ECREA WEEKLY digest ARTICLES

Special Issue of Synoptique: An Online Journal of Film and Moving Image Studies

Deadline (EXTENDED): June 1, 2020

Synoptique is inviting submissions for an upcoming special issue entitled “Porn and Its Uses.” Responding to the genre’s marginal status in the academy and beyond, this special issue seeks to explore how pornography can be (re)framed as useful—pedagogically, politically, aesthetically, and libidinally. Broadly framed, this may refer to pornography as both a difficult object of interest and as a method for critically analyzing the most pressing questions in our current moment.

Pioneering explorations of the genre within academia have treated pornography as a vibrant cinematic institution (Lesage, “Women and Pornography,” 1981), an oppositional grass-roots practice (Waugh, “Men’s Pornography, Gay vs. Straight,” 1985) and an instrument to gauge the organization of pleasure and control (Linda Williams, Hard Core, 1989). In 1996, an issue of Jump Cut dedicated a special section to the study of pornography. This seminal publication, edited by Chuck Kleinhans, curated articles, conference reports and even a sample syllabus in order to reframe the genre as a tool for analyzing issues of censorship, national cultures, gender and race. This issue of Synoptique seeks to recapture that intellectual impulse in the wake of recent academic forays that have placed pornography in the context of labour (Heather Berg), affect (Susanna Paasonen) and critical race studies (Mireille Miller-Young), among others.

The theme of this special issue cheekily gestures towards the serviceability of the genre beyond (but certainly not excluding) the happy ending broadly associated with porn. The titular “uses” of pornography expand on a key intervention from Haidee Wasson and Charles Acland’s introduction to Useful Cinema to ask how porn, broadly defined, maintains the “ability to transform unlikely spaces, convey ideas, convince individuals, and produce subjects in the service of public and private aims” (Acland and Wasson 2011, 2). As porn studies proliferates across numerous monographs and edited collections, university curricula, international conferences, podcasts, a dedicated scholarly journal and more, we are interested in porn’s usefulness while at the same time complicating and questioning the impetus to instrumentalize knowledge. How do we continue to shape a field that embraces knowledge traditionally deemed intellectually and morally suspect while responding to the porn industry’s political and economic stakes?

Under this broad inquiry, and abiding by the journal’s mandate to challenge traditional paradigms in media scholarship and publication, we are inviting scholars and practitioners alike to submit academic and creative pieces that testify to porn’s usefulness. In order for the journal to include the widest spectrum of voices possible, including those implicated in the industry, the editorial team will, under request, publish material anonymously or pseudonymously.

We are inviting submissions from scholars of all disciplines, on topics such as (but not limited to):

• pornography as visual, textual, and auditory genres
• historical approaches to pornography
• porn studies as academic field: methods, frameworks, ethics
• porn and/as pedagogy, in and out of the classroom
• porn studies and postcolonial and/or critical race theory
• porn as site of feminist, queer and trans interventions
• archives and material cultures of pornography
• pornification and the mainstreaming of pornography
• porn in the context of celebrity studies
• pornography’s audiences and fan cultures
• pornography's digital cultures and economies
• porn and sex work in legislative contexts
• anti-pornography discourses

Essays submitted for peer review should be approximately 5,500-7,500 words and must conform to the Chicago author-date style (17th ed.). All images must be accompanied by photo credits and captions.

We also warmly invite submissions to the review section, including conference or exhibition reports, book reviews, film festival reports, thought pieces and interviews related to the aforementioned topics. All non-peer reviewed articles should be a maximum of 2,500 words and include a bibliography following Chicago author-date style (17th ed.).

Creative works and interventions in the forms of digital video, still imagery, creative writing, and other multimedia forms are also welcome. These works will be hosted or embedded on the Synoptique website, and/or otherwise linked to in the PDF version of the journal. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions regarding your submission ideas for the non-peer reviewed section.

All submissions may be written in either French or English.

