2014-02-14
Call For Papers on “Festivals: audience, funding and sustainability”
LOOP with the University of Barcelona presents the second edition of LOOP Studies, International Meeting Point for Cultural Managers, April 3-4. In the 2014 edition LOOP and the University of Barcelona will launch an international debate on trends within the management of cultural festivals, in particular: audience, funding and sustainability. Two days of conferences, round tables and professionals case studies to explore, discuss and imagine common strategies and create a space to think about new methodologies that can be relevant to reach sustainability and engage audience in the current context. LOOP Studies aims at contributing to innovation and creativity in the field of culture and at same time at creating a meeting point to develop synergies and collaboration opportunities between different agents in the cultural sector.
Call for Papers/Speaking Opportunities:
Participants are welcome to share their research and experiences. Tafter Journal and LOOP Studies/University of Barcelona invite paper submissions which offer new and challenging research on trends within the management of cultural festivals, in particular: audience, funding and sustainability. Suggested topics may include (but are not limited to) the following aspects:
Participants are welcome to share their research and experiences. Tafter Journal and LOOP Studies/University of Barcelona invite paper submissions which offer new and challenging research on trends within the management of cultural festivals, in particular: audience, funding and sustainability. Suggested topics may include (but are not limited to) the following aspects:
- innovative ways both to attract new audiences and to enlarge them;
- new approaches to funding cultural festivals;
- original models of social and environmental sustainability for festivals and cultural events.
Papers must be written in English and should be at least of 20.000 characters (spaces included), accompanied by up to five keywords and by a short abstract (550 characters, spaces included) outlining the papers aims, main conclusions, and, if applicable, the methodology used. Papers should be accompanied by a short description of the author(s). References should be listed at the end of the article in alphabetical order.
All papers should consist of three parts: introduction, central-body and conclusion. The introduction will describe the aims and the methodological aspects. The argument should be supported by adequate evidence and the paper should be written in a style that engages readers and stimulates their interest.
Submitted papers will be carefully evaluated in terms of originality, significance, methodological soundness and clarity of expression. The criteria for selection are:
All papers should consist of three parts: introduction, central-body and conclusion. The introduction will describe the aims and the methodological aspects. The argument should be supported by adequate evidence and the paper should be written in a style that engages readers and stimulates their interest.
Submitted papers will be carefully evaluated in terms of originality, significance, methodological soundness and clarity of expression. The criteria for selection are:
- Relevance to the conference
- Originality of the research
- Quality and rigour of research
- Clarity of presentation
Conference Presentation and Publication
Authors of accepted papers are expected to attend and present their paper at the conference. The author(s) will give a 15-minute presentation followed by a 5-minute Q&A session. All accepted papers will be published in a special issue of Tafter Journal on Festivals: audience, funding and sustainability. These are original works which must not be submitted concurrently to another publication venue in whole or in part.
Important Dates
- Submission opens: 20 January 2014
- Final Deadline for full Papers: 03 March 2014 (submission deadline: midnight in each authors time zone)
- Notification of accepted Papers: 20 March 2014
- Conference Opens: 03 April 2014
For more information about LOOP Studies, International Meeting Point for Cultural Mangers visit: www.loop-barcelona.com/loopstudies
Journal Information
Tafter Journal is an online monthly journal dealing with cultural policy, heritage, architecture and town planning, and the use of new technologies in the cultural policy field. Tafter Journal is an open access journal and its papers are freely available in order to support a greater global exchange of knowledge. Its mission is to foster critical debate and to publish contributions written by and for academics and research experts as well as a broader set of practitioners, organizations and people working in the cultural policy field.
Website: www.tafterjournal.it/
Please send the contributions (preferably in a pdf format) to info@tafterjournal.com no later than March 03, 2014.
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