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Cynthia Miller <[log in to unmask]>
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Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 2 Sep 2009 22:20:25 -0400
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Updated Call for Area Chairs
Representing Love in Film and Television
2010 Film & History Conference
November 11-14, 2010
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Milwaukee, WI
www.uwosh.edu/filmandhistory
 
The 2010 Film & History conference will look at how love-as psychology, as dramatic principle, as historical agent, as cultural stage, as ethical standard-has been represented in film and television. How has the depiction of love defined a society or a period? Which people-or institutions or ideas or animals-have been promoted as subjects (or objects) of love, and which ones have not? In what ways do we love or not love because of film and television? How has the screen represented the love of country, the love of one's neighbor, the love of God, or the love of family? How has it represented the repudiation or reformulation of love, and what are the historical ramifications?
 
While many topic areas are already actively receiving paper and panel proposals, the Center for the Study of Film and History invites additional proposals from prospective chairpersons of topic areas (under which multiple panels will be organized). Many opportunities stil exist across genres, time periods, and theoretical orientations.  Chairs are encouraged either to propose their own areas or to propose versions of the areas suggested below. (Each area should be related directly to film and/or television.)
 
Across the Tracks: Love and Class
Addictions, Compulsions, Obsessions
Affairs of Race
Animals of the Wild
Beasts of Burden...and Breakfasts
Broadway Motifs in Cinema
Cartoons and Pornography
Censorship and the Code
Citizen Love: Flag Wavers, Flag Burners
Classic and Classical: The Romance Genre
Cowboy and Cowgirl Love
Families and Society
Flings and Fantasies 
Freudian Readings and Approaches
Hetero, Homo, Sapiens: Theories of Sexuality
Laboratory Love: Documentary-Style Treatments
Love American Style
Love and Community
Love and Violence
Love Gone Awry
Mon Amour: French Kisses and French Misses
Office Romance
Pets and Companion Animals
Reality-TV Love: Bachelors and Bachelorettes
Romantic Comedies on Television
Romantic Dramas on Television
Separation, Divorce, Reconciliation
Sex and Morality
Soul and Self: Love and Identity
Stereotypes: Old, Young, and Mid-Life Crises 
Suicidal Lovers
Teachers and Students
Team Ethos: Buddy Films and Chick Flicks
The First Romantics: Italy on Screen
The Secret Agent: James Bond...or the Women
The Weight of History: Body Image and Love
Uniform Love: Military and Romance
Women and Children First: Gender and Ethics
 
These topics are suggested as an inspiration for thought, but CFP proposals for any area should articulate a clear theme and historical context. Send your proposals (200-400 words) to the Area Chair Manager, Cynthia Miller ([log in to unmask]), by November 1, 2009 for early consideration. Proposals will continue to be accepted, but early entries will receive priority.

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