edition of \u201cFerments in the Field\u201d should be
\nprovocative essays that offer bold ideas with broad implications for the
\nfield as a whole and areas of specializations. This special issue speaks
\nof ferments in the plural in order to spur reflections beyond
\nestablished academic boundaries and stimulate discussions that encourage
\nscholars to think beyond comfort zones. From multiple theoretical,
\nmethodological, and disciplinary perspectives, it asks about the
\ncontinuities and discontinuities in communication research in an attempt
\nto initiate a new round of debates about the past, present and futures
\nof the field.<\/p>\n
The special issue will be published in 2018. The editors are Professor
\nChristian Fuchs (University of Westminster) and Professor Jack Qiu
\n(Chinese University of Hong Kong).<\/p>\n
Authors are welcome to submit extended abstracts to the Editors by Subsequently, authors who were asked to submit complete papers will need Special Issue of the Journal of Communication: Ferments in the Field: The Past, Present and Futures of Communication Studies Editors: Christian Fuchs & Jack Qiu Call for submission of extended abstracts In 1983, Journal of Communication (JoC) published the special … Continue reading
\nDecember 1, 2016. Extended abstracts should have a length of 400-1,000
\nwords (excluding tables, figures, and references). Abstracts should be
\nsubmitted to c.fuchs@westminster.ac.uk<\/a> and jacklqiu@cuhk.edu.hk<\/a>.
\nFor doing so, please complete use the submission form available here:
\nhttp:\/\/fuchs.uti.at\/wp-content\/Ferments.docx<\/a><\/p>\n
\nto submit their manuscripts by May 2, 2017. Each manuscript should not
\nexceed 4,000 words (including tables, figures, and references).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"