[Sfts-students] Fwd: Journal of Science Fiction, Call for Papers for Special Issue

[andré carrington]

Greetings, everyone,

See the email below for a call for papers that will be of interest to many
of you.

Best,
andré

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From: Boynton, Anthony Dwayne <adboynton at ku.edu>
Date: Mon, Mar 18, 2024, 7:10 PM
Subject: Journal of Science Fiction, Call for Papers for Special Issue
To:


Greetings,

I hope this finds you well. I am A.D. Boynton II, the Managing Editor for
the Journal of Science Fiction. I am writing to faculty and staff
leadership of programs, orgs, and centers devoted to science and
speculative fiction studies about our call of papers attached below.

Feel free to submit an abstract or pitch an essay idea. Please share with
colleagues and students alike.

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The Journal of Science Fiction, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of
William Gibson’s Neuromancer and the 25th of The Matrix, will have a
special issue dedicated to Virtual Reality and Cyberspace. The Journal
seeks abstracts on topics concerning, but not limited to:

•   Virtual realities in the fiction of Isaac Asimov, William Gibson, Pat
Cadigan, Walter Mosley, Neal Stephenson, and others
•   Cyberspace and digital space in tv/film: The Matrix, Black Mirror,
Akira, M3GAN, Ex Machina, AI Love You, Digimon, Ghost in the Shell, etc.
•   Artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Cyberpunk and cyberfunk aesthetics, in film, music, and other media
• Telexistence, embodiment, especially with consideration to race, gender,
disability, memory, and other discourses
• Video games, gaming
 • Post and trans-humanisms
• Capitalism, cryptocurrency, and web economies
• VR and simulation application, especially in (sf) pedagogy, public
programming, engaged humanities

For this issue, articles are expected to be 4000 to 6000 words. Short
essays and book reviews of 1000 to 1500 words on similar topics are also
invited.

For inclusion in this special issue, submit an article abstract of 500
words or essay pitch to the Managing Editor by email (
anthony.boynton at museumofsciencefiction.org) with the subject line
indicating the special issue title. First review of abstracts will take
place by *May 1st, 2024* with notification to authors during the summer.

To stay in touch with our publication and programming, please like us on
Facebook at Journal of Science Fiction and follow us on Instagram
@mosfjournalofsciencefiction.

Best,
A.D. Boynton II
Managing Editor, JOSF
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