[eccr] CFP: CSI (edited collection)

>CFP:  The "C.S.I. Effect:"  Television, Crime, and Critical Theory
>Edited by Michele Byers and Val Johnson, Saint Mary's University
>
>The editors are currently seeking proposals and contributions for an
>edited collection of essays on the three C.S.I. series currently
>airing:  C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-), C.S.I.:  Miami
>(2002-), and C.S.I.:  N.Y. (2004-).
>
>In the August 2004 issue of Time, Lennard, Lofara, and Novack
>write:  "CSI, because of its popularity and fecundity, is the most
>dramatic new influence on a justice system that has always been
>affected by books, movies, and TV."
>
>The intention of the editors is to produce a volume that
>critically interrogates the hugely popular C.S.I. phenomenon.  In a
>time when reality-TV is dominating the televisual landscape, C.S.I.
>has remained the top rated scripted series on TV, spawning two
>franchises in four years.  The first four seasons of the original
>series, and the first two of the Miami spin-off, have already been
>released on DVD; the original series is already widely syndicated.
>And yet, there has been surprisingly little critical interrogation
>of the series outside of the mainstream press.
>
>The proposed volume will be aimed at an educated, though not
>necessarily an exclusively academic or highly specialized audience.
>We intend to include a wide variety of subjects and styles; however,
>we are most interested in those works that engage with the series
>from critical perspectives.
>
>The following list represents a starting point, but in no way the
>limit of subjects that could be tackled in this book:
>
>* Conceptions of crime on CSI
>* Representations of law, the courts, forensics, and the police on
>CSI
>* Violence, gore, terror, and gorenography
>* Representations of death on CSI
>* CSI, the "risk society" and risk management
>* CSI and political economy
>* Cultures of crime and ambient fear
>* CSI as a neoliberal universe
>*  Studies of individual or groups of characters and/or actors
>* Studies of individual types of offenses
>* The series writers and/or producers, and its history
>* Interrogations of gender, racialization, class, age, and sexuality
>on CSI
>* Representations of criminals and/or victims on CSI
>* Bodyscapes and interiors on CSI
>* Technological fantasies
>* Retribution and forgiveness
>* Comparisons of CSI and Reality-TV
>* Stories "ripped from the headlines"
>* The "CSI Effect," or the series' impact on the criminal justice
>system
>* Comparisons of CSI and other Crime TV
>* CSI audiences, including transnational audiences
>* Representations of the work and workplace relationships on CSI
>* Realism and authenticity on CSI
>* Representations of spaces and cities on CSI
>* Comparisons of the three CSI series
>* Power on CSI (as in Foucauldian conceptions of power)
>* Civil rights, human rights, ethics, and social justice on CSI
>* Religion and spirituality on CSI
>* Expertise on CSI
>* Discourses of nation and nationalism on CSI
>* CSI's Canadian connection
>* Politics on CSI
>* Family, youth and/or children on CSI
>* Music(scapes) on CSI
>
>Proposals are sought ASAP but will be accepted until June 1st,
>2005.  Please send your inquiries, complete submissions, or a
>proposal of no more than 750 words as an email attachment (.doc
>or .rtf) to (Michele.byers /at/ smu.ca) and (vjohnson /at/ smu.ca).  Please
>include a short biography with your proposal.  Essays chosen for
>final consideration must be completed by October 1st, 2005.
>
>Michele.Byers.
>Assistant Professor
>Department of Sociology and Criminology
>Saint Mary's University
>923 Robie Street
>Halifax, Nova Scotia
>B3H 3C3
>(902) 420 - 5869 (P)
>(902) 420 - 5121 (F)
>(byersmichele /at/ hotmail.com)
>
>
>
>
>Cc: (janetandkim /at/ hotmail.com)

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