Following successful symposia on Interiors and Film in New York and Kingston, UK, Professor Pat Kirkham and Kingston University’s Modern Interiors Research Centre (MIRC: Director Professor Penny Sparke) call for proposals for articles and chapters for two publications. The first is a book that Bloomsbury will publish (Rebecca Barden and her team will be guiding the process at the publishing end).

SERIES Vol 5 No 2 – Television Serials in Asia – Call for papers This themed issue of Series aims to contribute to the study of television serials produced in the Asian region and make them more widely known. The television serial is a prominent expression of popular culture across Asia, especially in China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, but has not been extensively studied.

Nationalism has been a defining feature of American history, politics, and international relations. From the Declaration of Independence and the Four Freedoms of Franklin D. Roosevelt, through the “shining city upon a hill,” the “melting pot,” “affluent society,” and consumerism, the United States has created an exceptional, expansive, and open image of itself as the “global nation” founded on a set of seemingly universal principles.

The seventh International Association for Cultural Studies Crossroads conference held at the University of the West Indies (Jamaica) was themed “Of Sacred Crossroads”. The conference call for papers asked for a consideration of issues surrounding the dialogue between humanity and spirituality.

Journal of Alternative and Community Media SPECIAL ISSUE “The “Other” Alternatives: Political Right-Wing Media On- and Offline” CALL FOR PAPERS – EXTENDED DEADLINE Guest Editors: André Haller, University of Bamberg, Germany (andre.haller@uni-bamberg.de) Kristoffer Holt, Linnæus University, Sweden (kristoffer.holt@lnu.se) Renaud de La Brosse, Linnæus University, Sweden (renaud.delabrosse@lnu.se) Research on alternative media is deeply rooted

“SERIES. International Journal of TV Serial Narratives” (series.unibo.it) is an open access and peer-reviewed journal, with ISSN and indexed in major international databases. It publishes 2 issues per year, and is mainly devoted to television seriality. It is a joint project by Universitat Politècnica de València (Escola Politècnica Superior de Gandia/DCADHA) and Università di Bologna.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Special Issue on “Making time in digital societies: Considering the interplay of media, data and temporalities” in New Media & Society Guest Editors: Christine Lohmeier (University of Bremen), Anne Kaun (Södertörn University), &

With the invention of radio, the stories that we heard came to us through the airwaves. In the past, audiences tuned in to listen to their favorite shows, including soap operas/serialized narratives. With the advertisers’ support (mainly soap and detergent companies in the US context), radio channels produced and aired serial dramas regularly.

“A Part of Something Bigger”: Critical Approaches to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and The Avengers A Special Issue of Slayage: The Journal of the Whedon Studies Association Co-Editors: Erin Giannini and Eve Bennett Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. fan art Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. / The Avengers represent something of an anomaly in the Whedonverse/Mutant Enemy canon;

Issue Guest Editors: Claire Perkins (Monash University) and Michele Schreiber (Emory University) Working in television has historically been considered ‘bread and butter’ labour for female filmmakers around the world.