Call for Abstracts
Edition #6 of Amsterdam Museum Journal (AMJournal), titled 'Future Cities' focuses on all research related to the future of our cities. As such, we invite scholars from all disciplines to investigate the variety of ways we prepare for our cities’ futures. But also reflect on some critical questions: How is future thinking related to privilege(s)? Who is included and who is excluded from plans? What goes into the making of a future? What affects perceptions of time? What do our wishes for the future say about our present realities? How do different communities imagine futures differently? Have we always envisioned futures? How do we predict the future? How do predictions of the future influence the present? And what even is the purpose of future thinking?
Suggested themes: Arts | Philosophy | Literature | (Science) Fiction | Politics | Economy | Governance | (De)Coloniality | History | Climate | Technology | Invention | Generations | Ethics | Activism | Communities | Conflict | Afro futurism | Gentrification | Counterurbanization
Submission deadline: November 9th, 23:59 CET
Contribution Types
For Edition #6 “Future Cities”, AMJournal calls on authors from all disciplines to submit abstracts for the following contributions:
The Essays
The essays are relevant to the current edition. Specifically, the essays provide a valuable contribution to the literature and polyphony that surrounds the theme. Authors should be explicit as to their own positionality, as well as the positionality of their contributions in the broader academic space and public discourse. As such, authors present a clear thesis statement in the text for which they offer sufficient reasoning. The argumentation in support of the thesis statement is embedded in existing academic literature. As such, essays should be well referenced and include a clear theoretical framework.
Short Essays are 2000-4000 words excl. abstract, key words, reference list, and endnotes
Long Essays are 4000-6000 words excl. abstract, key words, reference list, and endnotes
The Empirical Papers
The empirical papers present studies that are based on empirical analyses (e.g., data driven research, case studies, experiments). Authors present a defined research question or hypothesis that is relevant to the current journal edition, which they explore by means of analysis. The qualitative or quantitative research results are presented and discussed with demonstrative or illustrative examples selected from the data/corpus/cases studied. The article provides a clear theoretical framework and methodology for research and follows the standardized structure for research articles (introduction, theory, methodology, results/analysis, discussion, conclusion).
Empirical Papers are 2000-6000 words excl. abstract, key words, reference list, tables, figures, and endnotes
The Visual Essays
The visual essays consist of analyses of a series of images relevant to the issue’s theme. The visual essay should represent a critical academic reflection of the visuals, with a focus on what is presented or represented. The visuals can be a series, or a combination of multiple independent visuals sharing a common denominator. The visual essays should be well referenced, include a clear contextual framework and present an explicit thesis. The author is required to research the use of the desired visuals (copyright). The images should be high resolution; there are no strict guidelines concerning the number of images.
Visual Essays are 1000- 3000 words excl. abstract, key words, reference list, tables, figures, and endnotes
Want to contribute?
Submit an abstract of max. 400 words (excluding references and endnotes), as well as five key words. Please note that the abstract should be anonymized.
Submit a title page on which you mention:
- Your full name(s) and contact information,
- The discipline(s) in which you (and your co-authors) operate,
- The text’s full (working) title and a running title (five words max.),
- The type of contribution
- If you qualify for the Best Paper Prize.
The title page and the abstract as two separate documents.
Submission Deadline
Send your abstract and your title page to journal@amsterdammuseum.nl before the deadline on Sunday November 9th, 23:59.
Editorial Board
Edition Guest Editor
***To be announced***
AMJournal Editor-in-Chief
Emma van Bijnen
Internal Board of Editors
Judith van Gent; Vanessa Vroon-Najem; Norbert Middelkoop; Tom van der Molen
For each themed edition, in consultation with the advisory board, guest editors will be invited to be project lead, or complement the fixed members of the AMJournal editorial board.
External Board of Editors
The internal board of editor is supplemented by an extensive international external board of editors. Depending on the theme of an edition, a selection of the external board of editors will serve as guest editors and edition advisors. As the journal covers numerous disciplines, this external board is comprised of scholars from various academic fields and disciplines:
Pablo Ampuero Ruiz; Rowan Arundel; Sruti Bala; Markus Balkenhol; Ellinoor Bergvelt; Christian Bertram; Stephan Besser; Carolyn Birdsall; Cristobal Bonelli; Pepijn Brandon; Benedetta Bronzini; Petra Brouwer; Fabiola Camuti; Chiara de Cesari; Debbie Cole; Leonie Cornips; Annet Dekker; Christine Delhaye; Brian Doornenbal; Menno Dudok Heel; David Duindam; Karwan Fatah-Black; Maaike Feitsma; Mark Fenemore; Maartje van Gelder; Wouter van Gent; Marike Geurs; Javier Gimeno Martinez; Sara Greco; Suzette van Haaren; Laura van Hasselt; Gian-Louis Hernandez; Pim Huijnen; Katy Hull; Julian Isenia; Steve Oswald; Paul Knevel; Linda Kopitz; Gregor Langfeld; Mia Lerm-Hayes; Geertje Mak; Virginie Mamadouh; Julia Noordegraaf; Suleiman Osman; Asli Ozgen; Marrigje Paijmans; Manon Parry; Esther Peeren; Shialoh Phillips; Gertjan Plets; Menno Reijven; Jan Rock; Noa Roei; Bert van de Roemer; Aafje de Roest; Margriet Schavemaker; Michael Scherer-Rath; Britta Schilling; Steven Schouten; Gabriel Schwake; Dimitris Serafis; Fenna Smits; Tamara Soukotta; Irene Stengs; Eliza Steinbock; Colin Sterling; Sanjukta Sunderason; Rebecca Venema; Tim Verlaan; Janessa Vleghert; Jean Wagemans; Anna Weinreich; Daan Wesselman; Janina Wildfeuer; Rixt Woudstra; meLê yamomo; Mia You; Emilio Zucchetti.
Editorial support
Isabelle Vaverka (graphic design); Patrick de Bruin (graphic support); Sigi Samwel (visual editor); Imogen Mills (polylogue editor); Rosanne van Ballegooijen en Jules Rosier (editorial support)