Jeremy, Could you post the CFP below on the Screen-L list? thanks so much. regards, Heidi Kenaga CFP: Anthology on John Sayles John Sayles is considered a trailblazer of independent cinema in the U.S., yet film scholars have devoted relatively little attention to his work. We are seeking manuscripts for an anthology on Sayles' filmmaking practice, using any methodological approach -- e.g., authorship, aesthetic, narratological, reception, industrial, historical, ideological, or combinations thereof. We are especially interested in new scholarship, but are also open to revisions/updates of previously published material. Possible topics include, but are not limited, to: Articulation of race, ethnicity, class, sexuality Politics of locale and region Role of performance and ensemble acting Functions of storytelling and oral history Music/sound practices Reception studies, domestic or international Sayles and the historical tradition of an "independent cinema" movement in the US Sayles' position within the contemporary motion picture and television industries Problematics of positioning Sayles' work as an aesthetic and ideological alternative to Hollywood model Send a one-page abstract and brief c.v. by September 1, 2001, to either: Heidi Kenaga Diane Carson Dept. of Communication SLCC-Meramec Univ. of Memphis 11333 Big Bend 143 Theatre/Comm Bldg. St. Louis, MO 63122 Memphis, TN 38152-3150 Email queries welcome: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite