[ecrea] CFP: Arab cinema edited collection

Essay contributions are sought for an edited collection on cinema of the 
Arab world that is presently under favorable consideration by the
editors of an appropriate series at a major academic publisher.

Whereas the Arab world continues to be a central focus of Western
media attention, relatively little scholarly work has been produced on
Arab cinema. This forthcoming scholarly collection aims to explore and
analyze the current state of cinematic and media production in the Arab
world, drawing upon the expertise of scholars and practitioners,
including but not limited to those who hail from or are based in the
region itself. The volume will adopt a contemporary perspective, 
covering specific aspects and attributes of the Arab world as a whole 
and integrating an array of topics and theoretical approaches representing
current developments in Arab filmmaking and studies.  Recognizing
the field’s interdisciplinary breadth, the collection seeks intellectual
inclusiveness and welcomes essays from diverse academic and national
locations.  Its aim is to (re)situate Arab cinema and its scholarly
pursuit, both recent and historical, on the map of international cultural
studies, by soliciting critical work in areas including but not limited
to:



·         Political
conditions of filmmaking in the Arab world / reflections on the Arab
Uprisings / co-optations of revolt / the refugee crisis

·         Arab(ic) filmmaking
outside the region (e.g., “beur” cinema, exilic and diasporic
filmmaking)

·         Comparative analyses of
trends or films in (specific) Arab cinemas and those from non-Arab
regions

·         Revisionist
preoccupation with Islam and “terrorism”

·         Films concerning
Palestine/Israel, Zionism, and the Arab–Israeli struggle

·         Censorship and
propaganda

·         Classical industry
films revisited / popular cinema / genres / star system

·         New directors /
auteurism

·         The persistence and
future of national cinemas

·         Animation / digital
media / experimental / avant-garde

·         Documentary traditions
and transformations

·         Commercially successful
political comedies

·         The relationship of
literary theory and theories of visual art to film analysis

·         Politics of
distribution / film festivals / “world” cinema / transnational networks /
collectives

·         The economics of Arab
filmmaking / sources of funding within and beyond the region

·         Class politics /
anti-colonial and postcolonial tendencies / returns to Marx

·         Feminism and women’s
cinema / queer theory / masculinities

·         Cinema studies as a
discipline in the Arab world



*Deadline *for electronic submission of 350-word abstracts (to include
brief biographical statement and sample 5-item bibliography)*:* *March
1, 2016
*
*E-mail abstracts to: *    Terri Ginsberg – (terri.ginsberg /at/ aucegypt.edu)
<mailto:(terri.ginsberg /at/ aucegypt.edu)>
Assistant Professor of Film
The American University in Cairo
*AND
*Chris Lippard – (c.lippard /at/ utah.edu) <mailto:(c.lippard /at/ utah.edu)>
Associate Professor of Film and Media Arts
University of Utah

Commissioned papers should not exceed 5000 words (20 pages) and must be
completed by *January 15, 2017*.  While the collection will be published
in English, papers submitted in Arabic are also acceptable and will be
translated.


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