<div dir="ltr"><div><br>Digimag 75 / Spring Issue<br>Digital Identities, Self Narratives<br>International Call for Papers</div><div>Deadline: 7 May 2017</div><div><br></div><div>Identity
is becoming a fluid concept, encompassing different domains of the
self. How are identities affected by technology and digital tools? What
is the role of art in shaping this notion? The Digimag Journal is back
with a new international call for papers from its independent publishing
house Digicult Editions. This is the second call after the official
launch the last beginning of March, we are waiting for your
contributions</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.digicult.it/digimag-journal/" target="_blank">http://www.digicult.it/<wbr>digimag-journal/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>----</div><div><br></div><div>One
of the most interesting aspects of our relationship with technology is
the way we relate to other people and create new identity narratives
through it. Internet, social networks and p2p tools have amplified this
phenomenon, enabling the ramification of larger networks built around
individuals. As a consequence, personal narratives are linked to virtual
(and real) dimensions of social, economic and artistic fields. Digital
identity becomes, therefore, the individual unit of a larger digital
culture environment. </div><div><br></div><div>This subject has been widely studied in Streaming Egos, the pioneering international project by Goethe Institut (<a href="http://blog.goethe.de/streamingegos/" target="_blank">http://blog.goethe.de/<wbr>streamingegos/</a>)
which involved five different European countries through the production
of an online platform, some critical texts, a convention, commissioned
artworks and a final catalogue. The aim of the project was to study how
Internet, social networks and, more in general, technologies are
modelling the way we relate to others and to the external world, both
conceived not simply as biological systems, but also as virtual entities
telling their own stories. </div><div><br></div><div>“Who am I?” is a
primordial existential question, with different connotations depending
on the context (social, political or cultural). “Who do I want (or: do I
have) to be?” is questioning the very basis of economy, ethics,
theology and politics, especially in its collective meaning “Who are
we?” </div><div><br></div><div>The act of transforming and reinventing
the concept of ourselves and, consequently, the idea of community is at
the very basis of identity explorations in the digital era. Identity
becomes a fluid concept, encompassing different domains of the self. How
are identities affected by technology and digital tools? What is the
role of art in shaping this notion? </div><div><br></div><div>When
interacting with other people on the Net, individuals reflect more and
more on themselves, carefully choosing contents (whether personal or
not) to be shared (and seen by others). This leads to a self-discourse
redefining the notions of identity, repetition and difference. </div><div><br></div><div>----</div><div><br></div><div>The call includes, but is not limited to, the following themes:</div><div><br></div><div>- Technology and Existence (Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Bio-engineering, Robotics...)</div><div>- Posthumanism / Post-Anthropocentrism / Identity and the Anthropocene </div><div>- Queer identities / Feminisms </div><div>- Transpecies Narratives and the Animal </div><div>- Surveillance Culture / Collective Identity / Communities and Networks </div><div>- Transnational Narratives / Race and Migration</div><div><br></div><div>-----</div><div><br></div><div>Technical Details</div><div><br></div><div>With
this call Digicult addresses research contributions on the mentioned
topic, especially from individuals active in the artistic and academic
fields (curators, critics, hackers, fabbers, creative producers, lab
managers, activists, designers, theorists, independent and academic
writers, scholars, artists, etc.) </div><div><br></div><div>An abstract
of 200 words and a full text of max 5000 words, as well as interviews
(1000 to 2000 words), event and book reviews, should be sent to: <a href="mailto:journal@digicult.it" target="_blank">journal@digicult.it</a></div><div><br></div><div>a) Deadline for submission of full article for consideration: 7 May 2017</div><div>b) 5 to 10 images at 72 dpi resolution, 700 pixels width</div><div>c) Correct captions for images</div><div>d) Please, follow the guidelines</div><div><br></div><div>If you wish to send us inquiries and proposals on a special topic to be featured in the next issues, please, contact <a href="mailto:journal@digicult.it" target="_blank">journal@digicult.it</a></div><div><br></div><div>------</div><div><br></div><div>We look forward to hearing from you!</div><div><br></div><div>Silvia Bertolotti, Marco Mancuso and the Digicult Editorial Board</div><a href="http://www.digicult.it" target="_blank">http://www.digicult.it</a><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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