Call for Contributions: Website on Controversial Films In a special section of the "Film & History" website (http://www.h-net.org/~filmhis/controversial_films/index.htm) we seek to offer an informed, balanced and scholarly approach to controversial films. The term 'controversial' may be understood in a broad way as productions that prompt, are marked by or are capable of arousing controversy. Although we are particularly interested in contemporary films we also welcome contributions on 'older' films like The Deer Hunter (Michael Cimino, 1978) or Pier Paolo Pasolini's Saḷ or The 120 Days of Sodom (Italy, 1975), which was released in Britain not until 25 years after it was made. Inasmuch as we appreciate contributions by historians we, in the tradition of the Film & History journal, invite scholars from other fields to contribute to the controversial films section. Past contributions include articles and/or comments on "Will California Elect a Superhero?: Candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger Taps Film Myths" "Good Night, and Good Luck. (George Clooney, USA 2005)" "The Road To Guantánamo (Michael Winterbottom/Mat Whitecross, 2006): A Commentary" "Propaganda Tactics and Fahrenheit 911" | Rules & Contact Information | The Editors of the website for Film & History reserve the right to use or reject postings for a variety of reasons: inflammatory content, ad hominem attack, or "thumbs up/thumbs down" criticisms will not be posted on the site. In some cases, postings will be redundant of existing statements on the site and, while appreciated, will not be posted. Finally, there are always the je ne sais quoi postings which will be returned to the authors. | Posting | In most cases, we will solicit contributions, but anyone wanting to participate should send a cover note with a clear identification of geographical location, institutional affiliation and rank, departmental office phone number and most reliable personal phone number. Of course, the email address should be prominent. Please do not submit anything without such information. | Format | Use endnotes and parenthetical citations. Have a Works Cited section at the end of the article. Use detailed and scholarly citations so that readers can pursue your ideas and sources properly in the spirit of scholarship. When web materials have been used, please cite properly. See the John Lawrence article on Arnold Schwarzenegger as a model of such an essay, written in the proper format. For further guidance, see the following resource: http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml. Please send articles, not exceeding 2000 words, along with a brief biographical note to either Christoph Laucht ([log in to unmask]) University of Liverpool School of Modern Languages (German) Modern Languages Building Chatham Street Liverpool, L69 7ZR United Kingdom Or Tobias Hochscherf ([log in to unmask]) Northumbria University Media and Communication School of Arts and Social Sciences Lipman Building Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST United Kingdom The exact address of the controversial films page is http://www.h-net.org/~filmhis/controversial_films/index.htm ==== This e-mail is intended solely for the addressee. It may contain private and confidential information. If you are not the intended addressee, please take no action based on it nor show a copy to anyone. Please reply to this e-mail to highlight the error. You should also be aware that all electronic mail from, to, or within Northumbria University may be the subject of a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and related legislation, and therefore may be required to be disclosed to third parties. This e-mail and attachments have been scanned for viruses prior to leaving Northumbria University. Northumbria University will not be liable for any losses as a result of any viruses being passed on. ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu