[CFP] CALL FOR PAPERS ISBN BOOK ON ‘INTERNET MEME’

CALL FOR PAPERS ISBN BOOK ON ‘INTERNET MEME’

 

Concept Note:

When Richard Dawkins introduced ‘Meme’ in his book The Selfish Gene in 1976, it was in a different context. Being an evolutionary biologist, he spoke of meme as a unit of cultural information spread by imitation. He drew a parallel with biological genes which he termed as ‘selfish’ and as being in control of their own reproduction and thus serving their own ends. Today, as one opens a social media page, one cannot ignore the innumerable memes that scrolls infinitely through the screen. There are memes of various categories that serve various purposes. For example, there are political memes, faith memes, cultural memes, fan memes, social memes, gender memes etc. Even, there have been meme wars between two groups supporting opposing ideologies. There have also been instances when one picture has been used by two opposing groups, but in different contexts. Internet Memes generally consists of an image embedded with a text at the top and at the bottom. The top text explains the context and the bottom text, its result. Film screenshots, cartoons, line drawing, celebrity images have been reproduced to create a meme. The meme generally sticks to one context. There has been an increase in Facebook pages that posts memes of only a certain kind. Also, there have been memes on memes itself. The trend of meme creation and sharing doesn’t seem to end soon.

We are looking for contributions for book chapters on the above mentioned theme. The manuscript should be an original research work on a sub-theme of Internet Memes. It can include but not restricted to:

• Political memes
• Science memes
• Faith memes
• Meme wars
• Religious memes
• Cultural memes
• Social memes
• Gender memes
• Memes as cultural indicator

Note:

1. The manuscripts should be written in APA style sheet.
2. The last date of submission of full articles is August 15, 2020.
3. Word limit should be between 3500-4000 words. 
4. Please send your query and full paper along with abstracts to bose.sarita@gmail.com.
5. WhatsApp no – 9874613512   
6. The book will be an edited volume published by Gaze Publication, Kolkata. It is a reputed publisher in the field of academics.
7. It will have ISBN Number.
8. The book will be marketed nationally and internationally.
9.  All submissions will go through a screening process. There will be a blind peer review for each paper. Only selected papers will be published in the book. 
10. Selected contributors will need to buy their own hard copy once the book is published.
11. There is no processing/publication fee.

EDITORS:

Sarita Bose: She is an Assistant Professor at Amity University, Kolkata. Having more than 7 years of teaching experience in the field of Journalism and Mass Communication, she has been published in many books and journals. You can visit www.sarita28k.wordpress.com for more information. She is widely published and her latest book Multiplexes and Indian Cinema has been released recently.  

Soumik Kanti Ghosh: He is an Professor of Economics, Lal Baba College, Kolkata. Having more than 15 years of teaching experience both in economics and mass media, he has been published in many platforms such as print medium, online journals and books. He has taught in Asutosh College and had been a Guest Lecturer at Rabindra Bharati University. He had authored books on economics as well as films. His latest book is on Mrinal Sen which has received wide appreciation.