[Commlist] CFP: Edited volume on films and TV series written and created by Jon Favreau

Call for Abstracts/Proposals for Essays for an Edited Collection SCREEN 
STORYTELLERS: The Works of Jon Favreau
Edited by Guy Nicolucci

deadline for submissions: August 15, 2023
full name / name of organization: Guy Nicolucci/Montclair State University
contact email: (guynicolucci /at/ gmail.com)

This edited volume on the works of Jon Favreau will be the third book in 
a new series to be published by Bloomsbury Academic. Seeking 250-word 
abstracts for previously unpublished essays on films and television 
series created by Favreau. Final essays will be 3,000-3,500 words, 
written for an audience of student readers, and will be due Summer 2024. 
 The SCREEN STORYTELLERS series is designed for students, professors, 
and enthusiastic consumers of film, television, and new media who seek 
information about contemporary and historically significant 
screenwriters that is both accessible and critically rigorous. The 
intention with this new series is to bring much-deserved attention to 
screen and television writers who have developed noteworthy films and 
television series of significant aesthetic or cultural achievement, 
critical acclaim, or commercial success, and to offer close readings of 
the films and series from the perspective of story, screenwriting craft, 
audience reception, and cultural impact. Each volume will explore the 
works of a single screen storyteller. The series will place a strong 
focus on examining works by screenwriters often left out of classroom 
syllabi, including women, writers of color, LGBTQ writers, and 
international writers. (Note: The Works of Shonda Rhimes is slated as 
the first volume in the series. For more information about this series, 
visit: 
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/superpages/academic/screen-storytellers-series/)
The Works of Jon Favreau >From his breakthrough indie hit Swingers to 
mainstream Christmas classics like Elf; from his long run in the Marvel 
Universe directing and co-starring in the Iron Man series,  to his work 
for Disney on the Stars Wars series The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba 
Fett and The Rangers of the New Republic, etc., writer/director/actor 
Jon Favreau has been admired for his versatility and ability to cross 
and mix genres in both film and television. With this volume, I hope to 
offer critical celebration of Favreau’s work and contributions to some 
of the biggest franchises in pop culture history. I welcome 
contributions from scholars of film, television, media studies, and 
popular culture, as well as working practitioners, including screen and 
television writers, filmmakers, and playwrights. Essays may explore 
individual works or may interrogate a single theme, question, or 
construct across multiple works. I expect many essays will offer a 
critical analysis of Jon Favreau’s work so readers can expand their 
knowledge and understanding of the film and television writing craft, 
and many essays in this volume will include historically sophisticated 
commentaries, exploring Favreau’s career through the lens of production, 
reception, and creative collaborations and dynamics.
Possible essay topics could include but are not limited to:
•	The Mandalorian franchise and Favreau’s influence on the Star Wars 
universe
•	The mix of western and sci-fi genres in Cowboys & Aliens as a 
precursor to The Mandalorian
•	The outsized pop culture impact of low-budget indies like Swingers and 
Made.
•	Favreau’s different story-telling styles in personal features like 
Chef versus four-quadrant blockbusters such as Iron Man
•	Favreau as showrunner
•	Television writing craft •	Pilot creation craft •	Recurring themes or 
genres represented in Favreau’s work
•	Integration of comedy and/or action
•	Viewer response / critics’ response •	Favreau and adaptations (Iron 
Man) and remakes (Jungle Book).
•	Professional collaborations, recurring partnerships (Vince Vaughn, 
Robert Downey Jr.)
•	Deep dives into individual series (pilot and episode craft) or films
•	Actors, actresses, and acting or directing of actors in Favreau’s work

Please submit a 250-word abstract along with a 150-word biographical 
statement to Guy Nicolucci ((guynicolucci /at/ gmail.com)) by August 15, 2023. 
Please title the subject line of your email: Abstract – The Works of Jon 
Favreau.  Please direct any inquiries to this email address as well. I 
welcome submissions from scholars at all stages of their careers, as 
well as practicing and aspiring screen and television writing 
professionals. Feel free to contact me with any questions about the 
book, and please share this announcement with colleagues whose work 
aligns with the focus of this volume.
For information about the Screen Storytellers series or to discuss a 
potential proposal for another volume, contact Anna Weinstein at 
(aweinst6 /at/ kennesaw.edu).

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