[Reader-list] [Announcements] CFP: Finnish Lahikuva journal special issue on Indian cinema and media culture (3/2007)

[Tapio]

CFP: Lähikuva journal special issue on Indian cinema and media culture 
(3/2007)

Lähikuva (“close-up”, Lahikuva without umlauts) is a quarterly referee 
journal on audiovisual culture published by the Finnish society for cinema 
studies. We are currently planning a special issue on Indian cinema and 
media culture (due out September 2007) with articles addressing the 
socio-cultural aspects of Indian cinema and popular culture; stardom; 
cultures of production and consumption and alternative media. Also shorter 
reviews and reports are most welcome.

The background of the special issue lies in the recent “Bollywood boom” 
in the UK that had minor effects also in Finland. Lagaan was playing in 
select theatres and films as different as Fire and Kabhi khushi kabhie gham 
were shown on national television, along with some older titles. At the 
same time, there is little literacy in terms of the history of Indian 
cinema (beyond Satyajit Ray), its key players, social or cultural meanings 
or diversity (beyond Bollywood), let alone the broader field of Indian 
media culture except for the visibility of Indian IT industry in mainstream 
media.

Lähikuva is an academic non-profit journal that unfortunately cannot 
afford author fees. However, there is the thrill of publishing one’s text 
in Finnish.

Please send all queries and 100-200 word abstracts to 
susanna.paasonen at campus.jyu.fi by January 15. The suggested length of 
articles is 5000 words while reports, columns are reviews are between 1000 
and 3000 words.


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Tapio Mäkelä
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