Production Aesthetics & Criticism Division Call for Papers

The Production, Aesthetics & Criticism Division of the Broadcast Education Association invites competitive, scholarly papers from academics, students and professionals for presentation at the annual convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 21-23, 2005. The BEA 2005 convention theme is "Fifty Years of Excellence for Electronic Media Academics, Industry and Future Professionals." 

While the theme provides a focus for the convention, paper submissions are not required to relate directly to the convention theme.  Paper topics may focus on any topic within the broad category of media production, aesthetics and criticism.  In production, the division welcomes a variety of papers focusing on, but not limited to: innovative production techniques, pedagogical innovations, and the production process itself.  In aesthetics, the division welcomes papers falling under the broad definition of media aesthetics. Theoretical, methodological and process-oriented topics are all welcome as are novel and innovative approaches.  In the area of criticism the division welcomes papers from a wide range of orientations including but not limited to: traditional media criticism, critical and cultural studies, and rhetorical studies. The division welcomes a variety of scholarly approaches for its paper competition. Papers are submitted in either "Debut" or "Open" categories.  Please mark your submission accordingly on the cover page.  The Debut category is open to those who have not presented a paper at a BEA Convention.  First and second place winners in Debut categories receive $200 and $100 awards. In addition, any graduate student paper selected will receive a $100 travel award.

Submission Requirements Papers should not exceed 30 double-spaced pages in length, including references and tables.  Use APA style or a style suited to the discipline. Papers must be accompanied by an abstract not to exceed 250 words. The same paper cannot be submitted to more than one division during the same year. The author's name, institution address, phone number and e-mail should appear on the cover page only. The cover page should also include the title of the paper and the division to which the paper is submitted, any A/V requirements, and whether it is an "open" or "debut" entry. Any papers without such designation will be considered in the open category. The title should be printed on the first page of the paper and on running heads on all subsequent pages. Three hard copies of the paper submitted are required. 

Send three copies of paper submissions (with web-posting permission form and electronic version on diskette if web posting is permitted) to:

Kara Jolliff Gould              
Vice Chair/Paper Competition Chair                    
Dept. of Communication                    
Weber State University                    
1605 University Circle                     
Ogden, UT 84408-1605                    
Phone: (801) 626-6454                   
e-mail: kgould@weber.edu

To be eligible for consideration, all submissions must be received by the paper competition chair no later than 5:00 PM on December 1, 2004. The lead author will receive an e-mail confirmation from the chair within three days following receipt of the submission.  Winners will be notified by February 4, 2005.

Convention Attendance At least one author of an accepted competitive paper must attend the convention to present the paper.  Participants must be members of BEA and register for the convention.