Second Round Call for Area Chairs Representing Love in Film and Television 2010 Film & History Conference November 10-14, 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? Questions about the nature of love define not just couples or parents and their children but whole communities and nations, shaping their religions, their economic policies, their media programming, their social values, their most powerful fears and ambitions. Love in each era defines the struggles worth enduring and the stories worth telling, from Gone With the Wind and Casablanca to Hamlet and Cleopatra, from The Jazz Singer and The Sound of Music to The Graduate and Boogie Nights, from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and The Ten Commandments to Easy Rider and The Right Stuff, from The 400 Blows and Life Is Beautiful to Amelie and Muriel's Wedding. This conference will examine the aesthetic representations of love on screen and will assess their historical, cultural, and philosophical implications. The Center for the Study of Film and History invites proposals from prospective chairpersons of topic areas (under which multiple panels will be organized). 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 Agape: Faith, God, Mission Animals of the Wild Beasts of Burden...and Breakfasts Broadway Motifs in Cinema Cartoons and Pornography Censorship and the Code Charismatic Leaders Citizen Love: Flag Wavers, Flag Burners Classic and Classical: The Romance Genre Cowboy and Cowgirl Love Families and Society Fetish and Function: The Love of Things Flings and Fantasies Fraternity and Sorority 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 Leitmotivs of Love: Music, Song, and Film Mon Amour: French Kisses and French Misses Office Romance Pets and Companion Animals Reality-TV Love: Bachelors and Bachelorettes Responsible Love: Marriage and Parenthood Romantic Comedies on Television Romantic Dramas on Television Separation, Divorce, Reconciliation Sex and Love in Asian Contexts 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 Vampire Love 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 [log in to unmask] by July 1, 2009 for early consideration. Proposals will continue to be accepted, but early entries will receive priority. ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html