CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS: Transcultural Media Narratives: Mapping the Cross-Cultural Communication Landscape

This online book will be published by LabCom Books, which is an international Communication Sciences PressBook, and it will be assigned an ISBN.https://labcomca.ubi.pt/en/

Topics

We invite scholars, researchers, and practitioners from various disciplines to submit chapters that address the intersection of the media landscape and cross-cultural communication. We welcome original research, theoretical perspectives, case studies, and practical studies that explore the following themes (but are not limited to):

• Arts and Cross-Cultural Communication
• Artistic Resistance and Cultural Activism
• Audiovisual Translation and Intercultural Communication
• Localization and Globalization of Media Content
• Advertising and/or propaganda representations and Cross-Cultural Communication
• Cross-cultural advertising and the importance of cultural sensitivity
• Media relations in cross-cultural strategic communication
• Media ethics and cultural considerations in strategic communication
• Cross-cultural storytelling and narrative development in strategic communication
• Social Media and Intercultural Dialogue
• Media Literacy and Intercultural Competence
• Digital Media and Virtual Communities
• Media Framing and Cross-Cultural Conflicts
• Media Ethics and Cultural Sensitivity

Submission Guidelines

Interested authors are invited to submit a 500-word abstract, Times New Roman, 12, 1,5-line space, outlining their proposed chapter along with a brief author biography. Abstracts should clearly outline the research questions, methodology, and expected contributions.

If approved, then the author is required to submit a chapter within a range of 6,000-8,000 words.

Important Dates

• Abstract Submission Deadline: 30 November 2023
• Notification of Acceptance: 15 December 2023
• Full Chapter Submission Deadline: 15 February 2024
• Notification of Acceptance: 30 February 2024
• Final Submission: 15 March 2024
• Expected Publication: 30 March 2024

Contact Details

For inquiries and submissions, please contact:

• Prof. Karima Bouziane: [email protected]
• Prof. Eduardo Camilo: [email protected]