Call for Papers on Film and Television Research Topics Related to People of African Descent Anywhere in the World Contours, a new, multidisciplinary journal exploring the experiences of people of African descent all over the world, invites submissions for its premier issues. Contours will publish refereed scholarly articles, fiction, poetry, and societal and cultural commentaries. The journal will publish scholarly articles from disciplines as diverse as sociology, political science, history, anthropology, and psychology; art, film, music, literary, and cultural criticism; and medicine and the health sciences. Suggested deadline for submissions is August 1, 1998; later submissions will be considered for Volume Two. Preferred language for submissions is English; however, we will accept manuscripts in any language. If a manuscript in a language other than English is accepted, a translation will be published. Contours will be published three times a year by Indiana University Press and is supported by the African and African-American Studies program and the history department at Duke University. To request a style sheet, inquire further, or to submit manuscripts (four copies), contact: Contours, Duke University, Box 90719, 121-M Carr Building, Durham, NC 27708, USA (919) 660-3197 fax: (919) 660-3198 e-mail: [log in to unmask] Book Reviews If you would like your recently published or forthcoming book to be considered for review in Contours, please have your publisher submit a review copy to: Professor Sheila Smith McKoy Book Review Editor, Contours English Department Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 37235 USA -------------------- Lynda Horn, Assistant Editor, Contours [log in to unmask] ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/screensite