CALL FOR PAPERS
 
ANIMATION JOURNAL is the only scholarly journal devoted to animation,
with research representing the diversity of its production techniques
and national origins.  Each issue contains a number of essays, as
well as book reviews, professional notices, reproductions of primary
documents, and more.  It is a refereed publication, edited by Maureen
Furniss, Division of Critical Studies, School of Cinema-Television,
University of Southern California.  Its editorial board includes Jerry
Beck (Streamline Pictures), Nick Browne (UCLA), David Ehrlich (ASIFA-
International), Marsha Kinder (USC), Mark Langer (Carleton), William
Moritz (Cal Arts), Linda Simensky (Nickelodeon) and Gaylyn Studlar (Emory).
 
Past issues have included:
"Resistance and Subversion in Animated Films of the Nazi Era: The
  Case of Hans Fischerkoeson," by William Moritz (Cal Arts)
"The Development of Animated TV Commercials in the 1940s," by
  Karl Cohen (ASIFA-San Francisco)
"Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho, Is Disney High or Low? From Silly Cartoons to
  Postmodern Politics," by Harry Benshoff (USC)
"Monks and Monkey: A Study of 'National Style' in Chinese Animation,"
  by Mary Ann Farquhar (Griffith University, Australia)
"Slipping 'Em a Mickey: An Analysis of Drinking in Disney Animated
  Films," by Diane W. Penkoff (USC)
"Jules Engel: A Painterly Aesthetic," by Jane Ann Dill (Cal Arts)
 
Submissions for the Fall 1993 issue must be postmarked by January
15, 1993.  There are no restrictions as to length, methodology or
subject.  Please include two copies of your paper, double spaced,
using the Chicago Style Guide.  The author's name should not appear on
the essay itself, but only on attached cover sheet.  Send your
submission to:
 
Maureen Furniss
Editor, Animation Journal
Division of Critical Studies
USC School of Cinema-TV
Los Angeles, CA 90089-2211
 
For more information, write to the above address, call (310) 838-6181
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Maureen Furniss
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