This landed in my email today:
CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
From its 1990 premiere, the cult classic Twin Peaks has inspired a myriad of scholarly studies, but only a handful to date have examined the role that music and sound play in Lynch and Frost’s work. Compounding this is a new season that builds upon the sound and music from the original series and Fire Walk With Me. Angelo Badalamenti’s music and the nuanced sound design for the series’ original run and its recent return not only create its ambiance but also contribute to new ways of understanding the soundtrack.
The chapters in this collection illustrate the various ways in which Twin Peaks’ music and sound encourage multiple interpretations in both the original series and The Return. The collection will cover topics ranging from the show’s sound design to its reuse of well-known musical works.
We invite proposals for chapters approaching the music of Twin Peaks from a range of methodologies. We are interested in considering how the show’s sound and music deepen and change the narrative mysteries at the heart of Twin Peaks.
Possible topics may include, but are not limited to:
Television genre and the music of Twin Peaks
Lynch and Badalamenti’s collaborative process
Star image and the musicians of Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks fan communities and musical interpretation
Submission Guidelines:
Please submit your abstracts of no more than 500 words and a brief 100-word bio by Friday, February 2, 2018. We have a positive initial response to this project from a respected publisher. Finished essays will be approximately 6000 words in length, including footnotes. Acceptance of proposals will be sent by email by the beginning of March 2018.
Please email your abstract and bio to both editors:
Dr. Reba Wissner at wissnerr –at- montclair.edu
Dr. Katherine Reed at kareed –at- fullerton.edu
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