CFP Simulated Childhoods Mechanized children

From: Olson, Debbie <[email protected]>

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CFP: Simulated Childhoods: Mechanized Children.

Red Feather Journal (www.redfeatherjournal.org), an online, peer-reviewed,
interdisciplinary journal of the children’s visual culture, seeks
submissions for the Fall 2012 issue (deadline Aug, 15, 2012) that explore
images of simulated children, simulated childhood, or mechanized children.
 Simulated or mechanized children are found in such films as AI, Pinocchio,
Village of the Damned, Child’s Play, Doll Graveyard, Coraline and in
television shows like “Howdy Doody,” “Torchy the Battery Boy,” and “Small
Wonder.” Other examples are explorations of simulated children within
material culture such as jewelry items, glassware, art works, or other
items in the shape of a child. Submissions may explore any aspect of the
simulated child/childhood or mechanized child from a variety of
disciplinary approaches.

Red Feather Journal will also consider submissions of tasteful photo essays
or artistic works the depict simulated or mechanized children and/or
childhood. Copyright information, including permission for use of each
image, must be included with the submission. Red Feather will not use any
image without the express written consent of its copyright holder.

International submissions are encouraged.

Red Feather Journal is published twice a year, in March and September, and
adheres to the MLA citation system. Authors are welcome to submit articles
in other citations systems, with the understanding that, upon acceptance,
conversion to MLA is a condition of publication. Red Feather Journal is
indexed through EBSCO host and MLA bibliography.

Interested contributors please submit the full paper, an abstract, and a
brief biography (please include full contact information) as attachments in
Word to [email protected] or to [email protected]

Deadline for submissions for the Fall 2012 issue is August 15, 2012.


Debbie Olson
www.redfeatherjournal.org
University of Texas at Arlington
Oklahoma State University
Departments of English
"Well behaved Women rarely make History"