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Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2016 12:52:17
From: Chaka Chaka [kgauwe at webmail.co.za]
Subject: Call for Book Chapters: Handbook of Research on Multidisciplinary Issues Surrounding African Diasporas

 
Call for Book Chapters: 

Full Book Chapter Submission Deadline: February 15, 2016:
Handbook of Research on Multidisciplinary Issues Surrounding African Diasporas

A book edited by Chaka Chaka & Charles C. Mann
To be published by IGI Global:
 
Introduction:

Classically and prototypically meaning scattering and dispersion (especially
of human beings), diaspora has multiple definitions and can be conceptualized
from varied disciplinary and epistemological perspectives. However, as a
construct, diaspora cannot and need not be confined to a single, static and
valorized authoritative definitional fingerprint. It has to be seen in its
entirety with its related variants and permutations as informed by relevant
epistemological premises and relevant theoretical underpinnings. The analogy
that can be employed here about diaspora is different shades of diaspora to
refer to its many variants and permutations. The functional value of this
analogy is that it refocuses the construct of diaspora as it relates to
multiplicity of individuals as instantiated by labels as such as Jewish
diaspora, Indian diaspora, African diaspora, and so on. In the context of this
handbook of research, this resonates with African diasporas in its plural
sense as within African nationalities there are many and varied forms of
diaspora which, in turn, have their own variants and permutations. It is this
plural sense of African diaspora that the handbook seeks to explore,
investigate and interrogate through the instrumentality of new frameworks, new
methods, new approaches and new models as they relate to their respective
cognate disciplines. 
In this case, three implications are embodied by this handbook of research
project. First, this handbook seeks to provide a fresh lens through which to
explore, investigate and interrogate African diasporas as a field of study
that, like many other areas of study, can meaningfully contribute to the
existing body of scholarly knowledge. Second, the handbook is intended to
achieve the following two core knowledge generating goals: to undertake an
extensive and in-depth scholarly treatment of African diasporas - based mainly
on original research grounded in requisite literature and informed by relevant
methodological tools - by scholars, researchers and practitioners from
disparate disciplines; and to mount an extensive and in-depth scholarly
exposition of African diasporas by scholars, researchers and practitioners
from disparate disciplines with an eye to making a significant conceptual or
empirical synthesis that advances the scholarship of African diasporas as a
subject area. Third, the handbook provides an opportunity for scholars,
researchers and practitioners from varied disciplines to appropriate African
diasporas (both as a construct and as a field of study) as a launching pad to
explore, investigate and interrogate African global human movements and
trajectories together with their related global contours.

Issues related to African diaspora may have been researched and documented
accordingly. However, there exists a scholarly need to investigate and
interrogate African diasporas (in a plural form) using new frameworks,
methods, approaches and models drawn from diverse disciplines (e.g., social
sciences, humanities, Internet-human interaction, information and
communication technology, online environments, social networking, and the
digital world) that can be presented in a composite research handbook. This is
particularly so since real life African diasporas, virtual African diasporas,
and the interface between the two realms of Africa diasporas remain a
seemingly uncharted and untapped area. It is this area and a plethora of
topics on African diasporas as recommended below, that this research handbook
intends investigating and exploring. 

So, some of the questions this research handbook will try to answer are the
following: 

- What new frameworks, methods, approaches and models for investigating and
interrogating African diasporas can scholars, researchers and practitioners
share with their peers and others?
- What documented and researched life-changing and real life experiences of
African diasporas can scholars, researchers and practitioners from different
regions share with their peers and others?
- What are projects, pilots, experiments, initiatives and case studies
focusing on African diasporas scholars, researchers and practitioners from
different regions can share with their peers and others?
- What thought-provoking, well-argued, high-quality and cutting-edge essays
interrogating African diasporas can scholars, researchers and practitioners
share with their peers and others?
NB: Poor quality or poorly framed contributions, or contributions that merely
recycle or plagiarize ideas, views, frameworks, methods, approaches and models
will not be considered!

