[Commlist] CfP - ReFocus: The Films of Gaspar Noé

*Call for Papers - **REMINDER*

/*ReFocus: The Films of Gaspar Noé*/

Edited by Florian Zappe

Edinburgh University Press ReFocus: The International Directors Series
Series Editors: Gary D. Rhodes, Robert Singer, Stefanie Van de Peer, 
Nuno Barradas Jorge


Over the course of his career, Gaspar Noé has established himself as one 
of the most discussed filmmakers in contemporary international cinema. 
Born in Buenos Aires and based in France, Noé first attracted attention 
with the short film /Carne/(1991) and his first feature /Seul contre 
tous/I Stand Alone/(1998), before reaching a wider international 
audience with /Irréversible/(2002). His later films, including /Enter 
the Void/(2009), /Love/(2015), /Climax/(2018), /Lux Æterna/(2019) and 
/Vortex/(2021), have circulated widely through international festivals 
and the institutions of contemporary art cinema.

Because of their direct and explicit treatment of violence and 
sexuality, Noé’s films have often been met with scandal and controversy, 
and have frequently been discussed under headings such as “New French 
Extremity” or “/le cinéma du corps/.” While these contexts remain 
important, their focus on the transgressive and sensational aspects of 
his films does not exhaust the complexity of his work. This proposed 
volume for Edinburgh University Press’s /ReFocus: The International 
Directors/series seeks to reassess and expand the critical conversation 
around Noé’s cinema by foregrounding its aesthetic innovations, 
experimental narrative strategies, and under-explored themes. The 
collection will consider his feature films alongside his short films, 
music videos, collaborative projects, and commissioned works, offering a 
comprehensive, interdisciplinary survey of his career.

In order to ensure a broad range of perspectives on Noé’s work, scholars 
of film studies and related fields such as media studies, cultural 
studies, French studies, sound studies, performance studies, philosophy 
and other relevant disciplines are invited to submit chapter proposals 
that engage with Noé’s work from various methodological, theoretical, 
historical, or philosophical angles. Contributions may concern, but are 
not limited to, the following topics:



  *

    Analyses of individual films directed by Noé, such as /Carne/(1991),
    /Seul contre tous/I Stand Alone/(1998), /Irréversible/(2002), /Enter
    the Void/(2009), /Love/(2015), /Climax/(2018), /Lux Æterna/(2019) or
    /Vortex/(2021)

  *

    Noé’s formal innovations in camera movement, duration, colour,
    sound, point of view, choreography and cinematic time

  *

    Narrative strategies in Noé’s cinema, including reversal,
    circularity, simultaneity, memory and fragmented duration

  *

    Noé and the /politique des auteurs/

  *

    Noé’s cinephilia, borrowings and dialogue with film history

  *

    Collaborations with Lucile Hadžihalilović and the role of /Les
    Cinémas de la Zone/

  *

    Noé’s short films, music videos (e.g. for artists such as Nick Cave,
    Placebo or Animal Collective) and commissioned work, including
    /Sodomites/, /SIDA/, the Saint Laurent projects and other
    non-feature work

  *

    Art cinema and pornography in /Love/and Noé’s /Destricted/segment
    /We Fuck Alone/

  *

    Intoxication, drug culture, club culture and altered states in
    /Enter the Void/and /Climax/

  *

    Gender and sexuality in Noé’s films

  *

    Class, politics, social resentment and milieu in /Seul contre tous/I
    Stand Alone/and other works

  *

    Age, illness, family and care in /Vortex/

  *

    Performance, casting and star images in Noé’s cinema

  *

    Philosophical and religious questions in Noé’s films, including
    time, death, secularism, materialism, spirituality and belief

  *

    Festival reception, criticism, censorship, distribution and 
canonisation

You can find the call also here: 
https://www.florianzappe.xyz/call-for-papers 
<https://www.florianzappe.xyz/call-for-papers>

Please send your abstract (approx. 300 words), a short 
bio-bibliographical note and any potential queries to 
_*(contact /at/ florianzappe.xyz)* <mailto:(contact /at/ florianzappe.xyz)>_**by *Oct 
1, 2026*.

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