A reminder that the deadline for submissions to the Fall 1998 issue of Spectator is approaching: Spectator Journal of Film and Television Studies Call for Papers: Monitor-ing Television: Race and Representation Submissions for Fall 1998 issue are due: September 15, 1998 The landscape of television has been significantly altered in recent years. The installation of cable, the introduction of competing networks, and connections to the internet have opened up the realm of television to numerous possibilities. A cursory look at the contemporary media landscape reveals the ways in which race has figured prominently in television discourse. The Rodney King beating and subsequent Los Angeles Riots, the O.J. Simpson trial, President Clinton's recent travels to Africa and the possibility of his decision to issue a formal apology for the atrocities of slavery are but a few of the so called real race dramas that have played out on television. In the meantime, the emergence of the Warner Brothers Network (WB) and The United Paramount Network (UPN) has raised questions as to the creation of "ghetto" networks to deal with other subject matter. Race will continue to play a central role in television as it has in American society for decades. This issue of Spectator seeks cross disciplinary approaches to the complexities of televising race. Possible essay topics may include but are not limited to: *The impact of television's diversification--cable programming, public access, the internet etc.--on the dialogue on race *Racialized audiences and reception *Television's construction of racialized others *Race and television advertising *Regional cable and race *Public access stations and minority communities. *TV docudramas and racially coded events *Talk shows and Race *Televising race or racial conflict within a global context *Intersections of class, sexuality, gender and racial representation *Political correctness. Please submit a 12-20 page, double-spaced manuscript (5,000 word maximum) in MLA end note style to: Christine Acham/Spectator School of Cinema-Television Division of Critical Studies University of Southern California Los Angeles CA 90089-2211 Spectator is a bi-annual journal of film and television criticism published by the University of Southern California. Articles accepted for this issue of Spectator will be required to include images suitable for publication. For more information contact: Christine Acham <[log in to unmask]> ---- 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]