Objective of the Book:

The overall aim of this publication is to provide a two-volume collection of
research on African diasporas using new frameworks, methods, approaches and
models from an international group of scholars, researchers and practitioners.
The Handbook of Research on African Diasporas: New Frameworks, Methods,
Approaches and Models will provide a rich collection of critical analyses,
case studies, empirical research, and best practices. The handbook will be of
great benefit to a multi- and cross-disciplinary audience of scholars,
researchers, practitioners, professionals, administrators and students in
social sciences, the humanities, information and communication technology,
online environments, social media, computers and the Internet. The handbook
will also have a high scholarly impact on and be of a great academic value for
this composite audience. Besides, some of the stakeholders from this audience
might want to use it as a reference book. So, its publication is justified on
this basis.

Target Audience:

The handbook will bring together a pool of respected authorities from around
the globe to provide a comprehensive coverage of the most important issues,
concepts, trends and debates on African diasporas for a multi- and
cross-disciplinary audience of scholars, researchers, practitioners,
professionals, administrators and students in social sciences, the humanities,
information and communication technology, online environments, social media,
computers and the Internet.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to the following:

Contributors are welcome to submit chapters on the following topics relating
to African diasporas: 

-  Defining diaspora
- Typologies of diaspora
- Theorizing, historicizing and periodizing African diasporas
- African diasporization
- African diasporas and peoples
- African diasporas and migrations
- African diasporas and trans-border mobility
- African diasporas and transnationalities
- African diasporas, pan-nationalism and cosmopolitanism
- African diasporas, postcoloniality and postmodernity
- African diasporas, transnational spaces and communities
- African diasporas and languages
- African diasporas and imagined narratives
- African diasporas and identities
- African diasporas and online identities
- African diasporas and mediated identities
- African diasporas and social media networking
- African diasporas, the Internet and online life
- African diasporas and online life
- African diasporas in the age of information technology and the Internet
- African diasporas, job creation and the discourse of intrusion
- African diasporas and, labor market and career opportunities
- African diasporas and the narrative of entitlement
- African diasporas, education and learning
- African diasporas and trans-human relations
- African diasporas, heritage and cultural pluralism
- African diasporas and indigenous knowledge systems
- African diasporas, survivalism and territorialism
- African diasporas, othering and stereotyping
- African diasporas and shades of xenophobia
- African diasporas, power and conflicts
- African diasporas and law
- African diasporas and politics
- African diasporas, ethics and morality

Submission Procedure:

African diaspora scholars, researchers and practitioners are invited to submit
full book chapters (8,000 - 12,000 words) on or before February 15, 2016, via
email for review. Only relevant book chapters that focus on the content and
address the issues informed by the overall objectives of the book will be
considered for acceptance. Authors of accepted book chapters will be notified
by March 15, 2016 to revise their book chapters. Revised book chapters are
expected to be submitted on April 30, 2016, and final book chapters are
expected to be submitted on June 30, 2016. All submitted book chapters will be
subjected to on a double-blind review process. Where necessary, contributors
may also be requested to serve as blind reviewers for this project.

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. For additional
information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This
book is anticipated to be released in 2016.

Important Dates:

Full Book Chapter Submission Deadline: February 15, 2016
Double Blind Review Process: February 16-March 16, 2016
Notification of Acceptance: March 22, 2016
Revised Book Chapter Submission: April 30, 2016
Final Book Chapter Submission: June 30, 2016
Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or
by mail to:
Dr. Chaka Chaka
Faculty of Humanities, Tshwane University of Technology
Private Bag X680, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
Tel.: +(0)12 382-4716
E-mail: chakachaka8 at gmail.com
OR
Prof. Charles C. Mann
Faculty of Humanities, Tshwane University of Technology
Private Bag X680, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
Tel.: +(0)12 382-9557
E-mail: MannC at tut.ac.za

NB: Please ensure that the submission you email to one editor is also CC’ed
(copied) to the other author.

