*CFP* "CONTEMPORARY STORYTELLING METHODS ACROSS NEW MEDIA AND DISCIPLINES", CHAPTER BOOK

Stories are everywhere around us, from the ads on TV or music video clips, to the more sophisticated stories told by books or movies. Everything comes wrapped in a story and the means employed to weave the narrative thread are just as important as the story itself. In this context, there is a need to understand the role storytelling plays in our contemporary society, which has changed drastically in recent decades. The global society we belong to is no longer exclusively dominated by the time-tested narrative media such as literature or films, because new media such as videogames or social platforms have changed the way we understand, create and replicate stories.

Objective

The chief aim of this book is to provide the relevant theoretical framework which concerns storytelling in modern society, as well as the newest and most varied analyses and case studies in the field. In this sense, the chapters of this volume will follow the construction and interpretation of stories across a plethora of contemporary media and disciplines. By bringing together radical forms of storytelling in traditional disciplines and methods of telling stories across newer media, which are seldom the object of academic inquiry, this book will give a unique and kaleidoscopic picture of stories in today’s world.

Target Audience

The target audience of this book will be composed mainly of professionals, researchers and students working or studying in the field of narratology, literature, media studies, marketing and communication, sociology, or in the various other disciplines the chapters in this volume might touch upon, for example anthropology, religion or film studies. Moreover, for interested executives and entrepreneurs or prospective influencers, the chapters dedicated to marketing and social media may also provide insights into both the theoretical and the practical aspects of harnessing the power of storytelling in order to create a cohesive and impactful online image.

Recommended Topics

• Narrative theory reloaded 
• The language of modern stories 
• Methods of creating new stories 
• Extreme forms of narration 
• Visual storytelling in graphic novels or comics 
• The construction, deconstruction and reconstruction of the typical narrative timeline 
• New perspectives on old stories- re-imaginings and re-tellings 
• Radical play upon perspectives or character construction 
• Interactive forms of narration, in newer types of films or in videogames 
• The unusual juxtaposition of visual and linguistic means to create stories 
• The construction of unique characters in advertisements and marketing schemes 
• The parody of older ad campaigns 
• Branding or telling the story of the age in ad campaigns 
• Transmedia stories and storytelling 
• The role of stories in video games 
• The adaptation of literary or cinematic narratives to video games 
• Stories across social media 
• Political discourse and modern stories 
• Threads or collective stories on social media 
• The construction of stories with the aid of a specific social medium 
• The perpetuation of the same story across different media 
• The use and construction of religious stories in the digital age 
• Anthropology and storytelling in the modern world

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before April 7, 2020, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by April 14, 2020 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by May 21, 2020, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Contemporary Storytelling Methods Across New Media and Disciplines. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process.

All proposals should be submitted through the eEditorial Discovery®TM online submission manager.

Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. Additional information regarding the publisher. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2021.

Important Dates

April 7, 2020: Proposal Submission Deadline

April 14, 2020: Notification of Acceptance

May 21, 2020: Full Chapter Submission

July 4, 2020: Review Results Returned

August 1, 2020: Revisions Due From Authors

August 15, 2020: Final Acceptance Notification

August 29, 2020: Final Chapter Submission

lorena.mihaes@lls.unibuc.ro

Lorena Mihaes