Apologies for any re-post... THE VELVET LIGHT TRAP A CRITICAL JOURNAL OF FILM AND TELEVISION STUDIES We are extending our deadline to March 10, 2000... Call For Papers: Diverse Audiences, Changing Genres: The Evolving Landscape of Film and Television in the Age of Specialized Audiences Notions of "mass media" are becoming increasingly obsolete as the film and television industry markets media to more specific groups. The cultural map of media is evolving as a result of and to accommodate such changes as the increased choices in cable television, a growing competition among media producers and outlets, the emergence of new media technologies, and the proliferation of media texts created for and produced by diverse groups outside of the mainstream. The Velvet Light Trap is interested in receiving papers that contemplate and reveal the new formations of audience and genre that are occurring in popular film and television as a result of the aforementioned changes. Papers are encouraged to engage this shift from a variety of scholarly perspectives, including but not limited to historical, industrial, textual, theoretical, and reception studies. Paper topics may include, but are not limited to: New genres Independent Films Hybridity and media futures Teen culture New representations of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality Animation Ratings industry Narrowcasting and niche marketing New Media Cable networks Papers should be between 15 and 25 pages, double-spaced, in MLA style, with a cover page including the writer's name and contact information. All submissions will be refereed by the journal's Editorial Advisory Board. For more information, contact Julie Taylor (512-471-4071, [log in to unmask]). Submissions are due March 10th, 2000. Please address manuscripts to: The Velvet Light Trap Department of Radio-Television-Film University of Texas at Austin CMA 6.118 Austin, TX 78712 The Velvet Light Trap is an academic, peer-reviewed journal of film and television studies. The journal is published semi-annually in March and September by the University of Texas Press. Issues are edited alternately by graduate students at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Editorial Advisory Board includes such notable scholars at Alexander Doty, Don Crafton, Michael Curtin, Cynthia Fuchs, Herman Gray, Lynn Joyrich, Barbara Klinger, Chon Noriega, and Lynn Spigel. ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]