CFP Diversifying the Space of Podcasting. Deadline for abstracts: 1 October 2023.
Book Editors: Tegan Bratcher and Alexis Romero Walker.
The editors invite submissions of abstracts for chapters to be included in an edited volume of Diversifying the Space of Podcasting. The book proposal, currently under review (with enthusiasm), is tentatively scheduled for a Fall 2024 publication.
Podcast studies is a growing field both within academia and in practice. As the media platform continues to gain momentum and popularity every year, scholars have been road mapping and exploring the podcasting landscape from a variety of perspectives. As research on the medium continues to be published, it is necessary to illuminate the diverse spaces that podcasts embody and create.
A survey of the scholarly attention on podcasts nearly a decade ago exclaimed that the medium received little to no attention within media and communication studies (Bottomley, 2015); and while that has certainly changed in the last 8 years, the racial, cultural and identity-based perspectives from which we understand podcasts remain limited. Like many other concepts that tend to be studied, podcast studies have been entrenched in whiteness and heteronormativity utilizing case studies from mainstream media like The New York Times or NPR to express the significance of the space and estranging projects that center Blackness, queerness, feminist, LatinX and countless other identities to be considered subfields of the discipline.
The editors believe that a wide range of diverse voices is essential to amplify the diversity within podcasting, and it is essential to ensuring that many voices are being heard. Thus, they want to hear from people with a variety of backgrounds and interests: academics, researchers, activists, and/or creators. The goal is for the volume to be intersectional, and to discuss the ways in which podcasting has had an impact both on a variety of identities and within various fields. They are aiming for a total of 8-12 short chapters (5,000-8,000 words), each focusing on diverse topics within the field. This approach allows for a greater array of intersectional representation.
The deadline for submission of abstracts is October 1st, 2023. Authors of selected chapters will be notified by November 1st, 2023. If selected, a complete 5,000 – 8,000 word draft of the chapter will be due April 1st, 2024.
Potential contributors are welcome to contact the editors for more information or questions at: Tegan Bratcher, or Alexis Romero Walker.
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