http://www.make3dphotos.com/bp/ Dear SF academic community,We are delighted to announcethe launch of Zanzala, a Brazilian on-line academic journal dedicated to science-fiction studies. Zanzalacan be accessed at www.ufjf.br/lefcav. Zanzala Estudos de FiccaoCientifica (ISSN 2236-8191) is the first peer-reviewed Brazilian academic journal dedicated to the study and research of science fiction in multiple formats: literature, film, television, theater, music, games, etc. Zanzala is linked to the research group (CNPq) Laboratory for Studies in Audiovisual Science Fiction (LEFCAV), based at the Institute of Arts and Design, Federal University of Juiz de Fora. This journal is published twice a year. Texts are accepted in 3 categories (essay, short paper and review), in 5 languages (Portuguese, English, Spanish, French and Italian). Submissions may deal with SF from any region of the world. The title of the journal honors a seminal novel in the history of Brazilian science fiction literature: Zanzala and the Kingdom of Heaven (1949), by Afonso Schmidt. For further information, please contact us by e-mail: alfredo.suppia@ufjf.edu.br We invite all SF researchers to submit essays, short-papers and/or reviews.With our kindest regards, Alfredo SuppiaInstituto de Artes e Design | PPGCOM > UFJFInstitute of Arts and Design | Media Studies Graduate Program > UFJF New Cartographies for World Science Fiction | Novas Cartografias para o Cinema MundialZanzala The Brazilian Journal for SF Studies invites authors to submit proposals for its second issue (2 2011). The overall theme of this issue is "New cartographies for world science fiction." This issue will gather essays, short papers and reviews which contribute to expanding the boundaries of science fiction studies, shedding light on obscure or lesser-known landscapes of the genre in its many shapes and interfaces: literature, audiovisual, games, theater, music, contemporary art, graphic arts, design, etc. Papers that propose "maps," historiographies and theorizations (new or alternative), or historiographical or theoretical revisions related to the universe of science fiction are particularly welcome. Submissions should be sent to alfredo.suppia@ufjf.edu.br by October 31. Guidelines for submissions can be found at http://www.ufjf.br/lefcav/2011/06/07/submit-articles/.Zanzala Estudos de Ficcao Cientifica convida pesquisadores a submeterem artigos para o segundo numero da revista (n.2 2011). O tema geral deste numero e Novas cartografias para a ficcao cientifica mundial. A proposta e reunir artigos, short papers e resenhas que contribuam sob variadas formas para a ampliacao de fronteiras nos estudos de ficcao cientifica, lancando luz sobre paisagens menos conhecidas ou obscuras do genero em suas mais diversas modalidades e interfaces: literatura, audiovisual, games, teatro, musica, arte contemporanea, artes graficas, design, etc.. Desta forma, trabalhos que proponham mapas, historiografias e teorizacoes, novos ou alternativos, bem como revisoes historiograficas e teoricas relacionadas ao universo da ficcao cientifica, serao muito bem-vindos. Submissoes devem ser encaminhadas ate 31 de outubro para alfredo.suppia@ufjf.edu.br, de acordo com as normas para autores disponiveis em http://www.ufjf.br/lefcav/2011/06/07/submit-articles/ . Oi pessoal, semana que vem a turma esta liberada para participar do SIPAD no IAD. Nao havera aula normal, portanto. Quem estiver com problemas na producao deve procurar o Guilherme ou entao falar diretamente comigo por e-mail. A proposito, o Guilherme vai orientar uma atividade oferecida a vcs no contexto do SIPAD. Quem tiver