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Sherryl Vint | 3 Jul 2007 00:31
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cfp: sf film and television

*Science Fiction Film and Television* is a biannual, peer-reviewed journal
published by Liverpool University Press. Edited by Mark Bould (UWE) and
Sherryl Vint (Brock University), with an international board of advisory
editors, it encourages dialogue among the scholarly and intellectual
communities of film studies, sf studies and television studies.

We invite submissions on all areas of sf film and television, and which
situate texts, practices and institutions within broader national,
historical, cultural, theoretical and critical contexts. In addition to
popular and contemporary works, we are interested in papers which consider
neglected texts, propose innovative ways of looking at canonical texts, or
explore the tensions and synergies that emerge from the interaction of genre
and medium. We encourage work that considers the specificities of the genre
and what its increasing centrality to film and television globally might
suggest for critical approaches to film, sf and television.

We publish articles (6000-8000 words), book and DVD reviews (1000-2000
words) and review essays (up to 5000 words). Suggestions for papers include
but are not limited to the following areas:

·        silent sf

·        European sf (e.g., French New Wave, Turkish pop cinema)

·        East Asian sf (e.g., *kaiju eiga*, anime)

·        Hollywood sf blockbusters

·        animation and greenscreen
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Mehdi Semati | 3 Jul 2007 05:21
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undergound music

I have a question on popular music. It might need an
introduction though. 

The popular music scene in Iran (yes, there is one!)
is very interesting. “Pop” music in Iran was once
subversive until the state embraced it (various acts
received permits to hold concerts). Other kinds of
popular music not authorized by the state include
heavy metal and rock (variations on classic rock,
alternative, folk rock, etc.). The youth have embraced
both. The latest format to be embraced by the youth is
rap. [As a person who listens to rap and is a creature
of the time rap was born, I can attest that it is a
kick-ass rap too. Some of it would put to shame so
much of the popular music in the US that goes by the
name of rap and hip-hop.] Given the potentially
subversive nature of such music, the state has not
allowed it to be part of the official culture because
of its alleged “un-Islamic” character. That kind of
music in Iran goes by the name of musique zeerzamini
(literal translation is “underground music”). My
question (or a set of questions) is this. Is there a
literature that discusses similar contexts? I can
think of, say, rock in the now defunct Soviet Union.
Is there a literature on that? Is there any work that
addresses popular music and the state? What is/should
this kind of music be called? What would be two or
three important articles that discuss “underground
music” in other contexts that would be useful for
translation?  [A magazine devoted to popular music in
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Robert Drew | 3 Jul 2007 06:09
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Re: undergound music

I would recommend Artemy Troitsky's excellent _Back in the USSR_ (Faber
& Faber, 1987).  It is a firsthand account of the rise of Russian rock,
the relationship of the official and underground recording industries,
and the changes that occurred with glasnost.  Not leavened with much in
the way of theorizing but very detailed and indispensible.

-RD

Rob Drew
Department of Communication
Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI  48710
Tel.: 989-964-7495
Fax: 989-964-4675
>>> Mehdi Semati <msemati2004 <at> yahoo.com> 07/02/07 11:21 PM >>>
I have a question on popular music. It might need an
introduction though. 

The popular music scene in Iran (yes, there is one!)
is very interesting. “Pop” music in Iran was once
subversive until the state embraced it (various acts
received permits to hold concerts). Other kinds of
popular music not authorized by the state include
heavy metal and rock (variations on classic rock,
alternative, folk rock, etc.). The youth have embraced
both. The latest format to be embraced by the youth is
rap. [As a person who listens to rap and is a creature
of the time rap was born, I can attest that it is a
kick-ass rap too. Some of it would put to shame so
much of the popular music in the US that goes by the
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Lee Marshall | 3 Jul 2007 08:10
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Re: undergound music

There is much work done on politics and popular music - I would check 
out John Street's work (dept of Politics at University of East Anglia) 
and also Martin Cloonan's work on censorship (dept of Music at Glasgow 
university). The journals Popular Music, Popular Music and Society and 
The Journal of Popular Music Studies will all contain relevant articles.

lee

Mehdi Semati wrote:
> I have a question on popular music. It might need an
> introduction though. 
> 
> The popular music scene in Iran (yes, there is one!)
> is very interesting. “Pop” music in Iran was once
> subversive until the state embraced it (various acts
> received permits to hold concerts). Other kinds of
> popular music not authorized by the state include
> heavy metal and rock (variations on classic rock,
> alternative, folk rock, etc.). The youth have embraced
> both. The latest format to be embraced by the youth is
> rap. [As a person who listens to rap and is a creature
> of the time rap was born, I can attest that it is a
> kick-ass rap too. Some of it would put to shame so
> much of the popular music in the US that goes by the
> name of rap and hip-hop.] Given the potentially
> subversive nature of such music, the state has not
> allowed it to be part of the official culture because
> of its alleged “un-Islamic” character. That kind of
> music in Iran goes by the name of musique zeerzamini
> (literal translation is “underground music”). My
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Benita Heiskanen | 3 Jul 2007 13:13
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Transnational American Studies Symposium

The UCD Clinton Institute for American Studies, Ireland

Welcomes you to the

Transnational American Studies Symposium,   
William Jefferson Clinton Auditorium,
Saturday, July 21, 2007  

KEYNOTE ADDRESS by Professor Donald Pease (Dartmouth College) 

"Do Transnational American Studies Mark the End of Europe's Romance 
with America?"

