Call for Papers: The Persistence of Animation

The Persistence of Animation 21st Society for Animation Studies Conference Call for Papers The Society for Animation Studies invites submissions of proposals for individual papers and panels for its 21st Annual Conference, which will be held at the Atlanta campus of the Savannah College of Art and Design, 10-12 July 2009. Founded in 1987, the Society is an international membership organization th...

Animationjournal: Call for guest editor

I am seeking proposals for special issues from individuals who would like to guest edit an issue of Animation Journal. Animation Journal comes out once a year in October. Typically, a call for papers is disseminated in November, essays are reviewed in January, and the process of review and revision is completed by late June. The issue is laid out in July and sent to the printer in August. Genera...

Animation Studies, Vol. 3: New article

Animation Studies' third volume has been updated with Alan Cholodenko's article "The Spectre in the Screen." In accord with his larger project to bring to the fore the crucial nature of animation for the thinking of not only all forms but all aspects of cinema, of film, of film "as such", Cholodenko's paper seeks to elaborate a theory of spectatorship "proper to" animation, to film "as such" as a ...