Historically, female filmmakers’ work in television has
functioned as a form of invisible labour, with television being seen as
definitively distinct from cinema, the site of ‘real' and hard-won work.
However, as we move towards the end of the twenty-first century’s second
decade, television is regularly valued as the preeminent screen art format of
our age, alongside a parallel reanimation of feminist issues and discourses in
the spotlight, including gender equity in the screen industries. In this environment,
the work that female practitioners from the independent sector undertake in and
on television has taken on a wholly different status and potential.
As part of the special issue on Independent Women: From Film
to Television, this edition of Commentary and Criticism interrogates this shift
in women’s television work and how it is being understood and valued globally.
We invite short essays which cast a transnational perspective on the migration
of female practitioners from film to television, exploring how the industrial,
textual and critical logic of independence moves across formats in different
contexts.
We are particularly interested in submissions from
practitioners’ perspectives.
The Commentary and Criticism section of Feminist Media Studies aims to publish brief (~1000 words), timely responses to current
issues in feminist media culture, for an international readership. Submissions
may pose a provocation, describe work in progress, or propose areas for future
study.
We will also consider book and event reviews, as well as contributions
that depart from traditional academic formats. We encourage all submissions to
strategically mobilise critique to also offer a productive contribution to both
feminist politics and media studies. Submissions must go beyond mere
description in order to be considered for publication in Commentary and
Criticism.
Please submit contributions by 31 May 2019, via email to
both Melanie Kennedy (mjk29@le.ac.uk) and Safiya Noble (safiya.noble@usc.edu).
We also welcome questions and
expressions of interest in advance of the deadline.
Submissions for Commentary and Criticism will not be
correctly processed if submitted through via the Feminist Media Studies site,
and should be emailed directly to Drs Kennedy and Noble using the email
addresses above.
Please be sure to follow the Feminist Media Studies style
and referencing guides.
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