Post written by Kendra Preston Leonard for H-NET.
From bands at The Bronze in Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Angel singing karaoke at Caritas to the traditional-style fiddling and guitar playing in Firefly, music is an integral part of Joss Whedon's universes. This collection seeks essays from both established and emerging scholars on the uses of and contributions made by music in the Whedonverse.
Discipline-specific and interdisciplinary views are encouraged to address issues of power, relationships, identity, gender, communication, religion, multiculturalism, sanity and madness, and other topics present in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and Serenity. Topics might include, but are not limited to:
* Music and performance
* Gender/identity/race and music (including traditional identity
topics as well as those of non-human characters)
* Genre representations
* Scoring for action sequences
* Music and communication
* Musical characterization
* Music and camp
* Music and transformation
* Character vocality
* The use of silence and music in unique ways
* Levels and mixing of diegesis and non-diegesis
The deadline for submissions is August 15, 2008. The collection will be published by Scarecrow Press with an anticipated publication date in 2009.
Essays should be between 7,000 and 9,000 words and follow Chicago Manual of Style format. Only electronic submissions sent in a .doc (Word) formats will be accepted. Authors are encouraged to include photographs, but will be responsible for acquiring all materials and permission for use. Please send a cover letter including the title of the essay, an abstract of not more than 200 words, an author c.v, and author biography of not more than 100 words along with the complete blind essay (author's name should not appear) to Kendra Preston Leonard at caennen@gmail.com.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
2008 Best Books of Indiana Finalists
from the Indiana Center for the Book
http://www.in.gov/library/2315.htm
Judging is now complete for the Fiction, Children’s/Young Adult and Poetry categories in the 2008 Best Books of Indiana Competition. A panel of judges in each category considered all entries and granted awards at their discretion. Entries are judged on the quality of writing, with organization and interpretation also considered.
Children’s/Young Adult Finalists
* Boomhower, Ray (Indianapolis). 2007. Fighting for Equality: A Life of May Wright Sewall. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society Press.
* McMullan, Margaret (Evansville). 2007. When I Crossed No-Bob. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
* Young, Julie (Indianapolis). 2007. A Belief in Providence: A Life of Saint Theodora Guérin. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society Press.
Fiction Finalists
* Curnutt, Kirk (Montgomery, AL). 2007. Breathing Out the Ghost. Montgomery: River City Publishing.
* Robertson Stewart, Brenda (Mooresville) & Perona, Tony (Plainfield). 2007. Racing Can be Murder. Indianapolis: Blue River Press.
Nonfiction Finalists
* Madison, James (Bloomington). 2007. Slinging Donuts for the Boys. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
* Neville, Susan (Indianapolis). 2007. Sailing the Inland Sea. Bloomington: Quarry Books.
* Robinson, Jennifer (Solsberry). 2007. The Farmers Market Book. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
Poetry Finalists
* No entries selected.
State Librarian’s Award for Excellence in Nontraditional Literature
* Joe Cooper as told to Suzanne Bailer Smith. 2007. Day Dreamer to Dream Catcher. Self-published.
The Best Books of Indiana Competition Awards Ceremony will take place on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. (EDT) at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis. Winners will be announced during the Ceremony.
The Indiana Center for the Book is a program of the Indiana State Library and an affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.
The Indiana Center for the Book promotes interest in reading, writing, literacy, libraries, and Indiana's literary heritage by sponsoring events and serving as an information resource at the state and local level. The Center supports both the professional endeavors and the popular pursuits of Indiana's residents toward reading and writing.
http://www.in.gov/library/2315.htm
Judging is now complete for the Fiction, Children’s/Young Adult and Poetry categories in the 2008 Best Books of Indiana Competition. A panel of judges in each category considered all entries and granted awards at their discretion. Entries are judged on the quality of writing, with organization and interpretation also considered.
Children’s/Young Adult Finalists
* Boomhower, Ray (Indianapolis). 2007. Fighting for Equality: A Life of May Wright Sewall. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society Press.
* McMullan, Margaret (Evansville). 2007. When I Crossed No-Bob. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
* Young, Julie (Indianapolis). 2007. A Belief in Providence: A Life of Saint Theodora Guérin. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society Press.
Fiction Finalists
* Curnutt, Kirk (Montgomery, AL). 2007. Breathing Out the Ghost. Montgomery: River City Publishing.
* Robertson Stewart, Brenda (Mooresville) & Perona, Tony (Plainfield). 2007. Racing Can be Murder. Indianapolis: Blue River Press.
Nonfiction Finalists
* Madison, James (Bloomington). 2007. Slinging Donuts for the Boys. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
* Neville, Susan (Indianapolis). 2007. Sailing the Inland Sea. Bloomington: Quarry Books.
* Robinson, Jennifer (Solsberry). 2007. The Farmers Market Book. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
Poetry Finalists
* No entries selected.
State Librarian’s Award for Excellence in Nontraditional Literature
* Joe Cooper as told to Suzanne Bailer Smith. 2007. Day Dreamer to Dream Catcher. Self-published.
The Best Books of Indiana Competition Awards Ceremony will take place on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. (EDT) at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis. Winners will be announced during the Ceremony.
The Indiana Center for the Book is a program of the Indiana State Library and an affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.
The Indiana Center for the Book promotes interest in reading, writing, literacy, libraries, and Indiana's literary heritage by sponsoring events and serving as an information resource at the state and local level. The Center supports both the professional endeavors and the popular pursuits of Indiana's residents toward reading and writing.
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