This special issue of Studies in South Asian Film and Media invites scholars to look at new and counterintuitive aspects of contemporary childhood and youth pop culture in South Asia; to explore new directions, whether by looking at new materials or formulating new comparisons. It will be germane to ambitious and experimental work from scholars working on media and forms which have yet to be studied in great depth. And yet we invite scholars to debate and retheorize areas of childhood pop culture which have already been the subject of substantial scholarly attention; renewing and reinvigorating old conversations, and reflecting on the trajectory of childhood studies.
South Asia can be taken in a very large sense here, whether the globalized subcontinent of today’s SARC nations, or the broader South Asian diaspora. South Asia encompasses the dialogues between past and present integral to youth pop culture in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, etc., as well as the ongoing dialogues between South Asia and the world at large.
Topics for papers may include but are not limited to the following:
Dates and deadlines
Abstracts of 400-500 words along with author bio should be submitted by May 31, 2019.
In addition to critical essays of 6000–8000 words, this issue also welcomes shorter creative pieces of 2000–4000 words in the form of interviews, photo essays (B/W) etc.
The deadline for the first draft is November 30, 2019. All contributions will be peer-reviewed and the final submission will be due by March 31, 2020.
All copyrights are to be cleared by the authors. Guidelines to the Intellect house-style are available here.
Contact Info: Nandini Chandra, Assistant Professor, University of Hawai’i, Mānoa, nc8@hawaii.edu