Deadline: 11 January 2013
Intensities is a peer-reviewed online journal first launched at Cardiff University in 2001 under the editorship of Matt Hills and Sara Gwenllian Jones. It later moved to Brunel University, where it was edited by David Lavery, and is about to relaunch (again at Brunel) with Leon Hunt as its new editor. Intensities will publish two issues a year. The journal addresses all aspects of cult media including cult television, cult film, cult radio, cult comics, literary cults and cult authors, new media cults, cult figures and celebrities, cult icons, musical cults, cult geographies, historical studies of media cults and their fandoms, cult genres (e.g. science fiction, horror, fantasy, pulp fiction, Manga, anime, martial arts etc.), non-generic modes of cultishness, theorisations of cult media, relevant audience and readership studies, and work that addresses the cult media industry.
In addition to publishing refereed essays (of between 6000 and 8000 words), Intensities also features a non-refereed Cult Media Review section which will carry shorter speculative reviews, reviews of cult phenomena (e.g. cult TV series, cult films, cult novels, science fiction, comics), short critical essays, video reviews and essays, interview transcripts, conference and convention reviews and articles about aspects of industry, fan culture, production and authorship.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Intensities will publish two themed issues in 2013. Essays should be between 6000 and 8000 words, referenced Harvard style and sent as a word document – a 200 word abstract should be sent as a separate document.
ISSUE 3.1 COMIC BOOK INTENSITIES – COMICS AND CULT MEDIA
The first new issue seeks submissions dealing with comics as cult media. Topics might include:
For queries/ submissions: leon.hunt@brunel.ac.uk
Website: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/arts/research/screen-media
Intensities is a peer-reviewed online journal first launched at Cardiff University in 2001 under the editorship of Matt Hills and Sara Gwenllian Jones. It later moved to Brunel University, where it was edited by David Lavery, and is about to relaunch (again at Brunel) with Leon Hunt as its new editor. Intensities will publish two issues a year. The journal addresses all aspects of cult media including cult television, cult film, cult radio, cult comics, literary cults and cult authors, new media cults, cult figures and celebrities, cult icons, musical cults, cult geographies, historical studies of media cults and their fandoms, cult genres (e.g. science fiction, horror, fantasy, pulp fiction, Manga, anime, martial arts etc.), non-generic modes of cultishness, theorisations of cult media, relevant audience and readership studies, and work that addresses the cult media industry.
In addition to publishing refereed essays (of between 6000 and 8000 words), Intensities also features a non-refereed Cult Media Review section which will carry shorter speculative reviews, reviews of cult phenomena (e.g. cult TV series, cult films, cult novels, science fiction, comics), short critical essays, video reviews and essays, interview transcripts, conference and convention reviews and articles about aspects of industry, fan culture, production and authorship.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Intensities will publish two themed issues in 2013. Essays should be between 6000 and 8000 words, referenced Harvard style and sent as a word document – a 200 word abstract should be sent as a separate document.
ISSUE 3.1 COMIC BOOK INTENSITIES – COMICS AND CULT MEDIA
The first new issue seeks submissions dealing with comics as cult media. Topics might include:
- National and international comic book cultures – French bandes dessinees, Italian fumetti, Japanese Manga.
- Comic book fan cultures – Cosplay, collecting and beyond.
- Cult comic book auteurs – Grant Morrison, Alan Moore, Max Bunker/Magnus, Moebius, Masamune Shirow.
- Cult films from comics – Cinefumetti, Manga and Anime, the Turkish KIlink films, Dredd 3D.
- Underground and alternative traditions.
- Beyond the cape and mask – neglected comic book genres.
- From Dark Horse to Dylan Dog – Horror comics.
For queries/ submissions: leon.hunt@brunel.ac.uk
Website: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/arts/research/screen-media
