The deadline for abstract submissions to the first edition of the biennial Future of Magazine conference (FoM) has been extended to April 24. The event is organized by CICANT, Lusófona University research center, and will take place on 19 - 21 July 2023. In addition to the keynotes by Nico Carpentier and David Abrahamson already announced, we will be adding: a panel dedicated to the Lusophone’s magazines, an Industry Day with a Talking Circle mediated by James Hewes, from FIPP; and a second Talking Circle with Tim Holmes, Reader Emeritus of Cardiff University.
FoM 2023 is an event that brings together a variety of researchers to share insights, ideas and discuss the current status and technical challenges the magazine medium will face in future, as well as issues relevant to the understanding of this field of studies. Papers will be presented as part of a rich conference program, including keynote talks, talking circles, and a full day dedicated to the industry.
Authors are invited to submit contributions that engage with the theme of "Connecting in a disconnected age," seeking to open conversations about the complex nature of the magazine concept and format across a range of media. A selection of papers presented at the conference will be published in the first edition of the International Journal of Magazine Studies, a peer-reviewed publication seeking Scopus indexing.
FoM 2023 is an interdisciplinary conference, and we encourage submissions from all fields of study, including, but not limited to:
- Media Studies
- Journalism Studies
- Critical and Cultural Studies
- Gender Studies
- Sociology
- Linguistics
- History
- Visual Communication
- Communication Design
- Strategic Communication
- Business Models
Topics that can be addressed (but not limited to):
- Are newsletters magazines?
- Magazines and digital transition
- Information architecture, editing, typography, and other elements of
- communication design in magazines
- Magazine covers vs magazine homepages
- The role of magazine format inside enterprises
- History and development of indie magazines
- Specialized magazines
- Women magazines transformation
- Magazines as cultural artifacts
- The social role of magazines
- Magazine and Journalism frontiers
- The role of advertisement in magazines
- Magazine Journalism
- Methodologies for analyzing magazines
- Theoretical approaches to Magazine Studies
- Magazines as communities
- New multimedia narratives applied to magazines
- Innovation and magazines
- Magazine journalists, editors, and workplaces
- Social Media and magazines
- Magazine formats on TV and Radio
- Magazine world representations in Literature and Cinema
- Magazine as art objects
FoM 2023 uses a dedicated system to handle the submission and reviewing process. Submissions are double-blind (anonymized). Please do not submit more than one abstract as the first author, with no more than two abstracts in total.
The deadline for submitting abstracts presenting original research efforts (maximum 500 words, plus references) is 24th April. Acceptance results will be announced on 8 May.
Please submit your ABSTRACT here.
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