[ecrea] CFP: "Ephemerata" section in FILM HISTORY

CFP: “Ephemerata” section in Film History: An International Journal



The upcoming issue of Film History (Vol. 25, No. 4) inaugurates the 
first installment of “Ephemerata,” a new semi-regular section. Motivated 
as much by the circulatory role of eBay as by the ease of digitizing 
documents for online posting and the research opportunities afforded by 
searchable archives like the Media History Digital Library and the 
Internet Archive, “Ephemerata” offers scans of photographs, postcards, 
pamphlets, brochures, and other long-forgotten, discarded, or simply 
overlooked print material. These orphaned items are here re-circulated 
with an eye toward expanding the scope—perhaps even generating 
debate—about what counts as “primary” sources and how ephemeral material 
might be interpreted, contextualized, and deployed. We hope that these 
otherwise obscure artifacts, once digitally re-materialized, spark 
curiosity and open up lines of inquiry concerning the history of cinema, 
broadly and inclusively understood.



The items resurfacing in “Ephemerata” will be framed by a short 
scholarly commentary (approx. 1500 words, plus endnotes) blending 
annotation and speculation. Whether reproduced in full or in excerpted 
form, a selected item must be no longer than approximately 12-15 pages. 
Contributors must be able to provide high-quality scans (at least 300 
dpi or higher in resolution) of their selected item. This material must 
be either orphaned or in the public domain, and authors must secure any 
necessary permission (archival or otherwise) for the item to be 
reproduced in Film History.



Film History welcomes your queries about “Ephemerata,” proposals 
concerning specific items or types of material worth reproducing, and 
comments on the historical and historiographical import of these 
highlighted orphans. Ongoing queries can be sent to the editors at 
(filmhist /at/ indiana.edu). And look for the first example of “Ephemerata” in 
the upcoming issue of Film History 25, no. 4 (2013)—a special issue on 
nontheatrical film—due out this winter from Indiana University Press.


For more information about the journal, see 
http://www.jstor.org/page/journal/filmhistory/forAuthor.html.


All the best,

David Church, Assistant Editor
Film History
(filmhist /at/ indiana.edu)

Department of Communication and Culture
800 E. Third Street
Indiana University
Bloomington IN 47405

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