[eccr] War in Film, Television, and History

>War in Film, Television, and History
>11 to 14 November 2004
>Dallas, United States
>
>The war film is an important genre and this
>conference will study the ways in which films
>have depicted war for film and tv audiences. Most
>presentations will compare/contrast the reel
>history with the real history.
>
>Topics include films and tv programs related to
>war and peace; roles of men and women in the
>films; genre analysis; news and video in the
>perception of wars.  Traditional propaganda
>productions such as the Frank Capra "Why We
>Fight" series as well as more recent productions--
>or earlier ones, for that matter.
>
>Keynote speaker is Adrian Cronauer, the person
>portrayed by Robin Williams in "Good Morning
>Vietnam" (Dir. Barry Levinson).
>
>Also keynoting is Lawrence H.  Suid, author of
>"Guts and Glory: The Making of the American
>Military Image in Film" (UP of KY, 2002) and
>Jeanine Basinger, author of "The World War II
>Combat Film" (Wesleyan, 2003).
>
>All data on registration and activities kept up
>to date on the Film & History web site:
>
>     http://www.filmandhistory.org
>
>The deadline for abstracts/proposals is 30 July
>2004.
>
>Enquiries: (FilmandHistory /at/ aol.com)
>Web address: http://www.filmandhistory.org
>Sponsored by: Film and History League

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Carpentier Nico (Phd)
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Katholieke Universiteit Brussel - Catholic University of Brussels
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Office: 4/0/18
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Free University of Brussels
Centre for Media Sociology (CeMeSO)
Pleinlaan 2 - B-1050 Brussels - Belgium
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F: ++ 32 (0)2-629.28.61
Office: C0.05
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