Call for Papers, No. 33, April 2024

The Editorial Board of the AM Journal of Art and Media Studies invites all potential contributors to send their proposals for issue No. 33/April 2024 with the theme Aesthetic Learning and Sustainability. Guest editors for this issue are Lisa Giombini (Roma Tre University, Italy) and Marta Benenti (University of Murcia, Spain).

Throughout their lives, human beings develop aesthetic preferences.  They learn to appreciate certain features of what surrounds them as aesthetically valuable and make aesthetic choices.  Importantly, aesthetic preferences govern decisions in everyday life, in art-related domains, and concerning the preservation of cultural heritage, the design of urban environments, and, crucially, the conservation of natural ecosystems.  In particular, the acquisition and development of aesthetic preferences are tightly intertwined with individual and collective behaviors affecting the environment.  In recent years, the notion of sustainability has been increasingly juxtaposed with that of aesthetic appreciation (Berleant 2014; Brady 2014; Saito 2017; Lehtinen 2019; 202; Mikkonen 2021).  At the same time, artistic practices related to the topic of climate change and environmental sustainability more generally have multiplied (Welsh 2020; Simoniti 2023).

Through the collection of research papers, this issue of the Journal of Art and Media Studies aims to promote the discussion about the relationship between the learning of aesthetic values in different artistic fields and the rise of environmental awareness.

TYPES OF CONTRIBUTIONS

Research articles that initiate a debate, offer a point of view on current trends in aesthetics and the philosophy of art, analyze a case study, or introduce a scholarly discussion should be between 3,000 and 5,000 words (including footnotes and a list of references). An abstract should be added of no more than 150 words.

Book reviews should be about 1,000 words. Please contact the editors in advance if you wish to submit a book review.

Artist Portfolio should contain 4 pages with illustrations and 1,500 words of text. Please contact the editors in advance if you wish to submit an Artist Portfolio.

Stylistic Guidelines are available here: https://fmkjournals.fmk.edu.rs/index.php/AM/about/submissions

Language of Contribution: English.

Manuscripts and accompanying material must be sent by e-mail to both guest issue editors (lisa.giombini@uniroma3.it, marta.benenti@um.es) and to Journal address: amjournal@outlook.com

Submission deadline: January 31, 2024

All submissions will undergo a double-blind review process.

If you have any questions, please contact the editors at: lisa.giombini@uniroma3.it; marta.benenti@um.es