[KineJapan] Call for contributors to a new volume on 1930s Japanese Cinema

[Sean O'REILLY]

Hello everyone,

In light of the just-released, and quite intriguing, review by Markus of
the recent slew of Handbooks of Japanese Cinema, mentioned a few issues ago
in the digest, it's with some trepidation that I make this announcement,
but I'm currently gathering contributors for--you guessed it--a handbook on
the topic of  Japanese cinema. This handbook is focused relatively
narrowly, on the single decade of the 1930s.

While this topic will doubtless immediately call to mind the 2020 AUP book
edited by Michael Raine and Johan Nordstrom, which I and I think many of us
read with great interest and enthusiasm, I am optimistic that the strict
chronological focus on the 1930s and the relatively large number of
contributors/voices I am seeking (around 20) may serve to give the new
volume its own unique identity. Anyone with an interesting idea or angle on
1930s cinema (broadly defined) in Japan (also potentially broadly defined!)
is welcome to contact me and begin discussing the possibility of
contributing, up to and including the scholars who worked on the AUP book
if they have any interest in taking up a relatively similar topic once more.

I'm happy and grateful indeed to report that some of the people in this
community have already graciously committed to contributing a chapter to
this upcoming volume, as have a few Japanese scholars who may not
necessarily be reading these English-language digests but are nonetheless
very much part of our community. That said, there is still space in the
volume for several more contributions, which is why I am reaching out today.

In the volume, I am aiming for relatively short contributions of about 8000
words each (though this is negotiable), with rough drafts of chapters due
by the very end of 2022 (also potentially negotiable to some extent), with
2023 given over to peer review and revision, and a firm (i.e., signed)
commitment by the publisher to release the volume in March 2024. I would be
more than happy to discuss any and all other details with prospective
contributors either by email or via Zoom (or equivalent). Please reach out
to me at seanoreilly at aiu.ac.jp at any time, and I will gladly share with
you the formal call for contributors with all the relevant dates and so
forth.

It is a very exciting time to be involved in researching Japanese cinema, I
must say, and I am both honored and proud to be a member of Kinema Club!
Thanks very much for your time.

Best,
Sean (O'Reilly)
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