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[ecrea] cfp Frank Zappa volume

Wed Jul 14 10:55:42 GMT 2010


>Frank Zappa and Popular Music
>Edited by Paul Carr.
>Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series
>Contributions are sought for an edited book on the social, cultural 
>and musical impact of Frank Zappa's contribution to the popular 
>music canon. The book will act as a long overdue academic text on 
>Zappa's legacy, and will examine a range of themes that are 
>pertinent to his life and music. Content of the publication will be 
>broad and aim to address themes that have not been explored in detail before.
>Current contributors include Ben Watson (Author of The Negative 
>Dialectics of Poodle Play), Richard Hand (the founding co-editor of 
>the Journal of Adaptation in Film and Performance) and Michel 
>Delville (Author of Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart and the Secret 
>History of Maximalism)
>Proposals for the volume should examine a specific theme that is 
>pertinent to Zappa's life, legacy and idiolect.  Though are not 
>limited to, the following are suggested as potential themes of exploration:
>1. Zappa and God
>2. Zappa and Jazz
>3. Zappa and Classical Music
>4. Zappa and Musicology
>5. Zappa and Death
>6. Zappa and the 60's
>7. Zappa and his musical legacy
>8. Zappa and his Fans
>Full titles for the proposal should be constructed as follows:
>Zappa and [Theme]: subtitle that more specifically describes essay
>Deadline for Proposals: September 6th 2010.
>Deadline for Completed Articles: May 2nd 2011.
>Deadline for Final Edits: July 4th 2011.
>Please send proposals of 300 words outlining your submission to 
>(pcarr /at/ glam.ac.uk)
>Potential authors will be informed of the editorial team's decision 
>by October 11th 2010.

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