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 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 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

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