Discourse Pi
New Mini-Journal, English Version

This spring a new mini-journal Discourse Pi was launched in English. There has been a successful variant of this journal published in Russian for some time. The journal, which is published in Ekaterinburg, Russia, covers various actual topics in the mass media sphere, the inaugural publication covers the issue of how identity is covered in and through the mass media.

Each journal consists of seven short articles, which are written by journalists, academics and people from various NGOs that work in the field. The journal endeavors to provide a wide a number of viewpoints as possible on each issue covered. This journal is a well-rounded publication, which is not only highly suited to students due to its compact nature and rich information, but is equally useful to a much wider readership. The next issue will cover the subject of how mass media and modern warfare interact. It is anticipated that this issue will be published in late autumn of 2008.

Potential contributors to the next issue are encouraged to contact:
Greg Simons, Editor:
greg.simons@eurasia.uu.se
or
greg.simons@fhs.se
Department of Eurasian Studies
Box 514
SE-751 20 Uppsala
Sweden
ph +46 (0)18 4711694
fax +46 (0)18 10 63 97
mobile +46 (0)70 2759940
www.eurasia.uu.se 

Copies of the journal cost the equivalent of 6 Euros (US$9), including postage and handling.