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THE JOURNAL OF AMERICAN STUDIES OF TURKEY (www.asat-jast.org), a biannual journal established since 1995, publishes cutting-edge articles in various aspects of American and comparative studies. Recent issues can be accessed on the website by logging in using the user name L_Raw, password 12345, then going to Jast/Issues. The Journal publishes full-length articles (5000-7000 words), as well as shorter "think-pieces" focusing on various aspects of American Studies, and how "America" is represented in various cultural products. With this in mind, we are looking to publish "think-pieces" focusing in particular on why films focusing on similar subject-matter such as THE BUTLER and 12 YEARS A SLAVE have been released at this particular period in time, how they have been received in different parts of the world, and whether the films themselves have something to tell us about the ways in which issues of "race" in American history are perceived at this particular point in time. We'd also be interested in pieces that contrast such representations with films of similar subject-matter such as MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM. These films are only offered as examples. In keeping with the Journal's cross-cultural remit, we'd be particularly interested in pieces that discuss the ways in which such films were consumed in different territories - either through reviews or through online reactions. Such pieces would ideally be of 1500-3000 words in length. Please email me if you have any questions. Deadline would be 30 April 2014. Laurence Raw Laurence Raw, Baskent University. Department of English, Ankara, Turkey. Editor: Journal of American Studies of Turkey http://baskent.academia.edu/LaurenceRaw www.radiodramareviews.com @laurenceraw (Twitter) -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. Membership is open to all who teach and research these subjects in HE institutions, via either institutional or individual membership. The field includes film and TV production, journalism, radio, photography, creative writing, publishing, interactive media and the web; and it includes higher education for media practice as well as for media studies. This mailing list is a free service from MeCCSA and is not restricted to members. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------