WE WANT YOU!
(SUBMIT TO THE JOURNAL FOR INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS ASSOCIATION!)
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“Art” is, after all, in our journal’s name, so we would like to see an issue of the International Digital Media Arts Association journal address this aspect of our journal fully! Given the highly contentious understandings of “art” that exist in our various academic and social circles, and the explosion over the last 50 years of artistic experimentation with digital technologies and concepts, how do we understand “art” and being an artist today when the digital is involved? Has the rise in the use and teaching of digital technologies in art schools made people think about—and even practice—art differently? Are the websites we design acts of art? Or the mash-ups we see on YouTube? How might techniques of restoration figure in? How does the digital factor into art education and training? In short, is digital art—well, art? And why is art such a contentious concept?
Please send rough drafts of full articles to Associate Editor Sharon Ross () by February 15th, 2012 with expectations of final polished article by May 21st.
The Journal of The International Digital Media and Arts Association responds to the rapidly developing field of digital media and arts in a variety of settings— academic, educational, artistic, political, and social. The editorial board invites original submissions that consider the development, application, and understanding of digital media and arts; the purpose of the journal is to promote awareness of this growing field and to prompt discussion about the issues that are a part of our increasingly digital world.
In keeping with IDMAA’s mission of serving a wide range of educators, practitioners, scholars, and organizations with interests in digital media, contributors are encouraged to consider formats for their submissions that best suit the goal of the author. To that end, contributions can take one of the following formats:
1) Traditional Peer-reviewed Research Articles
Authors interested in peer-review should indicate this with their submission. Please provide author identification on the title page only. This title page should also include: the complete title, your postal address, email address, and phone number. If the article refers to the author in any way, please provide an alternative moniker for the purposes of blind review. A second page should consist of a 75-100 word abstract. Please be sure to utilize page numbering. Peer-reviewed articles are expected to be at least 15 pages long, and no longer than 25 (double-spaced)—including a final section with notes and references. Notes and references should appear at the end of the article, double-spaced. Please follow the current Chicago Manual of Style and submit your document in rich text format.
2) Commentary and Criticism
Authors interested in non-peer-reviewed contributions should indicate this with their submission. The title page should include: author’s name, the complete title, your postal address, email address, and phone number. Please be sure to utilize page numbering. Commentary and Criticism articles should be at least 5 pages long, and no longer than 15 (double-spaced)—including a final section with notes and references. Notes and references should appear at the end of the article, double-spaced. Please follow the current Chicago Manual of Style and submit your document in rich text format.
Commentary and Criticism contributors are encouraged to push the boundaries of the traditional; the journal will consider interviews, opinion pieces and editorials, reviews of books, articles, and digital media artwork, etc., as well as shorter academic and scholarly articles.
All authors should send full electronic versions of their article to Dr. Sharon Ross, Associate Editor, at: . The electronic attachment should be in rich text (.rtf). Please include in a separate document a 75-100 word bio.