Call For Papers: FIRST AND SECOND LADIES (New deadline of 1 September..) For The Film & History League Conference, November 10-12, 2000 AMERICAN PRESIDENTS IN FILM AND TV Session :**Images: Princess Diana and Monica Lewinsky, Feminism, Film Theory, and First Ladies in Film** I am putting together a panel on parallels in film and television coverage of the late Princess Diana of Wales and/or Monica Lewinski, two enigmatic second ladies.. Possible topics include (but are certainly not limited to) the following: * Guess Who's Coming to Dinner: Diana's Official State Visits to the White House (with or w/o the Prince) * Houses Bewitched: Diana and the Fall of the House of Windsor/Monica and the Tarnished Image of the White House * The Princess and the Loathly Lady: Expensive Baubles or Feminists for Change? * True Confessions: Monica's Interview with Barbara Walters and Diana's Interview with the BBC * Irreconcilable Differences: President Clinton's Address to the Nation about Monica and the Queen's Address to the Nation After Diana's Death * Truth or Consequences: Film Theory/Populist Filmic Politics Behind the Portrayal of the Princess Diana and Monica Lewinski in Movies/Documentaries About Them * Sexual McCarthyism: Monica, President Clinton, and Ken Starr Send a brief abstract (200-300 words)by 1 September, 2000, to: Dr. Patricia L. Steed Dept of English Northwestern Oklahoma State Univ Alva, OK 73717 [log in to unmask] H: 580.327.2708 O: 580.327.8470 (voice mail) GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONFERENCE Papers and panels are invited for the forthcoming conference on American Presidents in Film, November 10-12, 2000 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Sponsored by the Film and History League, this event already has panels on Lincoln, Roosevelt, JFK, and "imaginary presidents." Join such famous scholars as John Tibbetts, Jim Welsh, Ernest Giglio, Ron Briley, Gary Edgerton, Bruce Dennett in a three-day event which will lead to publication (of selected articles) in an anthology from a major university press. There is even a credit option via California State U--Northridge for attending the conference, conducting prescribed readings, and producing a log of substance. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE SITE, ACCCOMODATIONS, etc Visit the Film and History League website at http://h-net2.msu.edu/~filmhis/histleague/index.htm -- Patricia L. Steed, Ph.D. Associate Professor of English NWOSU Web Page: http://www.nwosu.edu/English/drsteed.htm Personal Web Page: http://www.alvant.alva.ok.us/plsteed/alvapage.htm ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite