Here's another CFP for a collection on Smallville. The first, edited by Lincoln Geraghty, apperared in 2011, while the rest remain unpublished at this time.
Essay Collection: Smallville
Publication Date: 2013-06-01
Date Submitted: 2013-02-05
Announcement ID: 201106 (at H-Announce)
Articles are invited for an essay collection on Smallville.
Superman has held audiences’ attention since his first appearance in
1938. Since then the Man of Steel and his fellow characters have never
left the audiences’ sight. Multiple reinventions and installments found a
highpoint between the years 2001-2011 with the CW´s hit series which
not only told the story of Superman´s teenage years for the first time,
but also added new characters such as Chloe Sullivan. Moreover,
including members of the Justice League and the Justice Society of
America opened up the series’ universe even more and created an
alternate universe in the DC realm like few Superman installments
before. After its successful ten-year run, Smallville´s story is far
from over and although the actors are ready to move on, their audience
is not. The series continuation as a graphic novel leaves more room to
experiment with different formatting and even more interesting
storylines. Moreover, Smallville’s active fan base continues to produce
fan fiction and videos online, illustrating the continuing interest in
the series.
This collection will examine a variety of issues surrounding this retelling and expansion of the Superman universe(s).
The following categories suggest possibilities but are by no means exhaustive
• Fandom and/or Reception
• Transformation and/or Adaptation
• Gender
• Race
• Sexuality
• Romance and Desire
• Power
• Monstrosity
• Heroism
• Villainy
• Identify
• Visual Style and practices
• Smallville’s usage and representation of known DC Comics characters and stories
• Representations of masculinity, femininity, race, sexuality and family within Smallville
What to Send:
300 - 500 word abstracts (or complete articles, if available) and CVs
should be submitted by June 1, 2013. If an abstract is accepted for the
collection, a full draft of the essay (5000 – 8000 words) will be
required by December 1, 2013.
Abstracts and final articles should be submitted to: supernaturaltelevision@gmail.com and Nadine.Farghaly@gmx.net
Margo Collins and Nadine Farghaly
supernaturaltelevision@gmail.com
Nadine.Farghaly@gmx.net
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