[ecrea] Call for Papers: Film & History

>Call for Papers: Film & History
>Final-round Deadline for Abstracts/Proposals: 15 December 2010
>
>PCA/ACA & Southwest/Texas Popular & American Culture Associations¹ Joint
>Conference
>San Antonio, TX, April 20-23, 2011
>
>Proposals are now being accepted for the Film & History Area. Join us next
>year as a returning or first-time participant at the Marriott Rivercenter in
>vibrant San Antonio, Texas (just steps from the popular Riverwalk). The
>Southwest/Texas Popular & American Culture Associations¹ annual meeting is
>one of the largest interdisciplinary conferences of scholars, including
>numerous academics from abroad. The 32nd annual SW/TX ACA/PCA meeting will
>take place jointly with the PCA/ACA national conference ­ offering even more
>areas of interest.
>
>Our area is concerned with the impact of motion pictures on our society and
>how films represent and interpret history. Presentations can, for example,
>feature analyses of individual films and/or TV programs from historical
>perspectives, surveys of documents related to the production of films, or
>analyses of history and culture as explored through film. Genres could
>include historical films attempting to define history, propaganda films,
>documentaries, docudramas, newsreels and broadcast media, war films, music
>videos and concert films, reality shows, avant-garde, cinema verite,
>actualities, and direct cinema.
>
>Listed below are some suggestions for possible presentations and/or panels,
>but topics not included here are also welcome:
>·      Historical eras and coverage of historical events
>·      Popular culture
>·      Politics and government
>·      Gender
>·      Ethnicity, race, and class
>·      Sports and leisure
>·      Science and technology
>·      Religion and spirituality
>·      Pedagogy
>·      Film schools and theory
>
>If you wish to form your own panel within the Film & History area, we would
>be glad to facilitate your needs. Roundtable sessions and international
>participation are also encouraged.
>
>Please email queries, abstracts and a brief CV by 15 December 2010 to:
>Tobias Hochscherf, Co-Chair Film & History
>Professor of Audiovisual Media (University of Applied Sciences Kiel,
>Germany)
>Email: (tobias.hochscherf /at/ fh-kiel.de)
>
>Or
>
>Christoph Laucht, Co-Chair Film & History
>University Teacher in History and German (University of Liverpool, UK)
>Email: (C.Laucht /at/ liverpool.ac.uk)
>
>Include a 200-300 word abstract with a two-part working title (as well as a
>CV and contact information) for each potential presenter. Please mention the
>conference or the RFilm & History¹ area in the subject line.
>
>Professors, independent scholars, teachers, and professionals are encouraged
>to participate. Graduate students are particularly welcome at the
>conference, which offers awards for the best graduate papers. Please note
>that the SW/TX PCA/ACA does not generally accept previously presented (or
>published) papers. Further, it permits only one presentation per person per
>year. The conference features numerous individual subject areas ­ each with
>its own Area Chair, and each typically including multiple conference panels.
>Therefore, please refrain from submitting the same paper to more than one
>appropriate area.
>
>Information about our areas of study, graduate student awards, conference
>travel, lodging, and the organization can be found on our regularly updated
>website: <http://www.swtxpca.org/>
>
>For information about the journal, Film & History, go to
><www.uwosh.edu/filmandhistory>

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