[Discussion] CFP: MTV and Philosophy (5/30/04; collection)

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Do the philosophical implications of MTV really get you going?

If so, you are invited to submit an abstract for a collection of essays o=
n
=91MTV and Philosophy=92. I seek to obtain the permission of Open Court=20
Books in
publishing the result as part of their trendy Popular Culture and=20
Philosophy
series. The series has spawned six successful volumes since its 2001 debu=
t
with 'Seinfeld and Philosophy', including the best-selling =91The Matrix =
and
Philosophy=92, and is noted for revitalising philosophical narratives thr=
ough
its celebration of pop culture as worthy of in-depth analysis.

Ever since 1981 MTV has functioned as a status symbol in its own right,
quickly capturing the imagination of numerous audiences, a figure of
controversy in the (post)modern world it informs. Your mission, should yo=
u
choose to accept it, is to decide what MTV does for your philosophical
imagination, and stun me with your creative genius. Any philosophical
approach is permitted- if your topic requires an inter-disciplinary
examination then this will be respected, provided that philosophy remains
your key disciplinary outlook.

Please submit an abstract of roughly 500 words, keeping in mind a 4000 wo=
rd
limit on all essays. It=92s strongly recommended that you are familiar wi=
th
the style of 'PC and Philosophy' series. Topics may be informed by, but
certainly not limited to, the following:

Aesthetics, appropriation, Barthes, Baudrillard, cable TV, censorship,
commercialization, community, consumption, eastern philosophy, Eminem,
epistemology, ethics, existentialism, fashion, Foucault, fragmentation,
gender, genre diversifications (e.g. mutation of =91pop=92 and =91rock=92=
=20
categories
over time), globalization, high culture vs. low culture, identity, image,
iMitation TVs, innovation, intertextuality, live feeds, Lyotard, Madonna,
mainstream, manufactured music, mash ups, metaphysics, mixes, =91MTV
Generation=92, multi-modal texts, phenomenology, pastiche, postmodernism,
programming, race, sampling, sexuality, simulation, status quo,
sub-cultures, synaesthesia, status, trends, youth culture, Weber, visual
culture, Zen.

Please email both your abstract and a copy of your CV to
crispyclouds@hotmail.com. The current deadline is 5/30/04, which may or m=
ay
not be extended at a future date.

I am also currently searching for an assistant editor to aid me in this
project, so if you have a genuine desire to participate, email me with th=
e
reasons why are the ideal person for the job, along with a copy of your C=
V.

Sincerely,

Epiphanie Bloom


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