Podcast Studies

a new edited book series from Bloomsbury

 

Editorial Board:

Martin Spinelli, University of Sussex

Lance Dann, University of Brighton

Mia Lindgren, Swinburne University

Kathleen Collins, John Jay College

Richard Berry, University of Sunderland

Ann Heppermann, Sarah Lawrence College

Tiziano Bonini, Università di Siena

John Sullivan, Muhlenberg College

Belén Monclús, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

 

The Podcast Studies series publishes original monographs from an international range of scholars and practitioners that seek to establish Podcast Studies as its own specialist discipline. The series will promote research which explores theoretical approaches to podcasting and expands knowledge with, about, or through podcasting. Typically, books in the series will employ one of the following general approaches:

·     Theoretical, critical or philosophical ideas that can be advanced through a study of podcasting

·     Critical examinations of podcast production practices, industry structures, and distribution issues

·     Explorations of podcast genre formation and close analyses of podcast forms

·     Analyses of opportunities and pitfalls in expanding Media Studies and Cinema Studies methodologies into podcasting

Following these approaches, the series will host a broad range of topics and themes that span the theoretical-practical spectrum of podcasting. These include, but are not limited to: diversity, listening; sound; institutions; aesthetics; economics; community and identity formation; intimacy, affect and empathy; authenticity; genres; fandom; and production, authorship and collaboration. Books in the series may take as their point of departure the recent Bloomsbury Podcasting: The Audio Media Revolution, the Palgrave Podcasting: New Aural Cultures and Digital Media, critical and cultural theory, media studies, or other relevant frameworks. Typically, these analyses will be grounded contextually—for example, through a focus on: the body of work of particular producers or production houses, granular analyses of particular podcasts, specific currents in podcast production or listening cultures, or specific platforms or distribution networks for creating, discovering and accessing podcasts.

 

Interested authors should submit a 250-word initial description of their proposed book along with a 50-word short bio, plus a web link.

 

The series email address is PodStudies@gmail.com.  Please note that this email is not monitored every day.  We aim to respond to email within two weeks.

 

Thanks,

Martin Spinelli