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<DIV><SPAN class=570404802-02112005><FONT face=Arial>Dear
all,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=570404802-02112005><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=570404802-02112005><FONT face=Arial>I have also below include
the text version of what in the attached file in case your email server block
any email attachments</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=570404802-02112005><FONT face=Arial>Cheers,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Adam Lam </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">BA (Monash) MA (HK) PhD
(Auckland)</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Coordinator of Cultural Studies
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Programme </SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal align=left><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>School of Languages
and Cultures<BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">University of
Canterbury</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Private
Bag 4800</SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Christchurch</SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">New Zealand</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Telephone: (643) 364 2987 ext.
4999</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Fax: (643) 364
2598</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Email: <A
href="mailto:adam.lam@canterbury.ac.nz">adam.lam@canterbury.ac.nz</A></SPAN><?xml:namespace
prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Home Telephone: (643) 343
4241</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://www.lanc.canterbury.ac.nz">www.lanc.canterbury.ac.nz</A></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal align=left><o:p><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">Extended Call for
Submissions:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><FONT
face="Times New Roman">You are invited to join the Research Fellowship of the
Ring and contribute to an exciting book, provisionally titled <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">How We Became Middle-earth</I>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Below is the outline of the book.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As you will notice from the tentative
timeline, the initial call for submission was closed in March.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We are now in the process of making
editorial comments on the drafts of selected essays.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We would like to make an extended call
for submissions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We are looking for
three more scholarly essays that fit into the theme(s) of either Parts Two or
Three in our book.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you are
interested, please submit your work according to the following strict schedule
below:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">30 November: a 300-word abstract with
a short biopic (or CV) and a one to two page outline of the essay.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you have already had a paper or a
draft at hand, please send us the full paper, an abstract and a biopic by this
date.</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">31 January 2006: if selected and
notified by us before mid December, a full draft of the paper in about
3000-5000 words (or a different length as specified in your 30 November
submission that we accept).</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">Send your submission or any enquiries
to Dr. Adam Lam at </FONT><A href="mailto:adam.lam@canterbury.ac.nz"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">adam.lam@canterbury.ac.nz</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
class=msoIns><INS cite=mailto:Phillippa%20Manley
dateTime=2004-12-04T15:58><o:p></o:p></INS></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 66pt; TEXT-INDENT: -66pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 66pt; TEXT-INDENT: -66pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Book Title: <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>How We Became Middle-earth<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 66pt; TEXT-INDENT: -66pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>A<SPAN style="COLOR: #0099ff"> </SPAN>Collection of Essays on <I>The</I>
<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Lord of the Rings</I></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 66pt; TEXT-INDENT: -66pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 66pt; TEXT-INDENT: -66pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ>Editors: <SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Dr. Adam
Lam</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-NZ> <SPAN class=msoIns><INS
cite=mailto:Phillippa%20Manley
dateTime=2004-12-04T16:05><o:p></o:p></INS></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 66pt; TEXT-INDENT: -66pt"><SPAN><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=570404802-02112005> </SPAN>Programme
Coordinator of Cultural Studies<SPAN class=msoIns><INS
cite=mailto:Phillippa%20Manley dateTime=2004-12-04T16:05> </INS></SPAN>at the
<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
/><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Canterbury</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, specialising in
Cultural, Literary and Film Studies (esp. national cinema)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 66pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 66pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ>Nataliya Oryshchuk</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-NZ> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 66pt"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Tutor and PhD candidate in Literary Studies at the
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Canterbury</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, specialising in
Literary and Theatre Studies (esp. fantastic literature and cinema)
</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 66pt; TEXT-INDENT: -66pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Subject Area/Keywords: <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 66pt; TEXT-INDENT: -66pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Cultural Studies (identity, globalisation, media,
tourism, consumption society), Film Studies (esp. national cinema), Literary
Studies (esp. fantasy/fantastic literature)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 66pt; TEXT-INDENT: -66pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ>Project
Website:</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-NZ> <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><A
href="http://www.cult.canterbury.ac.nz/people/lam_website_index.htm">http://www.cult.canterbury.ac.nz/people/lam_website_index.htm</A>
<o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><FONT
face="Times New Roman">The Fellowship
Manifesto:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Scholars (at least those optimistic ones) have always
acknowledged the value of humour, fun and play in their academic work.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>However, generally (if not always), they
see these elements as enhancers - the icing on their academic cakes.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As a matter of fact, the cakes are
sometimes so dry, so plain and so tasteless<SPAN style="COLOR: #00ccff">,</SPAN>
that only fellow scholars are able to appreciate their nutritional values.<SPAN
style="COLOR: #00ccff"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><FONT
face="Times New Roman">We are a group of serious scholars but we see <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">knowledge</I> as the icing on the cake—the
enhancer of human lives—and something to be <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">enjoyed</I>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We make sure that our work is packed
with humorous, funny and playful academic pursuits, yet we are, after all,
playing a wonderful game. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Anticipated Readership:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">We anticipate that the book will be
primarily of interest to scholars (both in <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New Zealand</st1:place></st1:country-region>
and around the world) who are interested in Cultural Studies, Film Studies,
Literature Studies, Sociology and New Zealand Studies.</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">Universities and other tertiary
