CALL FOR PAPERS
DIRECTORY OF WORLD CINEMA: TURKEY
Edited by Eylem Atakav, University of East Anglia, UK
I have been commissioned by Intellect Publishers to edit the Turkey volume of
their Directory of World Cinema series and I am in the process of assigning
contributions. The Directory will be published
in both print and online formats,
with the edited print volume for Turkey to be published in 2012 and every two
years from then on. The Directory is currently
seeking contributors for critical
film reviews. For more information on this go to: http://www.world
cinemadirectory.org/
The Turkey volume will consist of 12-15 genre
categories containing 12 critical
reviews for each film within a chapter. Each genre is explored through an
introductory essay which will also be written by contributors. The volume has
space for critical discussions of Turkish
filmmakers and there are also chapters
devoted to exploring the important areas of Turkish film history, industry,
stardom and audiences. In considering different genres in the context of
cinema of Turkey, the volume will also examine issues around identity, gender
and cultural memory whilst critically reflecting
on the industrial, social, cultural
and political contexts within which film texts are produced, exhibited and
circulated. Periods often neglected (for
instance the 1970s with sex films) and
topics (for instance, queer cinema or the
representation of gender in film) will
be covered through examination of different generic forms.
If you are interested in contributing to this project please contact me to
discuss your contribution by 1st April 2010. First drafts of essays and film
reviews to be completed by the end of April 2011, with redrafting completed
by August 2011 ready for a September 2011 manuscript submission deadline.
Introductory genre essays (1000 words each) - Film Reviews within each
genre/chapter (800 words each)
?X Action
?X Historical Drama
?X Melodramas/Women¡¦s Films
?X Erotic Films (with particular focus on the 1970s)
?X Films about Migration and Exile
?X Fantastic and Sci-fi Films
?X Comedy
?X Nostalgia Films (particularly those on
the effects of the 1980 military
coup ¡V there is an increasing number of films since 2000 on this theme)
?X Films on Istanbul
?X Arabesque Films
?X Musicals
?X Films with Children as Lead Characters
?X Prison Films
?X Documentary Films
Contact:
Please direct all enquiries to the below e-mail address:
Eylem Atakav
(e.atakav /at/ uea.ac.uk)
Dr Eylem Atakav
Lecturer in Film and Television Studies
School of Film and Television Studies
University of East Anglia