Please submit completed essays or reports to the Editorial Collective (editor.synoptique@gmail.com) and the issue guest editors Rebecca Holt (reba.s.holt@gmail.com), Darshana Sreedhar Mini (mini@usc.edu), and Nikola Stepić (nikola.stepic@concordia.ca) by June 1. We will send notifications of acceptance by June 30.

Synoptique: An Online Journal of Film and Moving Image Studies

www.synoptique.ca

Special Issue of New Media & Society

Deadline: May 22, 2020

Over the last three decades, researchers have increasingly understood the existence of multiple and complex digital inequalities that vary in breadth and depth and involve evolving nuances, assigning a multi-faceted nature to digital inclusion and flagging up a complex terrain of hurdles to it (Blank and Groselj, 2014; Borg and Smith, 2018; Brandtzæg et al., 2011; Katz and Gonzalez, 2016; Mubarak, 2015; Tsatsou, 2011; 2012; 2017; van Deursen et al., 2011; van Deursen and van Dijk, 2014; Witte and Mannon, 2010).

It is widely acknowledged that barriers to digital inclusion are connected with social exclusion and associated social capital and social stratification trends (Clayton and McDonald, 2013) and that those vulnerable and at high risk of social exclusion are also those in greatest need of digital inclusion (e.g., Acharya, 2016; Alam and Imran, 2015; Chadwick, Wesson and Fullwood, 2013; Fisher et al., 2014; Helsper and Eynon, 2010; Menger, Morris and Salis, 2016, Seale et al. 2015, Tsatsou, Youngs and Watt, 2017). Vulnerability, namely the ‘susceptibility to physical or emotional injury or attack’ (Ståsett, 2007, p. 51), is not a new concept and, while we ought to acknowledge that all humans and populations are potentially subject to conditions of vulnerability, there are some groups, which persistently face conditions of vulnerability, such as ethnic minorities/refugees, elderly, people with disabilities, homeless people, one-parent households, unemployed people, Gypsy-travelers, and others. To shed light on vulnerability in the context of the forces and significance of digital inclusion, intersectionality is a key notion. Coined by Crenshaw (1989) in feminist and gender studies, the notion of intersectionality points to interlocking systems of power and oppression and how they impact those most marginalized in society, acknowledging the multidimensionality of people’s experiences, namely the ‘intersectional experience’ (p. 140) within and outside the digital realm.

This special issue seeks to offer broad and case-specific, theoretical and empirical accounts that shed light on major dimensions, complexities and intersectionality patterns in the digital inclusion of those who find themselves at the margins of social inclusion and most vulnerable to existing and emerging societal challenges. In this sense, this issue aims to constitute a timely and diverse collection of studies of vulnerable people’s digital inclusion that will present original insights into the factors, significance, intersectionality patterns, and policymaking challenges concerning the digital inclusion of those who are vulnerable in socio-demographic, economic, geographic, political or other terms.

We invite papers that focus on one or more vulnerable populations and/or contexts and either offer an overarching (conceptual or empirical) account or delve into a specific case study. Suitable papers will make a distinct contribution to the exploration of the status and role of digital technologies in the lives of vulnerable population groups or communities in today’s society, drawing expertise and insight from the fields of digital media studies, social computing, community informatics, information systems, sociology, social psychology, and cultural studies. In light of the current COVID19 pandemic, in particular, we invite papers that examine questions of factors, significance, intersectionality or policy challenges in the context of the pandemic and in consideration of today’s heightened necessities for and dependencies on digital inclusion, especially for those most vulnerable.

Hence, the themes addressed in this issue include, but are not limited to:

• Theorising vulnerable people’s digital inclusion.
• Vulnerability in the context of digital inclusion.
• Current state of vulnerable people’s digital inclusion and associated trends and developments.
• Value of intersectionality for the study of vulnerable people’s digital inclusion.
• Empirical insights into patterns of intersectionality among different vulnerable populations’ digital inclusion.
• Continuing or emerging factors influencing vulnerable people’s digital inclusion.
• Significance of digital inclusion for vulnerable people’s social inclusion and wellbeing.
• Research lessons and insights for policymaking on vulnerable people’s digital inclusion.
• Emerging or new necessities for and lessons on vulnerable people’s digital inclusion in the context of the COVID19 pandemic.

