CFP:    Special Issue of Film Criticism

         Complex Narratives--due January 15, 2006



Complex Narratives

Papers are invited for a special issue of Film Criticism devoted to recent 

complex narratives. Since Pulp Fiction, numerous films have employed 

complicated story/plot structures to various ends. Manuscripts should focus 

on either analysis of individual examples or the phenomenon as a whole. All 

published essays will, however, do more than describe complex narratives. 

They will also explain causes for this trend and/or contribute to existing 

critical approaches for analyzing these narratives. All critical methods 

are encouraged. Queries should be directed to the guest editor, Janet 

Staiger: jstaiger <uts.cc.utexas.edu>.

Deadline for submission: January 15, 2006

Manuscripts should be in MLA format, 15-20 pages in length

Please send one copy and disc (Word format is preferred) to:

Janet Staiger

Department of Radio-Television-Film (CMA 6.128)

University of Texas at Austin

One University Station A0800

Austin, TX 78712





Founded in 1976, Film Criticism recently completed its twenty-eighth year 

of continuous publication, making it the third oldest academic film journal 

in the country. FC has published the work of such international scholars as 

Dudley Andrew, David Bordwell, David Cook, Robin Wood, Janet Staiger, Ann 

Kaplan, Andrew Horton, Wheeler Winston Dixon, Marcia Landy, and Peter 

Lehman. Equally important, we continue to present the very best writing 

from a new generation of film historians, theorists, and critics 

representing many different disciplines, cultures, and critical 

perspectives. "The critical analysis found in the essay-length articles is 

of a particularly high quality... Researchers will profit from the 

excellent book review section " (Katz's Magazines for Libraries). In 

addition, Film Criticism regularly publishes single-theme issues, extensive 

interviews, and festival reports.  The journal is peer-reviewed.





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