[csaa-forum] CFP: Male Bodies in Global Cinema.

[Greg Hainge]

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MALE BODIES IN GLOBAL CINEMA: CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
[CFP: April 06; Deadline proposals: December 06; Accepted contributions:
July 07]
The body has long been the object of interest of a wide range of
disciplines, from
biology or medicine to sociology and the arts. A subject of growing
interest in the
field of Cultural Studies, the representation of the body has also been
extensively
discussed in Film Studies since the 1970s. Following an initial emphasis
on the
study of the representation of the female body, in the last two decades
or so work in
this area has turned its attention also to masculinity, with key
contributions to the
field by Lehman (1993 and 2000), Cohan and Rae Hark (1993), Kirkham and
Thumin (1993), Shaviro (1993), Tasker (1993), Jeffords (1994), Dutton
(1995),
Bordo (1999) or Powrie, Davies and Babington (2004) amongst others. Yet,
with a
few exceptions (from studies of European cinema), most of this work to
date has
mainly focused on Hollywood. This volume seeks to readdress the balance
by
offering as wide and representative a picture of the depiction of the
male body in
contemporary cinema as possible. Contributions can focus on specific
countries or
ethnicities and can analyse key actors, directors or films or offer a
more diverse
overview, but the emphasis will be on cinema produced in the last twenty
years.
Contributions on the representation of the Asian male body in Japanese,
Korean and
British cinemas and on the representation of the male body in Spanish
and British
cinemas have been already commissioned. Contributions on any other
nationalities
or ethnicities are welcome, but the following will take priority:
- Australian cinema
- Chinese cinema
- Cinemas of Western and Southern European countries (especially France,
Germany and Italy)
- Post 1989 Eastern European cinemas
- Cinemas of the states of the former Soviet Union
- Cinema from the Indian subcontinent
- Latin American cinemas (especially Argentinean, Brazilian, Cuban and
Mexican)
- Middle Eastern cinema
Please send a proposed title, a 500-word abstract listing the core films
to be
analysed, a provisional bibliography and a short bio by 1 December 2006
to
santiago.fouz at durham.ac.uk. Accepted contributions (7,000 words) will
have to
be completed by July 2007 with a view to publication in late 2008/early
2009. This
project is already under negotiation with a well established publishers
in the field
(please contact the editor for more information).
Project website: www.durham.ac.uk/santiago.fouz/worldbodies.htm