Call for Chapter Proposals – Handbook of Deceptive Communication
Editor: Dr. Tony Docan-Morgan, Department of Communication Studies, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, tdocan@uwlax.edu
Working title: The Handbook of Deceptive Communication
Working description of the handbook: Issues of deception and truth-telling weave through the fabric of communication more commonly than we realize. The Handbook of Deceptive Communication unravels the topic of deception in human communication, offering a comprehensive examination of the field, rethinking current approaches to the subject, and presenting original, innovative research. Highly prominent and emerging deception scholars from around the world investigate the history of the study of deception, the myriad forms of deceptive behaviour, cross-cultural perspectives on deceit, and strategies for detecting and deterring deception. As truth-telling, deceit, and the many grey areas in-between (e.g., half-truths, concealment, dodging, spin) are at play in nearly every context of communication, individual chapters are devoted to deception in social and personal relationships, deception to gain sex and during sexual intercourse, deceit in the workplace, the production of deception in online environments, deception in criminal interrogations, visual deception, and lies that occur in the realms of in politics, public relations, and mass media. This interdisciplinary handbook is meant for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, academics, and researchers who are interested in the pervasive nature of deception, truth, and ethics.
Competitive submissions are currently being accepted: Interested contributors should email a working title, abstract with source citations (maximum 300 words), and author names and affiliations to Dr. Tony Docan-Morgan at tdocan@uwlax.edu by July 3, 2016. Interested contributors are also encouraged to email preliminary questions and ideas before this deadline. Notification of acceptance will be in summer 2016. Contributors who receive acceptance of their proposals will be expected to submit complete chapters early in 2017. Complete chapters will be approximately 6,000 words in length. In most cases, chapters should provide a comprehensive overview of the literature on the specific topic being explored, while also setting the agenda for future directions.
Chapter proposals currently sought include:
-Defining deception and truth
-Communicating or telling the truth
-Ethical perspectives regarding deception
-Deception and trust
-Review of theories/models of deception
-Proposed theories/models of deception
-Review of research methods used to study deception and/or its detection
-Nonverbal indicators of deception
-How laypersons and/or professionals can improve deception detection accuracy
-Individual contexts and/or applications of deception (e.g., deception in close relationships such as family relationships, deception in group contexts, deception in health contexts)
-Individual differences in deception and its detection (e.g., sex, age, personality characteristics)
-Cutting-edge research and/or arguments examining issues of deception/truth
Other topics related to deception and truth will also be considered.
Progress to-date: Palgrave Macmillan has expressed strong interest in publishing this handbook; a formal book proposal containing contributor names, chapter titles, and chapter abstracts will be submitted to Palgrave mid-July 2016. Approximately 40 deception scholars from seven countries have submitted or committed to submitting invited chapter proposals addressing the topics listed below. Competitive submissions should not replicate the below topics, but instead add to the breadth and depth of the handbook.
THE PRACTICE OF DECEPTION
- The Study of Lying and Deception: Historical Perspectives
- A Review of Meta-Analyses of Deception Research
- True and False Intentions
- Suspending Concern for Factual Accuracy: Communicating Bullshit
- Cultural Perspectives on Lying and Deception
- Managing Face in the Midst of Deception: A Cross-Cultural Examination
- Unchallenged Deceptions in Social and Professional Relationships
- Correlates of Self-Assessed Abilities to Tell Lies and Truths
- Effects of Deception on the Deceiver
DETECTING AND DETERRING DECEPTION
- An Overview of Detecting Deceptive Behavior
- Promising New Techniques in Lie Detection
- Multitasking, Cognitive Load, and Deception
- Brain Activity When Providing Correct, Incorrect and Deceptive Responses
- Deception and Language: A Contextual Constraints Approach
- An Investigation Into the Potential Role of Formulaic Sequences as a Marker of Deception
- Verbal Cues Fostering Perceptions of Credibility and Lie Detection Rates
- Detecting Malicious Intent: Evaluation of Large-Scale Applications
- The Concealed Information Test: Past, Present, and Future
- Deterring Deception: Theory and New Directions
DECEPTION IN CONTEXT (OR APPLICATIONS)
- Deceptive Affection in Relationships
- Deceiving for and During Sex
- Deception Production, Detection, and Beliefs in Online Environments
- Deception at a Distance: Long-Distance Deception and Romantic Relationships
- Deception and the Art and Science of Criminal Interrogation
- Police Approaches to Detecting Deception
- Ethics of Deception in Mass Communication
- Audience Acceptance of Deceptive News Content
- From Caligula to Obama: The Long Term Effectiveness of the Smear Campaign
- Language of Lies in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Race
- Visual Deception: From Camo to Cameron