institutions (again, both in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">New Zealand</st1:place></st1:country-region> and around the world)
will be able to use the book, either as a textbook or as a recommended
reading, for relevant courses.</FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">The book will meet a current demand,
especially in subjects and areas such as English Literature, Cultural Studies,
Film Studies and New Zealand Studies in <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New Zealand</st1:place></st1:country-region>
high schools.</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">The book will also attract a more
general audience, especially fans of J<SPAN class=msoIns><INS
cite=mailto:Adam%20Lam dateTime=2004-12-06T14:45>.</INS></SPAN>R<SPAN
class=msoIns><INS cite=mailto:Adam%20Lam
dateTime=2004-12-06T14:45>.</INS></SPAN>R<SPAN class=msoIns><INS
cite=mailto:Adam%20Lam dateTime=2004-12-06T14:45>.</INS></SPAN> Tolkien or
Peter Jackson, who will appreciate an academic approach to the worldwide
phenomenon of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Lord of the
Rings</I>. </FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 66pt; TEXT-INDENT: -66pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Tentative Time Line:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 66pt; TEXT-INDENT: -66pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 66pt; TEXT-INDENT: -66pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">31 March 2005:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Deadline for essay proposal submissions.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 66pt; TEXT-INDENT: -66pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">31 May 2005:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>Notification of selection results.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 66pt; TEXT-INDENT: -66pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">30 September 2005:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>First drafts of full essays
from all contributors.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 66pt; TEXT-INDENT: -66pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">30 November 2005: <SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Feedback and suggested amendments
from the editors</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 108pt; TEXT-INDENT: -108pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">31 January 2006:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Second drafts of full essays.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Publishing house-style editing begins.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 108pt; TEXT-INDENT: -108pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">May/June 2006:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Finalisation of manuscripts.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 108pt; TEXT-INDENT: -108pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">Late 2006:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Book to be printed and marketed (for the 2007 academic
year)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 108pt; TEXT-INDENT: -108pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Book Layout:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><FONT
face="Times New Roman">A total of about 20 essays in addition to a preface,
introduction, conclusion and biographies will be arranged into three parts (see
below).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This is a predominantly
academic work though it includes some entertaining or informative contents (such
as documents, photos and maps of sites) that will also<SPAN
style="COLOR: #00ccff"> </SPAN>appeal to a broader (and not necessarily
academic) readership.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The book
will<SPAN style="COLOR: #00ccff"> </SPAN>also include illustrations (mainly
photos taken by the contributors), a bibliography and an
index.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Expected total length: 350-380 pages, including 300 pages
of texts and 30-40 pages of illustrations.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><FONT
face="Times New Roman">The book will be divided into three parts, with the
headings referring to the titles of each episode/volume of <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The</I> <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Lord of the Rings</I>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The division of the content, however,
will be made in accordance with the themes of the<SPAN style="COLOR: #00ccff">
</SPAN>contributing essays.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
following are tentative headings:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Part I: The (Research) Fellowship of the
Ring<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><FONT
face="Times New Roman">The journey we have taken to reach this manuscript and an
account of the general readership of Tolkien’s
tale<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">Preface </FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">Introduction by the
editors</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Fellowship of the Ring (i.e.
biographies of the contributors)</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">Any contributing essays/documents by
the film crew(?)</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">A collection of audience-oriented
essays/studies (i.e. how the reading and viewing audiences have been attracted
by the Ring; field studies of the audiences such as statistics, survey or
interviews; etc.)</FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Part II: A World Being Consumed by the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Two</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Towers</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: #00ccff"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><FONT
face="Times New Roman">This tale (particularly the film trilogy) in the age of
transnational capitalism and the (mis)use of it in today’s consumer
society<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">Any contributing information provided
by <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">New
Zealand</st1:country-region></st1:place> Tourist
Commission(?)</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">A collection of essays on
commercialisation and the idea of transnational cultural/film
industries:</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=circle>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">how <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New Zealand</st1:place></st1:country-region>
and other countries identify themselves as Middle-<SPAN class=msoIns><INS
cite=mailto:Phillippa%20Manley dateTime=2004-12-04T17:00>
</INS></SPAN>earth, in the context of globalisation;</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">cultural/theme tourist industry;
</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">how <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">New
Zealand</st1:country-region></st1:place> became “The Best Supporting
Country” (or The Best Location) at the Academy Awards; </FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">how we became
Aotearoawood.</FONT></SPAN></LI></UL></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Part III: Where Does the King Return
to?<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><FONT
face="Times New Roman">(Popular) culture, identity, technology and
indigenisation<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">A collection of essays reading the
tale as escapist<SPAN style="COLOR: #00ccff"> </SPAN>fantasy<SPAN
class=msoIns><INS cite=mailto:Phillippa%20Manley dateTime=2004-12-04T17:06>
</INS></SPAN>and/or (post)modern nostalgia:</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=circle>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 72.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">a comparison with other “fantasy
worlds” such as <SPAN style="COLOR: #333333">Moominvalley,</SPAN> <st1:place
w:st="on">Disneyland</st1:place>, Harry Potter, Star Wars, etc;<SPAN
style="COLOR: #00ccff"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 72.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">essays on the cultural implications
of live and digital games (e.g. Live Role Playing Games or Internet,
computer and video games, respectively).</FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-NZ><FONT face="Times New Roman">Conclusion: A Journey to
Erewhon</FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-NZ><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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