*** apologies for cross-postings *** Hello, all. An off-list colleague, Gary Edgerton, has asked me to forward the following Call for Papers. If you have any questions, please contact Gary directly at <[log in to unmask]>. thanks, Marty Norden ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A CALL FOR PAPERS ON MEDIA LITERACY and EDUCATION: THE TEACHER-SCHOLAR IN FILM AND TELEVISION JOURNAL OF POPULAR FILM AND TELEVISION DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ESSAYS IS 1 MARCH 2001 A theme issue of the Journal of Popular Film and Television is announced on the topic of "Media Literacy and Education: The Teacher-Scholar in Film and Television." This issue is scheduled for Fall of 2001. Articles may include (but are not limited to) the following agenda items: What is media literacy? What are the underlying assumptions of a media literacy perspective? What are the differing philosophies and approaches towards media literacy operating in the world today? How widespread are efforts at media literacy? What countries, organizations, school systems, and universities are recognized leaders in media literacy and why? What strategies are now most effective in raising awareness of and teaching media literacy? What is the history and development of film and television studies in higher education and secondary schools? What are the various goals of the moving image arts as a discipline? How is film, television, and video taught as a subfield in other disciplines in the arts, humanities, and social sciences? How does one best organize and administer programs in the moving image arts? What are the most effective ways to prepare an overall curriculum as well as plan and offer specific courses in film and television? What are the most pressing challenges in film and television education and research? What do we need to preserve in what we do today and what are the areas in most need of innovation? How are the new digital technologies changing our roles as teachers, researchers, and administrators? How are these technologies transforming the classroom, instructional techniques, publishing (among many other areas)? How is the Internet impacting on film and television studies? What is our future in respect to distance/distributed education? Submissions that are interdisciplinary in theory and method, and emphasize the relationship between film, television, and contemporary culture are most welcome. Relevant bibliographies and filmographies dealing directly with media literacy and film and television education and curricula are also encouraged. In general, papers should be ten to twenty-five, double-spaced pages, carry notes at the end, and follow the MLA Style Sheet. Accepted essays will, moreover, serve as the core for a follow-up anthology on the same topic. Inquiries on the theme issue should be directed to the issue's co-editors: Gary Edgerton <[log in to unmask]> and/or Michael Marsden <[log in to unmask]> Three copies of the manuscript (and a self-addressed stamped envelope if return is desired) should be mailed to: Dr. Gary R. Edgerton 633 Batten Arts and Letters Communication and Theatre Arts Department Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia 23529-0087 (757) 683-3831 -- office Please no faxed or e-mail submissions. ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu