FINAL CALL FOR PROPOSALS: SESSIONS, PANELS, PAPERS 
EXTENDED DEADLINE: DECEMBER 15, 2008
 
The Popular Culture Association & American Culture Association 
2009 National Conference 
New Orleans, Louisiana  
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 - Saturday, April 11, 2009

Proposals for papers, panels, workshops, and roundtables are now being considered for the Film & History Area of the PCA/ACA National Conference. Proposals for the Film & History area should consider some aspect of the intersection among film, history, society, and culture, exploring films as social and historical artifacts of the culture from which they arise, as well as the role played by film in constructing, shaping, and re-imagining history. Papers may take a single film focus, or make comparative considerations, as well as exploring critical films focused on a given era, individual, or historical event. Examples would include papers that examine the following areas in a given film or films:
 
Documentaries: How true is 'The Truth'? 
 
Exploring representations of race, ethnicity, and gender in fiction or non-fiction 
 
Biographies of key artistic, political, military, activist, or cinematic figures 
 
Representations of wars, the West, borders, national characters and ideologies 
 
Comedy and social commentary 
 
Cult, alternative, and independent films and icons through history 
 
Additionally, papers exploring our 2008 conference theme: Film & Science: Fictions, Documentaries, and Beyond, are both welcome and encouraged. Possible topics might include, but are not limited to, cinematic representations of:
 
Icons and Biographies 
 
The Environment 
 
Space and Time Travel 
 
Science and Faith/Religion and Escapism 
 
Darwin and Evolution 
 
Science and Society 
 
Technology and Industry 
 
Modern Marvels 
 
Pedagogy 
 
Questions and inquiries, as well as submissions of one-page (150-250 word) proposals or abstract may be directed to the area chair, Cynthia J. Miller, at [log in to unmask] 
 
The DEADLINE for submissions is December 15, 2008.   For more information on the PCA/ACA, please go to http://www.pcaaca.org   
 
 

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