[Discussion] CFP: Nebula Special Call: Documentary Genre; Pandemic World Problems (ongoing; e-journal)

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

From: nebula@nobleworld.biz

Below you will find information for Nebula's Special Call for Papers.
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1. In recent years we have seen what is veritably an explosion of 
productions in
the political documentary genre. Documentaries such as McLible, 
Supersize Me and
The Corporation have attempted to increase social awareness of corporations'
unethical conduct. Other documentaries such as Fahrenheitt 911, 
Outfoxed, The
World According to Bush, and many others (such as the latest release, Truth,
Lies & Intelligence) have focused closely on the unethical conduct of 
the right
wing Christian West and various forms of propaganda involved in 
sustaining war
in the Middle East. Documentaries such as Jenin, Jenin, Gaza Strip, Peace
Propaganda and the Promised Land and the upcoming Paradise Behind Bars (see
Najwa Saad's article in Nebula 2.1) are shedding much needed light on 
what has
been, until very recently, an extremely one-sided affair in western 
media - the
Palestinian/Israeli conflict, of course. Documentaries such as I Exist and
Dangerous Living are the first of their kind, bringing the persecution 
of gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgendered minority groups in the Middle East 
to the
public front, for the first time.

These documentaries are not only valuable in the humanist insight they 
provide
but also in the evidence-based approach they undertake. Nebula is 
looking for
reviewers who will engage thoroughly and thoughtfully with the material
above-mentioned, whether focusing on one documentary or several in one 
group, we
are looking for articles and reviews which discuss the relevance of these
insightful documentaries in a world which does not seem to prize facts too
greatly.


2.Some Pandemic World Problems Have Viable Solutions.

Poverty and Starvation
Third World Worker Exploitation
Third World Epidemics
Excess Pollution
Unethical Globalisation
All Military Conquests


Nebula is dedicated to the humanist search for a better and more equitable
world. Viable solutions to major world problems exist and these can be
implemented, regardless of cynicism or the pseudo-Darwinian rhetoric of 
those
who benefit from imbalances of power. Nebula is aiming to provide a 
world-wide
forum for intellectuals, tradespeople, scientists, mathematicians, builders,
artists, visionaries, inventors, capitalists etc. to explore issues of 
global
importance. We hope to provide a gravitational centre for contributors 
who share
a common desire to kerb anti-humanist forces in the world and to reduce 
their
extensive and pandemic effect on the institutionally powerless.


We invite contributions that are genuinely engaged (beyond political
partisanship) in the problem of human-induced, world-scale catastrophes and
atrocities. We encourage logical and sound argumentation. We are looking for
practical solutions beyond simple propagandism. We might begin here by being
heavily theoretical, in the hope that whatever we build in terms of 
insights and
resolutions will be of benefit to current and future generations.

To learn more about the journal, its academic standards, submission 
procedures
and expectations from contributors please visit the website at
http://www.nobleworld.biz and visit our JOURNAL FORMAT and CURRENT CFP 
pages.

Please email your enquiries to nebula@nobleworld.biz



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