<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">EXTENDED
DEADLINE </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">CALL FOR CHAPTER
PROPOSALS</span></b><b><span style="background-repeat:initial initial"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">Multiethnic
Southeast Asia and Social Media: Identity, Ethnicity, Community and Migration</span></b><b><span style="background-repeat:initial initial"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-repeat:initial initial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">Projected to be
published by </span></b><b><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">Anthem Press</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-repeat:initial initial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">Introduction</span></b><b><span style="background-repeat:initial initial"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">This edited collection aims to document ethnic,
community and migrant identities and anxieties in the face of the changing
ethnographic landscape of Southeast Asia in the age of social media. Digital ethnography with its emphasis on
social media is a burgeoning research field.
Social media <span lang="RU">(e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter,
Blogs, Vlogs, Pin It, Tumblr, Weibo, WeChat, QQ etc.)</span><span lang="RU"> </span>is arguably <span lang="RU">the most
effective mode of </span>network
broadcast <span lang="RU">communication today</span>. It is <span lang="RU">a platform</span> that allows
users to document and express their individual and collective identities while
providing a sense of belonging and agency. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Southeast Asian nations such as Indonesia,
Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore are neither monoethnic nor monocultural due to
conflict and change in their histories (e.g. colonialism, war and economic
growth). Instead they are sites of
ethnic minorities, some of which have hybridised cultural ethnicities such as
the Eurasians and the Peranakans. These
ethnic minorities often perform their cultural practices parallel to the
dominant ethnic culture in their home nation.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Meanwhile, m<span lang="RU">igration due to the global movements of people
for work, study and lifestyle is part of everyday life</span> with 3.2 per cent of the world’s population
(232 million people) made up of international migrants (United Nations
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2013)<span lang="RU">. In Southeast Asia the circulation of both
skilled and unskilled labour together with a growing number of students from
within and outside the region ha</span>s<span lang="RU"> become commonplace</span>,
particularly in the rapidly growing economies of Singapore, Malaysia and
Thailand<span lang="RU">. Th</span>e<span lang="RU"> presence </span>of these migrants <span lang="RU">has been
acknowledged to have favourable economic effects such as contributing to the
growth of host nation industries and remittance to the home nation</span> while at the same time contributing to a
diversity of ethnicities and cultures never seen before. T<span lang="RU">he presence of both
permanent and temporary migrants has created a heightened sense of anxiety
among locals who perceive migrants </span>to
be <span lang="RU">compet</span>itors<span lang="RU"> for employment and as </span>direct
threats to<span lang="RU"> the social and cultural fabric of the
nation. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">By using social media as a tool of inquiry, t<span lang="RU">his </span>edited collection maps <span lang="RU">the
ways in which </span>ethnic minorities
articulate their identities and examines the ways in which <span lang="RU">locals and migrants cope with each other </span>so <span lang="RU">as to uncover the methods by which migration
affects individuals and communities</span>. It will feature essays dealing with but not
limited to the following themes: <span style="color:black">n</span><span lang="RU" style="color:black">ationalism</span><span style="color:black">, b</span><span lang="RU" style="color:black">elonging</span><span style="color:black">, i</span><span lang="RU" style="color:black">ntegration</span><span style="color:black">, (o</span><span lang="RU" style="color:black">nline</span><span style="color:black">)</span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">c</span><span lang="RU" style="color:black">ommunities</span><span style="color:black">, m</span><span lang="RU" style="color:black">ulticulturalism</span><span style="color:black">, i</span><span lang="RU" style="color:black">nterculturalism</span><span style="color:black">, d</span><span lang="RU" style="color:black">igital </span><span style="color:black">a</span><span lang="RU" style="color:black">ctivism</span><span style="color:black">, anxiety over migrants, xenophobia and new racisms.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">Production Details</span></b><b><span style="background-repeat:initial initial"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">The proposed length of the book is </span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">10</span><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial"> chapters of </span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">6</span><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">,000-</span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">8</span><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">,000</span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial"> words authored
by </span><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">leading experts </span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">from diverse
disciplines such as </span><span lang="RU" style="color:black">Digital
Ethnography, </span><span style="color:black">Media and
Communication Studies, Migration Studies, </span><span lang="RU" style="color:black">Anthropology, </span><span style="color:black">Sociology, </span><span lang="RU" style="color:black">Cultural Studies,
Southeast Asian Studies and Politics</span><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial"> </span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">who will be able to provide </span><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">critical in-depth</span><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial"> </span><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">discussion of </span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">the emerging </span><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">issues </span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">related</span><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial"> to </span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">multi-ethnic identities
and anxieties in the age of social media and the global circulation of people </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-repeat:initial initial"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:3pt"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Recommended
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Topics</span></b></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:3pt"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">The
focus of this book is to use social media as a tool to uncover new forms of and
networks of nationalism as a consequence of migration in Southeast Asia while
aiding contemporary discussions of racism and xenophobia in this age of social
media and mass migration, as well as mapping the intersections of the
relationships between migrants and locals.
<span style="background-repeat:initial initial">Topics to be discussed</span> <span style="background-repeat:initial initial">in this publication
include (but are not limited to) the following:</span></span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">Social media as a platform for changing
representations and cultures of identity (e.g. digital activism, identity
formation, modes of representation and network media and communication)</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">Community, multiculturalism, belonging and agency among
ethnic minorities</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">Migrant anxieties, nationalism, xenophobia, new
racisms </span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">Agency, empowerment, integration and belonging among
migrant communities</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">The role played by local and foreign governments in
creating a sense of belonging for migrants to the host and home nations through
social media.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">Submission
Procedure</span></b><b><span style="background-repeat:initial initial"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit a chapter
proposal</span><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial"> </span><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">by<b> </b></span><b><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">7
March</span><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">, 2014</span></b><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">. The proposal should explain
scope of the proposed</span><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial"> </span><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">chapter and its alignment with the theme for the book. The proposal</span><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial"> </span><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">should not be longer than 600
words. Chapter proposals should be</span><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial"> </span><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">accompanied by a brief biography for
each of the chapter authors.</span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-repeat:initial initial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by </span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">30 </span><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">March, 2014.</span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">Full chapters are expected to be submitted by </span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">30 </span><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">July, 2014. </span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a blind
peer-review basis.</span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-repeat:initial initial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">Potential
Contributors</span></b><b><span style="background-repeat:initial initial"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">Scholars and practitioners working </span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">on</span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial"> </span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">ethnicity, race, migration and
community with a focus on social media in Southeast Asia.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-repeat:initial initial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">Please send all inquires and submissions by email (attached
word document) to:</span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="RU" style="background-repeat:initial initial">Dr. </span><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">Catherine Gomes</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">RMIT University</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="RU"><a href="mailto:Email%3Au.sengupta@qub.ac.uk"><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">Email:</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-repeat:initial initial">catherine.gomes@rmit.edu.au</span></a></span></p>
<div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr">Dr Catherine Gomes<br>Australian Research Council DECRA Research Fellow<br><br>School of Media and Communication<br>RMIT University<br>GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC, 3001<br>Australia<br>
Room: 9.4.26 (city campus)<br><br>tel: + 61 3 99255068<br>fax: + 61 3 99259730<br>email: <a href="mailto:catherine.gomes@rmit.edu.au" target="_blank">catherine.gomes@rmit.edu.au</a><br><br>Web:<a href="http://www.rmit.edu.au/mediacommunication" target="_blank">www.rmit.edu.au/mediacommunication</a><br>
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