[csaa-forum] TR : M/C Journal: 'review' issue now available

[Jonathan MARSHALL]

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De: mc at media-culture.org.au [mailto:mc at media-culture.org.au]
Date: dim. 30/10/2005 8:27
À: Jonathan MARSHALL
Objet : M/C Journal: 'review' issue now available




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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 30 October 2005

                         M/C - Media and Culture
             is proud to present issue five in volume eight of

                               M/C Journal
                  http://journal.media-culture.org.au/

      'review' - Edited by Emma Nelms, Kate Cuthbert, and Tim Milfull

Reviews occupy an uneasy position in society. There are those that argue
that reviewing is an art in itself, that a well-written review stands
alone. There are those that argue that reviewers enjoy a parasitic
relationship, piggy-backing on another's creation. Still others see reviews
as mere advertisements, one more cog in the publicity wheel. Regardless of
which faction you support, however, it must be admitted that reviewing is
fast becoming one of the most controversial forms of writing.

What is it about reviews that make them so popular (or unpopular) with
consumers? Can a review really affect the way consumers act or feel? Why
will people read the opinions of a reviewer they already dislike? What
gives the critic the right to pass judgement on another person's work and
when do we consider them suitably qualified to do so? At what point does
one move from being 'Monday's expert' to a valid opinion-holder, whose
views would be welcome in a wider public forum?

What is the difference between a run-of-the-mill review and a piece that
offers a critical analysis of an art form; and why do some readers prefer
one over the other? Is reviewing an art form, and when does a review merely
provide a platform for the reviewer? This issue considers these and other
aspects of 'review'.


  Feature Article
"Diary of a Film Reviewer: Intimate Reflections on Writing about the Screen
for a Popular Audience"
  - Rochelle Siemienowicz
Rochelle Siemienowicz explores the power and the pressure of arts
reviewing. As a film reviewer, Siemienowicz occasionally feels
uncomfortable with her role. As she asks - who is the reviewer to tell us
what to watch? Her exploration and justification for her choices are
presented in a diary format, creating an informal, informed, and highly
readable journey through her review process. The thoughtfulness
demonstrated through the personal account of working as film editor for The
Big Issue may well lead to a jump in sales for the not-for-profit magazine.

  Articles
"The Book Review as Closet Drama"
  - Matthew Bolton

"On Reviewing Don Quixote"
  - Will Noonan

"Creativity, Commodification, and the Making of a Middlebrow Book Review"
  - Jeffrey Charis-Carlson

"The Tortoise and the Hare"
  - Dean Biron

"Reviewing Symbolic Capital"
  - John-Paul Stephenson

"Reviewing the Scourge of Self-Plagiarism"
  - Lelia Green

"Inciting Reflection: A Short Manifesto for and Introduction to the
Discursive Reviewing of the Arts"
  - Jonathan Marshall

"Eye of the Beholden: Reflections on the Role and Perception of the Arts
Reviewer"
  - Barnaby Ralph

"Reviewing Gender"
  - Claudia Schippert

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Upcoming M/C Journal issues in 2005:

'affect' - article deadline: 21 Oct. 2005
         - release date:     16 Dec. 2005

Issues for 2006 will be announced shortly.

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Dr Axel Bruns, General Editor                 editor at media-culture.org.au
M/C - Media and Culture                  http://www.media-culture.org.au/

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Jonathan Marshall, PhD, MA,
Research Fellow,
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts,
Edith Cowan University,
2 Bradford Street,
Mt Lawley, WA 6050
PH: +618 9370 6796
FAX: +618 9370 6665
jonathan.marshall at ecu.edu.au
 
contributing editor,
RealTime Australia
PH: 0402 0155 23
http://www.realtimearts.net/ <http://www.realtimearts.net/>