A: Details to Keep in Mind for Your Full Chapter Submission

Chapters must:

- be submitted in Microsoft® Word.
- be typewritten in English in APA style

- Originality of chapters. Only ORIGINAL chapters will be accepted for
publication. Upon acceptance of your chapter, you will be required to sign a
warranty that your chapter is original and has NOT been submitted for
publication or published elsewhere.
- Revised chapters. IGI Global will not publish a chapter that is a “revised”
version of a chapter that you published elsewhere. While your chapter may
certainly be based on the same data and research as another chapter published
by you, the chapter you submit to IGI Global must be a completely new and
original work—in other words, it must NOT have the same wording or formatting
as another chapter previously published by you. 
- Images. IGI Global requests that your chapter not contain more than five to
eight images (images include screenshots, figures, tables, graphics, etc.)

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Please see “Chapter Organization and Formatting” [below] for an example). If
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- Tables can be included in the text of your chapter if they were created in
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(see above) and submitted separately. 
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- While some examples of references in APA style are included in the following
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http://www.apastyle.org/previoustips.html.
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- ''In most organizations, data resources are considered to be a major
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communicative environment provided by these tools can foster language
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that you may have adapted from one of their images, it is your responsibility
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capitalization, the appearance of block quotes and bulleted and numbered
lists, as well as the placement of images on your pages may be adjusted
accordingly during the typesetting phase. 
Please see the document below for instructions regarding the content and
styling of your chapter. Thank you.

-  Chapter Organization and Formatting
Title
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Abstract
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Background (Subhead style 1- Arial, Size 12, Bold)
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CONCLUSION
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remarks.

REFERENCES
References should relate only to the material you actually cited within your
chapter (this is not a bibliography). References should be in APA style and
listed in alphabetical order. Please do not include any abbreviations.

Authored book:
Author, A. A. (1994). Title of work. Location/City, State: Publisher.

Edited book:
Zhao, F. (Ed.). (2006). Maximize business profits through e-partnerships.
Hershey, PA: IRM Press.
Chapter in an edited book:
Jaques, P. A., & Viccari, R. M. (2006). Considering students’ emotions in
computer-mediated learning environments. In Z. Ma (Ed.), Web-based intelligent
e-learning systems: Technologies and applications (pp. 122-138). Hershey, PA:
Information Science Publishing.
Instance of publication in press:
Junho, S. (in press). Roadmap for e-commerce standardization in Korea.
International Journal of IT Standards and Standardization Research.
Journal article:
Sawyer, S., & Tapia, A. (2005). The sociotechnical nature of mobile computing
work: Evidence from a study of policing in the United States. International
Journal of Technology and Human Interaction, 1(3), 1-14.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation or master’s theses:
Wilfley, D. (1989). Interpersonal analyses of bulimia: Normal-weight and
obese. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri, Columbia.
Paper presented at … :
Lanktree, C., & Briere, J. (1991, January). Early data on the Trauma Symptom
Checklist for Children (TSC-C). Paper presented at the meeting of the American
Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, San Diego, CA. 
Published proceedings:
Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (1991). A motivational approach to self:
Integration in personality. In R. Dienstbier (Ed.), Nebraska Symposium on
Motivation: Vol. 38. Perspectives on motivation (pp. 237-288). Lincoln:
University of Nebraska Press.
Web site:
VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the
selection of resources by psychology undergraduates. Journal of Bibliographic
Research, 5, 117-123. Retrieved October 13, 2001, from
http://jbr.org/articles.html 

ADDITIONAL READING SECTION
In this section, please provide a list of 25-50 additional readings (e.g.
journal articles, book chapters, case studies, etc.). You, as the contributing
author(s), are the best source for suggestions on additional readings in your
respective field. APA style must be followed for this section. 
Key Terms & Definitions (Subhead 1 style) 
Keyword: Definition of Keyword. 
Please provide 7-10 key terms related to the topic of your chapter and clear,
concise definitions (in your own words) for each term. Place your terms and
definitions after the references section of your chapter.
 



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