MIRAJ: Moving Image Review & Art Journal (Journal)

ISSN 20456298 , ONLINE ISSN 20456301

Moving Image Review & Art Journal is the first international peer-reviewed scholarly publication devoted to artists' film and video, and their contexts. It offers a forum for debates surrounding all forms of artists' moving image and media artworks: films, video installations, expanded cinema, video performance, experimental documentaries, animations and other screen-based works made by artists.

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Editors

Michael Mazière
Independent Scholar
michael.maziere@mac.com

Lucy Reynolds
Centre for Research in Education, Art and Media (CREAM), University of Westminster, UK
L.Reynolds02@westminster.ac.uk

Reviews Editor

Maria Walsh
University of the Arts London, UK
m.walsh@chelsea.arts.ac.uk

Scholarly Editor

Rachel Garfield
School of Arts and Humanities, Royal College of Art, UK
rachel.garfield@rca.ac.uk

Editorial Assistants

Sarah Niazi
CREAM Ph.D. Programme, University of Westminster, UK

Matthias Kispert
CREAM Ph.D. Programme, University of Westminster, UK

Lauren Houlton
CREAM Ph.D. Programme, University of Westminster, UK

Associate Editor

Sean Cubitt
University of Melbourne, Australia
scubitt@unimelb.edu.au

Eu Jin Chua
Auckland University of Technology

Jonathan Walley
Denison University, USA

Notes for Contributors Download

Formal Guidelines



Aims & Scope

Moving Image Review & Art Journal (MIRAJ) is the first international peer-reviewed scholarly publication devoted to artists' film and video, and its contexts. It offers a forum for debates surrounding all forms of artists' moving image and media artworks: films, video installations, expanded cinema, video performance, experimental documentaries, animations and other screen-based works made by artists. MIRAJ aims to consolidate artists' moving image as a distinct area of study that bridges a number of disciplines, not limited to, but including art, film and media.

Submissions

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All articles submitted should be original work and must not be under consideration by other publications.
 
Journal contributors will receive a free PDF copy of their final work upon publication. Print copies of the journal may also be purchased by contributors at half price.

Peer Review Policy

All articles undergo initial editorial screening either by the journal's Editorial Team and/or incumbent Guest Editors. Articles then undergo a rigorous anonymous peer review by two referees, following the guidance in Intellect's 'Peer review instructions'. Based on this feedback, the Editors will communicate a decision and revision suggestions to authors. To appeal an editorial decision, please contact the main Editor who will consider your case.

Ethical Guidelines

The journal follows the principles set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Read our Ethical Guidelines for more on the journal's standards.

Editors

Michael Mazière
Independent Scholar
michael.maziere@mac.com

Lucy Reynolds
Centre for Research in Education, Art and Media (CREAM), University of Westminster, UK
L.Reynolds02@westminster.ac.uk

Reviews Editor

Maria Walsh
University of the Arts London, UK
m.walsh@chelsea.arts.ac.uk

Scholarly Editor

Rachel Garfield
School of Arts and Humanities, Royal College of Art, UK
rachel.garfield@rca.ac.uk

Editorial Assistants

Sarah Niazi
CREAM Ph.D. Programme, University of Westminster, UK

Matthias Kispert
CREAM Ph.D. Programme, University of Westminster, UK

Lauren Houlton
CREAM Ph.D. Programme, University of Westminster, UK

Associate Editor

Sean Cubitt
University of Melbourne, Australia
scubitt@unimelb.edu.au

Eu Jin Chua
Auckland University of Technology

Jonathan Walley
Denison University, USA

Editors

Michael Mazière
Independent Scholar
michael.maziere@mac.com

Lucy Reynolds
Centre for Research in Education, Art and Media (CREAM), University of Westminster, UK
L.Reynolds02@westminster.ac.uk

Reviews Editor

Maria Walsh
University of the Arts London, UK
m.walsh@chelsea.arts.ac.uk

Scholarly Editor

Rachel Garfield
School of Arts and Humanities, Royal College of Art, UK
rachel.garfield@rca.ac.uk

Editorial Assistants

Sarah Niazi
CREAM Ph.D. Programme, University of Westminster, UK

Matthias Kispert
CREAM Ph.D. Programme, University of Westminster, UK

Lauren Houlton
CREAM Ph.D. Programme, University of Westminster, UK

Associate Editor

Sean Cubitt
University of Melbourne, Australia
scubitt@unimelb.edu.au

Eu Jin Chua
Auckland University of Technology

Jonathan Walley
Denison University, USA

Editors

Michael Mazière
Independent Scholar
michael.maziere@mac.com

Lucy Reynolds
Centre for Research in Education, Art and Media (CREAM), University of Westminster, UK
L.Reynolds02@westminster.ac.uk

