CFP: The Short Form

[Kelly Trimble]

Studies in Slavic Cultures XIII



University of Pittsburgh, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

CALL FOR PAPERS: THE SHORT FORM



Studies in Slavic Cultures, the graduate student journal at University of
Pittsburgh, is now accepting submissions for its 2014 issue.  The theme
this year is "The Short Form."  We welcome *graduate student
submissions*investigating various aspects of the short form in
literary, visual, and
other areas of contemporary and non-contemporary culture in Russia and
Eastern Europe.



Possible topics to consider may include but are not limited to:



-The short form in literature, poetry, short stories

-The poetics of fragment

-Excerption and censorship

-Excerption and teaching

-The short form in film (shorts, almanac film, home video, etc.)

-The short form on the internet (YouTube culture, animated GIFs, Twitter,
etc.)

-The short form in media and news delivery
-The short form as a medium for pop culture  (song lyrics, music videos,
etc.)
-The linguistic short form (abbreviation, diminutive, etc.)

-The short form and remembrance or memorialization (eulogy, public speech,
etc.)



The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2014.  Queries and submissions
should be sent to the editors, Natalie Ryabchikova and Theodora Kelly
Trimble at sisc at pitt.edu.  Submissions will be reviewed by the editors and
the 2014 editorial board: Thomas Elvins, Erica Hom, and Samantha Shipeck.

Submissions should be 10-25 pages (double-spaced) and should conform to the
MLA style of formatting research papers.  For detailed submission and
formatting guidelines, please visit:
http://www.pitt.edu/~slavic/sisc/rules.html

*Submissions that do not conform to the formatting guidelines will not be
accepted.*



SISC is published by members of the Department of Slavic Languages and
Literatures at University of Pittsburgh. The journal consists entirely of
analytical articles by graduate students, appears annually, runs to
approximately 120 pages, and is devoted to Slavic cultures. SISC is an
image-friendly publication and the editors encourage applicants to submit
visuals to accompany their work.

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