This is the final Call for Papers for the edited book ‘Capture Japan: Visual Culture and the Global Imagination from 1952 to the Present’. The book analyses, deconstructs and challenges representations of Japan in a variety of different visual media such as cinema, documentary film, photography, visual art and computer games.
An edited collection on graphic medicine and graphic storytelling related to the COVID-19 global pandemic Editors: Alexandra P. Alberda, Anna Feigenbaum, William Proctor As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to infect millions, kill people around the world, dismantle political, economic and cultural infrastructures, and disrupt our everyday lives, we have seen a surge in amateur and professional creative activity in the comics medium.
Edited by Stuart Price and Ben Harbisher Media Discourse Centre, De Montfort University, UK (Early Publication Date tbc – needless to say, we seek polished, well-referenced material that will help us meet our editorial deadlines – method of referencing will be Harvard, blended with our ‘house style’) Overview of CfC and suggested topics The Media […]
The intersection between nurses and popular media is longstanding. Florence Nightingale died in 1910 and British Pathe’s coverage of her funeral is a very early instance of nurses appearing on film. Nightingale was the subject of a silent film biography by 1915 and thereafter film, television, theatre and live performance and other media have showcased the nurse and the nursing profession. The familiarity of the nurse is inherently visual;
2019 was a watershed moment for queer horror visibility, particularly in cinema: from Shudder’s announcement of their upcoming queer horror documentary to Rue Morgue ’s first-ever ‘Queer Fear’ special issue, and from the world’s largest study about horror-loving queers to the rapid proliferation of queer horror podcasts.
Edited by Dr Michael Samuel and Dr Louisa Mitchell To the surprise of analyst expectations, at the end of 2019 Netflix recorded a record-high growth in subscribers and revenue outside of the United States, specifically in its Asia-Pacific region.
Terry Gilliam is not only popular for being part of the Monty Python-troup but also for the movies he has directed in his own style, such as Time Bandits (1981), Brazil (1985), The Fisher King (1991), 12 Monkeys (1995) and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009). From dystopian to fantastic and magical settings, and worlds often populated by bizarre figures, Gilliam’s movies are united by their
Editors: Páraic Kerrigan, Anne O’Brien, Florian Vanlee As the field of queer production studies continues to grow and develop, much of the European context remains relatively absent from research.
Edited by Christina Adamou and Sotiris Petridis Deadline for proposals: 15 May 2020 Notification of Acceptance: by 01 June 2020 Deadline for chapters: 01 October 2020 Τelevision content has expanded to different and new ways of distribution and screening enabled by the evolution of technology and the advent of new media.
The call for papers for articles for the sections “Monograph” and “Miscellaneous” for the Brumal. Revista de Investigación sobre lo Fantástico / Brumal. Research Journal on the Fantastic is now open. Scholars who wish to contribute to either of these two sections should send us their articles registering as authors on our web page.
