<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi everyone - I'm passing on a message. </div><div><br></div><div>I recently attended an information session about the <b>upcoming themed issue of <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Readex Pro",sans-serif">The </span><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=uvst20" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration-line:none;font-family:"Readex Pro",sans-serif"><em>Visitor Studies</em></a></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Readex Pro",sans-serif"><b> Journal </b>and think there will be some people who want to submit work for this issue - or plan on reading it when it's published.</span></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Readex Pro, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Readex Pro, sans-serif">Topic: </font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Readex Pro",sans-serif"> <b>“Redefining the Visitor Studies field for a Changing World” </b></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Readex Pro",sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Readex Pro",sans-serif">They want to open up the discussion around visitor studies, <b>inviting more perspectives</b> on the field on topics like:</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Readex Pro",sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Readex Pro",sans-serif">- key skills, mindsets, knowledge and perspectives</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Readex Pro",sans-serif">- emerging and promising practices</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Readex Pro",sans-serif">- new approaches to methods, rigour and validity</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Readex Pro",sans-serif">- considerations of new technology </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Readex Pro",sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Readex Pro",sans-serif">They encourage <b>collaborative</b> submissions and a <b>variety of formats</b>, such as:</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Readex Pro",sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Readex Pro",sans-serif">- short essays</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Readex Pro",sans-serif">- literature reviews</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Readex Pro",sans-serif">- reflective pieces</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Readex Pro",sans-serif">- studies, etc.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b>Abstracts due March 6, 2024. </b></div><div><br></div><div>To <b>learn more and/or submit an abstract</b> go to their website, where you can also find a recording of the full information session:</div><div> <a href="https://visitorstudies.org/membership/visitor-studies-journal/call-for-submissions">https://visitorstudies.org/membership/visitor-studies-journal/call-for-submissions</a></div><div><br></div><div>I am happy to connect with anyone who wants help brainstorming ideas/to talk more about visitor studies in general.</div><div><div><div><div><font color="#000000" face="Readex Pro, sans-serif"><br clear="all"></font><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b>Tara Miller (she/her)</b><div>Visitor Study Consultant</div><div><font color="#000000"><a href="mailto:tara@tmvisitorstudies.com" target="_blank">tara@tmvisitorstudies.com</a></font></div><div><a href="http://tmvisitorstudies.com" target="_blank">tmvisitorstudies.com</a></div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>