The Senses & Society journal - Call for Sensory Design Review Articles
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A heightened interest in the role of the senses in society is rapidly supplanting older paradigms and challenging conventional theories of representation, which to date have prioritized the visual and textual over other media of experience. The Senses & Society is an international, refereed journal that provides a forum for the exploration of sensory communication and expression in history and across cultures. Highly interdisciplinary, it welcomes submissions from sensory history, the arts, sociology, anthropology, design, architecture, cultural and media studies.
Sensory Design Review articles may address sensory design objects, issues, practices and experiences in areas such as: architecture, design history, fashion, textiles, performance, gaming design, industrial design, interaction design, interior design, landscape design, material culture studies, sensory aesthetics, urban planning and other related design fields.
Some past example articles include:
Andre G. Afonso (2018) Urban art as platforms for bodily engagement and social encounters: the Modified Social Benches, The Senses and Society, 13:1, 108-113, DOI: 10.1080/17458927.2018.1425201
Mark D. Doerksen (2017) Electromagnetism and the Nth sense: augmenting senses in the grinder subculture, The Senses and Society, 12:3, 344-349, DOI: 10.1080/17458927.2017.1367487
Naomi Braithwaite (2017) Sensing creativity: the role of materials in shoe design, The Senses and Society, 12:1, 90-94, DOI: 10.1080/17458927.2016.1223786
Allison Kabel (2016) Disability, the Senses and Apparel: Design Considerations, The Senses and Society, 11:2, 206-210, DOI: 10.1080/17458927.2016.1196887
2021/22 Submission dates
Articles can be submitted to the Editor at anytime, but please note the forthcoming Journal issue and submission deadlines below:
November 2021 issue 16(3) – final deadline for submission to editor 7th August
March 2022 issue 17(1) – final deadline for submission to editor 10th December
July 2022 issue 17(1) – final deadline for submission to editor 8th April
Sensory design reviews should be submitted electronically (preferably in Microsoft Word) to the Sensory Design Reviews Editor, Sara Chong Kwan: schongkwan@fashion.arts.ac.uk
Please contact Sara if you have a proposal you would like to discuss before submitting.
Review article is 1,200-1,500 words plus a few images (author needs to handle image permissions) and an abstract.
Header requirements:
Title; keywords; information about the sensory design; notes on contributor; ORCID ID (if they have one); references.
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