Dear Readers,

I should draw your attention to the fact that a section of the cfp sent out 
yesterday should be viewed with the original cfp release date in mind: Open 
Court was not taking in new proposals for their "Popular Culture and 
Philosophy" series as of April 2004 only, and this information should not be 
viewed as current or up to date. For more information on the series you 
should seek information from Open Court directly.

Thanks for your attention, and sorry for any inconvenience,
Epiphanie B

>
>S(t)imulate your imagination until August!
>
>The deadline for the “I Want My S(t)imulation!” MTV, Representation
>& Desire' volume has now been extended to the 15th of August 2004,
>so it’s time to let your MTV-inspired processes flourish like never
>before!
>
>Epiphanie Bloom ([log in to unmask]) and Marc Leverette
>([log in to unmask]) look forward to receiving your
>abstracts. Deadline may be exended in liht of responses received.
>For all enquiries, love letters and after-thoughts, write to us,
>
>Happy S(t)imulating,
>Epiphanie Bloom
>
>
>  =~=~=~=~=0riginal CFP is below:~=
>
>N.B. Due to the overabundance of material currently available to
>Open
>Court, the "MTV and Philosophy" project is indefinitely on hold...
>However, if you keep reading, a new work has emerged out of all this
>craziness:
>
>"I Want My S(t)imulation!" MTV, Representation & Desire
>
>Abstracts are sought for a postmodern collection of intellectual
>works based upon MTV and the space(s) it may have created in your
>mind. Often celebrated, blamed or categorised as the epitome of
>this,
>that or other, MTV could be described a status symbol in its own
>right... Using a disciplinary approach of your choice (a
>multiplicity
>would do!), and a great deal of self-reflexivity and imagination,
>I'd
>like you to indulge in your MTV-inspired processes by engaging with
>the following:
>
>1. Simulate your MTV:
>Investing to some extent in Baudrillard's reference to the
>term `simulation', expose your audience to your self-conscious
>grappling with the acronym of MTV, and whatever numerous
>implications
>of that you consume. (Baudrillard needs not be addressed in your
>work, and you may work around the term `simulation' if you desire.)
>
>2. Stimulate your MTV:
>If the simulating your MTV doesn't work for you, perhaps stimulation
>ought to do it: how you are able to `stimulate' MTV into working for
>you? While the above is oriented towards the `postmodern', this
>option engages a dialogue with the `avant-garde'.
>
>Your work may be inspired by, but certainly not limited to, the
>following list of key words:
>
>- Barthes, Baudrillard, Deleuze and Guattari, Derrida, Foucault,
>Lyotard…
>- Madonna, Eminem, Nirvana…
>- Jackass, Newlyweds, Made, The Real Word, The Osbournes…
>- MTV2 (& other MTV-affiliated networks), Channel V, MusicMax, etc…
>- pop, rock, hip-hop, techno…
>- gender, genre - hopping and diversification…
>- mixes, mashes, sampling, censorship, authorization…
>- mainstream, alternative, status quo, subversive…
>- consumption, capitalism (, schizophrenia)…
>- post-anything…
>- psychology, philosophy, politics, programming…
>- mass media, marketing, moral ambiguity…
>- visual culture, youth culture, postmodern culture cultural
>studies…
>- controversy…
>- MTV Generation, anthropology, sociology
>- race religion ethnicity gender sexuality it's up to you
>
>While the traditional essay format will be accepted (with some reluctance), 
>I
>encourage abstract artists to pitch a more subversive work,
>experimenting with genre and/or visual presentation. Let `the MTV
>style' be your muse. Creative, analytical, and under 4000 words are
>the only preliminary requirements.
>
>Please send an abstract of roughly 500 words to Epiphanie Bloom and/or Marc 
>Leverette,
>along with your CV.
>
>
>Yours Sincerely,
>Epiphanie Bloom
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>
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