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<body style="font: 10pt/normal Segoe UI; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><div class="GroupWiseMessageBody" id="GroupWiseSection_1706625748000_Sarah.Larsen@uregina.ca_01234DF001FB00008175726439313232_"><div><div><br></div><div>Aviation, Entertainment, and Culture</div><div>Reflecting on the Past, Projecting into the Future</div><div>Editors: Olusola John and Taiwo Afolabi</div><div><br></div><div>Call for Papers</div><div><br></div><div>Air travel has become crucial to the present civilization. From moving humans to non-humans,</div><div>air travel is a bedrock of globalization. Aviation, the design, development, production,</div><div>operation, and use of aircraft, has offered us different opportunities due to its usage whether it</div><div>is for military or civil purposes. For many reasons, air travel still stands as one of the most</div><div>preferred means of transportation despite its cost. The business of moving people came with its</div><div>challenges. For instance, the need to keep passengers comfortable during flight and also attract</div><div>passengers necessitated the development of in-flight entertainment. The strategy worked with</div><div>the progressive acceptance of more inventions to make the flying experience pleasurable. With</div><div>the services provided came cultural affiliations that engender the way of life of the passengers,</div><div>aircraft operators, airline country of origin, investors, and business owners. The drive to provide</div><div>services that reflect the cultural diversity of passengers continues to serve as an impetus for</div><div>incorporating more entertainment and media that reflect different cultural expressions and</div><div>experiences. Inadvertently, aviation has become a globalization tool through the synthetization</div><div>of cultures while conveying mass human and non-human across spaces.</div><div>Despite the significant impact and influence of this sector in the world systems, limited</div><div>literature exists that captures the intersection between aviation, entertainment, and culture</div><div>that continues to grow with the advancement in technological inventions. Thus, this volume</div><div>aims to explore the dynamic relationship between aviation, entertainment, and culture. This</div><div>book seeks to provide the opportunity to reflect on the past, and the present and lean into the</div><div>pull of the future. The volume will contribute both theoretical and practical insights into the</div><div>relationship that exists among the triad. Some of the questions the book seeks to explore</div><div>include, how has aviation intertwined with entertainment and culture to serve the public?</div><div>What is the impact of entertainment on passengers’ experience? And what are the</div><div>sociocultural, economic, and technological implications of the triad?</div><div>The categories the book will focus on include but are not limited to the following:</div><div> In-flight Entertainment</div><div> The intersection of culture (material and immaterial culture) and aviation;</div><div> -Media and Aviation,</div><div> -Aviation and Culture;</div><div> -Aviation and Fashion</div><div> -Aviation and Advertising</div><div> -Aviation and Branding</div><div> -Aviation and Cuisine</div><div> -Aviation, CRM, and Culture</div><div> -Cultural representation through aviation,</div><div> -Technology and Aviation,</div><div> -AI and Aviation;</div><div> -Creative technologies and Aviation;</div><div> -Content creation and aviation,</div><div> -Media representation and aviation,</div><div> -National identity and aviation,</div><div> -Aviation, Tourism and hospitality</div><div>- Culture and Aviation;</div><div> -Cultural diplomatic and Aviation;</div><div> -Aviation and national development;</div><div> -Aviation and Globalization,</div><div> -Aviation, Culture, and pop culture;</div><div> Aviation and Comedy;</div><div> -Aviation and cultural diversity;</div><div> -Aviation and sustainability;</div><div> -Media and technological innovations;</div><div> -Aviation and transit cultural community</div><div> -Passengers’ experience and aviation</div><div>Contributors are requested to submit 5,000-7,000 words engaging with the theme of inflight</div><div>entertainment and the areas of interest outlined are welcomed. We encourage co-authorship</div><div>between scholars, industry researchers, and experts across the globe.</div><div>The editors welcome abstracts for a review of 300 words (max), along with 100-word</div><div>biographies for each author.</div><div><br></div><div>Timeline</div><div>Deadline for abstracts: 15th April 2024</div><div>Authors notified: May 2024</div><div>First draft chapters due: August 2024</div><div>Manuscript submitted: Fall 2025</div><div>Please send abstracts to all the editors using the email address below:</div><div>ifecsetbookproject@gmail.com</div><br></div><span id="GWSignatureSent" style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; display: block;"><span style="display: block;"><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; display: inline-block; -ms-word-wrap: normal;"><pre><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Taiwo Afolabi, PhD (he/him)<br>Director, Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre (C-SET)<br>Faculty of Media, Art and Performance, University of Regina<br>Office RC 179 | 306 585 5519 | cset@uregina.ca<br></span></pre></span></span></span><span style="margin-bottom: 5px; display: block;"><br></span></div></body></html>