Call for Papers: Asian Cinemas

[Michael Fitzhenry]

Dear Susan Morrison,

I received CineAction's call for papers via the KnieJapan discussion list,
and would like to submit a paper for consideration. The paper is an analysis
of Terayama Shuji's experimental film _An Introduction to film (for the sake
of) youth_ [Seishonen no tame no eiga nyumon] made in 1974 for the One
Hundred Feet film festival in Tokyo. I examine his experimental project for
what it tells of 'modes of spectatorship' (it is a multi-screen film). I them
seek to elaborate the experimental project more braodly (conevering a number
of his experimental films) in terms of the Japanese French coproduction
_China Doll_. My project is to examine the way in which experimental film
enters into some sort of dialogue with industry produced feature film, at
least in the specific case of Terayama Shuji. I do not seek to essentialise
his experimental projects by doing this, but rather to make some
correspondences between the projects.

If this is the kind of paper CineAction may be interested in please let me
know what format I should send the hard copy. The University library does not
(unfortunately) subscribe to CineAction, so the only information I have of
the journal is what can be found on the internet. Some more information would
be useful.

Yours Sincerely,

Michael Fitzhenry
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Art History and Theory,
The University of Sydney
Australia


Susan Morrison wrote:

> This is a call for papers for issue #60 of CineAction, an international
> film magazine based in Toronto Canada published three times a year. The
> focus for this issue will be primarily the films, film histories, and film
> industries of Japan and mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, but may
> also include those of other Asian nations whose films are being seen
> internationally, such as South Korea and Thailand.
> We are interested in a broad range of approaches as well as topics, from
> the particular (e.g. films, directors, actors) to the general (e.g.
> national characteristics, economic constraints, historical and/or
> contemporary directions).
>
> Papers are to be submitted by mail by November 15, 2002 in the form of a
> hard copy mailed directly to the editor. Those papers selected for
> publication will be subsequently required to be emailed to the editor in
> file attachment. It would be appreciated if a brief proposal be
> submitted/emailed as early as possible as an indication of intention to
> submit.
>
> Please address all queries and submissions to the issue's editor:
>
> Susan Morrison
> 314 Spadina Road
> Toronto On M5R 2V6
> Canada
> email: smorr at the-wire.com