Kevin Sandler is editing an anthology of critical scholarly articles on the classical and contemporary animation of Warner Bros to be published by Rutgers University Press in Dec. 1997. The collection deals with different critical areas of investigation within a cultural studies framework; questions of power, identity, desire, and nationalism are potential overarching themes. The editor seeks articles whose topics can cover a range of methodological approaches, from specific textual analyses of cartoons and the work of directors like Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, and Tex Avery, to historical archival research on the production context of the Warner Bros. studio then and now. Thematic and discursive work on the formative role of race, gender, and sexuality in the cartoons is strongly encouraged. The editor welcomes articles which center on: particular characters as "stars," such as textual and auteur-related examinations of the cartoons of Bugs Bunny, Batman, Animaniacs, Tazmanian Devil et. al.; interviews with animators and examinations of the work of related creative personnel that have not received sufficient critical attention (such as the work of Carl Stalling, Maurice Noble, Michael Maltese, and Greg Ford); the proliferation of the Warner Bros. pantheon, including examinations of marketing, collectibles, television series, theme parks and other investigations of the relationship of Warner Bros. cartoons to popular culture; aesthetic approaches of music, sound, layout and designs; and the structure of the chase and the gag. Please submit proposals and vita to Kevin Sandler, University of Michigan-Dearborn, 3302 Winchester, West Bloomfield, Michigan 48322-2415 USA. Deadline: November 8, 1995. E-mail: [log in to unmask] ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]