Res Mobilis: Announcements https://reunido.uniovi.es/index.php/RM <p><strong>Res Mobilis. International Research Journal of Furniture and Decorative Objects. </strong>The journal has an international reputation for publishing innovative critical work in furniture and decoration history and has played a major role in recent rethinking of those topics. <em>Res Mobilis </em>is a leading journal in Spanish and Portuguese- speaking countries. It plays an active role in the development of design history including the history of the crafts and applied arts. It publishes essays and critical reviews that foreground methodological self-reflexivity and includes a regular book reviews section and from time to time publishes special issues.</p> es-ES Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:51:25 +0200 OJS 3.3.0.13 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Call for Papers – Res Mobilis Special Issue (2026) Title of the issue: Rural Space, Craftsmanship, and Cultural Tourism: Perspectives on Identity and Sustainability https://reunido.uniovi.es/index.php/RM/announcement/view/198 <p>We aim to bring together research that explores how craft practices, design, and spatial arrangements contribute to meaningful cultural experiences, both in heritage environments and in innovative tourism initiatives. The issue is open to historical, theoretical, curatorial, and applied studies, with particular interest in those that examine the relationship between craft, space, and tourism from a sustainability perspective.</p> <p>Contributions may address, among others, the following thematic axes:</p> <ul> <li>Craftsmanship as a narrative element in heritage and tourism spaces</li> <li>Traditional knowledge and craft in the cultural activation of territories</li> <li>Interior design and identity-driven scenographies in museography or touristic contexts</li> <li>Craft heritage and its contemporary reinterpretation</li> <li>Cultural tourism and sensory experiences linked to craftsmanship</li> <li>Co-creation processes between artisans, designers, and local communities</li> <li>Studies on domesticity, ceremony, and memory through crafted objects</li> <li>New museographies and mediation strategies based on craft expressions</li> <li>Theoretical frameworks for analysing space as a cultural construct</li> <li>Sustainability approaches in craft design</li> </ul> <p>The journal welcomes contributions from various disciplines, including art history, anthropology, design, architecture, economics, cultural studies, tourism, and heritage, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue.</p> <p><strong>Keywords</strong>: rural space; cultural tourism; sustainability; identitity; material and immaterial culture; design; cultural heritage</p> <p><strong>Deadlines: </strong>The Proposal submission deadline is March 30, with publication in July 2026.</p> <p><strong>Language</strong>: English</p> <p> </p> <p>Author’s guidelines: <a href="https://reunido.uniovi.es/index.php/RM/about/submissions">https://reunido.uniovi.es/index.php/RM/about/submissions</a></p> https://reunido.uniovi.es/index.php/RM/announcement/view/198 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:51:25 +0200