CFP: Two Special Issues of Film Criticism Complex Narratives--due January 15, 2006 Digital Special Effects--due April 1, 2006 Complex Narratives Papers are invited for a special issue of Film Criticism devoted to recent complex narratives. Since Pulp Fiction, numerous films have employed complicated story/plot structures to various ends. Manuscripts should focus on either analysis of individual examples or the phenomenon as a whole. All published essays will, however, do more than describe complex narratives. They will also explain causes for this trend and/or contribute to existing critical approaches for analyzing these narratives. All critical methods are encouraged. Queries should be directed to the guest editor, Janet Staiger: jstaiger <uts.cc.utexas.edu>. Deadline for submission: January 15, 2006 Manuscripts should be in MLA format, 15-20 pages in length Please send one copy and disc (Word format is preferred) to: Janet Staiger Department of Radio-Television-Film (CMA 6.128) University of Texas at Austin One University Station A0800 Austin, TX 78712 Digital Special Effects Film Criticism seeks essays for a special issue on contemporary cinema and digital special effects. We are particularly interested in work that moves beyond the spectacle vs. narrative debate to consider how digital special effects have impacted film aesthetics (color, style, etc.), genre, narrative, film bodies, setting and mise en scene, animation, and motion. Essays do not necessarily have to focus on technical aspects of the production of digital special effects. A broad range of critical approaches is welcome. Send queries to guest editor Kristen Whissel <[log in to unmask]>. Deadline for submission: April 1, 2006 Manuscripts should be MLA format and approximately 20 pages in length. Please send one copy and disc (Word format or pdf file) to: Kristen Whissel Film Studies Program 7408 Dwinelle Hall #2670 University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-2670 Founded in 1976, Film Criticism recently completed its twenty-eighth year of continuous publication, making it the third oldest academic film journal in the country. FC has published the work of such international scholars as Dudley Andrew, David Bordwell, David Cook, Robin Wood, Janet Staiger, Ann Kaplan, Andrew Horton, Wheeler Winston Dixon, Marcia Landy, and Peter Lehman. Equally important, we continue to present the very best writing from a new generation of film historians, theorists, and critics representing many different disciplines, cultures, and critical perspectives. "The critical analysis found in the essay-length articles is of a particularly high quality... Researchers will profit from the excellent book review section " (Katz's Magazines for Libraries). In addition, Film Criticism regularly publishes single-theme issues, extensive interviews, and festival reports. The journal is peer-reviewed. ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html