Call for Papers Virtual Sex: Pornography, Immersion, and Erotic EnvironmentsIssue of the online open access journal “AN-ICON. Studies in Environmental Images”https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/anicon/libraryFiles/downloadPublic/198 Edited by Ihsan Asman, Giovanna Maina, and Roberto P. Malaspina Deadline for submission of full articles: March 15, 2025 In a letter published in 1969 on Architectural Design, Donald Kenzotaki from the Bio-Cybernetic Institute of Tokaida, Japan, details the marvels of his research team’s latest invention. This ground-breaking device, known as “Cybersex,” is engineered to record the multimodal expressions of a sexual encounter, store them on a hard disk, and reproduce the experience for distribution to anyone seeking a…

Call for Chapters “Artificial Intelligence in Creative Industries: Psychological and Social Implications for Creators and the Public”To be published by Routledge Taylor & Francis Grouphttps://liveinnovation.org/call-for-chapters-artificial-intelligence-in-creative-industries/ Editors: Francisco Tigre Moura and Caterina Moruzzi Deadline for submission of abstracts: January 15, 2024 (Call will close when the maximum number of accepted proposals is reached) “Artificial Intelligence & Creativity: Psychological and Social Implications for Creators and The Public” aims to provide a comprehensive exploration of the transformative impact of AI on creativity from the perspectives of both creators and the public. This edited volume will focus on the complex interactions between humans and…

[NOTE: This is a Google-translated English version of a Call for Papers written in French. Submissions in English are invited but see the details below. –Matthew] Call for Contributions “The virtual and its avatars”For the journal Philosophical Implicationshttps://www.implications-philosophiques.org/appel-a-contributions-dossier-le-virtuel-et-ses-avatars/ Deadline for submission of abstracts: January 15, 2025 File coordinated by Charles Bodon, doctoral student in contemporary philosophy at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, attached to the Institute of Legal and Philosophical Sciences of La Sorbonne (ISJPS), Center for Contemporary Philosophy (PhiCo), Experience and Knowledge pole (EXeCO), UMR 8103, Paris 1-CNRS. INTRODUCTION Today, the virtual is put in the spotlight by…

Call for Papers Trextuality 2. Material Turns in Translation: Intermediality and CirculationSeptember 4-6, 2025The Anderson Centre for Translation Research and PracticeUniversity of Galway, Irelandhttps://translation.universityofgalway.ie/trextuality2/ Deadline for submissions: February 15, 2025 Keynote speakers:Karen Bennett (NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal)Piotr Blumczynski (Queen’s University Belfast, UK) The Anderson Centre for Translation Research and Practice at the University of Galway, Ireland, is delighted to announce the 2nd Trextuality Conference, scheduled on September 4-6, 2025. Following the success of the inaugural conference at the University of Turku (Finland) in September 2023, titled “Interdisciplinary Approaches to Translated and Multilingual Texts,” this second edition will focus on the…

Call for Papers: ‘Before, After and Beyond: Prequels and Sequels in Literature, Arts and Culture’A Special Issue of Journal of Adaptation in Film & PerformanceEdited by Annamária Fábián and Márta Minierhttps://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-adaptation-in-film-performance#call-for-papers Deadline for submission of abstracts: January 31, 2025 Proposals for scholarly articles, practitioners’ perspective essays and practitioner interviews are warmly invited for the upcoming special issue of the Journal of Adaptation in Film & Performance. This thematic issue will address adapting and recreating various forms of text into various modes of media through enhancing or challenging the concept of temporal and spatial continuity, i.e. through prequels and sequels.…

Call for Papers Leisure and TechnologiesSpecial issue of Leisure Studies Special Issue Editors:Damion Sturm (Massey University, NZ) – d.sturm@massey.ac.nzGarry Crawford (Salford University, UK) – G.Crawford@salford.ac.uk Deadline for submission of abstracts: December 20, 2024 This special issue explores the relationship between leisure and technology. With contemporary leisure activities often deeply shaped, if not potentially determined, by technological advancements and developments, a broader understanding of leisure and technology is required. This special issue looks to probe some of the ways in which technologies underpin, influence, infringe upon and/or furnish creations, opportunities for and expressions of leisure, while also contemplating how these affordances…