[Discussion] CFP: M/C Journal 'review' Issue (8/26/05; journal issue)

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From: M/C - Media and Culture <mc@media-culture.org.au>


                          M/C - Media and Culture
                     http://www.media-culture.org.au/
           is calling for contributors to the 'review' issue of

                                M/C Journal
                   http://journal.media-culture.org.au/

M/C Journal is looking for new contributors. M/C is a crossover journal between
the popular and the academic, and a blind- and peer-reviewed journal.

To see what M/C Journal is all about, check out our Website, which contains all
the issues released so far, at <http://journal.media-culture.org.au/>. To find
out how and in what format to contribute your work, visit
<http://journal.media-culture.org.au/journal/submission.php>.


                         Call for Papers: 'review'
                      Edited by the M/C Reviews team

Reviews occupy an uneasy position in society. There are those that argue that
reviewing is an art in itself, that a well-written review stands alone. There
are those that argue that reviewers enjoy a parasitic relationship,
piggy-backing on another's creation. Still others see reviews as mere
advertisements, one more cog in the publicity wheel. Regardless of which faction
you support, however, it must be admitted that reviewing is fast becoming one of
the most controversial forms of writing. 'reviews' invites contributors to
examine the legitimacy of reviewing as a sub-genre of creative non-fiction, and
to provide a meta-reflection on all aspects of reviewing and critiquing.

What is it about reviews that make them so popular (or unpopular) with
consumers? Can a review really affect the way consumers act or feel? Why will
people read the opinions of a reviewer they already dislike? What gives the
critic the right to pass judgement on another person's work and when do we
consider them suitably qualified to do so? At what point does one move from
being 'Monday's expert' to a valid opinion-holder, whose views would be welcome
in a wider public forum?

What is the difference between a run-of-the-mill review and a piece that offers
a critical analysis of an art form; and why do some readers prefer one over the
other? Is reviewing an art form, and when does a review merely provide a
platform for the reviewer?

And of course, there are a number of other aspects to the word 'review' itself;
from its use as a term implying a need for change to the most literal sense of
rolling a ceremonial inspection or presentation. We invite contributions from a
wide variety of fields to explore the question of reviewing. Send 1000-1500 word
articles to review@journal.media-culture.org.au.

For more information: review@journal.media-culture.org.au

Article deadline:     26 August 2005
Issue release date:   19 October 2005


M/C Journal was founded (as "M/C - A Journal of Media and Culture") in 1998 as a
place of public intellectualism analysing and critiquing the meeting of media
and culture. Contributors are directed to past issues of M/C Journal for
examples of style and content, and to the submissions page for comprehensive
article submission guidelines. M/C Journal articles are blind peer-reviewed.

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Further M/C Journal issues scheduled for 2005:

'affect': article deadline 21 October 2005, release date 14 December 2005

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                                                     Dr Axel Bruns


 General Editor                              editor@media-culture.org.au
 M/C - Media and Culture                http://www.media-culture.org.au/




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