Reviews Editor

Maria Walsh
University of the Arts London, UK
m.walsh@chelsea.arts.ac.uk

Scholarly Editor

Rachel Garfield
School of Arts and Humanities, Royal College of Art, UK
rachel.garfield@rca.ac.uk

Editorial Assistants

Sarah Niazi
CREAM Ph.D. Programme, University of Westminster, UK

Matthias Kispert
CREAM Ph.D. Programme, University of Westminster, UK

Lauren Houlton
CREAM Ph.D. Programme, University of Westminster, UK

Associate Editor

Sean Cubitt
University of Melbourne, Australia
scubitt@unimelb.edu.au

Eu Jin Chua
Auckland University of Technology

Jonathan Walley
Denison University, USA

Call for Review Essays Download


General Call for Papers

We invite contributions from art historians and critics, film and media scholars, curators and, not least, practitioners. We welcome articles, reviews, features and opinion pieces on a range of topics including but not restricted to:

  • re-reading of standard histories of artists’ film and video; 
  • the development of media arts; 
  • medium-specificity of film, video and new media, in a ‘post-medium condition’; 
  • the proliferation of projected and screen-based images in contemporary art; 
  • the still and the moving image; the role of sound; the televisual and the interaction of the moving image with other elements including technology, human presence and the installation environment; 
  • subjectivity and spectatorship; 
  • the spread of moving images beyond the classical spaces of the cinema and the gallery, across multiple institutions, sites and delivery platforms; 
  • the uses of the moving image in art: from political activism to pure sensory and aesthetic pleasure, from reportage to documentary testimony, from performativity to social networking. 

We welcome writing that intersects with other academic disciplines and artistic practices, and articles that offer new methods of theorizing and writing the moving image.

We publish the following types of writing: scholarly articles (5000–8000 words); opinion pieces, feature articles and interviews (3000–4000 words); review articles of books, individual works, exhibitions and events (2500–3000 words).

Scholarly articles and features are usually refereed, in which case anonymity is accorded to authors and referees. The referees are chosen for their expertise in the subject area. They are asked to comment on the comprehensibility, originality and scholarly worth of the article submitted. 

All writings should propose a central idea or thesis argued through a discussion of the work under review. Articles submitted to this journal should be original and not under consideration by any other publication. We do not publish articles by artists about their own work, nor reviews by curators or venues about their own exhibitions.

Referencing should be in Harvard style and all text should adhere to the Intellect Style Guide.

For all articles, features and reviews, please submit completed manuscripts. Submit contributions in docx or rtf format at https://www.intellectbooks.com/submit/miraj-the-moving-image-review-art-journal.

Special Issue Call for Papers

Call for review essays (books, exhibitions, festivals and events)

(2500–3000 words)

Issues 12.1 and 12.2

Deadlines: 1 January 2023 and 1 June 2023 respectively, and rolling from 2024

MIRAJ welcomes pitches for review essays from Ph.D. candidates, early career and mid-career researchers as well as independent scholars and arts practitioners in the fields of fine art, art history, film and media, and curatorial studies. We do not publish articles by artists about their own work, nor reviews by curators or venues about their own exhibitions.

We welcome work that intersects with other academic disciplines and artistic practices. Given the nature of the long form (2500–3000 words), all review essays should propose a central idea or thesis argued through a discussion of the work under review, whether book or exhibition. As MIRAJ is published twice yearly, exhibition reviews will be retrospective, therefore it is important to consider potential long-term interest to readers. 

If you are interested in pitching a review essay, in the first instance, contact the reviews editor, Dr Maria Walsh, University of the Arts, London, at: m.walsh@chelsea.arts.ac.uk

Commissioned submissions should be sent to the editorial assistant at: miraj@cream.ac.uk

Pitching

For new contributors, please outline your interest in the proposed book or exhibition and include a brief bio describing your research interests and/or previous work.

General guidelines for review essays: 

  1. A concise overview of the book or exhibition’s primary themes.
  2. A critical analysis of the book or exhibition’s significance to scholarship and practice by evaluating the strengths and weaknesses, relevance to the field, and comparison of others works on this subject.
  3. Book reviews should include, at the top of the first page, the full bibliographical information of the book reviewed, including total number of pages and ISBN for both hardback and paperback editions. Exhibition and event reviews should include, at the top of the first page, full details including title, venues and dates. Please check the Intellect Style Guide for formatting.
  4. Referencing should be in Harvard style and all text should adhere to the Intellect Style Guide.

