Dear colleagues
I am delighted to bring you news of a new peer-reviewed Journal to be
published by Intellect later in 2009, the Journal of Screenwriting.
This is edited by Jill Nelmes of UEL, with myself, Barry Langford (RHUL) and Jule
Selbo (Fullerton) as Co-editors. I have attached a Call for articles with a
deadline of March 16th - if the attachment does not work (as it sometimes
does not), the text follows below.
Given the often scattered nature of contributions on screenwriting and the pre-
conceptualisation of moving image texts, I hope you agree this is an
important development in making such work accessible, and in stimulating new
work in this corner of the media field.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes
Ian
Journal of Screenwriting ISSN 1757 - 1871
We invite researchers, educators and practitioners to contribute to the Journal
of Screenwriting, a new peer-reviewed journal set up to focus on this
important aspect of moving image pre- production and conceptualisation.
Contributions are sought on the history, theory and practice of screenwriting
and related topics, covering a wide range of practices from film and television
to animation, new media and computer games.
The Journal of Screenwriting brings together research and reflection on
pedagogy, professionalism and practice in an area which has until now been
rather overlooked in academic discourse. New work has conventionally been
scattered throughout journals devoted to specific aspects of media theory or
practice, and this is the first UK academic journal to bring together serious
screenwriting-related work under one title. The Journal is international in
scope, and seeks wide-ranging work which is critical, rigorous and original in its
contribution to this developing area of study. We expect to include work which
employs a diverse range of methodological approaches, including textual
analysis, production analysis, practice as research and historical investigation.
Articles should be between 4000 and 7000 words in length. Topics may include
(but are not limited to):
Screenplay text analysis •
Studies of individual practitioners, including screenwriters • Story and narrative
analysis • Methodologies and theories appropriate for research and • study in
this field Industrial structures, institutions and practices in relation • to
screenwriting Gender and race issues • Genre studies • Comparative study
between nations or regions, cultures • and industries Creativity and screen
idea development • Conventions, norms and craft • Screen-reading and the
reception of the screen idea • The history of screenwriting • Cognitivism,
psychology and psychoanalysis in relation to • screenwriting We also welcome
articles suggesting new approaches to the study of screenwriting, and articles
presenting new approaches to the teaching of screenwriting.
Articles should be sent as soon as possible or by 16th March
2009 to the Principal Editor Jill Nelmes ([log in to unmask]), and to the Co-
Editor Ian Macdonald ([log in to unmask]
ac.uk), to either of whom any queries about suitability of subject or other
requirements should be sent.
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