[csaa-forum] new journal & CFP - An international journal on amateur and DIY media

[nico CARPENTIER]

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ZINES - An international journal on amateur and DIY media
Launch : Issue #1 - April 2020

Call for papers

 
- ZINES is an international peer journal dedicated to studies of amateur 
and do-it-yourself media of any kind, from fanzines to webzines, 
perzines to science zines, artzines to poezines, etc.
- ZINES is multi-disciplinary and opened to all scientific disciplines, 
from social sciences to medical sciences, art and design, media studies, 
etc. The first aim of the journal is to study the involvement of 
amateurs in the production of mediascapes, from printing form to 
cybermedia. It also addresses the impact of zine making for personal or 
collective sociabilization, especially in closed environments such as 
carceral or medical centres. The second aim is to examine the production 
of new form of communication by amateurs leading to the publication of 
media with a strong DIY ethos, including scholars who invent new forms 
of dissemination of scientific knowledge.
- ZINES accepts original contribution from academics, zine librarians 
and non-academic zinesters who want to share personal experiences or 
react to published papers. Articles published in ZINES are peer reviewed 
by scholars. The ZINES reviewers are assigned to articles based on their 
academic interests and scholarly expertise.
- ZINES accepts the following types of contributions: articles, book 
reviews, thematic reviews of zines, in-depth interview with zinesters. 
We also welcome thematic issue proposal or zine conference proceedings. 
We accept papers in English, French and Spanish. However, French and 
Spanish papers must include an extensive abstract (2 pages) in English 
presenting methods, main results and discussion.

Because zines are intimately anchored in personal bricolage, ZINES also 
encourages papers submitted in unconventional format (e.g. collages, 
paste-up or other innovative editing, etc.) providing that every paper 
submitted to ZINES will be evaluate by reviewers and must fit in the 
final printed format (21*21 cm).

Full paper submission: 1st December 2019.

Samuel Etienne
zinesjournal at gmail.com