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Dear Paul, Thank you for your enquiry, and apologies for the delay. We request that articles intended for consideration in Issue 5 reach us by 30 September 2013. There is also a rolling deadline for later issues (which may later be specified more precisely at a later date). We do not require an abstract. All the best, James MacDowell On 16 April 2013 16:22, Paul Flaig <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear James (if I may), > > I am very interested in submitting an essay for the upcoming comedy issue > of *Movie*, but wanted to get a sense of whether there was a specific > deadline for submissions or if the editors required an abstract prior to > submission? > > Many thanks and best wishes, > > Paul > > > On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 6:07 AM, James MacDowell <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > >> Dear Colleagues, >> >> *Movie: A Journal of Film Criticism<http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/film/movie> >> * is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal. It is committed to >> publishing rigorous but accessible critical writing that is responsive to >> the detailed texture and artistry of film and television, old and new. We >> also welcome articles that illuminate concepts, analytical methods and >> questions in aesthetics that are of significance to film criticism. >> >> We are currently inviting submissions for issues 5 and 6. While all >> suitable submissions will be considered, we are particularly interested in >> receiving work in the following areas: >> >> *· Comedy and criticism* (editors Alex Clayton and Kathrina Glitre) >> We seek submissions offering close reading and appraisal of a particular >> work of film/TV comedy and/or an illumination of questions and issues >> pertaining to comedy, aesthetics and criticism. Work on international and >> transnational comedy is strongly encouraged. >> >> *· Texture* (editors Lucy Fife Donaldson and James MacDowell) >> ‘Texture’ may refer to the tactile quality of materials, the way surfaces >> are changed by light, the composition of sounds, and so on. We seek >> submissions that attend to the significance of this critically-overlooked >> aspect in films and/or television programmes. >> >> *· Digital style and meaning* >> We seek pieces that assess the achievements of particular digital films, >> and which help develop a language of analysis with regard to them that will >> enable the kind of close reading associated with Movie’s tradition of >> criticism. >> >> Articles should be up to 8,000 words, although we are also open to the >> possibility of longer pieces, to be judged on a case-by-case basis. >> Articles should be submitted as email attachments to >> [log in to unmask] Please read our style guide<http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/film/movie/contents/movie_style_sheet-1.pdf>before submitting. >> >> *Movie: A Journal of Film Criticism* is a joint venture between the >> Universities of Warwick, Reading, and Oxford. The journal is published >> annually. >> >> Please feel free to circulate the CFP to colleagues and postgraduates. >> >> Thank you, >> >> Editorial board, *Movie: A Journal of Film Criticism* >> -- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the Film-Philosophy >> list, please visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/film-philosophy.html-- Film-Philosophy Journal: http://www.film-philosophy.com/ >> Film-Philosophy <http://www.film-philosophy.com/Film-Philosophy>Conference 2013 (Amsterdam 10-12 July): >> http://www.film-philosophy.com/conference/ -- > > > -- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the Film-Philosophy > list, please visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/film-philosophy.html-- Film-Philosophy Journal: http://www.film-philosophy.com/ > Film-Philosophy <http://www.film-philosophy.com/Film-Philosophy>Conference 2013 (Amsterdam 10-12 July): > http://www.film-philosophy.com/conference/ -- -- Editor - Alternate Takes <http://www.alternatetakes.co.uk/> Editorial board - Movie: A Journal of Film Criticism<http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/film/movie> Contributor - Notes on Metamodernism <http://www.metamodernism.com/> Blog - The Lesser Feat <http://thelesserfeat.blogspot.com> -- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the Film-Philosophy list, please visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/film-philosophy.html -- Film-Philosophy Journal: http://www.film-philosophy.com/ Film-Philosophy Conference 2013 (Amsterdam 10-12 July): http://www.film-philosophy.com/conference/ --