** please note -- the deadline for submissions for M/C Reviews' "Interactive" feature has been extended to Friday 28th September. Interactive An M/C Reviews feature http://www.media-culture.org.au To mark the 3rd anniversary of M/C: a Journal of Media and Culture and its review section, M/C Reviews, we would like to invite contributions for a reviews feature on the subject of media/consumer interactivity. We will publish a collection of short critiques, reviews or thought- pieces (each submission should be 1500 words or less) on a broad range of interpretations of the terms "interactive" or "interactivity" as they relate to media studies and cultural studies. Possible topics include (but should not be limited to): - interactive television programs/television events - voting on television program outcomes such as "Big Brother" or "The Eurovision Song Contest", ask the audience/phone a friend/home viewer; style participation in TV game shows, the illusion of consumer influence/participation. The relationship between interactivity and consumerism - interactive television channels (eg Sky TV's choices of camera angles eg "player cam", pausing 'live'; action etc) - editing and censorship (as a consequence of consumer reaction/influence) - interactivity in cinemas (choosing alternative endings) - the internet and its consumption - internet fan sites (fanzines/fiction, role playing, message boards) - letters to the editor; "your say" in newspapers, magazines or on- line discussion forums - interactivity in literature (political or autobiographical narratives and the reader as "witness", or books that allow alternative endings to be chosen, eg. "Choose Your Own Adventures") - interactive theatre/performance - computer games ('quest' games, open endings) The release of this special feature will co-incide with the publication of the "Colour"; edition of M/C. "Colour"; and "Interactive"; will be the centrepieces of the October anniversary celebrations of the journal, culminating in the launch party for ournew site design and new URL to be held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The deadline for submissions is September 28th 2001. Articles should be no longer than 1500 words (submissions exceeding this length will not be considered). All articles will be subject to a blind peer review process. Please send completed submissions and any enquiries via e-mail to Kelly McWilliam [log in to unmask] or Kate Douglas [log in to unmask] --- Send the right message --- + Today freemail + Get your free, private email address at http://www.today.com.au ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]