[ecrea] CFP: Contemporary Musicals on Film, Television and the Internet (anthology, abstracts: 3/31)

> CALL FOR PAPERS            Contemporary Musicals 
> on Film, Television and the Internet (working 
> title) Editors: Kenneth Chan and Aviva 
> Dove-Viebahn In recent years, the musical genre 
> has seen a revival on American screens, with 
> television shows like _Glee_ (2009-present)and 
> _American Idol_ (2002-present) and a litany of 
> cinematic adaptations from _Chicago_ (2002)and 
> _Dreamgirls_ (2006) to _Fame_ (2009) and 
> _Burlesque_ (2010). Even before the wild 
> popularity of _Glee_, myriad television shows, 
> including _Buffy: The Vampire Slayer_ 
> (1997-2003), _Ally McBeal_ (1997-2002), _Even 
> Stevens_ (2000-2003), _Scrubs_ (2001-2010), and 
> _How I Met Your Mother_ (2005-present), used 
> musical interludes or aired special musical 
> episodes to garner ratings and entertain fans. 
> Web series and one-off celebrity skits like _Dr. 
> Horribleâ??s Sing-a-long Blog_ and â??Prop 8: 
> The Musical,â?? respectively, have also jumped 
> on the musical bandwagon.  This anthology of 
> collected essays aims to explore the revival of 
> the musical on film, television and new media in 
> the last two decades. Essays can explore any 
> aspect of the musical genre in these media, from 
> musical adaptations and original musical 
> episodes or shows to the impact of films, 
> television and media focused on music or musical 
> performances.  Topics of potential essays 
> include, but are not limited to, §  Discussions 
> about what drives this revival 
> §  Considerations of what makes these 
> contemporary musicals different from older 
> screen-based musical adaptations §  The impact 
> of television musicals on film musicals, or vice 
> versa §  Incorporation of pop music in musical 
> score; appropriation/reconfiguration §  Pop 
> stars turn actors; actors turn singers §  Raw 
> talent; rise-to-stardom narrative §  From 
> Broadway to screen §  Musicals based on 
> bio-pics of pop stars or composers §  Musical 
> elements in non-musical shows and films 
> §  Hybrid genres ­ e.g. horror musicalss 
> §  Impact of Hollywood and American musicals on 
> global cinema §  Bollywood influences on 
> Hollywood musicals §  Queer deployment and 
> analysis of contemporary musicals §  Questions 
> of gender and race in contemporary screen 
> musicals §  The internet and other new media 
> applications of the musical genre (web series, 
> spoofs, etc.) §  Critical readings of musicals 
> from a range of contemporary theoretical 
> perspectives. Please send 300-word abstracts and 
> a brief C.V. (focusing on recent publications, 
> if any) by March 31, 2011, to both Kenneth Chan 
> ((kenneth.chan /at/ unco.edu)) and Aviva Dove-Viebahn 
> ((aviva.doveviebahn /at/ unco.edu)). Complete essays 
> will be due August 1, 2011.

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