[Commlist] Call for Papers: Short Film Studies Issue 15.2

Call for Papers: Short Film Studies Issue 15.2

Deadline for manuscripts: 15 May 2025

Length requirements: 1500 to 4000 words, double-spaced

View the full call here>>

https://www.intellectbooks.com/short-film-studies#call-for-papers 
<https://www.intellectbooks.com/short-film-studies#call-for-papers>

Short Film Studiesis a humanities-oriented, peer-reviewed journal 
published twice a year. In the contexts of the increasing visibility of 
shorts in our current media landscape and their importance to film 
history, the journal aims to encourage critical attention and research 
that centers short films and media. Especially welcome are contributions 
that focus on short films and media as shorts– as a form with its own 
history and conventions – and in relation to relevant scholarship. 
Articles may consider historical or contemporary narrative shorts, both 
fiction and non-fiction – live-action and/or animated titles – and may 
address thematic issues and/or close readings of single titles (those 
with running times of 40 minutes or less are preferred).

The Special Focus for Issue 15.2 is Auteur Shorts, which MUBI tags as 
‘Short Films Big Names’. Papers are invited that consider the shorts 
made by filmmakers who are also well-known for their feature-length 
films, such as Andrea Arnold, Marco Bellocchio, Janicza Bravo, Julie 
Dash, Barry Jenkins, Radu Jude, Yorgos Lanthimos, Ruben Östlund, Ousmane 
Sembene, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Charlotte Wells – to name just a few.

In addition, Short Film Studies observes a constant open Call for Papers 
and welcomes submissions from short film/media scholars that reflect 
their own critical and scholarly interests. Potential topics include, 
and are not limited to, the following:

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    short film theory and specificity

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    short film canon

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    representations of marginalized and underrepresented communities

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    genre shorts

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    LGBTQ+ themes and representation

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    narrative music videos

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    short film exhibition

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    short film series and anthologies

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    shorts from emerging national cinemas

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    fashion shorts


Send a brief 50 to 75 word abstract and 25 to 50 word biographical 
statement to the editor, Cynthia Felando ((cfelando /at/ filmandmedia.ucsb.edu) 
<mailto:(cfelando /at/ filmandmedia.ucsb.edu)>). Upon approval of the abstract, 
full essays should be sent through Pubkit (which you can find on the 
webpage, via the ‘Submit’ 
button):https://submission.pubkit.co/publisher/29/journal/429/ 
<https://submission.pubkit.co/publisher/29/journal/429/>. Papers should 
follow the Harvard citation style. Please consult the Submission 
Guidelines for citation, images and other formatting points, and include 
a separate cover sheet with author details and affiliation information. 
The journal’s Editorial Board will referee all submissions. Please 
direct any further queries to the editor.

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