CFP Off the Radar: Periodical Print Media Outside Mainstream Culture, 1800 – Today, 24-25 July, 2020, Goettingen University, Germany
"Fazli, Dr. Sabina" <[email protected]> Wed, 4 Dec 2019 17:42:25 +0000
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--_000_7c2eec4ba8144100964e4b9975f70c6eunimainzde_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear all, The cfp below may be of interest to list members working on, or with, magaz= ines and newspapers 'outside the mainstream' and their readers. Please sha= re widely! Best, Sabina Sabina Fazli [email protected] [email protected] ++++++++++++ Off the Radar: Periodical Print Media Outside Mainstream Culture, 1800 =96 = Today Postgraduate Conference in Comparative Literature and Culture --- [Abseitiges: Magazine und Zeitungen au=DFerhalb des Mainstreams, 1800 =96 h= eute Komparatistische Nachwuchstagung] --- July 24-25, 2020 at Goettingen University, Germany Conference languages: English, German This interdisciplinary conference is dedicated to periodical print media (n= ewspapers, magazines, zines) that thrive(d) outside the =91mainstream,=92 i.e., that are not back= ed by big publishers and/or geared towards a commercially defined majority in terms of taste, politics, and la= nguage. We invite advanced graduate students, PhD students, and postdocs/ECRs to consider periodicals = as =91autonomous objects of study=92 and seek discussions of new aspects in well-researched genres l= ike little magazines together with papers on hitherto neglected titles. Periodicals are low-threshold media that lend themselves to grass-roots act= ivism and avant-garde experimentation: from the lifting of stamp duties in 19th-century Britain t= o advances in printing technology and the introduction of desktop publishing software in the 20th = century on a global scale, they are widely available to communicate, experiment, agitate, and represen= t diverse voices and communities. The conference considers periodicals that are, in one way or a= nother, off the radar of a widespread audience and cater to more select readerships as =91alternative,= =92 =91underground,=92 =91radical,=92 =91niche,=92 =91diasporic,=92 =91minority,=92 =91avant-garde,=92 =91pulp,= =92 =91independent,=92 or =91subcultural=92 media. We expressly do not limit inquiries to North America and Europe. To enable an understanding of these print media landscapes in specific hist= orical moments in their constellations of mainstream and periphery/avant-garde, we seek papers addr= essing not only single issues, but also entire runs, contexts, networks, infrastructures, serialit= y, materiality, and other aspects. The procedural development of print media and a changing understan= ding of what constitutes the realm =91outside the mainstream=92 (and how these print media participa= te(d) in a broader, ongoing cultural discussion) are aspects to consider: We are, for example, interest= ed in 19th and early 20th century developments of chartist, spiritualist, indigenous, revolutionary, = suffragette, and abolitionist periodicals, the little magazines of modernism, the first fanzines and pulp= magazines of the 30s and 40s, the alternative and underground press of the (mid-)20th-century, the s= tyle press of the late 20th century, and the current boom of indie magazines. In short: the constellati= on of newspapers and magazines finding readers outside the mainstream, economically, aesthetical= ly, or ideologically=97 and depending on how the mainstream press is defined=97from 1800 to today. Topics may include but are not limited to The politics of the (digital) archive Histories of specific periodicals Censorship Questions of terminology: =91alternative,=92 =91independent,=92 =91little,= =92 =91underground,=92 =91mainstream,=92 =91pulp=92 as applicable to periodicals The periodicals of subcultures/scenes/neo-tribes (Fan)zines Dissident periodicals Scrapbooking/repurposing/recycling Independent magazines today and authenticity Feminist and gay periodicals Ethnic and indigenous periodicals Periodicals of diaspora communities Avant-garde networks through and aesthetic experiments with periodicals Periodicals in minority languages Specialist periodicals with small readerships Please send abstracts of no more than 300 words and a short bio note in Eng= lish or German to [email protected] and [email protected] by January 31, 2020. We especially encourage advanced graduate students, PhD students, and ECR t= o apply. Pending approval, accommodation and travel expenses will be partly covered. Please note that we will take until February 29, 2020 to review the proposa= ls. Organisers: Dr. Sabina Fazli, Seminar f=FCr Englische Philologie, Georg-Aug= ust-Universit=E4t G=F6ttingen Frank E. Newton, Obama Institute, Johannes-Gutenberg Universit=E4t Mainz Dr. Sabina Fazli Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin Johannes-Gutenberg-Universit=E4t Mainz Fachbereich 05 - Department of English and Linguistics Jakob Welder Weg 20 55218 Mainz http://www.transnationalperiodicalcultures.net/ =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D General list info and FAQ: http://comm.umn.edu/~grodman/cultstud.html --_000_7c2eec4ba8144100964e4b9975f70c6eunimainzde_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DWindows-1= 252"> <style type=3D"text/css" style=3D"display:none;"><!-- P {margin-top:0;margi= n-bottom:0;} --></style> </head> <body dir=3D"ltr"> <div id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper" dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size: 12pt; colo= r: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, "EmojiFo= nt", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoCo= lorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymb= ols;"> <p></p> <div id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper" dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12pt; color= :rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,"EmojiFont"= ,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,&q= uot;Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols"> <p></p> <div>Dear all,</div> <div><br> </div> <div>The cfp below may be of interest to list members working on, or with, = magazines and newspapers 'outside the mainstream' and their readers. = Please share widely!