Call for Papers: Mechademia 4

[Mark Nornes]

MECHADEMIA 4: War/Time
Editor: Frenchy Lunning
Associate Editors: Thomas LaMarre, Christopher Bolton,  Michelle Ollie

Call for Papers

Mechademia is an annual forum published by the University of  
Minnesota Press, for critical work on anime, manga, and fan arts. We  
are seeking submissions on topics linked to Japanese and  
international manga or anime, as well as related material from fields  
like fashion, film studies, fine art, game design, and global fan  
culture, among others. We encourage contributions in a variety of  
formats, by authors from a wide range of backgrounds and fields.  
Contributors should endeavor to write across disciplinary boundaries,  
presenting their unique knowledge in all its sophistication, but with  
a broad audience in mind.

We are currently accepting submissions for Mechademia #4, the theme  
of which is "War/Time." Possible topics include past and future  
conflicts, war and memory, animated violence and cinematic duration,  
millennialism and apocalypse, manga histories, heroic archetypes  
versus real histories, avatar wars, etc. This list is only a  
beginning: contributors are encouraged to interpret the topic broadly  
and contribute their own original perspectives. Superior submissions  
that fall outside the theme may also be considered if space permits.
The submission deadline for volume #4 is January 7, 2008.

Submissions should be approximately 5000 words or less, plus notes.  
Mechademia uses Chicago style documentation. Files may be sent as  
attachments to submissions at mechademia.org.

Detailed submission guidelines and further information are available  
on our web site at
http://mechademia.org.
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