AREA CALL FOR PAPERS: Mexico Meeting of the Popular Culture Association in Conjunction with the 5th Annual Congress, UDLA October 17 - 21, 2001 Searching for papers that relate to: Film & History: Movies and the Past, Movies to Move the Present. The study of film in a cultural context, especially in the historical context, has provoked serious academic discussion on a variety of subjects ranging from social, economic, and political implications of historical films, to fidelity to historical fact and filmic re-creation, to aesthetic concerns and Hollywood mythmaking. In periods of economic instability and international conflict especially, the film industry proves adept at using movies for definite propaganda purposes which influence its mass audience. Papers that relate to tendencies in films and filmmaking dealing with the interplay between society, culture, and history at the end of the last century and at the beginning of a new millennium outline the interest of this area. Historical and cross-cultural perspectives, critical theory, and interdisciplinary approaches that address issues surrounding the influence and portrayal of history through motion pictures and that explore history-related topics are of special interest. Topics that cut across all areas of concern in the national and international context such as -- but not limited to -- those mentioned below will be themes to be developed. * Historical attitudes and cultural stereotypes depicted in film * Historical/Filmic constructs of femininity, masculinity, and sexuality * Film Portrayals regarding the empowerment of women * The Biographical Film * The Documentaries of Ken Burn * Historical Accuracy in Film in Film Epics * History and Recreation * "Gladiator" and the Blood-and-Sand Epic * Religious Epics (Ben-Hur, Quo Vadis?, The Robe, etc.) * The Spanish-American War in Film * The Mexican-American War in Film * The "One Man's Hero" Controversy: The San Patricios and Contemporary Hispanic-Anglo Relations * Colonialism and Film * Manifest Destiny * Conspiracy Theories and Historical Fact in Film * The Films of Oliver Stone, Costa-Gavras, and Spike Lee * Film, History, and Popular Culture * Film and Religion * Film, History, and Human Rights * The History and Development of Mexican Filmmaking (PANEL DIVERSITY ENCOURAGED: The organizers want to encourage panel proposals that provide comparative perspectives across time and national boundaries, that reflect the multi-disciplinary make-up and that point to the intersection of gender and race/ethnicity/class/age/disability.) Proposals should be typed in English. Please send an abstract of 150 words, typed and include a title. Give the name and academic title of each presenter and give the name and complete address of the main presenter. Include the telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address of the main author. It is preferred that abstracts be sent via email, fax or message service. Normal snail mail is NOT encouraged. Deadline for proposals is 1 June, 2001, but early proposals find the most compatible panels. This Area is a strand within the Popular Culture Association meeting in Puebla, Mexico. For full information about the conference, check the conference web site: www.udlap.mx/congress (This meeting is one of the international activities of the national Popular Culture Association and the Program Chair is Peter Rollins, [log in to unmask]) PLEASE CONTACT AREA CHAIR: JAMES N. YATES Email- [log in to unmask] ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]