The final program is now available at: 

http://www.ucd.ie/amerstud/TransnationalSymposium.htm

Registration by Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at:

http://www.ucd.ie/amerstud/Transnational/TSA%20Reg%20form.doc

For any queries, please email:

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Mayer, Vicki A | 3 Jul 2007 12:53
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call for participants

III Colóquio Brasil-Estados Unidos de Estudos da Comunicação

3rd Brazil-US Colloquium on Communication Studies

Promoção / Initiative

INTERCOM - Brazilian Society of Interdisciplinary Studies in Communication 

Tulane University - Department of Communication

Parceria / Partnership

Roger Thayer Stone Center for Latin American Studies

Realização / Organization

Universidade Tulane, Departamento de Comunicação

Tulane University - Department of Communication

Idiomas / Languages
Português e inglês / Portuguese and English

Local

New Orleans, Louisiana - Estados Unidos 

Data / date
24 e 25 de março de 2008 - March 24-25, 2008
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Luis Gutierrez | 3 Jul 2007 07:16
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MDG 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability

NOTICE

The July 2007 issue of the SSNV newsletter has been posted:

Solidarity, Sustainability, and Non-Violence (SSNV)
Volume 3, Number 7, July 2007
http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv03n07.html

The central theme is MDG7: ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

The August 2007 issue is in preparation - the central theme will be

          MDG8: BUILD A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT

The SSNV newsletter is a free monthly service of The Pelican Web.

As always, feedback and collaboration are welcome.

Sincerely,
Luis

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Website: The Pelican Web
http://www.pelicanweb.org/pelweb.html
Newsletter: Solidarity, Sustainability, and Non-Violence
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Greg | 3 Jul 2007 15:53
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Re: undergound music

Hi Mehdi! hello List

Check out _Policing Pop_ edited by Martin Cloonan & Reebee Garofalo.  The
last chapters deal with censorship in contemporary Slovenia, rock in China,
music's use in the struggle to end South African apartheid, policing of
music in Brazil, etc.  On Temple University Press (2003), in their Sound
Matters series (a series edited by one of my most very best-est of friends
Mike Jarrett, so another reason to promote it on a list-serve).  And you
know ... mix cds of contemporary Iranian pop music could make great little
gifts to send to some of your old friends.

nudge nudge wink

Greg, properly caffeinated (and delighted after a state system of higher
education strike was averted late last night)

On 7/2/07 11:21 PM, "Mehdi Semati" <msemati2004 <at> yahoo.com> wrote:

> I have a question on popular music. It might need an
> introduction though.
> 
> The popular music scene in Iran (yes, there is one!)
> is very interesting. ³Pop² music in Iran was once
> subversive until the state embraced it (various acts
> received permits to hold concerts). Other kinds of
> popular music not authorized by the state include
> heavy metal and rock (variations on classic rock,
> alternative, folk rock, etc.). The youth have embraced
> both. The latest format to be embraced by the youth is
> rap. [As a person who listens to rap and is a creature
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David M Silver | 3 Jul 2007 16:19
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Job Position: tenure track assistantprofessor of media studies

MEDIA STUDIES POSITION:
Media and Society
Deadline: October 1, 2007

The Media Studies Department at the University of San Francisco invites
applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the Assistant
Professor level, anticipated to begin Fall 2008.

Responsibilities include teaching two undergraduate courses per
semester, plus one additional course over two years (2-2-2-3 over two
years), and an active program of research and service. The successful
candidate will be qualified to teach at least two of our introductory
and core courses (Introduction to Media Studies, Media Institutions,
Media Audiences, Media Stereotyping and Violence, and Communication Law
and Policy) as well as courses related to the candidate's specialty.
Expertise and interest in teaching basic digital communication practice
will be a plus as will an emphasis on race/ethnicity and
international/global issues.

The Department is seeking an individual who is able to work with diverse
students and colleagues. Ph. D., or equivalent advanced degree in a
related field, plus a record of teaching, professional experience and
research, or other relevant creative activity, are required.

Applicants should submit, by October 1, 2007, a letter of application,
curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, brief description of research
plans, evidence of teaching ability (including sample syllabi, student
evaluations, and a statement of teaching philosophy) and three letters
of recommendation to:
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Greg Wise | 3 Jul 2007 21:25
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RE: undergound music

Hi Mehdi,
The following might be useful:
Tony Mitchell (ed) Global Noise: Rap and Hip-Hop Outside the USA (Wesleyan University Press).
The various essays discuss how rap is taken up in a variety of locations and in a variety of ways worldwide.

best of luck with the project,

greg

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Subject: [cultstud-l] undergound music

I have a question on popular music. It might need an
introduction though. 

The popular music scene in Iran (yes, there is one!)
is very interesting. "Pop" music in Iran was once
subversive until the state embraced it (various acts
received permits to hold concerts). Other kinds of
popular music not authorized by the state include
heavy metal and rock (variations on classic rock,
alternative, folk rock, etc.). The youth have embraced
both. The latest format to be embraced by the youth is
rap. [As a person who listens to rap and is a creature
of the time rap was born, I can attest that it is a
kick-ass rap too. Some of it would put to shame so
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