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Soft Science: The Human Animal
Call for Submissions
Soft Science: The Human Animal, will be the second anthology, this time organized approximately a loose theme human-animal relationships or systems. I am looking for short films or videos, which could include allegorical stories, explorations in anthropomorphism or zoomorphism, analysis of ecosystems, documentation of experiments, co-evolution, chimeras, or interspecies collaborations. Animals may be domesticated, imaginary,
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Submitted videos can be up to 20 minutes in length. Assignments should be formatted for presentation as single channel videos to be shown in a theatrical setting as opposed to self-standing installations.
Please send videos as DVD, VHS or Mini-DV tape, formatted for viewing in the US. Alternatively, send me a link by e-mail to a video online. Tapes will not be returned unless you send a self-addressed stamped envelope. You may also send biographical and project information,
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Rachel Mayeri
Associate Professor of Media Studies
Humanities and Social Sciences
Harvey Mudd College
301 Platt Blvd.
Claremont, CA 91711
For more information, you can contact me at mayeri [at] hmc [dot] edu.