Mediapolis – A Journal of Cities and Culture
Mediapolis – A Journal of Cities and Culture is an interdisciplinary open access online journal, drawing a connection between culture and the built environment – understood in the broadest sense. We publish research in different forms, from research articles to Q&A interviews and readings list, and across different academic fields, including but not limited to media studies, urban studies, geography, architecture and art history as well as digital humanities.
Mediapolis publishes three issues each year – in April, September and December – featuring a themed dossier edited by a guest editor, as well as contributions edited by the journal’s section editors. For the upcoming issues, we are currently accepting suggestions for themed dossiers: A selection of 6-8 articles (max. 3.000 words each) that are connected through a shared theme. For example, recent dossiers have focused on Projection Activism, Lightscapes/Nightscapes and Playable Cities. We also accept dossiers that emerge out of (small) conferences and symposia. While primarily an academic journal, Mediapolis aims to foster a responsive, robust, and inclusive debate by publishing work that is broadly accessible to a public audience. As a ‘small-gauge’ journal, we are particularly interested in publishing timely contributions that engage with current topics and objects at the intersection of cities and culture, and that feature original thought and work-in-progress rather than reviews of the existing literature. In doing so, Mediapolis aims to counter the often slow and potentially exclusionary nature of traditional publishing models by opening up a space for debate and discussion. All work published in Mediapolis is rigorously edited by the editorial board, and all dossier articles undergo peer review.
If you are interested in editing a themed dossier for an upcoming issue of Mediapolis, please reach out with a theme, brief description and short bio for the guest editor(s) via email to editor@mediapolisjournal.com. More info here.
