Transdisciplinary contributions are invited for two special issues of the International Journal of Communication (IJC), a peer-reviewed journal. The proposed issues will be published in January and June 2011, respectively. The first will focus on Professional Indian Writing in the Age of Outsourcing, and the second on Professional Writing Worldwide: Contrastive Case Studies.  

Ever since Cinema was introduced to the Human society in 1890's, its impact has been felt in all spheres of human life. The moving visual has much more effect on human mind as compared to any other means of communication- be it writing or passing on of aural information. It took quite some time till cinema was accepted as an art form, but today on its critical analysis we find that cinema is not just an art form but rather a composite art comprising all other art forms directly or indirectly like literature, dance, music, theatre, painting, photography and any other art form for that matter. Thus, impact of cinema is immense. Another factor that influences the human mind is the larger than life moving images weaved into a story, supported by dialogues and music, thus making the viewer part of the happening.

The nerve centre of Indian film industry has been Bombay (Now Mumbai) film industry but contribution of regional cinema has been enormous. India-a multilingual society- is all open to films in regional languages however when regional filmmakers try and imitate the mainstream Hindi cinema they deviate from the regional flavor and issues that subsequently leads to abysmal rejection of the same by the regional audiences. New Wave Cinema or Parallel Cinema has always created its own identity and audience have always welcomed different cinema. Of late there is a growing trend of multiplex audiences giving their overwhelming support to this genre of films, therefore this may not be a farfetched conclusion that face of Indian Films is readying for a makeover.

Short films and Documentaries are one neglected lot in our country, since there is no organized exhibition chain for this genre of films. It is a great cause of concern since all important social issues that have plagued Indian society for ages remain under wraps, and there is no free platform to raise the questions to the powers that matter. Television has its own limitations to raise burning issues, since they are governed by the Government in power which has its control over the content. It is only the independent short film makers who can take these issues to national and international platforms.

In view of this, an issue of International Journal of Communication – IJC, a peer-reviewed International Journal devoted to the subject of Communication Studies since 1991, has been specially planned on ‘Film Studies and Communication’. It thus invites research papers on the following broad areas:

1. Power of Visuals
2. Impact of Cinema on Youth
3. Impact of Cinema on Society
4. Cinema- a composite art form
5. Bollywood - Is it actually a  mirror of Indian society?
6. Role of Parallel Cinema
7. Films that brought revolution
8. Role of a Documentary in social context
9. Small films- on verge of extinction
10. Government's film Policy
11. Bollywood - Talent v/s Commerce
12. Regional Cinema in India- A neglected genre
13. Pathetic condition of short films in India
14. Lessons to be learnt from International Cinema
15. Indian Cinema v/s other third world Cinema

Papers pertaining to the areas mentioned above should be written in English, and be submitted in MS-Word format to the Guest Editor/Editors at their contact addresses given below not later than 30th June 2012.

Papers should not exceed 10,000 words and should be preceded by an abstract of 250 words. The title, the name(s) and full mailing address(es) of the author(s), including e-mail addresses, should appear on the first page of the manuscript.

All papers submitted to IJC should be original, neither having been previously published nor being considered elsewhere at the time of submission.  

The editor will select contributions for the special issue and notify authors of acceptance or otherwise once reports are received from the reviewers.

The file containing the authors’ instructions for the preparation of camera-ready contributions is attached herewith.

Guest Editor
Prof (Dr) Simmi Gurwara
Head-Dept of Professional Development
Radha Govind Group of Institutions
Anuyogipuram, Garh Road, Meerut 250004
Ph. 9412702927
E-mail: simmi.gurwara2009@gmail.com, s_gurwara@yahoo.com

Editors:
Harpreet Kaur Bahri
Deepinder Singh Bahri
C/o BAHRI PUBLICATIONS
1749A/5, Govindpuri Extension
Kalkaji, New Delhi 110019
E-mails: bahrius@vsnl.com, bahripublications@yahoo.com