Call for Papers extended: CyberOrient: Online Journal of the Virtual Middle East New submission deadline: 31 October 2011 Call Description CyberOrient (http://www.cyberorient.net/) is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Middle East Section of the American Anthropological Association in collaboration with the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague. The aim of the journal is to provide research and theoretical considerations on the representation of Islam and the Middle East, the very areas that used to be styled as an “Orient”, in cyberspace, as well as the impact of the internet and new media in Muslim and Middle Eastern contexts. This issue of CyberOrient aims to bring together the state of the art research dealing with the growing influence of the internet and new media in the Middle East. Key questions include, yet are not limited to, the following: - What is the role of the internet and new media, including social sites, in the ongoing political and social changes in the Arab world and the Middle East? - Does the proliferation of sites by individuals from various cultural backgrounds democratize political and religious behavior in the Middle East? - What does the internet and the social networks it enables offer to groups who have not traditionally had access to an open public domain for expression, especially women and marginalized sects? - Does the wide range of views posted on the internet foster tolerance and greater understanding on current issues of political and religious strife? - What is the impact of the virtual Islamic community on the practices of Muslims worldwide? - How does access to internet cafes and global connections influence cultural norms in Middle Eastern societies? - What role do new media such as video games and video clips play in the identity construction of Middle Eastern and Muslim youth? Submission Details Please submit a manuscript no longer than 8000 words to the editors as an e-mail attachment to Daniel.M.Varisco@hofstra.edu and vsisler@gmail.com no later than 31 October 2011. Please format your submission as follows: - Cover page with your name, affiliation, address, article title - Second page with article title, abstract (150-200 words) and four or five key words. Do not put your name on this page or on the pages of the following text. - Article with references at the end, following the AAA format (http://www.aaanet.org/publications/guidelines.cfm). Please note all papers will be subject to anonymous peer review following submission. Important dates 31 October 2011: Deadline for manuscript submission 31 December 2011: Announcement of results of peer-review February 2012: Publication of the issue Inquiries and submission of manuscripts should be addressed to: Daniel Martin Varisco Department of Anthropology 200 Davison Hall Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 11549 (516) 463-5590 (office) (516) 463-6250 (fax) Daniel.M.Varisco@hofstra.edu Vit Sisler New Media Studies Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague U Krize 8, Praha 5, 158 00 (+420) 251 080 205 (office) vsisler@gmail.com CyberOrient on Facebook and Twitter http://www.facebook.com/CyberOrient http://twitter.com/CyberOrient