Fw: New Journal

[Ken Ehrensal]

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> STUDIES IN LANGUAGE AND CAPITALISM
>
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>
> NEW ONLINE JOURNAL
> First Issue: November 2006
>
> http://www.languageandcapitalism.info/
>
> Editors:
> John E Richardson, Loughborough University, UK,
> Ian Roderick, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada,
> Katie Weir, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
>
> Studies in Language and Capitalism is a peer-reviewed online journal that 
> seeks to promote and freely distribute interdisciplinary critical 
> inquiries into the language and meaning of contemporary capitalism and the 
> links between economic, social and linguistic change in the world around 
> us. The journal is a project of the LNC Group listserv and stems from our 
> shared concern regarding the global spread of new economic ideologies and 
> specifically the way that neoliberals attempt to naturalise, and hence 
> entrench, social, political and economic inequalities.
>
> Studies in Language and Capitalism will publish substantial research 
> articles, shorter pieces and commentary. The journal will bridge the false 
> disciplinary boundaries erected between discourse analysis, linguistics, 
> communications, political science, sociology, history, and other related 
> fields. We welcome submissions not only from academics and researchers 
> analysing language in use, but also activists in social movements who see 
> language use as part of their concerns, journalists concerned with 
> language and rhetoric, and social researchers in other fields where the 
> politics of language is an issue.
>
> Though language is foregrounded in our title, Studies in Language and 
> Capitalism is equally interested in presenting research that addresses the 
> roles which semiosis as a whole plays in making capitalism meaningful. 
> Further, SLC will not limit itself to the economic field. We are also 
> interested in publishing work that examines the ramifications of 
> capitalism in fields such as culture, education, the mass media, politics 
> (both national and international), public and civil society, and in 
> relation to structured social inequalities on the basis of nationality, 
> 'race', religion, gender and sexuality.
>
> Possible areas of analysis include:
>
> representations of scarcity and abundance
> the state, governance and control
> coercion, hegemony and pedagogy
> dynamics of the public sphere
> development, dependency and globalisation
> historical and future conceptions of value
> relationships between technology and social action
> the restructuring of various public and private life domains including 
> education, labour, healthcare and development
> neo-feudalism and neo-corporatism
> the War on Terror and the Long War
> people's movements and socio-economic alternatives
> and a wide range of other topics.
>
> Studies in Language and Capitalism is seeking articles for the early 
> issues of the journal. Longer articles should be no longer than 8,000 
> words and shorter articles no longer than 4,000 words. A primary concern 
> of the journal is to provide open access to knowledge on a global basis. 
> Therefore, SLC will accept previously published papers, or drafts and 
> revisions thereof. Items previously published must still undergo the same 
> peer review process as all other submissions and will not necessarily be 
> accepted for publication by SLC. Please state if your submission has been 
> previously published, where, and whether the paper is a draft, an update, 
> or a piece you have permission to republish.
>
> Submissions will be refereed by reviewers. All articles should be 
> accompanied by an abstract of approximately 150 words and 5-10 keywords. 
> The journal uses the Harvard system of referencing with the author's name 
> and date in the text, and a full reference list in alphabetical order at 
> the end of the article.
>
> All submissions must be sent electronically as Microsoft Word documents 
> to: info at languageandcapitalism.info
>
> Forthcoming contributions include:
>
> Robert de Beaugrande (Universitá del Litorale, Slovenia): Critical 
> Discourse Analysis: History, Ideology, Methodology.
> Panayota Gounari (University of Massachusetts Boston, USA): Contesting the 
> Cynicism of Neoliberal Discourse: Moving Towards a Language of 
> Possibility.
> Peter Ives (University of Winnipeg, Canada): 'Global English': Linguistic 
> Imperialism or Practical Lingua Franca?
> Richard Jackson (University of Manchester, UK): Genealogy, Ideology, and 
> Counter-Terrorism: Writing Wars on Terrorism from Ronald Reagan to George 
> W. Bush Jr.
> Carmen Luke (University of Queensland, Australia): Eduscapes: Knowledge, 
> Capital and Cultures
>