This volume is intended to be the Art volume in the series Oceans, Seas and Shorelines: Natural, Cultural Environmental Histories edited by Viv Westbrook & Mark Nicholls, published by Routledge.
As the introduction to the series reads,
There is a growing awareness of the need to clean up our oceans, seas and shorelines. Images conveyed through our multi-media technologies of beaches cluttered with plastics, seas discoloured with pollutants, and oceans of creatures that are maimed or killed by our rubbish are now beginning to get our attention, but more needs to be done. One introductory and ten themed explorations of our oceanic heritage will be conducted by an international team of experts from across the art and science disciplines. The series will aim at demonstrating the role of the oceans, seas and shorelines throughout the history of human endeavour while considering the impact that human interactions have had on marine environments.
Please send your abstracts (max. 250 words) for chapter proposals in this volume, along with a brief bio (max. 100 words) by July 10, 2024.
Possible topics include (but definitely are not limited to):
- The representation of oceans, seas and shorelines in media and films,
- Artistic ventures for increasing awareness around marine environment,
- Performance and oceans, seas and shorelines,
- The art of interaction with oceans, seas and shorelines (especially in indigenous cultures),
- Oceans, seas and shorelines in the history of art,
- Arts as a sustainable strategy in interacting with oceans, seas and shorelines,
- The fictional character/agency of oceans, seas and shorelines in literary and artistic works.
- Visual artists with strong proposals for photo essays on the topic are welcome to share their abstracts.
Please write as the subject of your email: “Art volume – Oceans, Seas and Shorelines.”
Feel free to send your enquiries to the editor, Amin Heidari, at amin.heidari@mq.edu.au.
The rough timeline is as follows:
- Abstracts deadline: July 10, 2024
- Notification of abstract acceptance: July 20, 2024
- Full chapters due: November 1, 2024
- Publication: Mid 2025
Contact: amin.heidari@mq.edu.au
Amin Heidari, PhD, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