Special Issue Editor / Correspondence: Panayiota Tsatsou (pt133@le.ac.uk)

Important dates:

Submission of abstracts (500 words): 22 May 2020.

Notification of decision on abstracts: 22 June 2020

Submission of full papers: 31 August 2020

Notification of peer review outcome: 30 October 2020

Submission of final papers: 1 December 2020

Instructions for authors: Abstracts must be submitted to pt133@le.ac.uk. Abstracts should not exceed the limit of 500 words (word limit excludes author details and list of references).

November 2-4,2020

Oslo, Norway

Deadline: August 17, 2020

The 6th international conference on the Safety of journalists

The conference will take place in Oslo on November 2, 3 and 4th 2020 in connection with UNESCO’s International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists at OsloMet University and The Freedom of Speech Foundation (Fritt Ord), Norway.

Attacks on journalists is a growing problem globally and threats and violence against journalists affect freedom of expression and the public sphere in many ways. For the sixth consecutive year, the research group MEKK at OsloMet University organizes an international conference to address the safety of journalists.

This year’s conference will focus on examples of “resistance” and “resilience”, in addition to risks related to certain topics and/or working in specific geographical, social or/and political contexts. “Resistance” could mean both fighting back as well as the refusal to accept or comply with something and/or the ability not to be affected by something. The concept may also be linked to organizations in resistance. In terms of the concept of resilience, it is often assumed that a person with good resilience has the ability to bounce back more quickly and with less stress than someone whose resilience is less developed. Greater resilience is often associated with the ability to self-organise, and with social learning as part of a process of adaptation and transformation. Looking at risk, resistance and resilience opens up for discussions from different angels and concrete experiences.

The aim of the conference is to increase the knowledge about measures that can improve the situation for journalists and journalism, whether it is what the individual journalist can do to protect herself, alone or in groups, and collective and structural measures to protect journalists and put an end to impunity. Perhaps a combination of resistance and resilience can be the way forward? Perhaps a better understanding of risks helps making it possible to build collective resilience? We believe this focus can lead to useful learning across borders and contexts. Case studies of resistance and/or resilience are welcome. Furthermore, we open for deliberations of more general safety issues for journalists by inviting papers discussing topics such as (but not limited to):

• Collective action to enhance the safety of journalists
• Cross border initiatives to improve safety
• Self-education and organisation as means to make journalism safe
• The role of the UN and UNESCO in protecting journalists
• Safety training for journalists and the role of safety trainers/organizations
• Fake news and disinformation as a threat against journalism
• Media ownership and safety of journalists

For the last five years a large number of scholars and journalists have participated at the annual safety conferences at OsloMet in Norway. The conferences have been organised as a mixture of key note speakers, working groups, panels and paper presentations. As we are now facing a global pandemic crisis where travelling and gathering is difficult, and may be so for quite some time still, we have started to think of some possible alternative scenarios and solutions for the 2020 conference. We will think of possible virtual solutions for paper presentations and key notes.

As before, we prioritize scholarships for researchers coming from outside Europe and North America. This year we also include a scholarship that can contribute to the making of a virtual presentation. This scholarship is meant as a grant that can contribute to the production of such a presentation.

Virtual presentation:

We encourage researchers to partner with journalists or media projects to make virtual presentations, documentaries, journalism, storytelling etc. on “resistance”, “resilience” and the risks journalists are facing. In addition to the ordinary research papers we therefore include a call for virtual presentations (could be a movie, animation, etc.), where you are asked to describe the project, collaboration, case and planned result.

To send a proposal for a regular paper or a virtual presentation you can use this form: https://nettskjema.no/a/safety2020

Please include an abstract/description (max 250 words), short bio, and a profile picture.

The deadline is August 17, 2020.

There is no registration fee and the participants are expected to cover their own costs for travel and accommodation. A limited number of scholarships to cover flight and/or accommodation is available for Ph.D. students and researchers from low-income countries. Applications for scholarships should be submitted with the abstract together with a short CV.