Articles submitted to MIRAJ should be original and not under consideration by any other publication, including online publications. All submissions should be in English.

Editors

Michael Mazière
Independent Scholar
michael.maziere@mac.com

Lucy Reynolds
Centre for Research in Education, Art and Media (CREAM), University of Westminster, UK
L.Reynolds02@westminster.ac.uk

Reviews Editor

Maria Walsh
University of the Arts London, UK
m.walsh@chelsea.arts.ac.uk

Scholarly Editor

Rachel Garfield
School of Arts and Humanities, Royal College of Art, UK
rachel.garfield@rca.ac.uk

Editorial Assistants

Sarah Niazi
CREAM Ph.D. Programme, University of Westminster, UK

Matthias Kispert
CREAM Ph.D. Programme, University of Westminster, UK

Lauren Houlton
CREAM Ph.D. Programme, University of Westminster, UK

Associate Editor

Sean Cubitt
University of Melbourne, Australia
scubitt@unimelb.edu.au

Eu Jin Chua
Auckland University of Technology

Jonathan Walley
Denison University, USA

International Advisory Board

Ian Christie
Birkbeck, University of London, UK

Stuart Comer
Museum of Modern Art, USA

Maeve Connolly
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Ireland

David Curtis
Independent Scholar, UK

T.J. Demos
University of California, USA

Catherine Elwes
Independent Scholar

Catherine Fowler
University of Otago, New Zealand

Amrit Gangar
National Museum of Indian Cinema, India

David E. James
University of Southern California, USA

Laura Mulvey
Birkbeck College, University of London, UK

Mark Nash
Film Scholar and Curator, UK

Colin Perry
Arts University Bournemouth, UK

Michele Pierson
King’s College, London, UK

Pratap Rughani
London College of Communications, UAL, UK

Catherine Russell
Concordia University, Canada

Federico Windhausen
Film Scholar and Curator

Editors

Michael Mazière
Independent Scholar
michael.maziere@mac.com

Lucy Reynolds
Centre for Research in Education, Art and Media (CREAM), University of Westminster, UK
L.Reynolds02@westminster.ac.uk

Reviews Editor

Maria Walsh
University of the Arts London, UK
m.walsh@chelsea.arts.ac.uk

Scholarly Editor

Rachel Garfield
School of Arts and Humanities, Royal College of Art, UK
rachel.garfield@rca.ac.uk

Editorial Assistants

Sarah Niazi
CREAM Ph.D. Programme, University of Westminster, UK

Matthias Kispert
CREAM Ph.D. Programme, University of Westminster, UK

Lauren Houlton
CREAM Ph.D. Programme, University of Westminster, UK

Associate Editor

Sean Cubitt
University of Melbourne, Australia
scubitt@unimelb.edu.au

Eu Jin Chua
Auckland University of Technology

Jonathan Walley
Denison University, USA

 
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Contents

  • Volume (12): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2023


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  • Volume (12): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2023


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  • Volume (11): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2022


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  • Volume (11): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2022


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  • Volume (10): Issue (1-2)
  • Cover date:


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  • Volume (9): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2020


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  • Volume (9): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2020


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  • Volume (8): Issue (1-2)
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  • Volume (7): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2018


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  • Volume (7): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2018


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  • Volume (6): Issue (1&2)
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  • Volume (5): Issue (1&2)
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  • Volume (4): Issue (1&2)
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  • Volume (3): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2014


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  • Volume (3): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2014


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  • Volume (2): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2013


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  • Volume (2): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2013


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  • Volume (1): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2012


Contents

  • Volume (1): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2012


Editors

Michael Mazière
Independent Scholar
michael.maziere@mac.com

Lucy Reynolds
Centre for Research in Education, Art and Media (CREAM), University of Westminster, UK
L.Reynolds02@westminster.ac.uk

Reviews Editor

Maria Walsh
University of the Arts London, UK
m.walsh@chelsea.arts.ac.uk

Scholarly Editor

Rachel Garfield
School of Arts and Humanities, Royal College of Art, UK
rachel.garfield@rca.ac.uk

Editorial Assistants

Sarah Niazi
CREAM Ph.D. Programme, University of Westminster, UK

Matthias Kispert
CREAM Ph.D. Programme, University of Westminster, UK

Lauren Houlton
CREAM Ph.D. Programme, University of Westminster, UK

Associate Editor

Sean Cubitt
University of Melbourne, Australia
scubitt@unimelb.edu.au

Eu Jin Chua
Auckland University of Technology

Jonathan Walley
Denison University, USA

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