CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS BLAIR WITCH: CRITICAL APPROACHES AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY Arriving on the cusp of a new millenium, _The Blair Witch Project_ has inspired some controversy: praised by some for challenging conventional Hollywood film techniques and employing internet technologies to advertise its various "intertexts," it has been criticized by others for its "unwatchability," its commerciality and manipulation through a myth of authenticity. What do the movie's innovations (or derivations) tell us about millenial audiences and anxieties and the role of cinematic narrative in the twenty-first century? The editors of Critical Approaches seek proposals for academic essays on the Blair Witch Project and its relationship to technology, audience, film-making, the Gothic, horror, documentary genres, intertextuality, aesthetic, "watchability," and contemporary culture more generally. Comparison with other films and film genres are welcome. Especially welcome are analyses of the film as a "millenial" phenomenon. 1-2 page abstract submissions, (not full essays, yet) should be sent in duplicate by June 15, 2000 to: Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock 97 Stage Harbor Road Marlborough, CT 06447 Electronic submissions may be forwarded to Sarah Higley at [log in to unmask] ..if there are no attachments. For electronic submissions with attachments, please forward to Sarah Higley at [log in to unmask] Inquiries may be addressed to Jeffrey Weinstock at <[log in to unmask]> or Sarah Higley at <[log in to unmask]>. ********************************************************************* Sarah L. Higley [log in to unmask] Associate Professor of English office: (716) 275-9261 The University of Rochester fax: (716) 442-5769 Rochester NY, 14627 ********************************************************************* Py dydwc glein / O erddygnawt vein? "What brings a gem from a hard stone?" Book of Taliesin ********************************************************************* ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu