[ecrea] CFP Studies in Comics 4.2 - 1 April 2013

Submissions for Issue 4.2 must be sent by 1 April 2013.

Call for Papers

Papers are invited for Studies in Comics, an international and 
interdisciplinary academic journal that aims to describe the nature of 
comics, to identify the medium as a distinct art form, and to address 
its formal properties. Our investigations involve a selection of 
world-class academic articles that explore the formal properties of 
comics, advancing their own theory of comics or responding to an 
established theoretical model. We welcome reviews of new comics, 
scholarship, criticism and exhibitions, as well as unpublished creative 
work.

We invite submissions of articles of 4,000-8,000 words from any 
discipline. These should have a strong critical focus and seek to apply 
hitherto unexplored theoretical approaches to the medium of comics or 
respond to published theories about the medium’s formal properties. 
Possible areas include:

    * Comics and visual language in the context of communications theory
    * The grammar of comics
    * Narrative structure
    * The relationship between panel, page and the multiframe
    * Composition and panel transitions
    * The treatment of time and space
    * Responses to published theorists such as Scott McCloud, Will 
Eisner, Thierry Groensteen, etc.

We also welcome reviews of new publications and exhibits and short 
creative work of 1-5 pages in length. Creative work should be relevant 
to some aspect of comics, although there are no other thematic or 
stylistic restrictions. Metafictional submissions that deal with the 
processes and theories of comics creation are encouraged.



Submissions

Submissions are welcome from both scholars and enthusiasts. Contributors 
are encouraged to approach comics from any discipline and to turn their 
attention to comics from all countries and in all languages.  So whether 
you’re a semiotician, philosopher, scientist, historian, enthusiast, 
cultural, literary or film critic, Studies in Comics welcomes you! 
Please send all submissions to (studiesincomics /at/ googlemail.com).

Article submissions: please send a 300-word abstract and include the 
word ARTICLE in the subject heading. Please indicate the intended word 
count of the article. All submissions will be peer-reviewed. Papers must 
be submitted in English.

Reviews of publications and exhibitions: please include the words REVIEW 
PUBLICATION or REVIEW EXHIBITION in the subject heading.

Creative submissions: please include the word CREATIVE in the subject 
heading.

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