The editors of The Moving Image seek proposals for a special issue focused on the history of moving image archives. We are looking for original contributions from scholars and archivists that explore moving image archive history, attending to archives large and small, urban and rural, government-run and independent, in the U.S. and abroad. Proposals for feature articles (double blind peer reviewed, more scholarly in nature, typically 15-25 pages in length with academic citations) and Forum pieces (less formal, typically 5-10 pages in length) are welcome.
Topics are open. Some possibilities include: discussions of a specific archive’s history and the role it has played in preserving and disseminating moving image heritage; personal, anecdotal discussions of archival practices and histories from retired or current employees; discussions of an archival collection, discovery, initiative, or policy that has been particularly influential; comparative analyses of the way that different archives have developed and influenced each other; harrowing or inspiring tales from the trenches; interviews with or profiles of key figures in the archival community.
Proposals or expressions of interest (paragraph long sketches of proposed topics) should be emailed to the editors, Marsha & Devin Orgeron, by December 20, 2011 (marsha_orgeron@ncsu.edu and devin_orgeron@ncsu.edu) at the latest.
Essays will be due by April 15, 2012, and will appear in TMI 13.1, the first issue of 2013.