[ecrea] CFP: LOVING THE L WORD

> CFP: LOVING THE L WORD:  TELEVISION FANS AND QUEER PLEASURES
>
> Deadline: August 20, 2009.  For a collection of 
> essays on the final season of the Showtime 
> series THE L WORD, I seek reflections on the 
> series? place within the pantheon of queer TV, 
> with emphasis on the complete series, its 
> contributions and limitations, its pleasures and 
> disappointments, and above all its fans.   The 
> collection is envisioned as a follow-up and 
> companion volume to READING THE L WORD (I.B. 
> Tauris: 2006), and will address such questions 
> as:  How will THE L WORD be remembered within 
> queer and mainstream television histories, and 
> by whom?  How did the series evolve and develop 
> over the course of six seasons?  How has the 
> show been received internationally?  How is the 
> narrative being kept alive through franchising, 
> transmedia or multiplatform storytelling, fan 
> communities, etc.?  Send proposals for 5000 ­ 
> 8000 word essays to Dana Heller ((dheller /at/ odu.edu)).

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Nico Carpentier (Phd)
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