The best papers will be considered for a forthcoming peer reviewed publication.

If you have any questions about the call for papers and virtual presentations, please do not hesitate to contact: safetyofjournalists@oslomet.no

Link to MEKK blog: Call for Papers

University College Dublin

School: Information and Communications Studies

Supervisor: Marco Bastos marco.bastos@ucd.ie

Starting date: 1st Sept 2020 (likely later, when academic activities resume post-COVID-19)

Position: 100%, full-time position, tuition fees waived by the School

Remuneration: PhD studentship renewable for up to four years and consisting of:

- PhD student stipend of €18k per annum (tax free)

- €4k per annum towards research costs of the PhD student.

Eligibility: EU and non-EU students are equally eligible for studentships under this award

Requirement: Students accepted under this scheme must meet the university entry standards.

Description of the post:

The School of Information and Communications Studies at University College Dublin is offering one fully funded PhD scholarship under the supervision of Dr Marco Bastos.

The PhD student will work on quantifying offline phenomena through online data and/or new theories, methods, and objectives to the study of problematic content and misinformation online.

We also welcome candidates interested in the social implications of technology, including the dynamics of social influence and contagion, computational communication science, ethics of computational research on human behaviour, and the forecasting of social phenomena with digital trace data.

The candidate will explore computational models of social phenomena, including behaviour modelling, social network analysis and modelling, mining of large-scale social data, algorithms and protocols driving information diffusion on social platforms, and data mining of social media platforms.

The candidate will be provided a desk in the School’s dedicated PhD office and a dedicated budget for research expenses is included with the Scholarship. The School of Information and Communications Studies has a healthy cohort of 10+ PhD students.

Substantive research area:

The post holder will be supervised by Dr Bastos, whose research addresses the cross-effects between online and offline social networks, including the association between geography and network formation, the direction of homophily, and the elapsed effects of online activity on physical groups.

The substantive research question explored by the candidate may draw from communication and information studies, sociology, political communication, geographic information systems, and social network analysis or related areas.

Responsibilities:

The post holder will be expected to write and successfully defend a PhD thesis focused on the areas listed in the description of the post and meet the degree requirements set by UCD to advance through the PhD programme.

The candidate is also expected to produce research outputs in relation to their doctoral research and attend conferences to disseminate the research findings.

Conferences of interest to the post holder include the Association of Internet Researchers, the International Conference on Social Media & Society, the International Communication Association, the International Conference on Social Informatics, and the International Conference on Web and Social Media.

The candidate is expected to assist in the organisation of project meetings, workshops, and activities within the scope of this research area.

The candidate should take part in seminars, workshops, and events organised within the School and across University College Dublin that are relevant to the project.

Finally, the development of teaching skills and teaching activities will be considered at a later stage of the PhD in discussion with the candidate and the supervisors.

Role profile:

Candidates are expected to be familiar with or interested in developing skills in computational methods. Familiarity with leveraging digital media to the study of social phenomena is highly desirable. Other key skills include familiarity with data mining, text-as-data, network analysis, spatial statistics, machine-learning, and natural language processing.

Requirements:

Strong command of English is required. English proficiency at the C2 or C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is advised. UCD Graduate Studies TOEFL and IELTS score requirements can be viewed here.

• Candidates are expected to hold a Master’s Degree in Media and Communication, Information Sciences, Geography, Political Science, Sociology, Digital Methods or comparable Master’s Degree in the Social Sciences, preferably a research master/Mlitt.
• Organisational experience and skills.
• Preference will be given to candidates who can demonstrate experience and expertise in quantitative methods, including network analysis and modelling, spatial statistics, automated text analysis, and machine-learning in application material. Affinity for data-driven research, preferably as evidenced by your Master’s dissertation, publications, and research project.
• Proven experience with R, Python, MATLAB, Julia, Ruby, JavaScript, TypeScript or equivalent object-oriented programming language is highly desirable.
• Experience with the analysis of social media data is desirable.

Applications are open to students of all nationalities and backgrounds.

