Networking Knowledge, the journal of the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies (MeCCSA) Postgraduate Network, invites contributions from postgraduate students and early career researchers for publication in an upcoming issue focused on television, video-on-demand, and binge watching. Academic articles, creative work, interviews, and media reviews from any field of media, communication, and cultural studies are welcome.

Deadline: 22 June 2022 

For this issue, we take a broad definition of television, to include all small screen media, as well as viewing that occurs on other devices. The meaning of television changes in response to technological developments (streaming, mobile viewing, etc.) and audience behaviours (binge watching, fandoms, etc.). So too does our academic understanding of it as a traditional media form.

As such, we welcome wide-ranging topics that interrogate television, its media, its audiences, and its past and future. We are also interested in theoretical interventions that consider the direction of television studies as a whole.

Full article submissions are preferred, but abstracts and enquiries can be sent to Jen Mclevey, Editor-in-Chief, at jm981@exeter.ac.uk ahead of the deadline.

Along with this call, we continue our ongoing open submissions, as well as proposals for special issues and guest editorships for publication in 2022-23.

About Us

Networking Knowledge (cstonline.netojs.meccsa.org.uk/index.php/netknow/index) is the official publication of the MeCCSA Postgraduate Network It is a fully-indexed, open-access, peer-reviewed journal, run exclusively by, and featuring content solely from, postgraduate and early career researchers.

Networking Knowledge nurtures academic talent in the fields of media, communication and cultural studies, offering early career scholars a vibrant space for innovative scholarly debate, through opportunities to publish their work and to get involved in all stages of the editorial process.

How to Submit

Submission of completed contributions can be made online, via our website’s ‘Make a Submission’ button. Follow the instructions to complete your submission or, if you already have an account on our system, just sign in and click ‘New Submission’ from your Dashboard, following the instructions given.

Contributions should be between 5000 and 7000 words including abstract, keywords and references, but not including tables and appendices. Our journal style guides are available on our website. Your contribution will be assessed by the editorial team for suitability before being sent to double-blind peer review for feedback, if appropriate. We recommend browsing our issue archive to get a sense of the variety of work we have published in the past.

Alternatively, if you would like to enquire as to the suitability of your contribution, to get feedback on an abstract ahead of drafting a completed manuscript or to ask any other questions before making your submission, please email the Editor-in-Chief, Jen McLevey at jm981@exeter.ac.uk