CFP-->Encult: E-publishing

[Byron Hawk]

E N C U L T U R A T I O N:
A Journal of Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture

Call for Papers

Electronic Publishing in Rhetoric and Composition

The editors of _Enculturation_ seek papers for a special issue on
"Electronic Publishing in Rhetoric and Composition." Papers may address
but are not limited to these possible topics:

  * The value of electronic publications in terms of the job market,
tenure, merit pay, etc.
  * The value of editing e-journals for the above.
  * Issues of collaboration in writing/editing for the web.
  * New definitions of writing that arise with publishing in electronic
environments.
  * Why e-journals go print.
  * Why print journals go e.
  * Histories of electronic publishing in the discipline (journals and
web sites).
  * Web sites in Rhetoric and Composition and their relationship to
disciplinarity.
  * The status and/or form of the hypertext essay as a genre.
  * How (via what criteria) should we edit an electronic text?
  * Alternate formats for e-journals.
  * Ethos and electronic publishing.
  * Journal websites as advertising for print.
  * Libraries, archives, databases and electronic publishing.
  * The relationship between e-journals and academic presses.
  * The relationship among e-journals, departments, and universities.
  * Should e-journals be free or password protected?
  * Getting funding for e-journals.
  * E-journal or just journal: do e-journals need the qualification?
  * Electronic publishing and virtual rhetorics.
  * Post-print literacies and assessment.

IN ADDITION to academic projects/papers, we are interested in personal
narratives or editorials regarding positive or negative experiences with
review committees or editorial boards; musings about the impact of the
Internet on print journals or thoughts for future engagements;
multi-media projects; reviews of web sites/projects related to Rhetoric
and Composition; reviews of e-journals.

All submissions DUE by October 15, 2000. Please send submissions to:
enculturation@uta.edu
Or use our online Submission Form (text only):
http://www.uta.edu/huma/enculturation/submit.html

Byron Hawk c/o Enculturation
Dept. of English
University of Texas at Arlington
Box 19035
Arlington, TX
        http://www.uta.edu/huma/enculturation
ISSN: 1525-3120