Apply:

Applications need to be submitted via UCD’s application portal. The candidate should apply to Programme Code W139 using the UCD Admissions online application portal (a €50 application fee applies).

The School of Information and Communication Studies requires PhD applicants to submit their curriculum vitae, an applicant statement, and a personal statement. Candidates are advised to describe their research interests, explain why they believe this position fits their profile, and include a brief description of the topic they would like to explore in their PhD project. In addition to that, applicants should submit a writing sample, preferably a piece that has been published, as additional information.

Applications will be reviewed through our system of open, transparent, and merit-based recruitment of researchers.

For questions related to this post please contact Marco Bastos at marco.bastos@ucd.ie

October 8-10, 2020

University of Tuebingen, Germany

Deadline: May 31, 2020

15th Annual Conference of the German Society for Comics Studies (ComFor)

ComFor’s 15th annual conference aims to intensify a dialogue between the various disciplinary approaches to the medium of comics and related popular narrative images (including manga, graphic novels or cartoons) by focusing on the concept of medial, mediated, and mediating agency. Building on perspectives from actor-network theory and subsequent approaches to a possible actor-media theory, the conference aims to reconstruct the complexities of distributed agency within historical and contemporary cultures of comics.

An “actor” is here understood as any entity that becomes recognizable as the catalyst or cause of interrelated, complex chains of action, transformation, or reconfiguration. According to “new materialist” approaches, agency can not only be attributed to “natural” persons, but also to “things” as heterogeneous as materialities, devices, inscriptions, or programs within complex configurations or assemblages. The ComFor conference is going to focus primarily on the interrelations between (groups of) individual, collective, and institutional or corporate actors.

From this point of view, many classifications that are fundamental for the world of comics, such as the distinction between producers and consumers, authors and readers, appear as mere effects of a particular distribution of agency within historically evolving media configurations. Agency is thus at stake when recipients resist hegemonic meanings and readings of multimodal texts in order to assume opposing positions. In the same manner, “authorship” could be understood as the attribution of agency of and between various medial instances and roles such as writers, artists, colorists, letterers, or editors, as well as with regard to commercial rights holders such as publishing houses or conglomerates and reviewers or fans. From this point of view, aspects of comics‘ production (authorship and institutionalization) can be related to aspects of comics’ reception (appropriation and discursivation) as well as to aspects of comics’ circulation (participation and canonization), including their potential for transmedialization and making contributions to the formation of the public sphere.

Against this backdrop, potential topics for contributions may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• (De)construction of authorship
• Production-oriented research
• Fan discourses and review mechanisms
• Issues of cultural participation
• Canonization and the in/exclusion from continuities
• Control over transmedia franchises, storyworlds, and characters
• Influences of changing techniques and technologies on practices of production, distribution, and reception

• Impacts of economical forces on comic cultures
• Question about the formation of various public spheres of/by comics

Conference papers will be accepted in either English or German and should not exceed 20 minutes. We plan to publish selected contributions in an edited volume. Participants are not required to be members of ComFor. Contributions from non-members welcome!

Beyond the discussion of each year’s special topic, ComFor aims to further co-operation and dialogue in all areas of comics research. The 15th Annual Conference in Tuebingen will therefore continue the tradition of an open workshop format that allows researchers to present and gather feedback on on-going projects within comics studies in all stages of development, and without any thematic restrictions. We thus warmly invite colleagues in all phases of academic careers to discuss any projects on which they are currently working. The open workshop presentations are limited to a maximum of 15 minutes. Please send an abstract of approx. 500 words plus a short biography (as a word and pdf file) in English or German no later than 31 May 2020 to comfor2020@comicgesellschaft.de.

Please indicate whether your submission is intended for the main conference or the open workshop.

The University of Stirling

The University of Stirling's Division of Communications, Media and Culture is offering exciting opportunities for the following positions:

1. Lecturer in Interactive Media (1.0FTE, open-ended, Grade 7/8, £33,797-£49,322)

The successful candidate will enhance the Division's capacity to teach in one or more of the following areas: Digital research methods/digital humanities; Games studies; Digital content design; video production; web/app development; content marketing/visual social media marketing; Interaction Design/User Interaction/User Experience; Creative enterprise and digital creative economies; Data analytics.

