CALL FOR PAPERS
New book on Popular Culture and 9/11 (Greenwood Publishing, forthcoming)
Essays sought (750-1000 words each) for a forthcoming volume on
popular culture since September 11th. Essays must be written from a
critical or cultural studies approach. Planned book chapters will
cover a wide range of topics including Everyday Life; Advertising;
Literature; Music; Visual Arts; Television; Film; News; American
Icons. Essays should discuss specific elements of popular culture
within these chapter categories and will function as case studies that
illustrate the connection between September 11th and popular culture.
For example, an essay in the Architecture chapter could be a semiotic
example of Ground Zero memorials. An essay in the Movies chapter
could be critical look at the role 9/11 has played in films (or one
specific film) since 2001. Essays focused on either how a text
represents 9/11 or changes in a field of popular culture since 9/11
are especially of interest. Particular topics needing contributors
include: magazines; music; icons; architecture; advertising and sports
(about or since 9/11).
For more information and to discuss possible submissions, please
contact Drs. Sara Quay and Amy Damico at
September11book_at_hotmail.com by January 15, 2008.
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Iain Robert Smith
Institute of Film and Television
School of American and Canadian Studies
University of Nottingham
University Park
NG7 2RD
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