[Bilimsel Haber] CFP: Obama in Popular Culture

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From: Peter Coogan <petercoogan32 at webster.edu>


Call for Papers

Title:  Obama-Mania:  Critical Essays on Representations of President
Barack Obama in Popular Culture


Deadline for Abstracts: May 25th, 2009

Description of the Book:

The 2008 Presidential Elections has been one of the most intensely  
debated and commented on race in modern history. The passionate  
standpoints expressed in this election not only stems from ideological  
conflicts, but from Barack Obama?s uniqueness as a presidential  
candidate. This book collects specific examinations of President Obama  
in popular culture with the hope of creating a scholarly record of  
Obama?s presence in popular media free of historical revisionism. With  
this in mind, Obama-Mania will bring together essays that examine how  
Barack Obama?s image has been used in comic books, music, television  
shows, movies, and how talk shows and radio programs have commented on  
Obama?s campaign and election. In short, the specific focus of this  
book is not specifically on Obama and the politics surrounding the  
2008 presidential election, but on the conversation between popular  
culture and President Obama.

Expectations for Proposals and Essays:

Ideal proposals will contain a clear thesis, an abstract which is two  
to three paragraphs long and a list of potential sources.  
Additionally, we want a clear thesis, not an overview of a medium. For  
instance, if one is to talk about Obama in comic books, we will not  
accept a paper discussing every Obama comic book appearance.  
Additionally, if a person wants to write about the President?s  
influence on music, we will not accept an essay simply documenting  
every song which was used in the campaign or that makes reference to  
the new Obama.

We are not looking for political propaganda. Submitted essays must
not be an ?I love Obama? or ?I hate Obama? paper. We are looking for
papers of academic quality.

We are looking for 10 to 12 essays between 6250 and 7500 words - this
includes each work?s bibliography. Essays need to be MLA formatted ?
parenthetical citations, not footnotes. And it is up to the author(s)
to get permission to reprint copyrighted material.

Though this should go without saying, we will not accept work that is
plagiarized or that has been published elsewhere.

Proposed Topics:
1)      Comic Books & Science Fiction: Depictions of Obama as Superhuman
2)      Music: How have musicians addressed Obama and the 2008 Election
3)      Television and Film
a.      Movies: The Cinematography of Change
b.      Scripted Fictional Television: How Escapist Television
     Predicted and Has Been Influenced by Political Reality
4)      Non-Fiction Political Programs: News Shows and Radio Programs
5)      Internet: To Obama Girl and Beyond

Editors: Derrais Carter & Nicholas Yanes
Publisher: McFarland

For more specific information for proposed topics please contact the  
editors at: ObamaInPopularCulture at gmail.com
Website/Blog: http://obamainpopularculture.blogspot.com/

Contact:

ObamaInPopularCulture at gmail.com

Peter Coogan
<petercoogan32 at webster.edu>


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