Call for Papers United Productions of America (UPA) Anthology I would like to receive proposals for essays about the influential American animation studio UPA and closely related topics (for instance, modern art and animation; the first motion picture animation unit during WWII; the Disney strikers). Please send a 250 - 750 word proposal outlining your topic and methodology, along with your c.v. (indicating related research and publications). The deadline for receiving proposals is December 1, 1998. About the editor, Maureen Furniss -- I have just completed a book, Art in Motion: Animation Aesthetics, which is being published by John Libbey, the leading publisher of Animation Studies books. In the United States, the book is being distributed by Indiana University Press. I am Assistant Professor and Program Director of Film Studies at Chapman University (in Orange, California). I am also the Founding Publisher and Editor of Animation Journal. For more information, see: http://www.chapman.edu/animation/editor/mf.html Send proposals to: Maureen Furniss, Ph.D. Film Studies Chapman University 333 N. Glassell Street Orange, CA 92866 USA Tel: 714-744-7018 Fax: 714-997-6700 E-mail: [log in to unmask]