Focus and Scope

Scope and Topics TOTEM welcomes high-quality submissions that challenge traditional boundaries and explore new methodologies in the realm of the visual and creative worlds. The scope encompasses a wide array of fields, including but not limited to:

  • Visual Culture and Media Studies: Analysis of film, photography, digital media, advertising, television, and internet cultures.

  • Creative Industries & Design Studies: Graphic design, fashion, architecture, industrial design, and the management of creative ecosystems.

  • Fine Arts and Contemporary Practice: Painting, sculpture, performance art, and curation within modern art institutions.

  • Material and Spatial Culture: The study of public spaces, street art, museum exhibitions, and the semiotics of objects.

  • Digital Humanities & Visual Technologies: Virtual/Augmented Reality (VR/AR), artificial intelligence in creative fields, and data visualization.