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In the wake of a successful multidisciplinary and international
conference on the intersections between popular culture and notions of
place held at Erasmus University Rotterdam (5-7th of April 2017) and
initial interest from a reputable academic publisher, contributions are
being welcomed for an edited volume entitled: *Locating Imagination.
Popular Culture, Tourism & Belonging*.

As processes of globalization are ongoing, people have become more
mobile than ever before. Not only does the increasingly ubiquitous
presence of popular media culture facilitate imaginary travel to faraway
places, but also stimulates a corresponding desire to actually
experience the places connected to movies, TV-series, music, literature
and video-games in person. Rapid increases in tourism towards places
related to *The Lord of the Rings* in New-Zealand, *Harry Potter* in the
United Kingdom and *Game of Thrones* in Croatia and Northern Ireland are
just a few eye-catching examples of the increasingly intertwined nature
of media, culture and place.

This volume intends to provide a timely, critical, integrated and
multidisciplinary account of the multifaceted ways in which media,
culture and place intertwine in an increasingly globalizing and
multi-mediatized world. As such, we are seeking cutting-edge,
empirically rich contributions from scholars across disciplines,
including media studies, literary studies, fan studies, ethnomusicology,
popular music studies, cultural geography, tourism studies, cultural
sociology and place- & destination management, amongst others. We invite
chapters that address central themes around the intersections of
(popular) culture, place, tourism and belonging, such as:

- Fan pilgrimages
- Place identity and popular culture
- Contemporary literary tourism
- Music tourism
- Historical media tourism
- Themed and simulated spaces
- Music festivals
- Video-game-inspired tourism
- Virtual tourism
- Media- and fan conventions
- Transmedia marketing and tourism
- Place and storytelling
- Media tourism in the media

We welcome suggestions for theoretically informed chapters based on
qualitative or quantitative empirical research of around 6.000 words.
Please send abstracts of a maximum of 500 words, in addition to a brief
biography (max. 150 words) to:
[locatingimagination@eur.nl](mailto:locatingimagination@eur.nl){target="_blank"}.

The **deadline** for sending in abstracts is **Monday, 20th of November
2017.**

Kind regards, on behalf of the editorial board,

Prof. dr. Stijn Reijnders; Abby Waysdorf, MA; Leonieke Bolderman, MA;
and Nicky van Es, MSc


In the wake of a successful multidisciplinary and international conference on the intersections between popular culture and notions of place held at Erasmus University Rotterdam (5-7th of April 2017) and initial interest from a reputable academic publisher, contributions are being welcomed for an edited volume entitled:
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 Locating Imagination. Popular Culture, Tourism &amp;
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Call for Chapters: Locating Imagination. Popular Culture, Tourism & Belonging. Deadline: Nov 20, 2017.