In recent years the academic research conducted outside of Italy on
Italian cinema and media has grown consistently. More generally, the field of
Italian Studies has expanded significantly in Europe and beyond, and a number
of researches on Italian media and cultural industries, and, specifically, on
Italian film and TV production, have emerged. While the notion of Italian
Studies can be traced back to the anglophone academia, the study of Italian
culture and media has grown in recognition in several departments in European
and non-Western universities.
This special issue aims at highlighting some of the most relevant areas
in the study of Italian film, television, and media, by articulating the
historical and theoretical foci, the methodological perspectives, and the most
relevant case studies that inform the discipline. This comprehensive research
on the state of the art of Italian Studies will include an effort towards
mapping the relevant professional associations, conferences, and international
journals both in the area of Italian media studies and in the wider network of
interdisciplinary studies on Italian culture. Moreover, this special issue will
address the relation between academic research and the critical and social
discourses on Italian film and media, museums and other cultural institutions,
film archives, festivals, and other actors operating in the promotion and
distribution of the Italian media production.
Topics:
Most relevant and recurrent periods in film-historical researches:
Silent cinema, Fascist cinema, Neorealism, the 1960s, Contemporary cinema
Issues and themes
- Authors and author-theory: Antonioni, Argento, Fellini, Visconti, Scola, Moretti, Sorrentino, etc.
- Popular cinema and genres: Peplum, Melodrama, Horror, Crime film/Poliziottesco, Spaghetti Western, Cinepanettoni, Comedy, etc.
- Documentary and non-fiction film
- The history of production and the evolution of the film and media industry
- Formal and informal models of distribution
- Stardom and acting
- Television, digital platforms, TV series and other genres
- Gender, ethnicity, class, and Italian identity
- Italian film and media consumption: mainstream, niches, the Italian diaspora
- Intermediality, and the relations between screen cultures and performing arts, music and songwriting, fashion, literature and comics, advertisement, etc,
- The relation with cultural, social, and political history
- Made in Italy: cultural and creative industries and lifestyle, food, sports
Institutions
- University departments, associations, scientific journals, etc.
- Teaching methods for Italian film and media
- Research projects, models of academic cooperation
- Preservation, circulation, promotion, channels and platforms
- Film archives and museums
- Exhibitions
- Retrospectives/Festivals
- The presence of Italian film and media in television schedules and on digital platforms
- The critical discourse on traditional and digital outlets
- The home video market
The special issue will feature three parts: far-reaching contributions
on general historiographical, theoretical, and methodological issues
(5.000/6.000 words); case studies and case histories (4.000/5.000 words);
shorter pieces on institutions, associations, promotional outlets, events
(2.500 words).
Submissions and deadlines:
Authors need to submit their proposals (500-word abstract) and bio to
Luca Barra (luca.barra@unibo.it), Giulia Carluccio (giulia.carluccio@unito.it),
Giacomo Manzoli (giacomo.manzoli@unibo.it), Giulia Muggeo
(giuliafrancesca.muggeo@unito.it), and the journal's editorial staff
(eden@unito.it) by April 14th, 2020. The deadline for full articles is
September 1st 2020.
La valle dell'Eden is a film and media studies journal,
founded in 1999 and published by the University of Torino, in collaboration
with the Universities of Pavia and Genova. The journal uses an open review
system, in order to foster a lively and fruitful discussion among authors and
reviewers, thus promoting frankness and cooperation and avoiding the stiff
rituals of traditional peer-review.
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