Collection: Kermit Culture: Perspectives on Jim Henson's Muppets

I received the following from a friend on 21st June - unfortunately a week or so after the deadline.

The things I could say!

I've emailed them anyway and asked if it's too late to send through a proposal ... I'll keep you posted.


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Collection: Kermit Culture: Perspectives on Jim Henson's Muppets

{NAME WITHHELD} and {ANOTHER NAME WITHHELD} seek contributors for a collection of essays considering Jim Henson's Muppets.

All aspects of The Muppet Show and other productions or performances featuring the Muppets may be considered, although the editors particularly seek proposals for articles focusing on the original Muppet Show cast of characters. Papers may consider the various films featuring the Muppets, episodes of the original show, Muppets Tonight, appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, particular characters from these programs, their significance as cultural icons, etc. This collection of essays will attempt to demonstrate the importance of The Muppets' influence and appeal, as well as their importance to popular culture studies as a whole.

Some potential subjects of interest include: consumption as recurring motif on The Muppet Show; commentary on stagecraft; the significance of the British-only sketches excluded from American broadcasts of The Muppet Show; representations of science; gender issues, voyeurism, nationhood and the representation of nationalism; literary adaptation in Muppet films; parody; images of the monstrous and deformity.

Proposals should be 150-200 words in length. Please include contact information with the proposal, including academic affiliation, if any. Please title the subject line of the proposal "Kermit Culture" to ensure speedy response, and include the proposal as the text of the email message as well as in attachment form.

DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: June 15, 2007

The editors hope to have complete articles ready for submission to publishers by Fall 2007 and will be discussing the project with potential publishers as soon as possible.

Prospective contributors may send proposals or complete articles to:

{NAME WITHHELD}, University of {UNIVERSITY NAME WITHHELD}, {EMAIL ADDRESS WITHHELD}

{ANOTHER NAME WITHHELD}, University of {ANOTHER UNIVERSITY NAME WITHHELD}, {ANOTHER EMAIL ADDRESS WITHHELD}

(Please cc proposals to both editors!)

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I really hope I can be a published author ... ESPECIALLY on this topic!

But then my dilemma will be: Do I tell you people that I succeeded in getting published (thereby unwillingly divulging my real name)? Or do I pretend they knocked me back (to maintain my anonymity)?

WWKD

(What Would Kermit Do?)


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