[Discussion] CFP: International Journal of Motorcycle Studies (8/1/05; journal issue)

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

From: Suzanne Ferriss <ferriss@nova.edu>

Call for Papers (November issue deadline: August 1, 2005)

The International Journal of Motorcycle Studies (IJMS) is dedicated to 
the study
and discussion of motorcycling culture in all its forms and from all 
over the
world-including moped/scooter, street and racetrack, and off-road/dirt 
bikes as
well as every aspect of motorcycle culture past, present and future. We 
hope the
journal provides further opportunities to explore these issues.  The 
inaugural
issue was published online in March, 2005: ijms.nova.edu.

We welcome submissions on all areas related to the cultural phenomenon of
motorcycling from not only academics but all members of the motorcycling
community or those interested in motorcycling.

Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
* Riders' narratives or descriptions of the ride
* The motorcycle or riding as music, art, poetry, or agency
* Rituals, norms, customs, or influences in motorcycle culture
* "The Rider" as subaltern or as "other"
* Explorations of movies, films, or other images of motorcyclists in society
* Analyses of media, corporate, advertising/marketing or other power
structures in relation to motorcycling culture or popular myth
* Biographical analyses of noteworthy motorcyclists or groups and their
influence upon myth, culture, or cultural capital
* Racial, gendered, class, or demographic aspects of motorcycle culture
* Explorations of issues of safety, transportation, environment, and
government.
* Other literary, anthropological, geographical, historical, sociological,
political economic/business or psychological perspectives of motorcycling
culture or myth

IJMS seeks to maintain a high standard of quality as well as 
readability. Given
the inherently interdisciplinary nature of the journal, you should 
present your
thoughts in a way that is open to readers not involved in your field. 
Essays,
then, should be written in clear English in a style accessible to the 
broadest
possible audience and should be no more than 5000 words.

Submission Procedure: You must query first. Before submitting an article for
IJMS, please email the managing editors a 150-word abstract of the piece 
in the
body of your email. Include a three- to four-sentence biography in the same
email including, if appropriate, relevant publications and/or professional
activities.

The manuscript referred to in the query must not be previously 
published, nor
should it be submitted for publication elsewhere while under review by the
journal's editorial board or outside readers. All essays will be subject to
blind peer review.

For full details, consult the "Submission Guidelines":
ijms.nova.edu/IJMS_Submissions.html

The deadline for essays will be August 1, 2005.

NOTE: The March 2006 issue will focus on Women and Motorcycling.  Deadline
for essays will be December 1, 2005.

Please send queries or questions to the Managing Editors: Suzanne 
Ferriss, Nova
Southeastern University, USA and Wendy Moon, University of Southern 
California,
USA. E-mail: ijms.nova.edu



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