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*Apologies for cross posting* This week we conclude our "Animation and Stardom" theme with a post addressing the use of animated stars in Walt Disney Studios' animated documentaries. You can read the post here: https://blog.animationstudies.org/?p=1989 Please feel free to join in the conversation by commenting the post. Also, don't forget that the deadline for submissions for our May theme, "Animation and Science Fiction", is this Friday (i.e. April 28th)! You can find the full CFP below, along with a list of our exciting upcoming topics! Finally, I want to remind you that Animation Studies 2.0 now accepts for consideration on a rolling basis throughout the year posts illustrating the genesis of a recently completed animated work as well as reviews of animation-related books, conferences and festivals. Learn more here: http://www.facebook.com/SocietyForAnimationStudies?ref=hl(https://blog.animationstudies.org/?page_id=1976" iwc-bad-attr="" rel="nofollow noopener nofollow" style="color: rgb(54, 88, 153); cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; letter-spacing: -0.24px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" target="_blank">https:// blog.animationstudies.org/ ?page_id=1976 Best wishes, Cristina Dr. Cristina Formenti Interim co-editor of Animation Studies 2.0 Follow us on twitter @anistudies Like us on Facebook -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CFP Animation and Science Fiction, May theme (Deadline: April 28th, 2017) Due to animation’s ability to transcend reality and present the fantastic, there is a long held relationship to the sci-fi genre in both film and television. Recent US productions, such as Groening’s Futurama join the well established tradition of sci-fi in Japanese animation with examples including such titles as Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Nausicaa and the Valley of the Wind and the TV series Dragonball Z. In light of this close, but often taken for granted generic association, May’s theme invites posts examining the relationship existing between animation and the science fiction genre from any perspective. Topics include but are not limited to: – The evolution of the animated sci-fi – The peculiarities of the animated sci-fi – Japanese animation and the sci-fi genre – The existing differences between the Japanese animated sci-fi and the Western one – The sci-fi genre and cinematic animation – The sci-fi genre and televisual animation – The use of VFX in live-action sci-fi films. Posts of between 500 and 700 words, which discuss any aspect of the above topic are welcome. Contributors are encouraged to include clips and images to support their posts. Please also include a short bio to accompany the post. All permissions are the responsibility of the contributor. Please contact the editors Nichola Dobson ([log in to unmask]), Cristina Formenti ([log in to unmask]) and [log in to unmask] with submissions or questions. Upcoming themes June: Adaptation in animation II (remakes) July: Women and animation -------------------------------------------------------- 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. This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members. It is an unmoderated list and content reflect the views of those who post to the list and not of MeCCSA as an organisation. MeCCSA recommends that the list be used only for posting of information (for example about events, publications, conferences, lectures) of interest to members or to promote discussion of current issues of wide general interest in the field. Posts to the MeCCSA mailing list are public, indexed by Google, and can be accessed from the JISCMail website (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/meccsa.html). Any messages posted to the list are subject to the JISCMail acceptable use policy, which states that users should avoid engaging in unreasonable behaviour, or disrupting the general flow of discussion on a list. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------