</div> <div>Best,</div> <div>Sabina</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Sabina Fazli<br> </div> <div>[email protected]</div> <div>[email protected]<br> </div> <div>++++++++++++<br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Off the Radar: Periodical Print Media Outside Mainstream Culture, 1800= =96 Today<br> Postgraduate Conference in Comparative Literature and Culture<br> </div> <div>---<br> </div> <div>[Abseitiges: Magazine und Zeitungen au=DFerhalb des Mainstreams, 1800 = =96 heute<br> Komparatistische Nachwuchstagung]</div> <div>---<br> July 24-25, 2020 at Goettingen University, Germany<br> Conference languages: English, German<br> <br> This interdisciplinary conference is dedicated to periodical print media (n= ewspapers, magazines,<br> zines) that thrive(d) outside the =91mainstream,=92 i.e., that are not back= ed by big publishers and/or geared<br> towards a commercially defined majority in terms of taste, politics, and la= nguage. We invite advanced<br> graduate students, PhD students, and postdocs/ECRs to consider periodicals = as =91autonomous objects<br> of study=92 and seek discussions of new aspects in well-researched genres l= ike little<br> magazines together with papers on hitherto neglected titles.<br> Periodicals are low-threshold media that lend themselves to grass-roots act= ivism and avant-garde<br> experimentation: from the lifting of stamp duties in 19th-century Britain t= o advances in printing<br> technology and the introduction of desktop publishing software in the 20th = century on a global scale,<br> they are widely available to communicate, experiment, agitate, and represen= t diverse voices and<br> communities. The conference considers periodicals that are, in one way or a= nother, off the radar of a<br> widespread audience and cater to more select readerships as =91alternative,= =92 =91underground,=92 =91radical,=92<br> =91niche,=92 =91diasporic,=92 =91minority,=92 =91avant-garde,=92 =91pulp,= =92 =91independent,=92 or =91subcultural=92 media. We<br> expressly do not limit inquiries to North America and Europe.<br> To enable an understanding of these print media landscapes in specific hist= orical moments in their<br> constellations of mainstream and periphery/avant-garde, we seek papers addr= essing not only single<br> issues, but also entire runs, contexts, networks, infrastructures, serialit= y, materiality, and other<br> aspects. The procedural development of print media and a changing understan= ding of what constitutes<br> the realm =91outside the mainstream=92 (and how these print media participa= te(d) in a broader, ongoing<br> cultural discussion) are aspects to consider: We are, for example, interest= ed in 19th and early 20th<br> century developments of chartist, spiritualist, indigenous, revolutionary, = suffragette, and abolitionist<br> periodicals, the little magazines of modernism, the first fanzines and pulp= magazines of the 30s and<br> 40s, the alternative and underground press of the (mid-)20th-century, the s= tyle press of the late 20th<br> century, and the current boom of indie magazines. In short: the constellati= on of newspapers and<br> magazines finding readers outside the mainstream, economically, aesthetical= ly, or ideologically=97<br> and depending on how the mainstream press is defined=97from 1800 to today.<= br> Topics may include but are not limited to</div> <div><br> The politics of the (digital) archive<br> Histories of specific periodicals<br> Censorship<br> Questions of terminology: =91alternative,=92 =91independent,=92 =91little,= =92 =91underground,=92 =91mainstream,=92 =91pulp=92<br> as applicable to periodicals<br> The periodicals of subcultures/scenes/neo-tribes<br> (Fan)zines<br> Dissident periodicals<br> Scrapbooking/repurposing/recycling<br> Independent magazines today and authenticity<br> Feminist and gay periodicals<br> Ethnic and indigenous periodicals<br> Periodicals of diaspora communities<br> Avant-garde networks through and aesthetic experiments with periodicals<br> Periodicals in minority languages<br> Specialist periodicals with small readerships<br> <br> Please send abstracts of no more than 300 words and a short bio note in Eng= lish or German to<br> [email protected]<br> and<br> [email protected]<br> by January 31, 2020.<br> <br> We especially encourage advanced graduate students, PhD students, and ECR t= o apply.<br> Pending approval, accommodation and travel expenses will be partly covered.= <br> Please note that we will take until February 29, 2020 to review the proposa= ls.<br> <br> Organisers: Dr. Sabina Fazli, Seminar f=FCr Englische Philologie, Georg-Aug= ust-Universit=E4t<br> G=F6ttingen<br> Frank E. Newton, Obama Institute, Johannes-Gutenberg Universit=E4t Mainz</d= iv> <br> <p></p> <p><br> </p> <div id=3D"Signature"> <div id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper" dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12pt; color= :rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,"EmojiFont"= ,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,&q= uot;Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols"> <p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Dr. Sabina Fazli</span></p> <p><br> </p> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt"></span> <p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin</span></p= > <span style=3D"font-size:11pt"></span> <p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Johannes-Gutenberg-Universit=E4t Mainz</s= pan></p> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt"></span> <p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Fachbereich 05 - Department of English an= d Linguistics</span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"><br> </span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Jakob Welder Weg 20 <br> </span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">55218 Mainz<br> </span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"><br> </span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"><a href=3D"http://www.transnationalperiod= icalcultures.net/" class=3D"OWAAutoLink" id=3D"LPNoLP">http://www.transnati= onalperiodicalcultures.net/</a><br> </span></p> <p><br> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt"></span></p> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt"></span></div> </div> </div> <p></p> </div> </body> </html> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D General list info and FAQ: <a href=3D"http://comm.umn.edu/~grodman/cultstud.html" target=3D"_blank">http://comm.umn.edu/~grodman/cultstud.html</a> --_000_7c2eec4ba8144100964e4b9975f70c6eunimainzde_--