[Commlist] Frames Cinema Journal CFP, Issue 20: Queering the quotidian - Queer phenomenological approaches to 'lowbrow' entertainment

*/Frames Cinema Journal/*

*Call for Papers*

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*TWO WEEK REMINDER*

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*Queering the quotidian **–*

*Queer phenomenological approaches to ‘lowbrow’ entertainment*

*Issue 20, Summer 2022*

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*Co-Editors-in-Chief: *Philippa Orme & Isaac Pletcher

*Book Review Editor: *Wesley Kirkpatrick

The body is fundamental to explorations of queer identity. Queer bodies 
sense, relate and respond to the world differently; they are fluid, 
transgress boundaries, and resist definition within normative identity 
categories.

Film phenomenology likewise positions the sensory expressions of our 
bodies at the core of our engagement with cinema in ways that are 
proving useful for queer theorists. The relations between embodied queer 
orientations and the affective evocations of LGBTQIA+ storytelling, from 
arthouse cinema to television drama, have been compellingly advanced by 
scholars including Katharina Lindner (2012, 2019), Clara Bradbury-Rance 
(2019) and Zoë Shacklock (2019). Yet ‘lowbrow’ entertainment, or what 
often gets dismissed as such, has not received the same attention. Those 
everyday media forms most frequently at our fingertips - reality TV, 
soap operas, and even social media platforms - offer a rich untapped 
vein for queer phenomenological investigation, while more overtly 
commercial cycles such as horror or action genres await further 
consideration.

Challenging this absence, the landmark 20th issue of /Frames Cinema 
Journal/ asks: what can phenomenological analyses of quotidian and 
so-called ‘lowbrow’ media, and their affective qualities, tell us about 
embodied queer subjectivities and experiences? Can their accessibility 
disrupt the unworkable dichotomies between high/low, 
alternative/mainstream, and queer/heterosexual often found within queer 
theory? And how can we locate the queerness of and the queerness within 
media beyond the quality of its LGBTQIA+ representation onscreen?

Besides cinema and television/,/ /Frames/ welcomes abstracts dealing 
with alternative audio-visual platforms including social media, AR/VR, 
video games, and the metaverse. We are particularly excited to receive 
work from lesbian, non-binary, trans and intersectional perspectives 
which offer inclusive ways of thinking about queerness and the modes of 
engagement open to queer audiences.//

Topics may include (but are certainly not limited to) queer 
phenomenological approaches to:

  * Feminist theory
  * Trans theory
  * Critical race theory
  * Affect theory
  * Kinaesthesia
  * Horror, action and other genre cycles
  * Soap operas
  * Docusoaps
  * Reality TV
  * Animation
  * Media beyond TV/film: social media (e.g. TikTok, Twitch), AR/VR,
    video games and the metaverse

_References_


Bradbury-Rance, Clara. /Lesbian Cinema After Queer Theory/. Edinburgh: 
Edinburgh University Press, 2019

Linder, Katharina. /Film bodies: queer feminist encounters with gender 
and sexuality in cinema/. London: I. B. Tauris & Co, 2018

Linder, Katharina. “Questions of embodied difference: Film and queer 
phenomenology”. /European Journal of Media Studies/, no. 2 (2012): 199-217

Shacklock, Zoë. “Queer kinaesthesia on television”. /Screen /60, no. 4 
(Winter, 2019): 509-527

*_Notes for Contributors:_*

*Proposal abstracts* should be no more than *250 words* and must be 
accompanied by an *indicative bibliography*. A *brief third-person bio 
*of approx.* 150 words* should be provided along with the abstract. 
Abstracts for *video essays* are encouraged and should follow the same 
guidelines. The bibliography should include anticipated sources for 
moving images.

Abstracts should be sent as Word Documents and titled “Frames Issue 20 
[Author First name Author Surname]” (e.g. Frames Issue 20 Madeleine Olnek).

*Please submit your proposal to Philippa Orme & Isaac Pletcher at 
**(framesjournal /at/ gmail.com)* <mailto:(framesjournal /at/ gmail.com)>*. *

/Frames/ accepts a variety of written pieces for submission, such as:

·*Feature Articles*, which are research essays that engage in 
theoretical, practical, pedagogical, and/or historical analysis of the 
visual narrative in film or related digital media. Feature Articles are 
typically between 5,000-7,000 words in length, inclusive of footnotes, 
but exclusive of the bibliography.

·*Point-of-View (POV) Featurettes*, which are shorter research essays 
which seek to examine or express a specific critique about a theme in a 
more succinct fashion. These could include experiences with moving-image 
archives in digital or material contexts. POV Featurettes are typically 
between 1,000-3,000 words in length, inclusive of footnotes, but 
exclusive of the bibliography.

·*Scene Reviews,* which are shorter research essays, investigate and 
review one scene in detail. Scene Reviews are typically between 
1,000-2,000 words in length, inclusive of footnotes, but exclusive of 
the bibliography.

·*Film Featurettes*, which are shorter research essays, discuss and 
review one film in detail. Film Featurettes are typically between 
1,000-3,000 words in length, inclusive of footnotes, but exclusive of 
the bibliography.

·*Book Reviews*, which are essays that provide a scholarly critique of 
the latest texts in the field. The text choice may range from the 
theoretical and the practical to the pedagogical and the historical. 
Book Reviews are typically 1,000-1,500 words in length, inclusive of 
footnotes, but exclusive of the bibliography. If you would like to 
publish a book review, please contact our *Book Review Editor*, Wesley 
Kirkpatrick, at (wk27 /at/ st-andrews.ac.uk) <mailto:(wk27 /at/ st-andrews.ac.uk)>.

/Frames/ also accepts and encourages video essay submissions:

·*Video essays* can be of varying length and should be discussed with 
the editors on a case-by-case basis. Video essay submissions must be 
sent to the editors in the form of a link using an online platform 
(Vimeo, YouTube, etc.).

All submissions to /Frames/ should not be under consideration elsewhere, 
and should be original and previously unpublished.

Please refer to our Submissions page 
<http://framescinemajournal.com/submissions/> for more details.

*_Timetable for Issue 20:_*

*Abstract Proposal Deadline:* 25/02/2022

*Abstract Decision Announcement: *04/03/2022

*First Draft Deadline: *22/04/2022

*Editorial Review:* 22/04/2022 – 09/05/2022

*Final Copy Deadline: *13/06/2022

*Intended Publication Week: *27/06/2022

Abstracts are to be submitted no later than *Friday 25^th  February* - 
any abstracts submitted after this date will not be considered. Authors 
should expect to be notified of the editorial committee’s decision by 
*Friday 4^th  March*.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us at 
*(framesjournal /at/ gmail.com)* <mailto:(framesjournal /at/ gmail.com)>*. *

Philippa Orme & Isaac Pletcher

*Co-Editors-in-Chief*

Wesley Kirkpatrick

*Book Review Editor*

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