Apologies for cross-posting

Dear All,

Volume 5 of Screenworks (2014) is edited by Dr Charlotte Crofts and associate editor, Dr Steve Presence, both based at the University of the West of England with the support of the Digital Cultures Research Centre: http://www.jmpscreenworks.com/?pid=vol5

We are excited to publish the first submission of this volume, Excursion by Stuart Bender (Curtin University) and Mick Broderick (Murdoch University). The work is an exploration of the representation of trauma in institutional "rampage" shootings, designed to foreground the experience of the victim, rather than the perpetrator. The published screenwork constitutes extracts from the film, interspersed with interviews with filmmakers and actors reflecting on the process of making the film, ending with a comparative clip from Run.Hide.Fight., a US public information video. Negotiating this difficult subject-matter, the project not only engages with the critical context of mediatised trauma and its mainstream representation in the news and in films such as Bowling for Columbine and Elephant, but also aims to challenge the didactic discourse of the municipal safety video.  

Submitted as work-in-progress inviting formative assessment, the project provoked a mixed response from the peer-reviewers both of whom had questions about how far the screenwork itself was able to live up to the claims of the research statement. This is a perennial issue for practice research and we publish the work here, together with the peer reviews and a rejoiner from the contributors in the hope of making explicit the research process which so often remains hidden in traditional academic publication.

We are still seeking submissions for this volume which will be published on a rolling basis.  Please go to our submissions page to download the proforma and guidelines on the submisison process. 

http://www.jmpscreenworks.com/page/submissions

Alternatively, if you are interested in joining our peer-review panel, then please email us at [log in to unmask] with a brief bio and an outline of the areas you are interested in reviewing.

Many thanks Dr Charlotte Crofts and Dr Steve Presence 
University of the West of England

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