Current thematic calls for chapters
Work, Rest, and Play: examining work and labour relations in arts, sports, and entertainment
Rolling Spotlight on Ethnography
Ethnographic studies provide unrivalled insights into the ‘hidden’ social worlds and places of work, enabling analyses of the experiences of work, its nature and context, and the impacts of contemporary developments. Such research gives voice to the under-represented and disenfranchised of society while exploring and exposing the characteristics and consequences of the nature of contemporary capitalism in and through work.
Building on these premises, at RSW we are keen to promote ethnographic research and welcome submissions of such scholarship. Alongside the regular series of thematic issues, we invite contributions on an ongoing basis to a section called “Spotlight on Ethnography.” Submissions to “Spotlight on Ethnography” may include:
Extended empirical papers should be based on ethnographic research and include an in-depth discussion of empirical findings. These may run up to 20,000 words in length (inclusive) to allow for an extended presentation of novel and significant research findings. We are seeking to regularly showcase the rich contribution of research in the ethnographic tradition.
Standard papers which develop new insights into work through empirical analysis or examine methodological aspects of ethnography are also welcome. These papers should be a maximum of 12,000 words.
Short commentaries or provocations are contributions that provide a personal insight or comment on current debates in ways that are not possible in the conventional paper form. These may address any issue related to the ethnographic study of work and should be no longer than 3,000 words in length.
Extended reviews are contributions that review one or more monographs that feature ethnographic research. These might be recently published books or entail the revisiting of previously published work in ways that reflect on its contemporary significance. These contributions should be no longer than 5,000 words.
Submissions are invited for contributions of all types and may be made at any time. Please submit your manuscript to [email protected] and include Ethnography in the subject line.
We encourage prospective authors to contact us if you would like to discuss your idea for a submission, particularly if you are considering submitting a ‘non-standard’ paper.