Further details: https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-at-stirling/list/details/?jobId=2330&jobTitle=Lecturer%20in%20Interactive%20Media

2. Lecturer in Multi-Media Journalism (0.5FTE, open-ended, Grade 8, £41-526-£49,322)

The successful candidate will have newsroom experience and a knowledge of multi-media platforms and technologies as well as the workings of digital journalism.

Further details: https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-at-stirling/list/details/?jobId=2327&jobTitle=Lecturer%20in%20Multi-Media%20Journalism

3. Lecturer/Practitioner in Multi-Media Communication/Digital Journalism (1.0FTE, open-ended Grade 7/8, £33,797-£49,322)

The successful candidate will organise and deliver the Division's growing international exchange programme, will have knowledge of multi-media platforms and technologies and experience of teaching and managing international students.

Further details: https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-at-stirling/list/details/?jobId=2328&jobTitle=Lecturer/Practitioner%20in%20Multi-Media%20Communication/Digital%20Journalism

Closing date for all three posts is 6 May 2020 with interviews scheduled later in May.

Successful candidates will contribute to teaching and enhancing international collaboration on courses in Communications, Media and Culture, consistently ranked among the best in the UK. With a focus on innovation, exploration and creativity, the successful candidates will be part of a vibrant environment defined by world-class teaching and research. Staff thrive in a dynamic culture where collaboration is key, international links abound and the desire to make a meaningful contribution to society is always at the forefront of our minds. If you’re joining us as a researcher, you’ll soon see why we placed first in Scotland for our research impact in Communications, Media and Culture, in the Research Excellence Framework 2014 (REF 2014).

The University of Stirling is a leading UK teaching and research-intensive university, created by Royal Charter in 1967. Since its foundation, the University has embraced its role as an innovative, intellectual and cultural institution with a pioneering spirit and a passion for excellence in all that it does.

Informal enquiries can be made to Prof Adrian Hadland, Head of the Division of Communications, Media & Culture: adrian.hadland@stir.ac.uk.

Networking Knowledge: Journal of the MeCCSA Postgraduate Network Special issue

Deadline: July 1, 2020

Media technologies have become deeply embedded in our lives as “ecologies of communication through which human life is sustained” (Couldry, 2020, p. 119). Nowhere does this statement ring more true than in the COVID-19 pandemic reality, an unprecedented rupture which has brought the world to a halt, changing the ways we live, work and play.

As digital technology remains the only means of staying connected, it becomes important to critically explore the current reality of 'deep mediatization' (Couldry & Hepp, 2017). Networking Knowledge invites contributions from postgraduate and early career researchers for a special issue dealing with the different manifestations of hypermediatization in society, culture, and communications from any disciplinary perspective or across disciplines.

Topics may include but are not limited to:

• Mediated sociality as the new normal
• Hypermediatization and its impact on daily life
• Creativity in lockdown
• Performative (inter)subjectivity and affect: changes in the ways we view ourselves and relate to others
• Authenticity, truth and trust in mediated communications
• COVID-19 media coverage: the return of the expert?

Please submit a 500-word abstract (not including references) and 100-word bio to the journal editor, Bissie Anderson: bissie.anderson@stir.ac.uk by 1 July 2020. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by 1 August, with full papers (detailed submission guidelines can be found here) to be submitted for peer review via our OJS system by 1 November 2020. We aim to publish the special issue in the spring of 2021.

More information on the Networking Knowledge website:

https://www.ojs.meccsa.org.uk/index.php/netknow/announcement/view/47

University of St. Gallen

Research Assistant/ PhD Candidate interested in pursuing a PhD in Organisation Studies and Cultural Theory researching the impact of AI technologies, algorithms and datafication on everyday life working closely with Prof. Barassi on a project titled: The Human Error: AI, Algorithmic Bias and the failure of Digital Profiling.

