{"id":76394,"date":"2020-03-08T05:35:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T09:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=76394"},"modified":"2020-03-07T09:25:26","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T14:25:26","slug":"cfp-a-critical-companion-to-terry-gilliam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2020\/03\/cfp-a-critical-companion-to-terry-gilliam.html","title":{"rendered":"#CFP A Critical Companion to Terry Gilliam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

A Critical Companion to Terry Gilliam<\/strong><\/p>\n

Edited by Ian Bekker, Sabine Planka and Philip van der Merwe<\/p>\n

Terry Gilliam is not only popular for being part of the Monty Python-troup but also for the movies he has directed in his own style, such as\u00a0Time Bandits<\/em> (1981),\u00a0Brazil<\/em>\u00a0(1985),\u00a0The Fisher King<\/em>\u00a0(1991),\u00a012 Monkeys<\/em>\u00a0(1995) and\u00a0The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus<\/em>\u00a0(2009). From dystopian to fantastic and magical settings, and worlds often populated by bizarre figures, Gilliam\u2019s movies are united by their bizarreness in various ways. In this regard his\u00a0oeuvre\u00a0<\/em>offers an incredibly fertile ground for critical examination, analysis and discussion.<\/p>\n

This anthology is designed to honour the year of Terry Gilliam\u2019s eightieth birthday and is expected to be part of the\u00a0A Critical Companion to Popular Directors\u00a0<\/em>series edited by Adam Barkman and Antonio Sanna. The goal is to showcase previously-unpublished essays that explore Gilliam\u2019s\u00a0oeuvre<\/em>\u00a0from multidisciplinary perspectives. Contributions should focus on movies directed by Gilliam, starting with his debut (together with Terry Jones)\u00a0Monty Python and the Holy Grail<\/em>\u00a0(1975), followed by his first solo debut\u00a0Jabberwocky\u00a0<\/em>(1977), right up until his latest movie,\u00a0The Man Who Killed Don Quixote\u00a0<\/em>(2018). We are particularly interested in interdisciplinary approaches to the subject which can illuminate the diverse facets of this director\u2019s work as well as his visual style. There are several themes worth exploring when analyzing Gilliam\u2019s works, utilizing any number of theoretical frameworks of one\u2019s choosing. We request that chapters be based on formal, academic analysis. Contributions may include (but are not limited to) the following topics (feel free to apply with any other topics than those named below):<\/p>\n