Seeking papers for a panel proposal for the Society for Cinema Studies conference in Denver, CO, May 23-26, 2002. Sound Theory/Sound Technology We invite proposals assessing the role of the sound track in the cinema and engaging such theorists as Michel Chion, Rick Altman, et al. Possible approaches to include but by no means limited to: * the imbrication of sound technology and diegetic image in constituting audiovisionš * the semiotics of electronic or mechanical special effects * the function of popular or classical music as a common language translating culturally specific meanings within international cinema. Please send inquiries or proposals (in SCS Abstract format at http://www.cinemastudies.org) via email to both addresses below by September 15, 2001: Angelica Fenner Department of French and Italian 260 Folwell Hall University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55455 [log in to unmask] Lloyd Whitesell Faculty of Music McGill University 555 Sherbrooke St. West Montreal, CANADA H3A1E3 [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]