The envisioned starting date for this 60% position is the 1st of September 2020.

Salary 50’367 CHF per year

The ideal candidate has the following qualifications:

• Excellent grades in a Master degree, preferably in the areas of sociology, anthropology, media studies, information studies, cultural studies or general social sciences
• Interest and passion in the following areas of research: AI technologies, data privacy, data rights, algorithmic bias, AI Ethics
• Interest and passion for qualitative methodologies especially ethnographic methodologies. Prior experience of ethnographic research (e.g. dissertation project) is a strong advantage.
• Excellent written and verbal skills in English; fluency in German preferable but not mandatory

The role:

• A research assistant at the mcm institute typically completes his or her PhD within three to four years and has the following responsibilities:
• Supporting the chair and the Postdoctoral researcher in The Human Error Project
• Joint research activities, and possibly writing together
• Attending scientific conferences and organizing doctoral events
• Institute - related support
• Occasional teaching support if needed

If you are interested or know of anyone who might be interested please follow this link.

http://direktlink.prospective.ch/?view=c1fb8bb4-3615-422b-9e93-822a265b7b97

Dilek Gürsoy

Published by Routledge under the Routledge Advances in Transmedia Studies series

ABOUT THE BOOK

Transmediality in Independent Journalism investigates mainstream journalism and its escape routes to independence through transmedia strategies. Within the scope of the latest debates in Turkey, the author argues that the function of transmediality in Turkish journalism is gradually shifting from being only a commercial entity to becoming a political system for social change, a survival mechanism for independent journalists to reach out to diverse audiences, and gain back the public trust.

Bringing a fresh perspective to recent studies on cultures of transmediality along with an in-depth analysis of three contemporary Turkish cases, the book:

• Builds upon questions of whether transmedia storytelling can offer a support system to construct an alternative news media world in a political context such as Turkey’s
• Examines how transmedia storytelling can reach places the mainstream news media can’t control
• Explores whether transmedia storytelling can sustain the survival of an independent journalist in Turkey’s political context

Looking beyond the case of Turkey, this study will be an important addition to the literature on rethinking journalistic form and practice, teaching transmedia strategies, and social communication.

For more information about the book, please follow this link: https://www.routledge.com/Transmediality-in-Independent-Journalism-The-Turkish-Case-1st-Edition/Gursoy/p/book/9781003015741

SERIES DETAILS

Routledge Advances in Transmedia Studies

This series publishes monographs and edited collections that sit at the cutting-edge of today’s interdisciplinary cross-platform media landscape. Topics should consider emerging transmedia applications in and across industries, cultures, arts, practices, or research methodologies. The series is especially interested in research exploring the future possibilities of an interconnected media landscape that looks beyond the field of media studies, notably broadening to include socio-political contexts, education, experience design, mixed-reality, journalism, the proliferation of screens, as well as art- and writing-based dimensions to do with the role of digital platforms like VR, apps and iDocs to tell new stories and express new ideas across multiple platforms in ways that join up with the social world.

CONTENT LIST

1. Introduction

2. Dethreading of a practice

3. Rethreading with transmediality

4. The misty journey of independence

5. Conclusion

Pages: 106

The Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom

The Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF) requires three new full-time research assistants to join our team in 2020. The roles are based at our office in Florence and will require the successful candidates to assist in the research and implementation of the Media Pluralism Monitor 2020 (MPM2020 – Year 2).

To see the full position descriptions and to find out how to apply for the roles, view the ‘Open Competitions for academic posts’ page here or click on the job reference numbers above to download the pdf vacancy description.

The closing date for applications is: 30 April 2020 at midnight (CET).

The pdf of the job description can be accessed here: https://www.eui.eu/Documents/ServicesAdmin/AcademicService/JobOpportunities/2020/RSC8-2020.pdf

For more information about the CMPF see our website: https://www.cmpf.eui.eu

Please contact cmpf@eui.eu for any further queries.

The Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF) is a programme of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute in Florence.

The Media Pluralism Monitor is co-funded by the European Commission.