File puptcrit/puptcrit.0806, message 13


Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 13:37:08 -0400
From: "Bell, John" <john.bell-AT-uconn.edu>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Subject: [Puptcrit] Puppetry International Call for Papers: Crossing Borders



Call for Papers

Puppetry International, a publication of UNIMA-USA, is seeking papers
for its fall/winter 2008 issue.

Our upcoming issue, "Crossing Borders," will focus on how foreign
travels shape puppetry and puppeteers. We are especially interested in
articles that explore the experiences of U.S. puppet artists who go
abroad to work or study. How does a foreign culture influence
aesthetics, work habits, and self-image? How does the puppeteer's own
work and world-view affect his or her hosts, co-workers, or students? We
also seek articles that explore related topics: the experience of
international puppeteers in the U.S.; the challenges of crossing
borders, obtaining visas and finding work in an age of heightened
security; and the artistic effects of the current global status of the
United States. Our focus is not simply on projects and performances that
are the result of international collaborations, but rather on how the
global experience furthers the mission of UNIMA-USA (international
friendship and understanding through the art of puppetry). Accounts of
experiences at international festivals may be appropriate, although we
are not looking for reviews of specific performances at those festivals.


Have other ideas? We love to be surprised-send proposals to Andrew
Periale: 

ab2periale-AT-metrocast.net

We generally publish one peer-reviewed article per issue. If you would
like an article to be considered for peer review please send it to: 

john.bell.puppeteer-AT-gmail.com

Deadlines:

regular articles: August 1, 2008        for peer review: July 1, 2008
2000 words max.

Please send as MS Word attachment (.rtf or .doc), with brief cover
letter describing article and including your address and email. Use of
images is strongly encouraged; send images large enough for printing
(minimum 300 dpi at print size) in jpeg format.

There is no honorarium for writers at this point, though we will send
two copies of the issue to authors (one for overseas or for book
reviews).  Authors retain copyright of their own work.

Puppetry International is intended for readers with a serious interest
in theatre and art. Although we publish scholarship, we are not
primarily a scholarly journal. Anything more than a few endnotes or
limited bibliography (MLA format, please) is likely to be posted on our
website. We also use our website to publish longer versions of articles
that appear in our print journal.
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