[ecrea] CFP: Seeking El Dorado: Golden Ages of Nationalism, Empire, and International Relations

CALL FOR PAPERS
*Seeking El Dorado: Golden Ages of Nationalism, Empire, and 
International Relations
*
An area of multiple panels for the
2014 Film & History Conference
Golden Ages: Styles and Personalities, Genres and Histories

*DEADLINE for abstracts: June 1, 2014
*
"Golden Ages" have long been a way to construct notions of national 
identity. Encompassing tales of origin and descent, exile and migration, 
liberation and rebirth, "golden ages" are legends that allow us to 
understand the geographic, cultural, and historical boundaries by which 
nationhood is understood.

How do "Golden Ages," as depicted on screen, give birth to nationalism, 
national identity, and/or transnationalism? To what degree is the 
concept of the national "golden age" linked to empire? To what degree is 
national character important to our definitions of "golden ages" in 
Hollywood and non-US cinema?

This area, comprising multiple panels, will examine all aspects of the 
"golden age" in film, television, and visual media. Papers that explore 
how national myths are played out in media from outside the US are 
especially welcome. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the 
following:

   * The Sun Never Sets? The British Empire on Screen (/Zulu, Lawrence
     of Arabia/)
   * Seven Cities of Gold: Spanish Cinema and Empire (/Alatriste, The
     Devil's Backbone/)
   * Napoleon Complex? French Film and Nationhood (/Napoleon, Le
     Crabe-tambour, The Battle of Algiers/)
   * Deutschland Über Alles? Germany on Screen (/Aguirre, The Wrath of
     God; Downfall; The Lives of Others/)
   * Eight Corners of the World? Japanese Imperialism on Screen (/Fires
     on the Plain; Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence/)
   * Paradise Found? American Territories on Screen (/Edison's Rough
     Riders films, Hawaii, Amigo/)
   * The Golden Arches: America, Cultural Imperialism, and McDonaldization
   * Where the Streets Are Paved in Gold: Immigrants and Emigrants (/An
     American Tail/)
   * All That Glitters: Myths of International Relations (/Babel; Love
     Actually; Midnight in Paris/)


Proposals for complete panels (three related presentations) are also 
welcome, but they must include an abstract and contact information, 
including an e-mail address, for each presenter. For updates and 
registration information about the upcoming meeting, see: 
www.filmandhistory.org <http://www.filmandhistory.org>.

Please e-mail your 200-word proposal by *1 June 2014* to the area chairs:

Elizabeth Rawitsch
University of North Carolina Wilmington
(rawitsch /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(rawitsch /at/ gmail.com)>

Noah McLaughlin
Kennesaw State University
(nmclaugh /at/ kennesaw.edu) <mailto:(nmclaugh /at/ kennesaw.edu)>