Boundaries + Crossings - a multimedia journal inspired by the cultures and people of Asia. Boundaries and Crossings is a critical journal showcasing creative and scholarly work examining the people and cultures of Asia, published by imagining global asia (iga). Boundaries explores issues of religion, media and communications, identity, image of other, immigration and energy-policy using a multimedia format to effectively showcase creative and scholarly work.

The inaugural issue is based on the theme of media and identity. We invite submissions that explore the diverse ways that identity is mediated by people of Asian origin, whether in the diaspora or within Asia, from branding India Shining to the western world, to the face of Islam in mainstream media.

Submission details: All submissions must include an abstract of no more than 100 words.

Text Submissions: should be in Microsoft Word and no more than 8000 words (including endnotes and references, if applicable) in length. All forms of writing are welcome - but scholarly pieces should properly cite material in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the APA Publication Manual (5th edition), the MLA Style Manual (2nd edition), or the Chicago Manual of Style (15th edition).

Video Submissions: should be in 320 x 240 or 240 x 180 QuickTime format with audio in 16 bit mono, and one to five minutes in length.

Audio Submissions: should be of CD quality and one to five minutes in length.

Photograph Submissions: should be in JPEG format, 300 dpi. Photos might be resized to fit our web space. Please keep in mind the web palate of colors.

Still Digital Art & Design Submissions: should be in GIF format, in the highest resolution possible. Designs might be resized to fit our web space. Please keep in mind the web palate of colors.

Web Design/Net Art Submissions: Please provide the address of a website/page hosted outside Immediacy. If we choose to feature your design, we will create an introductory page with a link to the external site.

Additional Formats are welcome, too. Please contact the editors.

All submissions will be reviewed by the iga editorial board and at least one faculty reviewer. We cannot accept work that you have submitted elsewhere.

The deadline for submission for the inaugural Fall 2007 edition is Friday, November 16, 5:00PM (extended).

Submissions must be in electronic format, and can be either emailed to info [at] imaginingglobalasia.org or delivered on CD or DVD to (55 W 13th St. Rm. 100, NY,NY 10011). Please include your contact information - name, department, student status (MA/PhD), address, phone number, and email - either in the email to which you attach your submission, or in a cover sheet enclosed with your disc. You will be notified of the status of your submission by November 26 - and if your piece is accepted for publication, you will be expected to work with the editorial team to revise the piece and ultimately present a final submission in early December.