{"id":914,"date":"2025-06-06T23:04:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T17:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/?p=914"},"modified":"2025-06-06T23:05:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T17:35:16","slug":"scopus-q1-journal-publication-asiascape-digital-asia-2026-themed-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/scopus-q1-journal-publication-asiascape-digital-asia-2026-themed-issue\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Scopus Q1  Journal Publication \u2013 Asiascape: Digital Asia (2026 Themed Issue)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The renowned <strong>peer-reviewed academic journal <em>Asiascape: Digital Asia (DIAS)<\/em><\/strong> is now inviting paper submissions for its 2026 themed issue titled <strong>\u201cNetworked Agitprop in Asia.\u201d<\/strong> This special issue is being edited by <strong>Milan Ismangil<\/strong> and <strong>Florian Schneider<\/strong>, and aims to critically explore how agitprop\u2014a historically loaded term for agitative propaganda\u2014is evolving in the digital age across Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd0d Understanding Agitprop in the Digital Age<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Agitative propaganda, or agitprop, once associated primarily with revolutionary communication from the Soviet Union, has been revitalized and redefined by digital technologies and activist movements. No longer confined to traditional channels, modern agitprop thrives within <strong>online networks<\/strong>, <strong>social media<\/strong>, and <strong>AI-powered platforms<\/strong>, allowing even anonymous individuals to contribute to powerful visual and ideological movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Movements like Taiwan\u2019s <strong>Sunflower Protest (2015)<\/strong>, China\u2019s <strong>White Paper Protests (2020)<\/strong>, and Korea\u2019s <strong>anti-martial law protests (2025)<\/strong> exemplify how digitally networked activism can redefine public discourse. Even cultural expressions\u2014like Japanese agitprop poetry communities\u2014are part of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcf1 Digital Activism and AI: A New Frontier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From <strong>online visual commons<\/strong> shared in real-world protests (Hong Kong, 2019) to <strong>protest-specific mobile apps<\/strong> that integrate activism into daily consumer choices, agitprop today is seamlessly blending <strong>online and offline spheres<\/strong>. The role of <strong>generative AI<\/strong> has lowered the barrier for creative participation, enabling broader and more dynamic expressions of protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcda Topics of Interest for Submission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This call for papers encourages interdisciplinary approaches and welcomes both top-down and bottom-up studies of agitprop in Asia. Topics may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83c\udfa8 Visual and textual propaganda in grassroots movements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf10 Influence of digital networks on ideology formation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udd01 Comparative analysis of internet-based agitprop techniques<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f State-sponsored agitprop and nationalism in countries like India and China<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udce2 New agitprop actors: influencers, streamers, and AI tools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfaf Objective of the Special Issue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The editors aim to position \u201cagitprop\u201d as a lens to understand <strong>strategic communication<\/strong> in the 21st century. By tracing its use from traditional state propaganda to influencer-driven content and AI-generated visuals, this issue hopes to map out the <strong>future of political communication<\/strong> in Asia\u2019s digital societies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u270d\ufe0f Submission Guidelines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested scholars should send:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Paper Title<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abstract (150 words)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Short Biography<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>to <strong>Milan Ismangil<\/strong> at <em><a class=\"\" href=\"mailto:milanismangil@proton.me\">milanismangil@proton.me<\/a><\/em> by <strong>15 July 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following editorial review in August 2025, selected contributors will be asked to submit full papers of <strong>8,000 words<\/strong> (including references and notes) by <strong>1 October 2025<\/strong>. The peer review process will be completed by <strong>December 2025<\/strong>, and the special issue is scheduled for publication in <strong>early summer 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcce <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/brill.com\/view\/journals\/dias\/dias-overview.xml\">Click here for more details and submission<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The renowned peer-reviewed academic journal Asiascape: Digital Asia (DIAS) is now inviting paper submissions for its 2026 themed issue titled \u201cNetworked Agitprop in Asia.\u201d This special issue is being edited by Milan Ismangil and Florian Schneider, and aims to critically explore how agitprop\u2014a historically loaded term for agitative propaganda\u2014is evolving in the digital age across [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[10,23,50,150,151],"class_list":["post-914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-publications","tag-conference","tag-media-studies","tag-phd-in-communication","tag-scopus-list","tag-scopus-publication"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=914"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":915,"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914\/revisions\/915"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}