Blogging Issue Publication Announcement Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture Reconstruction is proud to announce the publication of its Vol. 6, No. 4 (2006) themed issue, "Theories/Practices of Blogging," which can be found at http://reconstruction.eserver.org. Featured in the issue: * Craig Saper, "Blogademia" * danah boyd, "A Blogger's Blog: Exploring the Definition of a Medium" * Tama Leaver, "Blogging Everyday Life" * Erica Johnson, "Democracy Defended: Polibloggers and the Political Press in America" * Carmel L. Vaisman, "Design and Play: Weblog Genres of Adolescent Girls in Israel" * David Sasaki, "Identity and Credibility in the Global Blogosphere" * Anna Notaro, "The Lo(n)g Revolution: The Blogosphere as an Alternative Public Sphere?" * Emerald Tina, "My Life in the Panopticon: Blogging From Iran" * Various Authors, "Webfestschrift for Wealth Bondage/The Happy Tutor" * Lilia Efimova, "Two papers, me in between" * Lauren Elkin, "Blogging and (Expatriate) Identity" * Various Bloggers, "Why I Blog" --- Call for Papers Reconstruction is now accepting submissions for the following upcoming theme issues: * Class, Culture and Public Intellectuals (deadline: December 1, 2006) * Visualization and Narrative (deadline: December 15, 2007) * Fieldwork and Interdisciplinary Research (no deadline set) For individual CFP requirements and guest editor contact information, please check our "Upcoming Issues" page at http://reconstruction.eserver.org/upcoming.shtml. Reconstruction is also accepting submissions for upcoming Open Issues. The next Open Issue is scheduled for publication in Fall 2007. Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture (ISSN: 1547-4348) is an innovative cultural studies journal dedicated to fostering an intellectual community composed of scholars and their audience, granting them all the ability to share thoughts and opinions on the most important and influential work in contemporary interdisciplinary studies. Reconstruction publishes one open issue and three themed issues quarterly--more or less in the third week of January, April, July, October. Submissions may be created from a variety of perspectives, including, but not limited to: geography, cultural studies, folklore, architecture, history, sociology, psychology, communications, music, political science, semiotics, theology, art history, queer theory, literature, criminology, urban planning, gender studies, graphic design, etc. Both theoretical and empirical approaches are welcomed. As a peer reviewed journal, submissions to Reconstruction are read in traditional double-blind fashion, critiqued, and subsequently either returned to the author for revision or accepted for publication. In the case of disputed articles, the readers unable to come to a consensus, the article will be read by an additional reader and then, again, decided upon for future publication. Articles accepted for publication are done so under the following conditions: 1) If the article has not appeared in English previously, the article will not appear in publication before its publication in Reconstruction. 2) The author of said article is responsible for any and all legal complaints made against the work, and is thus financially responsible for any legal actions. 3) Any subsequent publication of the article, in any form, must acknowledge its earlier publication in Reconstruction. The author is responsible for gaining permission to use any copyrighted images or other materials. In matters of citation, it is assumed that the proper MLA format will be followed. Other citation formats are acceptable in respect to the disciplinary concerns of the author. For further information, please consult our Submission Guidelines found at http://reconstruction.eserver.org/guidelines.shtml. Reconstruction is indexed in the MLA International Bibliography. All submissions and submission queries should be written care of submissions at reconstruction.ws. -- Dr Tama Leaver Associate Lecturer (Higher Education Development) Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (M400) University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley WA 6009 Australia Ph: (+61 8) 6488 1502 Fax: (+61 8) 6488 1156 www: http://www.catl.uwa.edu.au blog: http://ponderance.blogspot.com edublog: http://tama.edublogs.org