CFP: Anthology on John Sayles
John Sayles is considered a trailblazer of independent cinema in the U.S.,
yet scholars have devoted relatively little attention to his work. We are
seeking manuscripts for an anthology on Sayles' filmmaking practice, using
any methodological approach -- e.g., authorship, aesthetic,
narratological, reception, industrial, historical, ideological, or
combinations thereof. We are especially interested in new scholarship,
but are also open to revisions/updates of previously published material.
Possible topics include, but are not limited, to:
Articulation of race, ethnicity, class, sexuality
Politics of locale and region
Role of performance and ensemble acting
Functions of storytelling and oral history
Music/sound practices
Reception studies, domestic or international
Sayles and the historical tradition of an "independent cinema" movement in the US
Sayles' position within the contemporary motion picture and television industries
Problematics of positioning Sayles' work as an aesthetic and ideological alternative
to Hollywood model
Send a one-page abstract and brief c.v. by September 1, 2001, to either:
Heidi Kenaga Diane Carson
Dept. of Communication SLCC-Meramec
Univ. of Memphis 11333 Big Bend
143 Theatre/Comm Bldg. St. Louis, MO 63122
Memphis, TN 38152-3150
Email queries welcome: hkenaga@memphis.edu or decarson@aol.com
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