>> >>CALL FOR PAPERS >> THE VELVET LIGHT TRAP >> A CRITICAL JOURNAL OF FILM & TELEVISION >> NUMBER 58, FALL 2006 >> >>Narrative & Storytelling >>Much has been written about the industrial implications of mass media >>conglomeration, the rise of digital technologies, and media >>convergence. How can media studies begin to talk about changes in >>narrative conventions of Hollywood cinema and established television >>genres in relationship to shifting industrial practices, social mores >>and political climates? As narratives become more intertextual, >>hypertextual, and transmediated, how can we master them sufficiently >>to study them academically? Have new technologies helped media >>producers to rewrite old rules, creating more challenging and distinct >>media spectacles? How can contemporary narrative conventions and >>storytelling techniques be theorized as imitations and innovations of >>old standards? How do storytelling techniques emerge in relation to >>viewer experiences and industrial imperatives? >> The Velvet Light Trap invites papers that explore social, >> industrial, >>textual, and audience-centered questions about narrative and >>storytelling techniques in the media from both historical and >>contemporary perspectives. >> >>Possible topics may include (but are not limited to): >> >>• Classical/post-classical debates about film form >>• Narrative strategies in relation to industrial imperatives >>• Narrative comprehension and the serial form >>• Non-fiction narratives >>• Evolutionary psychology and human predisposition to narrative >>• Processes of narrative comprehension in the spectator >>• Role of the audience in the construction of narrative >>• Forms that challenge the boundaries of narration >>• Canon, revisionism, and re-imaginings >>• New forms/innovations in narrative style >>• World-building, spatiality, and temporality in the narrative universe >>• Evolution of narrative forms within television genres >>• Analyses of texts that challenge dominant conventions of storytelling >>• Storytelling in a transitional media era >>• Storytelling as a cultural practice >>• Secondary/ancillary texts and their impact in understanding narrative >>• Narrative structures >>• Series, sequels, and spin-offs >>• Transmedia storytelling >>• Cultural convergence >>• Video game narratives >>• National cinemas and storytelling practices >>• Genre experiments >>• Avant-garde film narratives >> >>Papers should be between 6,000 and 7,500 words (approximately 20-25 >>pages double-spaced), in MLA style with a cover page including the >>writer's name and contact information. Please send four copies of the >>paper (including a one-page abstract with each copy) in a format >>suitable to be sent to a reader anonymously. All submissions will be >>refereed by the journal's Editorial Advisory Board. For more >>information or questions, contact Ben Aslinger ([log in to unmask]), >>Derek Johnson ([log in to unmask]), Caryn Murphy >>([log in to unmask]), or Brad Schauer ([log in to unmask]). >>Submissions are due September 1, 2005, and should be sent to: >>The Velvet Light Trap >>University of Wisconsin Madison >>Department of Communication Arts >>821 University Avenue >>Madison, WI USA 53706-1497 >>The Velvet Light Trap is an academic, peer-reviewed journal of film >>and television studies. Issues are coordinated alternately by >>graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the >>University of Texas-Austin. The Editorial Board includes such notable >>scholars as Charles Acland, Peter Bloom, David Foster, Sean Griffin, >>Bambi Haggins, Heather Hendershot, Charlie Keil, Michele Malach, Dan >>Marcus, Nina Martin, Tara McPherson, Walter Metz, Jason Mittell, James >>Morrison, Steve Neale, Karla Oeler, Lisa Parks, and Malcolm Turvey. >> >>--- >>You are currently subscribed to telecommies as: unknown lmsubst tag >>argument: '' > >Michele Hilmes >Professor of Media and Cultural Studies >Director, Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research >Department of Communication Arts >University of Wisconsin-Madison > >6040 Vilas Hall >821 University Ave. >Madison, WI 53706 > >608-262-2543 >608-262-2547 >608-262-9953 fax >_______________________________________________ >The SCMS homepage: http://www.cmstudies.org/mailman/ > >SCMSTV info and archive: http://www.cmstudies.org/mailman/listinfo/scmstv > >SCMSTV is supported by the Telecommunication and Film Department, the >University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu . Opinions expressed here do >not necessarily represent the those of SCMS, the TCF Department, or the >University of Alabama. Michele Hilmes Professor of Media and Cultural Studies Director, Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research Department of Communication Arts University of Wisconsin-Madison 6040 Vilas Hall 821 University Ave. Madison, WI 53706 608-262-2543 608-262-2547 608-262-9953 fax ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html