cfp - “the bulletin: forensics in the 21st century” vol 1 issue 2 - high school debate

THE BULLETIN: FORENSICS IN THE 21ST CENTURY

CALL FOR PAPERS

 

VOLUME 1 ISSUE 2

All final versions of submissions are due no later than August 22, 2010. Interested? Let us know by emailing us so we can save room for your contribution.

NEWS: Descriptions of forensics-related news events, such as the NDT, are welcomed. There is no minimum or maximum word limit.

POLICY DEBATE: This issue will be published during the beginning of the military deployment topic for 2010-2011. So, we want to know your thoughts on different aspects of the topic, including but not limited to

  • Possible affirmatives, disadvantages, counterplans and kritiks, including their relevance to the topic, strengths and weaknesses.
  • Unique perspectives on the resolution, specifically interesting topicality arguments

Articles for this section should be between 800 and 2,000 words. They may be written in an op-ed style (first person) or an academic style (third person, in-text citations, endnotes, bibliography).

LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE: This issue will be published after NFL has released the 10 possible NFL LD topics for 2010-2011. So, we want to know your thoughts on different topics, such as different affirmatives and negatives that can arise from each of the different topics. Articles for this section should be between 800 and 2,000 words. They may be written in an op-ed style (first person) or an academic style (third person, in-text citations, endnotes, bibliography). 

PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE: Any and all types of PF Debate submissions are encouraged, with no minimum/maximum word length.

EDUCATION: In this issue we want to provide articles in our Education section that focus on the relationship between pedagogy, debate, agency and ideology. Topical suggestions are listed below, though contributors should not view this as a strict guideline:

  • Academic debate’s influence in different regions of the world and/or the United States
  • A contrast between the pedagogy of academic debate and secondary institutions
  • How academic debate could function more efficiently, either in its current or a different form
  • The ways in which academic debate are interwoven with ideology (liberalism, fascism, communism), socioeconomic systems (capitalism, socialism) and/or cultural myths (truth, fairness, justice, democracy) in judge paradigms, regional debate circuits, coaching styles, certain arguments, etc.
  • Perspectives on academic debate and personal creativity
  • Perspectices on academic debate and theory, philosophy and/or logic.

Articles for this section should be between 800 and 2,000 words. They may be written in an op-ed style (first person) or an academic style (third person, in-text citations, endnotes, bibliography).

REVIEWS: Reviews of debate businesses, debate camps, debate organizations and debate books are welcomed. There is no minimum or maximum word limit. 

COACH SPOTLIGHT: Send us a nomination for a coach to conduct and publish and interview with!

ARTWORK: Photography and other art forms are highly suggested. Remember that they must be forensics-related! All images should be in JPEG/JPG format. Multiple submissions encouraged.

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