Call for book chapter.
EDTECH Editor-Beil
Folks,
Two colleagues of mine are editing a book on Global, Migration, Technology and
Transculturation and are soliciting book chapter proposals. Please look at the
call if this sounds interesting.
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Call for Chapters: Edited Collection on Global, Migration, Technology and
Transculturation
Deadline for sending Detailed Abstracts: December 15, 2009
For the Edited Collection:
Global Migration, Technology and Transculturation
Edited by Myna German, Ph.D.
Delaware State University
and
Padmini Banerjee, Ph.D.
Delaware State University
To be published by Lindenwood University Press, St. Charles, Mo.
OVERVIEW OF TOPIC AREA
Human migration is not a new phenomenon. History and legend are replete with
examples of voluntary and forced migrations through the centuries and the
social implications for migrants and their host societies. In the new country,
immigrants may consciously or unconsciously choose to engage and assimilate,
accommodate or integrate, seclude or separate themselves, or sometimes the host
society may marginalize them. As "circular" migrations and multiple migrations
(sojourns) become more likely today than permanent one-way migrations, today's
transnational migrants do not "leave" or "arrive" in the manner that immigrants
a hundred years ago may have, as migration is not as final and they can return
home. Some migrate more than once in a lifetime or over two or three
generations, have multiple involvements - family, social and business - across
home and host societies, and often return to their home-countries to visit or
spend their twilight years there. They establish enduring and extensive social
fields and networks across geo-political and socio-cultural borders, choosing
to integrate old and new identities rather than completely assimilate into the
new country and subsume their old identities. Today, many transnational
migrants live "dual", sometimes even "multiple", lives transcending national
borders and between two or more worlds, often sustained by their communities
and compatriots, locally and from a distance. Fernando Ortiz's concept of
transculturation encompassing the processes of acculturation, deculturation and
neoculturation provides a useful framework for examining cross-cultural
adaptation. At the same time, the exponential growth of technologies over the
last few decades in global travel and large-scale communication has shaped
these contemporary trends in migration and adaptation. A growing number of
scientists and researchers have begun to examine the social impact of these new
technologies interacting with the increased geographical mobility related to
global migration. The burgeoning of initiatives, studies, journals and forums
have created a dynamic infrastructure for migration studies scholars. Once
viewed as a marginal topic, global migration and its implications for the world
at large is now a central concern in the social sciences, economic and
political debates and dialogues.
Our main objective for this edited collection to contribute to this ongoing
dialogue by bringing together a wide-ranging yet coherent and representative
variety of theoretical and empirically based perspectives focused on the
intersection of technology and global migration and their implications for
transculturation outcomes through thoughtful and thought-provoking articles
situated within an interdisciplinary framework. The key questions guiding the
organization of this book are: What old and new theories inform studies of
these processes involved in international or global migration? How can a better
understanding of migration, technology and transculturation in the early 21st
century contribute to a better understanding of contemporary societies? What
methodologies are being used by researchers investigating these areas? What are
some new and enduring issues that are emerging as we move into the second
decade of the 21st century and which need to be properly labeled before they
can be addressed appropriately?
Through the eyes of contributors from a variety of disciplines, we would like
our readers to be able to acquire a balanced, nuanced and in-depth
understanding of the constellation of important circumstances and processes
associated with large-scale migration that affect most of the world's
population today and which will continue to have a significant global impact in
decades ahead. The collection would provide readers with the foundational
knowledge needed to construct a viable framework for conceptualizing and
understanding the interactions among a set of large-scale social processes -
global migration, technology and transculturation - and their widespread
implications. We hope that the "dialogue across disciplines" in the book will
provide a platform for our readers to grapple with new issues as they emerge in
order to find solutions to contemporary and future dilemmas and conundrums.
AUDIENCE FOR THIS PROPOSED TEXT
These audiences/groups might use this text for a variety of reasons:
* Educators and researchers in the social sciences exploring the
inter-connections between technology, global migration and transculturation
outcomes
* Executives, managers, and other business decision makers operating on a
global level and attempting to better understand their customers, employees and
associates
* Administrators of local, state, federal or international non-profit/
non-governmental agencies that work to address the concerns of migrant
populations, whether they are voluntary immigrants, refugees seeking political
asylum or state-less persons who have been accidental victims of economic and
political upheavals or ethnic cleansings
* Policy makers and legislators who can affect the legal-political climate for
migrants within host countries and the implications and intricacies of
international law for these segments of the world's population
RECOMMENDED TOPICS
Possible topics for this publication may include, but are not limited to, the
following:
- Historical and contemporary trends in global migration, development of
technologies and cross-cultural and transnational adaptation
- How the uses of technologies have both benefited and negatively affected
lives of migrants and those they are associated with
- Social, cultural, economic and political processes affecting global
migration, technology and cross-cultural and transnational adaptation
- Implications of regional and global trends in policy formulation
involving international law and human rights
- Perspectives on future trends in global migration, technology and
socio-cultural adaptation, how ongoing technology developments might continue
to affect the processes of migration and adaptation
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Prospective authors are invited to submit chapter proposals of 200-500 words on
or before December 15, 2009. In their proposal, prospective authors should
clearly explain:
* The purpose and the contents of their proposed chapter
* How their proposed chapter relates to the overall objectives of the book
* Previously published works may also be considered based on their direct
relevance to the themes in this collection, in which case permission for use
would have to be obtained
Authors will be notified of the status of their proposal and sent chapter
organization guidelines by January 1, 2010. Final drafts of chapters will be
due by March 1, 2010.
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Regards,
Jaiwant Mulik.
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Director of Academic Computing and Computer Science Instructor
St. Mark's School, Southborough, MA
(508) 786-6155
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St. Mark's School, Southborough, MA
(508) 786-6155
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