Special Call for Submissions: “The Documentary Tradition” Sponsored by: Film and History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies (Volume 38: 1 – 2, 2008) www.filmandhistory.org Editor: Dr. Loren PQ Baybrook The editor invites submissions for a special year of Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies (Vol. 38:1-2, 2008). The topic is “The Documentary Tradition”a timely subject after the 2006 biennial meeting of the Center for the Study of Film and History (publisher of the journal) in Dallas, where over 500 scholars delivered papers. The first volume (38:1, 2008) will focus on a spectrum of documentaries in chronological orderof both international and US vintage. Classic documentaries (see web site for hints about method) will be examined and placed in their cultural contexts. Papers on films from Nanook and March of Time to The War Room and An Inconvenient Truth are welcomed. The second volume (38.2, 2008) will examine a variety of topics and issues for documentaries across cultures and borders. The possibilities here are broad, but we welcome papers that stress the role of the documentary in interpreting, reflecting, or attempting to change history. Race, class, policy, and the impact of media are likely topics. The 2008 conference touched on Women’s documentaries, the City, Asian identity, the New Deal, World War II, Canadian documentary, but other topic points are invited. Guidelines: Film & History (vol. 38:1 – 2, 2008) Each volume will contain four to six essays that will undergo a peer review process. International submissions are welcomed and encouraged. The journal requires MLA format, although international and interdisciplinary conventions may be substituted (for example, British spelling and punctuation). Endnotes are mandatory, and authors should provide a brief biography. Relevant illustrations are strongly encouraged and must be submitted with the final draft. Submission Deadlines: Film & History (vol. 38: 1-2, 2008) Film & History: vol. 38:1, 2008: Initial Manuscript Due: September 1, 2007 Film & History: vol. 38:2, 2008: Initial Manuscript Due: February 1, 2008 Send manuscripts (10-20 pages, 2500-5000 words) by email attachment (in Microsoft Word) or by postal mail: Loren PQ Baybrook, Editor, Film & History Center for the Study of Film and History: Documentaries Polk Library, Third Floor, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI 54901 Email: [log in to unmask] Telephone: 920-424-2253 ---- Learn to speak like a film/TV professor! Listen to the ScreenLex podcast: http://www.screenlex.org