Thursday, August 5, 2010

CFP: Academic Studies of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (9/7/10)


REOPENED CALL: Call for Essays: Academic Studies of Mystery Science Theater 3000
Call for Papers Date: 2010-09-07
Date Submitted: 2010-06-08
Announcement ID: 176760
Call for Essays: Academic Studies of Mystery Science Theater 3000

Seeking more submissions to a book of scholarly essays interpreting MST3K from compelling academic perspectives. We have received several excellent proposals thus far but would prefer to produce a longer book, so we are reopening the call. Some topic possibilities include:

•Narrative structure
•Literary criticism
•Recurring themes
•The show’s treatment of specific cultural or social issues and/or public figures
•Iconic episodes and their significance
•Film studies approaches

Please submit one-page essay proposal and preliminary bibliography as MS Word document to Dr. Shelley Rees at srees@usao.edu. Proposals due September 7, 2010.

Dr. Shelley Rees
Assistant Professor of English
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
1727 W. Alabama
Chickasha, OK 73018
405.574.1244
Email: srees@usao.edu

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